"Beautiful dark color with purplish highlights. Engaging nose, finely toasted, spicy, blackcurrant, plum, woody background. Supple attack, structured palate, dense, full-bodied, shy, vegetal presence still dissociated, a fine construction to be left to refine quietly." (Le Guide des Vins 2017 - Gilbert & Gaillard)
Features
Estate
Château Moulin Caresse
Cuvée
Cent pour 100 (magnum)
Vintage
2015
Designation
Montravel
Region
Southwest
Grape varieties
50% Merlot, 20% Malbec, 10% Cabernet Franc
Terroirs
Calcareous clay plateau on ferruginous clay subsoil facing south, southwest, overlooking the Dordogne valley from 80 m
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Long vatting (5-6 weeks depending on grape variety) with micro-oxygenation under the marc. Malolactic fermentation in vats.
Breeding
18 months in French oak barrels
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark cherry colour
Nose
Fine and distinguished, with notes of undergrowth and ripe black fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry, cooked prunes).
Mouth
Balanced by a beautiful structure and round tannins. Pleasant freshness. Notes of black fruit and woody finish. Good length.
Serve
Decant at 18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2018
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with duck breast, wild boar stew, prime rib, tasty red meats, beef stew...
Château Moulin Caresse
Montravel
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (2018 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the wine:
A powerful, extracted, gourmand and ripe Montravel, to be kept for a few years, a fine bottle in prospect.
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
Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
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.
Gilbert & Gaillard
Rated wine (2017 guide) 89/100
About the wine:
Attractive dark color with purplish highlights. Engaging nose, finely toasted, spicy, blackcurrant, plum, woody background. Supple attack, structured palate, dense, full-bodied, shy, vegetal presence still dissociated, a fine construction to be left to refine quietly.
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