2015 Château Ramafort, Cru Bourgeois, Médoc
2015 Château Ramafort, Cru Bourgeois, Médoc
Having recently retasted the 2015 Château Ramafort, I would now strongly recommend that you begin exploring this outstanding, much-applauded vintage. The ripeness, fresh acidity, and well-structured tannins its stellar growing conditions provided are now coming into their own, as this Cru Bourgeois so deliciously demonstrates. Which is why I more strongly recommend that you begin your exploration with this superb cuvée – £18.75 a bottle down from £19.95 with today's offer.
What’s more, if you’d swooned over the estate’s successful 2010 vintage, you might just find their 2015 even better. Neal Martin at robertparker.com certainly does: “Simply the best wine from Ramafort I have tasted thus far...”
Why so good? Because of the long stretches of thoroughly warm days and consistently cool nights that yielded such perfect cabernet and merlot fruit. When healthy levels of phenolic development enjoyed during the day were balanced by the refreshing levels of acidity lower night-time temperatures preserved and sustained.
The result has been a Ramafort vintage that is generous, vibrant, and fresh – little wonder we sold over 4,500 bottles sold upon release!
- Johnny Wheeler, Chairman, Mr.Wheeler
Tasting note:
Fine, sophisticated nose of restrained, ripe fruit and generous palate of ripe, almost stewed red fruit with hints of spice, leather and tobacco. Lots of complex flavours here supported by strong silky tannins and streaks of minerality. Endless finish.
What the critics say:
"Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois annual tasting, the 2015 Ramafort has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and light cocoa scents, nicely defined with a light iodine scent coming through. The palate is medium bodied with supple and fine tannins, a pinch of spice and a harmonious, satisfying finish that beckons you back for another sip. Simply the best wine I have tasted from Ramafort thus far..." Drink 2018-2028.
Neal Martin, robertparker.com
"Well-formed, generous, opulent fruit. Excellent oak spice on the palate with attractive burnt meat notes on the length. Has everything you could want from 2015 Bordeaux clarity, balance, length, ripeness." Drink 2018-2025.
17 pts., Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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