Château Rocheyron St Emilion Grand Cru 2015

At the five year mark of ownership, the vines were really starting to respond to the changes in the vineyard, and Rocheyron stands out from many of the exuberantly ripe St Emilions in the hot 2015 vintage. What you get is clarity of fruit, with redcurrant, raspberry, black cherry, along with soy, saffron, mandarin and smoked earth. An excellent vintage, particularly for Right Bank Bordeaux, and what comes to mind most is quiet pleasure that limestone is being liberated to show its bright nuanced joyful character, and its ability to deliver controlled juice from start to finish. One to look out for, from owners Peter Sisseck and Silvio Denz, harvest from October 1, 30% new oak for ageing, 40hl/h yield, organic farming.