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Château d'Esteau

Bordeaux-style Red Blend · Haut-Médoc, France

From public reviewers
7reviews
84median pts
$15median price
The wine has some weight, dominated by dry tannins and a dark edge of black currants. For a 2005, it is surprisingly light, but the elements of ripe fruit and balancing acidity are there, even if the tannins and wood still dominate. || A thin wine, with tight stalkiness and smoky, dry tannin flavors. It certainly is fresh, the acidity very marked, black currant fruits bedded into the tannins. || All tannin, this wine is missing fruit, although the acidity hints at some fading freshness. It is tough and dry, not off…

Sources: Wine Enthusiast

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