Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | L'If |
Label Name: | St Emilion |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 14.5% |
Grape(s): | Merlot (75%), Cabernet Franc (25%) |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Vinous 95, The Wine Independent 95, Robert Parker Wine Advocate 94, Jeb Dunnuck 97, James Suckling 96-97; widely praised as one of L'If’s finest vintages
Tasting Note
Concentrated black cherry, blackberry and plum with violets, licorice, graphite and cocoa. Silky texture, bright freshness, fine-grained tannins and a long, saline, perfumed finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast lamb, grilled ribeye, duck confit, aged hard cheeses. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, Korean BBQ, mushroom hot pot, Chinese red-braised beef.
Production Method
Hand-harvested grapes; fermented in stainless steel and oak; matured 12–16 months in French oak barrels (≈50% new).
Vineyard Info
Purchased by Jacques Thienpont in 2010; 8 hectares on the Saint-Émilion plateau; Thienpont family management; limestone-clay soils with low yields and small production.