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  • Country ranking ?

    912
  • Producer ranking ?

    13
  • Decanting time

    1h30min
  • When to drink

    now to 2035
  • Food Pairing

    Beef

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The Story

The vineyard is planted with 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc on complex clay and limestone soils and sub-soils. Francois Mitjavile, who took the reigns in 1978 is a pensive character with an unquestionable talent for producing great, thought provoking wines. He is quite happy to share many of his techniques. He unashamedly harvests late and there is often a hint of degradation to the fruit. His wines possess a real character and soul; they a...

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Written Notes

Ruby, brick rim. Intense and ripe, sweet anise. Medium acidity, ripe tannins, feels ripe throughout, rich feel, good length. 90

  • 90p

Consistent notes. Tasted during early summer in 2000, this wine's complexity, richness and raisiny lusciousness was simply overwhelming. Fabulous aroma of superbly concentrated berries with rarely seen degree of depth and finesse. Extremely dense on the palate and with aftertaste, which lasts for several minutes. It was like driving in a expensive sports-car (Porsche or Lamborghini), purchased at half of the normal price! Thirteen years later, in November 2013, it was aristocratic on the nose with excellent intensity of sweet cherries, rich and intense, great sweetness, great complexity, sensual and silky, luscious, tannin is covered in fruit and perfectly integrated with it. Incredibly long fruity finish. Magic stuff from Francois Mitjavile!

  • 98p
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Origin

Saint Emilion, Bordeaux

Vintage Quality

Outstanding
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