2016 d'Arce, Côtes de Castillon (Pre-Arrival)
SKU #1304808
91 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Showing a beautiful limestone minerality and and focus, the 2016 Château d'Arce offers a terrific perfume of savory red and black fruits, dried herbs, flowers, and loamy soil. With medium to full body, notable tannins, and terrific purity, it has rock solid depth and richness on the palate and is going to benefit from short term cellaring but keep for a decade. The blend is 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and this cuvée comes from the upper limestone plateau in the Castillon region.
(2/2019)
91 points
James Suckling
Very pretty red already with plums and currants and salty and earthy undertones. Medium body, firm tannins and a fresh finish. Drink or hold.
(4/2019)
90 points
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
This vineyard is located on the limestone plateau of the Cotes du Castillon. The 2016 Chateau d’Arce is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it leaps from the glass with vivacious black cherries, warm black plums and mulberries scents plus nuances of cassis, violets and bay leaves and a waft of crushed stones. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is charged with energy, giving black fruit and mineral layers with a firm, grainy backbone and lively lift to the finish. (LPB) 90+
(3/2019)
90 points
Vinous
The 2016 d'Arce is a soft, floral Côtes de Castillon from Hélène Garcin and Patrice Lévêque. Soft, floral and fruity, with lovely red/purplish berry fruit, the 2016 will drink well upon release and for at least a handful of years thereafter. (AG)
(1/2019)
90 points
Wine Spectator
Fresh and pure, offering a tightly focused beam of raspberry coulis and cassis notes, with light anise and floral accents along the edges. A pretty mineral twinge adds cut on the finish. Not big, but very pure and nicely rendered. Drink now through 2027. (JM)
(3/2019)
K&L Notes
90 points Neal Martin in Vinous: "The 2016 d’Arce, from the same owners as Barde-Haut and Clos l’Eglise, has a dense black cherry and iodine-scented bouquet, powerful but retaining good definition. The palate is grainy on the entry, displaying good density and fine acidity, and a little backward toward the finish, which offers good grip. Slightly rustic, but I mean that in a good way. Recommended, and a great value." (1/2019)
