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2016 Chateau Clos de Sarpe Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

From nine acres of vines in a single walled block in Saint-Émilion, Château Clos de Sarpe produces one of the finest wines on Bordeaux’s Right Bank.  Check this out: With 97 points from Jeb Dunnuck, the 2016 stands with Angélus and Cheval Blanc, two blue-chip collector favorites that go for $458 and $901! Clos de Sarpe would be a household name, but their production is tiny: The 65-year-old vines on their 9-acre plot produce a minuscule amount of wine, and less than 1,000 cases of this 2016 wer…

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Tasting notes

Aroma

An intensely beautiful, floral character that gives way to deeply concentrated notes of blueberry, raspberry, exotic spice, and cedar.

Palate

Medium to full-bodied, fresh, and exceptionally elegant. This 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc blend delivers a focused, thrilling purity of fruit on the palate, backed by tons of potential for those who want to keep it in the cellar.

Red Wine Body Profile

Light
Body Profile Structured 80/100 Intensity
Bold
Light Bold
80.0/100
Feather-light
Delicate
Lifted
Structured
Deep
Grapes
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
ABV
14.0%
Serving
55–60°F
Window
2025–2070

Pairs with

Beef Lamb Pasta Poultry

Try our pairing recipe: Beef Tenderloin with Black Truffle Sauce

In Detail

Michel Rolland's 11,000-bottle Right Bank secret

From nine acres of vines in a single walled block in Saint-Émilion, Château Clos de Sarpe produces one of the finest wines on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. 

Check this out: With 97 points from Jeb Dunnuck, the 2016 stands with Angélus and Cheval Blanc, two blue-chip collector favorites that go for $458 and $901!

Clos de Sarpe would be a household name, but their production is tiny: The 65-year-old vines on their 9-acre plot produce a minuscule amount of wine, and less than 1,000 cases of this 2016 were made. Now, 10 years on, who knows how much is left.

This stunning Saint-Émilion rarity is just entering its prime drinking window. It’s inky and floral, with startling purity of fruit, beautiful integration, and another fifteen years of cellar time ahead of it. 

We scored our small allocation straight from Bordeaux, and as always, perfect provenance is guaranteed. 

Savvy collectors revere Clos de Sarpe as one of the most ageworthy wines in Bordeaux. Robert Parker, in his Bordeaux book, praised the “power, depth, and concentrated fruit,” saying “serious Bordeaux consumers need to give it a try.”