DASSAULT 2015

The 2015 Château Dassault is a big, rich, unctuous beauty that offers tons of ripe, dark, chocolate-laced fruits as well as background notes of damp earth, licorice and bay leaf. While a big, full-bodied effort, it has terrific elegance, as well as ripe, polished tannin, plenty of freshness, a great mid-palate, and the class to evolve for two decades. Tasted three times.

A powerful, bold wine, the 2015 Dassault offers notable concentration and depth to match its extroverted personality. Plum, dark chocolate, spice and new leather are all pushed forward in a succulent, racy Saint-Émilion built on volume and textural richness.

The 2015 Dassault is medium to deep garnet-purple colored and scented of prunes, cherry cordial and blueberry pie with underlying mincemeat pie and Chinese five spice hints. The full-bodied palate is packed with berry preserves and dried fruits flavors with chewy tannins, finishing just a little firm.