Chateau Maillet Pomerol 2020 i trækasse

"96 points.” – Tastingbook.com
"94 points. Rich, supple, creamy and luscious with layers of chocolate-coated, ripe, dark plums - Jeff Leve
"94 points. Full-bodied, velvety and creamy.” – James Suckling
"94 points. ” I loved the 2020 Château Maillet, a richer, concentrated, focused Pomerol with terrific density and depth..” – Jeb Dunnuck

“This is a wine to watch from Pomerol as prices should be under their true level of quality for at least the first few vintages produced at Chateau Maillet” – The Wine Cellar Insider

96 points power-Pomerol blot 800 meter fra Château Petrus!

Château Maillet er en ganske ny vin fra højrebreds prestige-appellation, Pomerol, og første årgang så dagens lys i 2015. På urimeligt kort tid har Châteu Maillet nået et imponerende niveau og ratings har ligget stabilt i midten af 90’erne i alle producerede årgange. Det skyldes ikke mindst det exceptionelle mikro-terroir, der ligger et druekast fra Pomerol-legender som Petus og Le Bon Pasteur.

I kælderen står Hubert de Bouard (kendt fra 1. Cru Classé-slottet Château Angelus) og giver Maillets Pomerol al den kærlighed en vin kunne drømme om. Hubert gør nemlig brug af den særlige og ressourcekrævende ”mikro-vinificering”, hvor vinen udelukkende gæres og modnes på små egetræsbarriques, ovenikøbet 100 % nye i dette tilfælde!

Helt nyt er Château Maillet dog ikke og faktisk har slottet rødder helt tilbage til 1820, hvor Moze Berton-familien slog sig ned i regionen. Igennem 7 generationer har de specialiseret sig i Merlot-druen og har sidenhen udvidet deres besiddelser til St-Emilion, hvor de også laver Grand Cru Classé ved Château Vieux Chantecaille.

 

Anmeldelser af Chateau Maillet Pomerol 2020

96/100 Tastingbook.com

94/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Incense, licorice, smoke, roses, cherries and chocolate aromas open the nose. On the palate, the wine is rich, supple, creamy and luscious with layers of chocolate-coated, ripe, dark plums. The finish is long, fresh and deep, leaving you with espresso-tinted black cherries, chocolate and black plums that linger.”

94/100 James Suckling
"This has a perfumed nose of sandalwood, lavender, blackcurrants, cassis, star anise and black olives. Full-bodied, velvety and creamy, with bright acidity to complement the ripe layers of black and blue fruit. Seamless tannins.."

94/100 Jeb Dunnuck
” I loved the 2020 Château Maillet, a richer, concentrated, focused Pomerol with terrific density and depth. Black cherries, smoked darker currants, chocolate, and leafy tobacco are just some of its nuances, and it's medium to full-bodied, with plenty of background oak and a great finish. It’s brilliant juice, but it needs at least 4-6 years of bottle age.”

94/100 Markus Del Monego MW
“Intense purple colour with violet hue and black core. Complex and well structured nose with aroma reminiscent of ripe blackberries, juicy black currants, sweet elderberries, dark stone fruit, complemented by refined toasting and hints of oriental spices. On the palate well structured with intense flavour of ripe fruit, elegant spiciness and fine toasting. A wine with excellent length and good tension."

92/100 Decanter
“Big, dominating tannins, this is burly, there is some seductive black cherry fruit underneath but it strides into the room. As it softens, sweet blackberry purée arrives, and overall you are firmly in signature Pomerol territory here, just a pumped-up version.”

90-92/100 Robert Parker
” The 2020 Maillet has a deep purple-black color and wonderfully pure notions of ripe black plums, wild blueberries and black cherries, plus hints of cedar chest, spice box and red roses with a waft of underbrush. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers mouth-filling black fruit layers with a firm, grainy frame of ripe tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy.”

91/100 Vinous
“The 2020 Maillet is a powerful, explosive Pomerol. Black cherry, plum, livorice, chocolate and cloves are all dialed up in this sumptuous, flamboyant 2020. Maillet is not subtle, but it packs plenty of punch and is sure to be a crowd pleaser.”

Château Maillet er skabt på 95 % Merlot og 5 % Cabernet Franc, der høstes fra slottets 4,5 hektar store terroir, der er opdelt i tre forskellige parceller med en jordbund bestående af grus, ler og sand. Terroiret er i absolut særklasse og godt 800 meter fra slottet finder vi seleveste Château Petrus.

Château Maillets Pomerol opnår sin silkebløde struktur og imponerende integration af fadkrydderi gennem ressourcekrævende mikro-vinificering. Det betyder, at vinen udelukkende er fremstillet på egetræsfade, hvor den gennemgår både alkoholisk og malolaktisk gæring. Som om det ikke var nok, så er fadene, der anvendes, 100% nye. Hubert de Bouard fra Château Angelus er ønologisk konsulent og han modner vinen i 18 måneder før flaskning.