Château Marjosse

WINE 21

FULL & ROUND

Once in a while you can be lucky enough to come across excellent Bordeaux, where the prices have not yet skyrocketed. This is precisely the case with this wine from Chateau Marjosse, which year after year reaps prestigious points from the major reviewers, while at the same time the price has managed to maintain the grounded connection.Here you get a truly wonderful glass of red wine with lots of soft, dark fruit, leather and cedar. The wine is full-bodied, round and completely ready to be drunk already, thanks in part to the high proportion of Merlot in the wine (80%). The rest of the wine is made up of Cabernet Sauvignon (10%) and Cabernet Franc (10%).

FYLDIG & RUND

En sjælden gang imellem kan man være heldig at falde over fremragende Bordeaux, hvor priserne endnu ikke er stukket i vejret. Det er netop tilfældet med denne vin fra Chateau Marjosse, der år efter år høster fornemme point hos de store anmeldere, samtidig med at prisen har formået at bevare jordforbindelsen.

Her får man et virkeligt skønt glas rødvin med masser af blød, mørk frugt, læder og cedertræ. Vinen er fyldig, rund og helt klar til at blive drukket allerede nu, blandt andet takket være den høje andel af Merlot i vinen (80%). Resten af vinen udgøres af Cabernet Sauvignon (10%) og Cabernet Franc (10%).

FACTS

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

Winery: Château Marjosse

Year: 2016

Type: Red

Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc 

Alcohol: 14%

Aging: Oak barrels

Closure: Cork

Winemaking: Traditional

ABOUT THE WINERY

CHÂTEAU MARJOSSE

Pierre Lurton took over the responsibility of managing Chateau Marjosse in 1990. When he started the property was only 12 hectares, but he later took over another 34 hectares from his father. Since then, significant renovations have been made to the winemaking facilities and new cellars have been built. Most of this work was completed in the year 2000, but the winery was updated again in 2013.Today there are over 50 hectares planted with both red and white grapes. For the white wines, you have 45% Semillon, 45% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Muscadelle. However, there is also a small plot of Chardonnay. The area with red grapes is planted with 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc, in addition to a small plot of old Malbec vines.

Pierre Lurton overtog ansvaret for at lede Chateau Marjosse i 1990. Da han begyndte var ejendommen på kun 12 hektar, men han overtog senere yderligere 34 hektar fra sin far. Siden da har man foretaget betydelige renoveringer i vinfremstillingsfaciliteterne og bygget nye kældre. Det meste af dette arbejde blev afsluttet i år 2000, men vingården blev dog opdateret igen i 2013.

I dag råder man over 50 hektar beplantet med både røde og hvide druer. For de hvide vines vedkommende har man 45% Semillon, 45% Sauvignon Blanc og 10% Muscadelle. Der er dog også en lille parcel med Chardonnay. Arealet med røde druer er tilplantet med 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon og 10% Cabernet Franc, foruden en lille parcel med gamle Malbec vinstokke.

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