2016 Le Doyenne
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The 2016 Château Le Doyenne is a charming, easygoing effort that has subtle cherry and spice aromas, medium to light body, good balance, and an easy-drinking style. Drink it over the coming 4-5 years.
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James Suckling
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2016 Le Doyenne has an airy bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit tinged with rose petal and light tobacco aromas. The palate is very well balanced with crisp acidity, tightening up toward the more structured finish, which will need a couple of years to mellow. A well-crafted Côte de Bordeaux with good potential.
This crowd-pleaser is a ripe and rather fleshy wine for the appellation with plenty of blueberry character and soft tannins. Drink now.
The 2016 Le Doyenné is a very pretty wine. Grilled herb, leather, smoke and dried flowers add aromatic nuance. The 2016 is a bit compact, but it is otherwise nicely done. I get a sense there is more potential here than is currently being realized. The 2016 offers very good persistence. All it needs is a bit more mid-palate texture.