Chateau Desmirail Margaux 2022 1.5Ltr

Heady and evocative notes on the nose, really perfumed and aromatic fruit and flowers with quite toasted edges of clove, tobacco and cedar. Juicy, clean, fun and friendly – tannins have a powdery texture that coats the mouth just covering the red berry juiciness although the acidity adds a nice lift and this ends clean and crystalline. There’s lots of concentration and ripeness here, a powerful base driving the wine, but it’s also restrained and graceful giving so much charm and approachability. I like the soft mintiness throughout and the wet stone minerality on the finish. Calm and collected. Easy to like.

• Country: France
• Region: Bordeaux
• Appellation: Margaux
• Size: 1.5Ltr
• Color: Red

Varietal

Red Bordeaux

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world’s finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six ‘official’ Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act ”“ the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.