Château Maucaillou - Moulis-en-Médoc 2018
1*Étoile
Hachette
92/100
James Suckling
92/100
Le Figaro
91/100
Wine Enthusiast
90-91/100
Vert de Vin
"This flagship estate offers consistent quality, silkiness, and elegance!"
"Fragrant with a floral character, this wine is already well-balanced. The tannins and fruit harmonize with a hint of vanilla from aging in wooden barrels. This wine should be ready to drink from 2025 onwards. (Wine Enthusiast 2021) - Excellent value for money from the Médoc! - Delivery in wooden cases is available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on the country and shipping method selected).
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Eye
Medium to deep garnet-purple color
Nose
Floral with notes of black fruit, spices, chocolate, and cedar
Mouth
Medium-bodied, extremely fruity with firm tannins. Creamy texture, balanced structure, and a juicy finish. It is the result of a long, drawn-out harvest where optimal ripeness was achieved.
Serve
At 17-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2023
Drink before
2035
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with roast veal, rib steak with Bordelaise sauce, spicy vegetable lasagna...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide) 1*Star (A serious production, recommendable, in line with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
Located near the Moulis train station, the architecture of Château Maucaillou is quite unusual, combining Renaissance and 18th-century styles. Owned by the Dourthe family since 1929, it was Pascal who, with the help of his two sisters Magali and Caroline, took over the reins in 2007, continuing the work begun by their father Philippe. Since the 2009 vintage, Magali has changed the style of the wines, which are now smoother and more modern than in the past, while remaining vigorous and suitable for aging.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2022) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About wine:
Fresh and delicious in its aromatic expression with lovely fruity notes, this wine develops a full, generous, and smooth palate, supported by velvety tannins and refined oak. 2025-2030
About the estate:
A flagship wine from Moulis, founded in 1875 in the localities of Caubet and Maucaillou ("bad stone"), a gravelly hilltop unsuitable for growing grain for medieval farmers, but ideal for vines. Owned by the Dourthe family since 1929, this estate has grown from 3.5 hectares at that time to 90 hectares today. Philippe Dourthe, the current owner, has entrusted its management to his three children.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2021 guide) 91/100
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)
About wine:
Fragrant with a floral character, this wine is already well-balanced. The tannins and fruit harmonize with a hint of vanilla from aging in wooden barrels. This wine should be ready to drink from 2025 onwards. - Roger Voss
James Suckling
Wine rated (2021 guide) 92/100
About wine:
Aromas of blackcurrant, clove, pine needles, dark chocolate, and graphite. Medium-bodied to full-bodied, it has firm, ripe, and creamy tannins. Excellent fruit depth. Juicy finish. Enjoy from 2023.
Le Figaro vins
Wine rated (2020 guide) 92/100
About wine:
The vintage is fragrant with intense berries—blackcurrant, blueberry—and sweet spices. The palate is ultra-silky and refined. 2020-2035
Vert de Vin
Wine rated (2021 guide) 90-91/100 (Jonathan Choukroun Chicheportiche)
About wine:
The nose is aromatic and offers a certain intensity, a very fine concentration, as well as a slightly tight grain and finesse. There are notes of lilac, lily, and, more subtly, strawberry blossom, combined with hints of fresh red berries, delicate touches of blackcurrant, and a discreet hint of spice. The palate is fruity and balanced, with a tangy structure, juiciness, fine tension and a fine texture. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of juicy/tangy blackcurrant, juicy blackberry, lily and, more subtly, rose, combined with hints of lilac, subtle hints of bergamot, and a subtle hint of pepper and toast.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 2 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. SALOM M. Published on October 13, 2025
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Review and opinion by Mr. THIERRY F. Published on 07/18/2025
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