Château Maucaillou - Moulis 2009

Jamessuckling.com

88 / 100

par James Suckling le 14/07/2014

A little lean but some pretty dried fruits and spices. Full body, chewy tannins and a medium finish. Disjointed now, but will improve with age. Better in 2015.

Wine Spectator

89 / 100

par James Molesworth le 31/03/2012

Rounded and plush, but focused, with supple red currant, blackberry and plum fruit, offset with hints of vanilla and a nice tug of earth on the finish. Drink now through 2014. 29,280 cases made. –JM

Wine Advocate

85 / 100

par Robert Parker le 29/02/2012

A one-dimensional, simple, straightforward wine with good red and black fruits, some herbs and earth, the superficiality of this wine is apparent on the palate as it lacks concentration and should therefore be consumed over the next 7-8 years.

GaultMillau

15,5 / 100

le 30/09/2010

Le nez est de violette, d'ambre et d'encens. C'est "délicieux", vite rehaussé d'épices sur une base de cassis et de myrtille. La bouche est un peu chaude avec des tanins présents. Le vin n'en reste pas moins très sensible, voire vibrant.

Decanter Magazine

15 / 20

par Steven Spurrier le 30/06/2010

Good plummy, direct fruit, suppl and rounded, natural acidity, forward style. Drink 2013-2017

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

87-90 / 100

par Stephen Tanzer le 30/06/2010

Bright purple-ruby. Highly floral nose offers scents of lavender, lily, violet, blackberry, cedar and graphite. Lush, rich and sweet on entry, with rich black fruit and smoky underbrush flavors given adequate lift by lively acidity. finishes pure, clean and long, with a trace of warmth, lingering notes of minerals and coffee, and a healty dose of youthfully aggressive tannins. This wine will need at least a few years to resolve its tannins but should prove to be a splendid Maucaillou.

Le Figaro

90-92 / 100

par Bernard Burtschy le 30/06/2010

Robe très sombre. Nez superbe, mûre et épices. En bouche, souple, boisé, enjôleur, joli fruit, un peu racoleur, mais la matière est là.

Falstaff

90-92 / 100

par Peter Moser le 30/04/2010

Zart nach Kiefernöl, balsamische Nuancen, zart nach Dörrobst, reife Zwetschkenfrucht. Stoffig und rund, zart nach Weihrauch, süßer Kern, gute Komplexität, hat Länge, feiner Nougat, Röstaromen im Abgang.

TAST

15 / 20

par Bettane & Desseauve le 30/04/2010

Peu de caractère distinctif, du raisin mûr, certainement, mais dans une compétition aussi élevée il ne semble pas à sa place.

Wine Advocate

90-92 / 100

par Neal Martin le 30/04/2010

Tasted at Vintex. This has a well defined red-berried nose with just a hint of apricot and orange sorbet...very Margaux like and it improves with aeration. The palate however, is delectable from the start: beautiful balance at the core of which are filigree tannins and a supremely well poised red-berried finish. This is a superb Maucaillou. A second sample flirted with over-ripeness, but showed sufficient delineation on the finish to remain positive about its development. Tasted March 2010.

Wine Enthusiast

91-93 / 100

par Roger Voss le 30/04/2010

Smoothly polished wine, lovely blackberry jelly flavors and sweet fruit. Ripe, juicy with wood and a potentially good structure.

WeinWisser

16 / 20

par René Gabriel le 30/04/2010

2015–2027

Jancis Robinson

15,5 / 20

par Jancis Robinson le 07/04/2010

Relatively pale. Very obvious sweet oak on the nose – something one rarely comes across nowadays. Sinewy and jagged – very much a sum of disparate parts. Jagged tannins on the finish. Drink 2016-2024