Chateau de la Dauphine 2014
- Vintage
- 2014
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Country
- France
- Size
- 0.75L
- Grape
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Type
- Red Wine
- Ratings
It offers attractive blackberry, wild strawberry, dried apricot and crushed violets scents on the nose that seem to build in intensity but wisely never go over the top. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, plenty of red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit; lovely balance with a supple and detailed finish that has superb mineralite. - WA
While the modern era of Chateau La Dauphine is quite recent, the estate is one of the older properties in the region dating back to the late 1600's. The beautiful French chateau was built in 1750. The property was owned at the time by Louis Dauphin, which is where the estate takes its name from. In 1985, the vineyard was purchased by the Moueix family from Francois Regis Marcetteau de Brem, a direct descendant of the original owner. They did not own the property very long, as they sold it to Guillaume Halley in 2001. 3 other vineyards were included in the same transaction with the Moueix family, La Croix Canon, Canon de Brem.