CHATEAU TEYSSIER 2007

Description & Press Reviews
Wine Style:  Medium Bodied Red

Chateau Teyssier is a Saint Emilion Grand Cru and lies on the plain of Vignonet in Saint Emilion.  The estate  has been making wine since 1714 and was once owned by Jules Roy, a distinguished military historian.  Teyssier is now owned by Jonathan Maltus who is renowned for playing a key part in the garagiste movement.  Maltus' wines have reached cult status and in addition to the Grand Vin Château Teyssier, the estate produces the super-cuvées Le Dôme, amongst others. He works with a dynamic and ambitious team  – including Gilles Pauquet, the oenologist to Chateau Cheval Blanc.

Chateau Teyssier is a modern Saint Emilion and has flavours of rich, dark fruits such as black cherry, blackberries and mulberries with a hint of vanilla, violets, oak and cedar.  This is a well balanced, elegant wine full of supple tannins and opulence that has been aged in oak for 12 months.  Teyssier would be lovely with venison or pigeon and pairs well with roast beef and lamb, steak and kidney pudding, casseroles, cheeses.  This is a wine that will stand up well with mild curries and is great with duck in plum or black bean sauce.

Stephen Spurrier from Decanter described this wine as "Dark red, clean and fresh fruit, fragrant and well-contained, good length and savoury balance, nice sense of place".

This 2007 is drinking well with a lovely balanced richness. With the Cabernet Franc showing very well on the nose there is a lots of fruit with hints of smoke and toasty oak. This is a rich wine with elegance, fine tannins and a great freshness. At £14.90 a bottle delivered to your door this represents great value for money and you would be forgiven thinking that this wine should command a higher price tag.

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