"This great Bordeaux wine has a ruby-red color with black highlights, expressing notes of wood and very ripe black berries. The supple attack is quickly followed by a powerful, concentrated body". (Maison de Luze)
Features
Estate
Château Franc-Maillet
Cuvée
L'Esquive
Vintage
2018
Designation
Pomerol
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
Siliceous gravel
Viticulture
Traditional
Winemaking
Traditional in stainless steel vats for 30 days
Breeding
18 to 20 months in barrels, 70% new
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark ruby colour
Nose
Elegant, fresh, fruity bouquet with gentle hints of spice
Mouth
Full and silky, with crisp tannins and a fresh, persistent finish of small black berries and a hint of vanilla.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2022
Drink before
2032
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with roast turkey, Rossini tournedos with porcini mushrooms or chocolate tart.
Château Franc-Maillet
Pomerol
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine noté (guide 2015) Sélectionné (An estate or house that has won us over with one or more wines from its production, without us being able to give a general opinion on the style of the entire range)
About the domain :
Pomerol abounds in little-known treasures that, at their best, easily rival the wines of its most prestigious châteaux. Just a stone's throw from l'Évangile, the Maillet sector slopes gently down to the small Barbane stream that separates Pomerol from Néac, with a number of endearing artisanal crus such as Franc-Maillet. The Arpin family applies good peasant viticultural principles here, and rightly isolates a very old Merlot vine on fairly clayey soil. Their wines do not pale in comparison with those of Petrus or Trotanoy in great vintages, and Jean-Luc Thunevin makes no mistake in offering them in his Saint-Émilion boutiques.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated domain (2018 guide) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
On his return from the Great War, Jean-Baptiste Arpin bought 1 ha in Pomerol, in the Maillet sector. Today, his grandsons and great-grandsons Gérard and Gaël farm 38 ha in Pomerol, Saint-Emilion, Montagne and Lalande, regularly producing excellent wines.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2005) 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 domain :
Located in the Maillet district, from which Château Franc-Maillet takes its name, Franc-Maillet has been owned by the Arpin family for almost a century. Over the past half-decade, the vineyard has made steady progress, with a prestige cuvée called Jean-Baptiste, which is full-bodied and elegant. The wines: in both cuvées of Château Franc-Maillet, recent vintages show a steady and very interesting progression. The 2000s are deep, fleshy, full-bodied wines with very ripe, non-dry tannins. The Cuvée Jean-Baptiste is remarkably intense. Vieux Château Gachet, the lalande-de-pomerol is also tasty and fine in 2000.
Customer reviews
Buy your Franc-Maillet wines at the best price on private sale!
Free on your 1st order*.
An expert selection
The best wines and champagnes rated by the greatest guides (Hachette, Gault Millau, La Revue du Vin de France, Bettane & Desseauve, Parker, Concours, ...).
Direct from the estates
For impeccable preservation, all the bottles of wine on sale on our site are still in the cellar of the winery or its merchant at the time of your purchase.
Wines at the best price
You always get the best price on the wines you buy on 1jour1vin , and if you find your wine cheaper on another site, we'll refund the difference.
Best prices
Secure payment
Careful delivery
Customer service
1jour1vin - 2024