Cité
Hachette
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87/100
Robert Parker
Notes : Robert Parker 87/100, Guide Hachette citation
"A wine of pure Merlot with a very dark color, an open bouquet and great finesse, revealing a good grape well aged in barrel (twenty months). The palate reveals very ripe fruit. Very supple, it is underpinned by tannins that have already melted, without any aggressiveness. Serve this 2008 soon with red meats and hard cheeses, or wait two or three years. (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2012)
Features
Estate
Château Moulin La Gravière
Vintage
2008
Designation
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
100% Merlot
Terroirs
in the commune of Néac, above Château Rouget, the vines of Château La Gravière face due south on a gravelly plateau.
Viticulture
integrated viticulture: vines worked in the traditional way, green harvesting, leaf thinning...
Harvest
in small crates
Winemaking
traditional and meticulous, in 60 hl vats at Château Le Gay
Breeding
20 months in new barrels
Tasting & pairing
Eye
very dark coat
Nose
aromas of red berries and cherries, with a lovely woody finish
Mouth
very ripe fruit, smooth tannins, very supple on the palate
Serve
Decant at 16-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2018
Production
8,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
à savourer sur un magret de canard, un pigeon aux épices, un risotto de champignons sauvages, des viandes rouges peu épicées...<br/>
Château Moulin La Gravière
Lalande-de-Pomerol
Expert opinion
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2012 guide) Cited (Successful wine)
About the wine:
Her family was in the crystal industry. Catherine Péré-Vergé became interested in the contents of glasses, and gained a foothold over twenty years ago in Pomerol, where she farms three crus. In 2000, she set her sights beyond the Barbanne stream - which marks the appellation boundary - and acquired this vineyard in lalande-de-pomerol, established as its name suggests on a gravelly terroir. The result is a wine of pure Merlot with a very dark color, an open bouquet and great finesse, indicative of a good grape well aged in barrels (twenty months). The palate reveals very ripe fruit. Very supple, it is underpinned by tannins that have already melted, without any aggressiveness. Serve this 2008 soon with red meats and hard cheeses, or wait two or three years.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rated (2011 guide) 87/100 (Very good wine)
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Tasty aromas of grilled herbs, smoky oak, earth, redcurrant and cherry emerge from this dark plum-colored, slightly tannic wine. Drink over the next 5-6 years.
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