Château Cap de Merle
Château Cap de Merle sits in Lussac-Saint-Émilion, the northernmost satellite appellation of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's Right Bank. The vineyard works with the classic Libournais blend: Cabernet Franc, Malbec, and Cabernet Sauvignon. These varieties thrive in the region's clay and limestone soils, yielding wines with the structure and dark fruit character typical of the appellation. The Lussac Saint-Émilion from Château Cap de Merle has been assessed by Wine Spectator, reflecting the wine's place within the broader conversation around Right Bank Bordeaux. Lussac-Saint-Émilion offers an accessible entry point to the Saint-Émilion family, with wines that balance the mineral precision of the terroir against the ripeness of the blend.
Critics
Wine Spectator