By Chateau Teyssier
Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2018

Grapes
Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Winemaker
Chateau Teyssier is one of the largest selling Saint Emilion Grand Crus. The wine is made to high standards using the same equipment and methods for our top-end single-vineyard wines. We hope our clients see this as a real 'Sunday Claret' - but every Sunday!

Viticulture
The wine is a combination of several parcels based in southwest Saint Emilion that have been accumulated since 1994. This terroir, composed of mainly sandy-gravelly soils, helps produce the wine's approachability. The bulk of the vineyard is near Chateau Monbousquet.

Vinification
The vines are pruned on the double-Guyot system. The secondary shoots are removed, and green harvesting is completed to achieve a low crop. The grapes are handpicked into small trays before transferring to the winery. The grapes are sorted, first by the bunch, and after destemming, grape by grape. Only conveyors transport the grapes, and the wine is fermented in stainless steel tanks after cold maceration. The wine is aged in French oak, with a quarter of the barrels being new.
[Information provided by DHI Selections]

Chateau Teyssier St.-Emilion 2018
Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021
Score: 94
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2018
Currant, dried-flower, citrus-zest and sandalwood aromas, with hints of sliced mushrooms. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, powdery tannins and fresh acidity. Fragrant, pretty and precise. Really fine. Try from 2024.

2018 Chateau Teyssier
Producer: Chateau Teyssier
Location: France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Color: Red
Rating: 92
Tasting Date: 3/11/2021
Maturity: 2021 - 2031
Reviewed By: Jeb Dunnuck
Source: 2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle
What can be thought of as the entry-level cuvee from Teyssier, the 2018 Chateau Teyssier is a sleeper in the vintage, offering a great perfume of blueberries, wildflowers, candied orange, and Asian spices, with a touch of chalky minerality on the finish. Rich, medium to full-bodied, and beautifully textured on the palate, it's a gorgeous, already impossible to resist Saint-Emilion to enjoy over the coming decade. It's the finest vintage I've tasted for this release.

Chateau Teyssier St.-Emilion 2018
Score: BT
Wine Type and Color: Red Still
Reviewed By: James Molesworth
Primary Grape: Merlot
Other Grapes: Cabernet Franc
Issue: Online Only - Published on June 6, 2019
Region: France / Bordeaux / St.-Emilion
Very pure, with a lovely, racy beam of raspberry and red currant coulis flavors, stitched with floral accents. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Score Range: 89-92

Chateau Teyssier 2018 Saint-Emilion
From: Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Rating: 90
Winery: Chateau Teyssier
Region: Bordeaux
Alcohol: 14.5%
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend
Wine Type: Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Issue Date: 4/1/2021
Big and rich, this balanced and accessible wine is generous both with its black fruits and smooth texture. The density and core of tannins do not detract from the full, fruity character. The wine will develop quickly. Drink from 2023. 
Reviewed By: Roger Voss

2018 Teyssier
Rating: 90
Producer: Teyssier
Wine Region: France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Variety: Proprietary Blend
Color / Type / Sweetness: Red / Table / Dry
Reviewed By: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Drink Date: 2022 - 2030
The 2018 Teyssier is composed of [...] Merlot and [...] Cabernet Franc [...]. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it comes skipping out of the glass with bright, open, carefree scents of stewed red and black plums, Morello cherries and fruitcake, plus hints of Chinese five spice, bay leaves and dusty soil. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is coated with spicy red and black fruit, supported by chewy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing with an herbal lift.
Published: Mar 31, 2021

2018 Chateau Teyssier (St. Emilion Grand Cru)
Points: 90
Flowers, licorice, tobacco and sweet cherries are on the nose and palate, where you also find a dash of chocolate in the finish. Soft and silky, this will drink well on release and for at least 12-15 more years. The wine was produced from blending [...] Merlot and [...] Cabernet Franc.
Tasted Mar 9, 2021

2018 Teyssier 
Producer: JCP Maltus - Teyssier 
Place of Origin: France
Color: Red
Grape/Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Franc 
Rating: 90
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2030
From: Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021)
The 2018 Teyssier is a terrific and accessible Saint-Emilion from Jonathan Maltus. Crushed red berry fruit, spice, new oak, chocolate and floral notes flesh out in an attractive, supple 2018 that will drink well right out of the gate. The radiance of the year comes through nicely, with all of the elements deftly balanced.
By: Antonio Galloni on March 2021

Chateau Teyssier, St-Emilion, Grand Cru, Bordeaux, 2018
Tasted By: Jane Anson (at Primeur week tastings in Bordeaux, 03 Apr 2019)
Drinking Window: 2021 - 2032
Points: 88
Producer: Chateau Teyssier
Vintage: 2018
Wine Type: Still 
Colour: Red 
Country: France 
Region: Bordeaux
Sweetness: Dry 
Closure: Cork 
Body: Full 
Oak: Oaked
Grapes: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Good bang for your buck at this price level, with its big, rich, juicy and concentrated fruit, although I can detect a trace of heat. [...] The yield was around 30hl/ha in 2018, not unusual here.