Château Magdelaine, Saint Emilion ,Grand Cu classe, Bordeaux,France 2011
Château Magdelaine is a Bordeaux wine from the appellation Saint-Émilion, ranked Premier grand cru classé B in the Classification of Saint-Émilion wine and pat of Est Moueix estate.The vineyard area extends 10.5 hectares with the grape varieties of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.The vines are close to 35 years of age but the oldest plots of Magdelaine date back to the 1920's. Of the Grand vin, Château Magdelaine, there is usually produced 3,000 cases. The Magdelaine winey in 2012, was merged with Château Bélair-Monange. A estate also own by Ets Jean-Pierre Moueix a Bordeaux négociant dealing in wholesale distribution of numerous Right Bank wine. Also producer of the famous Pétrus widely regarded as the outstanding wine of the appellation by consensus.
Château Bélair-Monange combines the terroirs of the most privileged sites of Saint-Émilion. The limestone from Bélair’s central plateau parcels offer freshness, minerality, and delicate, lingering aromatics, while the dense, blue clay of Magdelaine’s slopes provide intensity, length, and a unique elegance to the wine. The latest technique combined with tradition is used to produce this fine wine and no bleedings take place and malolactic fermentation occurs in tank .Chateau Magdelaine is aged in an average of 40% new, French oak barrels for about 18 months before bottling
Tasting notes: . "Classic jammy cherry notes as well as a distinctive crushed rock and chalky minerality are found in this dark ruby-colored 2011. Medium-bodied, compact and narrowly constructed as well as pure, elegant and attractive, it can be enjoyed over the next 7-8 years. 88 Points." (Robert M. Parker, eRobertparker.com, April 2014)
Grapes variety: 90% Merlot, 10%Cabernet Franc
Geography : St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Appellation: Grand Cru classe St Emilion
Alcohol percentage 13%
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