Château Senejac Haut-Medoc 2018

Ch. Sénéjac is one of the better known Crus Bourgeois of the Haut-Médoc, located near to the vineyards of Margaux, just outside Parempuyre in the far south of the Haut-Médoc region.

Sénéjac is a historic estate of 150 hectares, of
which only 38 are under vine, and even in the middle of the 19th century produced 100,000 bottles, not far short of its modern-day total.. It has a reputation for making high quality wine blossomed in the 1980s and then in 1999 it entered a new era when it was bought by Lorraine Cordier, whose family also owned the famous St Julien property, Chateau Talbot.

A 59 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 29 % Merlot, 7 % Cabernet Franc, 5 % Petit Verdot.

Grapes are planted on classic deep gravel soils before a mechanic and manual harvest. Grapes are sorted by hand and by optical machine before a fermentation in vats. Ageing is for 15 months in 30% new oak

Classic Bordeaux – pure blackcurrant with hints of
blueberry and pepper spice. Oak aging adds cinnamon spice, woody cedary notes, toasty notes and vanilla smoothness to the finish.