Château Moulin Caresse - Haut-Montravel Cent Pour 100 2016 (liquoreux - 50 cl)

Name: Château Moulin Caresse - Haut-Montravel Cent Pour 100 2016 (sweet - 50 cl)
Brand: Château Moulin Caresse
Rating: 3.8 (6 reviews)

Haut-Montravel|White wine

Sud Ouest

White

Sold individually

Drink or Keep

3.8/5 (6 customers)

2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

complex

rich

white fruit

long finish

foie gras

liquoreux

"A stunning 2016 from start to finish: a seductive golden yellow color, an intense and complex nose of candied fruit, dried fruit, hazelnut and vanilla; a rich and suave palate but never heavy, a fine freshness coming in support and bringing length and dynamism. A tasty wine for a long time to come". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins)

Features

Estate

Château Moulin Caresse

Cuvée

Cent pour 100

Vintage

2016

Designation

Haut-Montravel

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

50% Sémillon, 40% Muscadelle, 10% Sauvignon

Terroirs

South-facing plateau of boulbènes on a subsoil of ferruginous clay and flinty rock, overlooking the Dordogne valley from an altitude of 80m.

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Pre-fermentation maceration, slow pressing, 24h settling, cold storage, fermentation in new barrels (French wood).

Breeding

On fine lees in barrels with re-suspension by rolling for 10 months

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

82 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Light golden color

Nose

On candied white fruit, pear, apricot

Mouth

Balanced between sweetness and freshness, white fruit notes, good drinkability

Serve

AT 12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy as an aperitif or with foie gras, as a digestive or with tangy desserts and bitter chocolates...

Château Moulin Caresse

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2019 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Beautiful energy with a chiselled allonge.

About the domain :

Sylvie and Jean-François Deffarge have been working hard since 1981 to raise the Montravel flag on this estate inherited from Jean-François' father. Today, it covers 52 hectares on the slopes and plateau of Vélines. The vineyard has not yet gone organic, but is striving to do the best it can. The next generation is already in the starting blocks: Quentin and Benjamin are now involved in the life of the estate and are taking it in hand. Their extensive, well-structured range enables them to offer wines for every occasion. The new winery will enable them to push their vision even further, with the addition of some experimental cuvées.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) 2*Coup de Coeur (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

If the domaine has an impressive track record at Favorites, it is thanks to its Montravel reds. Jean-François Deffarge proves here that he also masters sweet white wines. A stunning 2016 from start to finish: a seductive golden yellow color; an intense, complex nose of candied fruit, dried fruit, hazelnut and vanilla; rich and suave on the palate, but never heavy, with a fine freshness providing support, length and dynamism. A tasty wine for a long time to come.

About the domain :

A very old family estate (1749) located on the heights of Montravel, this vast domaine is today one of the benchmarks in the Bergerac region, thanks to the work carried out since 1990 (when it left the cooperative) by Jean-François Deffarge, a "self-taught oenologist", who is now handing over to his children Benjamin and Quentin. The vineyard (50 ha) extends over 2 very distinct terroirs: clay-limestone slopes and a boulbène plateau. In organic conversion.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 6 reviews

Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 30/12/2020

Quite uninteresting, both on the nose and on the palate. Q/p ratio well below that of a Domaine de Montgilet-style AOP Coteau de l'Aubance offered by the site.