"97 points: Decanter World Wine Awards
No other red-wine appellation in Bordeaux offers blends in which Bordeaux’s two leading varieties (Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot) find quite such harmony and balance as in Pessac-Léognan, giving the wines a poise, grace and freshness which other appellations struggle to emulate. This is particularly true in the 2020 vintage, itself marked by both ample ripeness and fresh carrying acidity. This wine is illustrative. It’s dark in colour and has the very best kind of leafy aroma – never green, but conveying a breeze-fresh impression of fruit grown in sunlight within easy reach of the forest (as so much of Pessac-Léognan is). On the palate, the wine is pure, fresh, graceful, vivacious and curranty, with an innate sobriety and elegance; soft tannins, poised acidity and discreet oak complete the appetising and digestible picture. 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet 6auvignon, 10% Petit Verdot"
Château de Rochemorin belonged in the 18th century to the philosopher, Charles Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu, author of the famous Persian Letters. The latter willingly became the ambassador of Rochemorin red wines to his friends, men of letters and other notables, during his numerous trips to Europe, never forgetting to praise the beautiful complexity and the mineral notes on the nose and on the palate balanced and fine, their melted and fine tannins in the finish make them a sure value of the appellation.
The vines of Château de Rochemorin which give rise to this Pessac-Léognan red occupy no less than 87 hectares on a gravel terroir typical of the appellation. Two grape varieties are represented: Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, from vines with an average age of 20 years. The result is a very fruity, velvety, rich wine, with well-balanced tannins.
This vast vineyard is harvested by hand and machine with mechanical sorting for plot vinification in thermoregulated stainless steel vats, before aging for 12 months in barrels comprising 30 to 40% new wood.
