Vieux Château Mazerat - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015

The Wine Cellar Insider

92-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

Showing a mineral-driven personality with a distinctive, stony edge, this wine has saline tannins, silky textures and real density in the finish. This is a wine to age.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Vieux Château Mazerat, which you could view as Jonathan Maltus' "second in command" after Le Dôme, is a blend of 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc picked on October 6 and 12 respectively, and matured in 80% new oak. It has a tightly wound bouquet with black cherry, bilberry and cold stone, a floral note emerging after a minute in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied but there is more fatness and density here compared to Jonathan's other 2015 single parcel offerings from Le Pontet and Le Carré. Plenty of "rondeur" here, perhaps because the pH is just a little higher, the finish well balanced, clean and fresh. I look forward to retasting this in bottle.

Bettane & Desseauve

14,5 / 20

the4/28/2016

Généreux et ample, assez puissant, solide.

Decanter.com

93 / 100

byJames Lawther MWthe4/28/2016

A Jonathan Maltus (Le Dôme) wine from a parcel touching Angélus. Fine, opulent texture masks a big tannic frame. Powerful and long on the finish. A strapping wine that should age.

Vinous

88-91 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Vieux Château Mazerat is another super-ripe, dark, powerful Saint-Émilion. There is impressive density in the glass, but like all of the 2015s here the Mazerat is lacking in freshness and energy. It will be interesting to see what happens as the wine goes into bottle.

timatkin.com

95 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Wine Enthusiast

96 / 100

the4/15/2016

95–97. Barrel Sample. This is an impressively perfumed wine, with fragrant black fruits and rich tannins moving together. It has a sumptuous character, powered by fruit as much as by tannins. It is a very fine, rich and dense wine that will age well.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

15,5 / 20

byJean-Marc Quarinthe4/14/2016

Belle couleur intense. Nez au fruité crémeux. Bouche tendre, fruitée, savoureuse, juteuse, juste un brin âpre dans la persistance. Bonne longueur.

Jamessuckling.com

90-91 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/5/2016

Soft and delicious young red with plum and walnut aromas and flavors. Medium body.

Wine Spectator

89-92 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2016

This has some heft, thanks in part to a wall of toasty vanilla and ganache, yet there’s ample density to the core of plum and currant fruit. The tannins are velvety, as per the vintage. Just need to see if this can handle its oak.—J.M.

La Revue du Vin de France

16,5-17 / 20

Le volume et la profondeur de cette cuvée élaborée par Jonathan Maltus forcent l'admiration. Proche d'Angélus, ce terroir a livré un vin satiné, opaque, qui reste très précis dans ses contours.