"Without making a fuss, the 2016 vintage, with its airy profile, delights with its beautiful elegance and bright fruit. A very good deal."(Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF) Round and rich on the palate, Château Desmirail 2016 is a seductive wine with powerful yet velvety tannins. The finish reveals notes of ripe red fruit, accompanied by hints of licorice, dark chocolate, and cedar, with impressive length! - Delivery in wooden cases for all orders of 6 bottles of this wine (excluding Point Relais delivery method).
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Eye
Purplish color with bright and dark reflections
Nose
Intoxicating with aromas of blueberry, blackcurrant, black cherry, plum, and coffee...
Mouth
Round and full-bodied on the palate, Château Desmirail 2016 is a seductive wine with powerful yet velvety tannins. The finish reveals notes of ripe red fruit accompanied by hints of licorice, dark chocolate, and cedar, with good length.
Serve
At 17-18°C
Drink before
2035+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with red and white meats, game, mature cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)
About wine:
Slightly roasted woody notes, balanced body but less sappy than its third growth peers, refined but lacking the complexity that the year would allow.
About the estate:
This vintage is one of the least known in the classification but has excellent plots at the heart of its appellation, and its high-quality 2010 shows what it can do. The following vintages are more uneven, appearing a little thin at first but finding a nice balance two years after bottling, with an elegant floral character typical of Margaux.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2019 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About the estate:
Opening onto the Route des Châteaux, in the heart of the village of Cantenac, through a majestic pink marble gate, an elegant 18th-century charterhouse commands this ancient vineyard (17th century), classified in 1855. The estate was acquired in 1980 by Lucien Lurton, who passed it on to his son Denis in 1992 when he divided his vast wine-growing estate among his children.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About wine:
Without making a sound, the 2016 vintage, with its airy profile, delights with its beautiful elegance and bright fruit. A very fine wine.
About the estate:
A Margaux Third Growth, the château was literally resurrected by Lucien Lurton in the early 1980s. Since then, it has often disappointed with wines lacking in body, vigor, and distinction of bouquet. But since 2000, it has been improving steadily, displaying the aromatic finesse and delicate texture that are the hallmarks of an accomplished Margaux, with the high proportion of Merlot helping to "round out the edges" of a wine that was once a little harsh.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated 16.5/20
James Suckling
Wine rated (2019 guide) 93/100
About wine:
Superb, very spicy, modern, and full-bodied nose, fragrant with black plum, berries, and chocolate, fresh and well-balanced. The palate offers a sense of firmness but also softness with lots of ripe berries, enveloped in well-integrated spicy oak. A blend of 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Petit Verdot. Try from 2023.
Customer rating
5/5
based on 1 review
Review and opinion by Ms. IRENE B. Published on 06/03/2021
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