Mar 24, 2009
Château Machorre Bordeaux Supérieur 2005
The Château Machorre is a wonderful example of some of the terrific values to be had from the 2005 vintage. With palate-pleasing notes of black fruits, plums, vanilla and toast, it is approachable now, but with a firm tannic structure, it is also a wine that can benefit from a year or two of bottle age. The wine is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc and would be great to try with pan-seared strip steaks, meatloaf, roast lamb or even grilled Portobello mushrooms.
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Medium plus intensity, deep ruby in color
Medium plus intensity, youthful aromas of plums, black fruits, toasted oak and vanilla
Dry, medium plus body with balanced plus acidity and medium alcohol. Tannins are fairly firm and youthful, but the ripe fruit makes the wine approachable now. Flavors of plums, blackcurrants and spice on palate as well as hints of vanilla and toast from oak contact.
This wine is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc.
This wine is classified as an AOC Bordeaux Supérieur. What exactly does this mean? Well, AOC Bordeaux is a very large appellation that covers much of the region and can be applied to both red and white wines. In order to gain the AOC Bordeaux Supérieur appellation, which is a step up from the AOC Bordeaux appellation, the grapes must come from older vines in selected parts of the appellation, yields must be lower than they are for an AOC Bordeaux wine, the minimum alcohol level requirement is 10.5% (a .5% higher than it is for AOC Bordeaux) and the wine must be aged for a minimum of 12 months before release.
Conclusions: A lovely example of the 2005 vintage. Approachable now, but a wine that will improve with a few years of bottle age.
October 22nd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
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