2013 Maucaillou
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Tasting notes
The 2013 Maucaillou has a deep color and the aromatics here are very appealing: blackberry and redcurrant fruit, nicely defined with a mineral touch. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin and slightly lower acidity than its peers. It loses some definition towards the finish that has a tinny reduction, but otherwise it represents an acceptable if not particularly memorable contribution to the vintage.
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Neal Martin
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Smoky and meaty on the nose with a medicinal, iodine hint. Very fine tannin that gives grip without intrusion and lovely pure fruit through to the finish. A very worthy effort! (RH)
Liquorice, menthol, black cherry. Very drying, protuberant tannins. Pleasant fruit character, but the structure doesn’t frame the flavour so well. (RH)
About the producer
Owned by the négociant Dourthe, this Moulis property has 87 hectares of vines today (with 67 added by Philippe Dourthe since 1967). Managed and made by an expert team, the quality here is hardly surprising.