2010 Chateau Magdelaine Saint Emilion Grand Cru 750ml

2010 Chateau Magdelaine Saint Emilion Grand Cru 750ml

$185.00
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Vintage
2010
Producer
Chateau Magdelaine Sant Emilion Grand Cru
Country: 
France
Region: 
Bordeaux
Sub-Region: 
Saint-Emilion
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Tasting notes

Brambled fruit, raspberry, cloves, cinnamon, red cherries, tobacco, coupled with the limestone scrape that is never far away with Magdelaine, and the vivid brightness of orange peel and fennel. More austerity present than in the other vintages of the vertical, exceptional quality but it's the 2009 that really stands out right now - and I would also suggest looking to the fantastic Bélair-Monanage 2010. Eric Murisasco winemaker, 50% new oak. 

Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux
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Producer

Chateau Magdelaine Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Château Magdelaine, was a notable classe in St-Emilion owned by the famous firm of Ets Jean-Pierre Moueix. Magdelaine had 10.4 hectares of vineyards, of which six were on the famous St Emilion limestone ridge (very close to Ch. Ausone) and the remainder on clay- and limestone-based slopes. Merlot performs particularly well on these limestone-rich soils and at Magdelaine it is the dominant grape, making up 90 percent of the blend – a higher proportion than is found in any other Premier Grand Cru Classé from St Emilion. The final vintage of Magdelaine was 2011, before it was swallowed up by Ch ...
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