Demeter Certified Biodynamic
92 Point Vinous
The 2020 Les Plantes, the young vines bottling in this range, is packed with super-ripe dark red/black fruit, graphite, leather, tobacco and licorice. Powerful and heady, with exotic ripeness and tons of sheer allure, the Plantes is gorgeous. Ripeness is definitely pushed to the edge.
About the Chateau
Chateau Durfort Vivens is no newcomer to Bordeaux, they have been around since the 1700s in one form or another. It is rumored that a bottle of Chateau Durfort Vivens in 1844 would have cost more than any other Margaux, other than Chateau Margaux itself. Also, Thomas Jefferson ranked it just behind Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Chateau Latour, and Chateau Margaux in his famous travel diaries. During the 1855 classification, Chateau Durfort Vivens was ranked a second growth of Margaux. Today I am sure the wines taste differently, however, this does show the pedigree and history of these vineyards.
