21301 customer reviews

Château Merigot 2016

Côtes de Bourg|Red wine

3.3/5 (31 customers)

3*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

“A wine dominated largely by Merlot (95%, with a touch of Malbec), boasting a sumptuous deep burgundy color, opening with aromas of ripe black berries, slightly candied red fruits, and sweet spices. The palate is perfectly balanced: full-bodied and voluminous, with a skillfully measured freshness that brings liveliness and length, and tannins that are both firm and refined. Perfect.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019)

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Estate

Château Merigot

Vintage

2016

Designation

Côtes de Bourg

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

95% Merlot, 5% Malbec

Regions

Red bass

Viticulture

Traditional and refined

Grape Harvest

At peak ripeness

Winemaking

Traditional

Livestock farming

Traditional

Alcohol content

14.5%

Eye

Deep ruby color

Nose

An explosion of red fruit flavors

Palate

Balanced and harmonious, with a lovely freshness

Serve

At 17°C

Open

30 minutes before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairings

Pairs well with a nice cut of beef, kidneys, honey-roasted duck, beef stew, beef carpaccio...

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Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) 3*Top Pick (Exceptional wine)

Rated estate (2024 guide) Featured (Successful wine)

About the wine:

While Château Montfollet is often in the spotlight, it is with his Château Merigot that Dominique Raimond shines once again. A wine dominated largely by Merlot (95%, with Malbec as a complement), adorned with a sumptuous deep burgundy color, opening with aromas of ripe black berries, slightly candied red fruits, and sweet spices. The palate is perfectly balanced: rich in body and volume, with a skillfully measured freshness that brings vitality and length, and tannins that are both firm and refined. Perfect.

About the estate:

Dominique Raimond owns several châteaux in the Blayais and Bourgeais regions: Montfollet, one of the region’s leading estates, Haut Lalande, Graulet, Merigot, Haut Grela, and Puy d’Amour (13 hectares of organic vineyards). He is a member of the highly regarded Cars cooperative (founded in 1937), renamed “Châteaux solidaires” in 2011, which vinifies the harvests of about ten member châteaux—selected with great rigor—separately.

Customer rating

3.3/5

based on 31 reviews

Review by Mr. SEBASTIEN G. Published on May 13, 2019

Really not great—no body, harsh on the palate. Where did the 3 Hachette stars and the “favorite” rating come from?