{"id":7031,"date":"2021-11-12T10:07:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-12T10:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/a-quick-look-at-the-medoc\/"},"modified":"2021-11-12T10:07:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T10:07:55","slug":"a-quick-look-at-the-medoc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/12\/a-quick-look-at-the-medoc\/","title":{"rendered":"A Quick Look at The Medoc"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Medoc(November 2020) …<\/strong><\/em> A little late getting to this one as I was not sure exactly what to do with it. It was a tasting held over Zoom with quite a few bottles of Medoc wines – today I release Medoc by the numbers and the reviews of the wines.<\/p>\n

By the numbers …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Makes up 15% of Bordeaux vineyards
16,200 hectares of vine land
1500 Chateaux and brands
20% of those are less than 30 hectares
249 Cru Bourgeois designated estates (new)<\/p>\n

Medoc includes some of the most well-known appellations in Bordeaux including: Medoc, Haut Medoc, Listrac, Moulis, Margaux, Saint-Julien, Pauillac, and Saint-Estephe<\/p>\n

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The Wines …<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chateau Moulin de la Rose 2014 Saint-Julien
This is a highly drinkable Bordeaux with aromas of herbal, cranberry, floral and eucalyptus all leading to a complex palate that starts with herbal, clove, cedar and white pepper, then sweeps in subtle tannins and lots of red-ish fruit. Delicate and very drink-now-able.  (*** ½+)<\/p>\n

Chateau Mauvesin Barton 2015 Moulis-en-Medoc
Very woodsy nose and with fruit that sits on the dark spectrum side: black cherry and mocha with tannins that bite back and it packs a good acid punch – the finish dolls out quite a bit of earthy and woodsy notes too.  (*** ½)<\/p>\n

Dauphin de Grand Puy Ducasse 2015 Pauillac
This is the second wine of Grand Puy Ducasse … And for a second wine it delivers at a first quality level: aromas of smoked-blueberry, smoked meat, red currants and violets … The palate also delivers the goods: dark fruit and meaty notes with smoky-black cherry, leather, tobacco, cassis, and mocha plus a smoky cigar box finish. Layered and lovely.  (****)<\/p>\n

Chateau Deyram Valentin 2015 Margaux
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 49% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot – aromas of leather smoke and cedar; but here it’s the palate that shines with a silky-ness that included mocha, black cherry, black cranberry, blackberry, cassis, cigar box and leather; cedar sneaks in on the finish with notes of earth and good acid backbone.  (****+)<\/p>\n

Chateau Fontis 2010 Medoc – Cru Bourgeois
A 50\/50 blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon that’s smoky and cedary – but the alcohol comes across quite hot at 14% and you can definitely feel it; very cedary with forest floor and coffee, but it’s the high mocha content that seems to rescue this wine from mediocrity.  (*** ½)<\/p>\n

Chateau Ducluzeau 2016 Listrac-Medoc
Equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with 10% Petit Verdot (you do the math) – nice juicy entry with dark fruit: cassis, black and red currants, plus cocoa, all with a smoky – cedary backing. This has really good stuffing and delicate spice on the finish.  (****)<\/p>\n

Chateau de Serilhan 2016 Saint-Estephe – Cru Bourgeois
This one hits all those notes for red wine fans: lots of dark fruit and dark chocolate with patches of herbal and spice, plus a licorice note that helps tie it all together.  (****)<\/p>\n

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(November 2020) … A little late getting to this one as I was not sure exactly what to do with it. It was a tasting held over Zoom with quite a few bottles of Medoc wines – today I release Medoc by the numbers and the reviews of the wines. By the numbers … Makes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7026,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[190,62,1448,81],"class_list":["post-7031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-on-the-road-with-the-grape-guy","tag-bordeaux","tag-france","tag-medoc","tag-red-wine"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7031"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7031\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7026"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.michaelpinkuswinereview.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}