Château Magdelaine
St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend
St. Émilion, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
The nose shows some light VA but doesn’t ruin it. Muddled fruits of; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries & aged strawberries that almost fall into liquor characteristic. Chocolate pudding, dark, rich & slight sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood and withering to decayed, dark & red flowers.
The palate is gorgeous and shows less VA than the nose. It’s really good despite the VA. Beautiful, ripe; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries, strawberries notes of rhubarb. Chocolate pudding, dark, understated baking spices, dark spice that presses the tongue, rich & slightly sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood, used leather, moist tobacco, tea leaves, some cola, withering to decayed, dark & red flowers, excellent acidity and a softly knitted, balanced and elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls on spice.
Already throwing sediment with the bottle half full.
Drink now and for another 10-15 years.
The nose shows some light VA but doesn’t ruin it. Muddled fruits of; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries & aged strawberries that almost fall into liquor characteristic. Chocolate pudding, dark, rich & slight sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood and withering to decayed, dark & red flowers.
The palate is gorgeous and shows less VA than the nose. It’s really good despite the VA. Beautiful, ripe; blackberries, both plums, black raspberries, stewed, dark cherries, strawberries notes of rhubarb. Chocolate pudding, dark, understated baking spices, dark spice that presses the tongue, rich & slightly sweet earthiness with dry leaves, limestone, stems, baking soda, sandalwood, used leather, moist tobacco, tea leaves, some cola, withering to decayed, dark & red flowers, excellent acidity and a softly knitted, balanced and elegant finish that lasts 90 seconds and falls on spice.
Already throwing sediment with the bottle half full.
Drink now and for another 10-15 years.
What a treat. Just magic.
What a treat. Just magic.
Aug 25th, 2022
Plummy fruit. Slightly tangy and fresh. Quite bright. Still young.
Plummy fruit. Slightly tangy and fresh. Quite bright. Still young.
Jul 30th, 2020Lean and mean. Nice development. Green. V. tart.
Lean and mean. Nice development. Green. V. tart.
May 6th, 2020A lovely lush nose with plums, damson, spices abc mint. Gorgeous mouthfeel, good intensity on the palate but cold-blooded and clear fruit. Very good.
A lovely lush nose with plums, damson, spices abc mint. Gorgeous mouthfeel, good intensity on the palate but cold-blooded and clear fruit. Very good.
Nov 29th, 2019Very well balanced got better with air .
Very well balanced got better with air .
Jul 27th, 2019What old Bordeaux is all about. About perfect as it gets. 9.8 only because I’ve had a few better bottles of Bordeaux than this but not many.
What old Bordeaux is all about. About perfect as it gets. 9.8 only because I’ve had a few better bottles of Bordeaux than this but not many.
May 25th, 2019Mature with cassis , cocoa , minerals , gamey, and a touch of spice . Perfect balance a great 82 that does not show the ripeness of the vintage .
Mature with cassis , cocoa , minerals , gamey, and a touch of spice . Perfect balance a great 82 that does not show the ripeness of the vintage .
Apr 21st, 20191967 Bordeaux is much maligned, but like many things from the vintage, this wine over-delivered. Nobody could ever call it “over the hill”, and aromatically it is amazing with bright fruit and Sandalwood notes combined with the mildly sour aromas of aged Bordeaux. The wine lacks weight on the palate, though, and I suspect it always has. The label says “14%”, but I’d bet it’s 13, at most, from this notoriously un-ripe vintage.
1967 Bordeaux is much maligned, but like many things from the vintage, this wine over-delivered. Nobody could ever call it “over the hill”, and aromatically it is amazing with bright fruit and Sandalwood notes combined with the mildly sour aromas of aged Bordeaux. The wine lacks weight on the palate, though, and I suspect it always has. The label says “14%”, but I’d bet it’s 13, at most, from this notoriously un-ripe vintage.
Sep 7th, 2018