"Without making a fuss, the 2016, with its airy profile, regales with its beautiful elegance and the brilliance of its fruit. A very fine bargain." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF) Round and fat on the palate, the and fat on the palate, Château Desmirail 2016 is a seductive wine, with powerful yet velvety tannins. On the finish, notes of ripe notes of ripe red fruit, accompanied by hints of licorice, dark chocolate and cedar, impressively long! - Delivery in wooden cases for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery).
Features
Estate
Château Desmirail
Cuvée
Grand Cru Classé
Vintage
2016
Designation
Margaux
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet-sauvignon, 5% Petit verdot
Terroirs
Gravel soil
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
In stainless steel vats and wooden tuns. De-stemming, crushing, parcel-by-parcel vinification, measured extraction. Racking every 3 months to clarify the wines. Blending in November.
Breeding
In barrel for about a year (at least 30% new barrels)
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Purplish in colour with bright, dark highlights
Nose
Intoxicating fragrances of blueberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, plum and coffee...
Mouth
Round and fat on the palate, Château Desmirail 2016 is a seductive wine, with powerful yet velvety tannins. On the finish, we find notes of ripe red fruit, accompanied by hints of licorice, dark chocolate and cedar, with length.
Serve
AT 17-18°C
Drink before
2035+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with red and white meats, game and mature cheeses...
Château Desmirail
Margaux
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (2019 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the wine:
Slightly roasted oak, balanced body but less sappy than that of its Third Growth peers, with finesse but without the complexity allowed by the year.
About the domain :
This cru is one of the lesser-known in the ranking, but it has excellent plots at the heart of its appellation, and its top-level 2010 shows what it can do. Subsequent vintages are more uneven, born a little lean in appearance but finding a fine balance two years after bottling, with an elegant floral character typical of Margaux.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2019) Awarded wines (Wines from this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Opening onto the Route des Châteaux, in the heart of the village of Cantenac, through a majestic pink marble gateway, an elegant 18th-century Carthusian monastery dominates this ancient cru (17th century), classified in 1855. The estate was acquired in 1980 by Lucien Lurton, who passed it on to his son Denis in 1992 when his immense winegrowing estate was divided between his children.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2019) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
Without making a fuss, the 2016, with its airy profile, delights with its beautiful elegance and the brilliance of its fruit. A real bargain.
About the domain :
Margaux's third Cru Classé, the château was literally resurrected by Lucien Lurton in the early 1980s. Since then, it has often disappointed with a wine lacking in body, vigor and bouquet distinction. Since 2000, however, it has made steady progress, displaying the aromatic finesse and delicate texture that are the hallmarks of an accomplished Margaux, with the high proportion of Merlot helping to "round out the edges" of a wine that was once a little hard.
Jancis Robinson
Rated 16.5/20
James Suckling
Wine rated (2019 guide) 93/100
About the wine:
Superb, very spicy nose, modern and fleshy, fragrant with black plum, berries and chocolate, fresh and in place. The palate offers an impression of firmness but also sweetness, with lots of ripe berries, wrapped in spicy oak to good effect. A blend of 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. To be tried from 2023.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
5/5
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Note and review by Mme IRENE B. Published on 03/06/2021
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