Wine Details

Château Rocher Lideyre
Grand Vin de Bordeaux
200286
20018786
France • Bordeaux • Castillon
87%
13%
Merlot
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
2002
86
Jeff Tolmie - 01.06.2007
No details on this one, but it was great for the price from memory.
01.06.07
1
5.50
Auchan
2001
87
Jeff Tolmie - 17.11.2008
Dark cloudy rusted red. The nose is still quite closed. In the mouth smooth and tasty, but too low on acid. Slightly underripe plum with a little leather. Moderate fine grained tannins push forward on the mid palate. The finish is watery and slightly hot from alcohol. Overall it is unbalanced. Nonetheless, it is a nice, easy drinking wine without pretentions. Great for parties.
86
Jeff Tolmie - 19.07.2005
Rating based on preliminary tasting in shop. Deep ruby red with a brownish tinge. strong & complex nose. Prune currant, slightly dusty. Juicy fruits. Tanins. vanilla finish. Moderately complex. This is nice wine. It has the freshness of the new world, combined with the complexity of a Bordeaux. Sight, Smell, Taste, Finish are all good.
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- Vineyard
Der Wein strahlt hell rubinrot im Glas und duftet dezent nach roter Frucht und frischer Würze. Am Gaumen zeigt er eine sahnige Textur mit seidig weichem Tannin. Er füllt den Mund mit nachhaltigem, frischen Aroma von Zeder und Maulbeere. Viel Wein für kleines Geld.
20.07.05
3
5.99
Karstadt
19.03.05
3
5.99
Karstadt
Notes
Alcohol: 13%

Château Rocher Lideyre, in the commune of Gardegan-et-Tourtirac, north of Castillon, is part of SCEA Vignobles Bardet. Philippe Bardet bought the château in 1979. At the time it was a tenant estate belonging to an owner who owned half the commune of Gardegan, and had been left abandoned, with only 7.84 ha of vines. It now has 35 ha. The Bardet family has worked in the wine trade since the 18th century, in waterway transport on the Dordogne or as brokers, but they have always grown vines. Philippe Bardet sees himself as the first real “farmer” in the family.

The clay-and-limestone soils drain automatically and the ‘terroir’ is an early-ripening one, which prevents Cabernet Sauvignon from developing to the full. It is therefore planted with 87% Merlot Noir and 13% Cabernet Franc. After the harvest, the grapes are cleaned and sorted in a sorting machine designed by Philippe Bardet in 2003. The machine is inspired by the ones used in the food industry and eliminates defective, damaged or insufficiently ripe grapes. This means that the harvest achieves a good level of maturity. The grapes are then put into the vats without being crushed. As a result of the machine there are fewer pips. Maceration is longer, concentrating more on the tannins in the skins than those in the pips.

The result is a highly colourful, well-rounded wine whose length varies according to how long it is laid down. It remains very stable over time.
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