Château Luchey-Halde, Mérignac, Bordeaux, France
Tasted Wednesday, July 12, 2023 by penguinoid with 129 views
The conference dinner for the OenoMacrowine (joint International Symposium of Enology of Bordeaux and Macrowine conference) was held at Château Luchey-Halde. This provided the chance to try some exceptional wines and talk with colleagues.
Unfortunately, it was not a sit-down meal and so my notes are shorter than I'd have liked: it is hard to balance a plate and wine glass, and then make notes!
I also did not taste in any particular logical order: I tasted the Yquem as soon as it became available, and then switched back to red wine once it ran out.
After visiting the winery, we tasted a couple of wines prior to the start of dinner. Unfortunately, there wasn't the chance to taste the wines of Château Luchey-Halde.
Loupiac is a region that's new to me, and makes good value wines in a style similar to Sauternes in the Entre-Deux-Mers region.
Dinner was mainly in the form of small dishes, and there was the opportunity to taste some great wines
My second chance to try Yquem. My first was last year, also at a conference dinner in Bordeaux. I wonder if I'll get a third chance to taste it? Either way, it's an exceptional wine that easily justifies its price -- even if that does make it unaffordable for me.
There were a limited number of bottles of Yquem, and naturally they ran out. I took the opportunity to try some other red wines, even though I am sure it was heretical to drink these just after the Yquem.
Hennessy supplied some cognacs, and I tried the XO. While it is clearly a very good, complex brandy, my preference for Armagnac remains unchanged :)
I am sure it was also heretical to have a final glass of wine after the digestif, but I wanted to try this particular estate...
It was a great evening and a great chance to try some exceptional wines, including wines from some estates I've been wanting to try for ages but which I could not normally afford.
I'd love to retaste many of these just by themselves with a good meal, but even just getting to taste a glass was a privilege.
2019 Château de Ferrand
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Medium(+) ruby. Red and black plum, cassis, mulberry, black cherry. Dried cherry. Charred oak. Medium(+) tannins, medium acid. Rich and full. Rounded.
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2019 Les Vignerons de Tutiac Malbec Lieu-Dit Ter Pointe
France, Bordeaux
Medium purple to ruby. Red and black plum. Cranberry, strawberry? Blackberry. Liquorice, smoke. Medium tannins, medium acid. Unusual to see a 100% Malbec from Bordeaux!
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