Le Seuil de Mazeyres 2016 Pomerol
Item Number: 11 10 854 16
Le Seuil de Mazeyres 2016 Pomerol
Historic Pomerol from an outstanding 97 Point vintage!
Quick Taste
- 97 Point Vintage!
- "beautiful energy enhanced by real freshness."
- "can be enjoyed young and for the next ten years."
- Vines have been growing on this site since the 14th Century!
- Organic
About Le Seuil de Mazeyres 2016 Pomerol
Château Mazeyres, right in the heart of Libourne, is inextricably linked to the history of Pomerol. It has been a very active, lively site since the Roman era. Its plateau, served by two major routes during this period, was chosen by the poet Ausonius for his Lucaniac villa. Remarkable pottery dating from the third century has been found on the chateau site, representing traces of an old Gallo-Roman villa. The town’s archives reveal that vines have been grown on this site since the 14th century.
2016 will be remembered as an improbable, ultimately rare vintage shaped by contrasts. It was characterised by an extremely damp spring followed by a particularly dry summer. Everything began under auspicious circumstances with early budding. This head start was quickly reduced by a rather cool and very damp period from March to June. Downy mildew became the main concern. Amid this threat to the vine’s overall cycle, the skies brightened for ten days, enabling quick, complete flowering. Summer arrived from 21 June in hot and above all extremely dry form throughout the season. Rainfall on 13 September, vital to ease the vines, allowed harvests to be performed at leisure.
This 65 % Merlot, 35 % Cabernet Franc blend is bright ruby red. Black fruit and flowers on the nose. Soft and smooth in the attack. This wine has a beautiful energy enhanced by real freshness. The finish is vibrant and offers up toasted notes paired with black fruit and liquorice. All of this comes together to make a wine that can be enjoyed young and for the next ten years.
Wine Details
- Alcohol % 13.0%
- Bottle Size 750 ml
- Wine Type Red
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
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