Château D’Agassac 2010, Haut Médoc Cru Bourgeois

 

 

Wine  Château D’Agassac 2010, Haut Médoc Cru Bourgeois Appellation Haut-Medoc Contrôlée 13% (50% Merlot, 47% Cabernat Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc)		Tasting Date 05-04-2023
Appearance	Clear Intensity – deep Colour – garnet Legs/tears - yes
Nose	Clean Intensity – medium Aroma characteristics – Primary: blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum Secondary: vanilla, cedar Tertiary: prune, cooked blackcurrant jam, leather Nose – fully developed
Palate	Sweetness – dry Acidity – high Tannin – high Alcohol – medium Flavour characteristics – Primary: blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum Secondary: vanilla, cedar Tertiary: prune, cooked blackcurrant jam, leather Finish – long
Assessmentof quality	Quality very good. The wine has aged and softened, with wonderful fruit retained but gaining additional complexity.
Level ofreadiness fordrinking	Drink now – fully developed.  Possibly not suitable for further aging. It has been in our cellars for many years, the recommended life (on label) was up to ten years but it has been 13 years. The cork was showing signs of age (difficult to extract in one piece) but wine not tainted.

Chateau Mazails 2011, Medoc

Chateau Mazails 2011, Medoc. Appellation Medoc Controlee. Cru Bourgeois. 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot.

Chateau Le Vivier 2008

Chateau Le Vivier 2008

Medoc - Appellation Medoc Controlee

A gently fruity wine that I enjoyed over a long evening, drinking first with food, and only then on its own. I decanted the wine for a good period then managed to not sip the wine until I had eaten some food. Cabernet Sauvignon is a grape I struggle with and waiting to enjoy the wine with the food helps to soften it on my palate.
This wine was bottled for Majestic and was sensible value for an excellent Medoc wine.

From the label:

Our Merlot (50%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) vines gently slope down towards the Gironde river from the highest plateau in the Medoc, producing award-winning, elegant, fruit forward wines.

Chateau Le Vivier is aged in our magnificent underground cathedral, and we are delighted to release this perfectly matured 2008 vintage exclusively to Majestic's passionate wine lovers.

When you open a bottle, we suggest that you let it breathe for a little while, and serve at 16-18C.

We hope that you enjoy every drop, most probably during a long lunch or a delicious dinner with close friends.

Mis en bouteille au chateau.