Chateau de Ribebon - The Lost Cask - Bordeaux 2019 Superieur AOC

Profile: The Chateau de Ribebon - The Lost Cask - Bordeaux 2019 Superieur AOC at a glance

• The Lost Cask - the tonneau Wines labeled Perdu were very popular in the 18th century. This bottling is reminiscent of an almost forgotten phenomenon Bordeaux
• 91 points from Wine Enthusiast 2019
• 90 points from James Suckling 2019 (alongside Robert Parker, the world's most influential wine enthusiast Critic)

Portrait: What makes the Chateau de Ribebon - The Lost Cask - Bordeaux 2019 Superieur AOC special

The Lost Cask - the label of the bottle shows a historical image from 1773 showing the port of Bordeaux. Floating in the water you quickly discover an abandoned Cask, known as a “Tonneau Perdu” (“Lost Cask” or in German “verlorenes Faß”), it immediately attracts everyone’s attention yourself. 
In the middle of the Garonne, which is dotted with sailing ships and the elegant houses of the Bordeaux wine merchants, there is floating in the water. But what does that mean? Nimble Cask pirates back then quickly fished such lost Casks out of the water, put them on bottles, labeled them and delivered them to their wealthy customers. 
The Chateau de Ribebon - The Lost Cask - Bordeaux 2019 Superieur AOC is reminiscent of this spectacle and yet plays a lot more sincere role - honestly acquired and ready to seduce your senses with his charming nature.

The grapes for the chateau de Ribebon - The Lost Cask - Bordeaux 2019 Superieur AOC are carefully harvested at optimal ripeness, strictly selected and fermented on the skins. The subsequent maturation takes place in oak barrels, which give the wine an exceptional structure and depth. This creates a delicious red wine from the grape varieties Merlot (70%), Cabernet Franc (20%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (10%).

Colour: Deep purple red
Drinking temperature: 16-18°C
Residual sugar: 0.4g/l
Total acid: 3.4g/l

About the Chateau de Ribebon

The Chateau de Ribebon was once a royal hunting lodge from the era of the French King Louis XVI. The Chateau de Ribebon is a renowned winery in Bordeaux, France, valued for its classic red wines, including Bernadette and Alain Aubert.

The vines around the castle winery are spread over a total of 70 hectares. In a picturesque environment they thrive on soils made of limestone, clay and loam. 
This diverse composition of the subsoil gives the grapes a unique characteristic and significantly shapes  the terroir expression of the wines from Château de Ribebon.

This is how Chateau de Ribebon - The Lost Cask - Bordeaux 2019 Superieur AOC tastes like

The wine shines in the glass in a deep purple red. Its seductive bouquet reveals aromas of juicy, sweet cherries, red and black berries, accompanied by warm spicy notes and fine hints of wood. On the palate, “The Lost Cask” is powerful, round and full-bodied. The structure is substantial, with a strong body and grippy tannins. The wine remains soft and aromatic, balanced, elegant and long in the finish. A touch of oak gives the finale a special touch.

• Nose: intense aromas of ripe cherries, red and black berries - behind them warm hints of walnuts, spices and wood
• Palate: powerful, round and full-bodied with good body and grippy tannins - the cherries and berries again
• Finish: long on the finish - pleasantly dry and lively