Cru Monplaisir 2021
A fruit forward, easy-to-love wine that over-delivers.
Cru Monplaisir is a little know estate in Margaux, bordering both Ch. Margaux on one side and Ch. d’Issan on the other. A slightly unusual blend of overwhelmingly Merlot with small quantities of Cabernet Sauvigon and Cabernet Franc allow to take full advantage of the two types of soil found on the estate: gravel and clay. This explains its listing as a Bordeaux Superieur. Quite a rare find for the true connoisseur and offering great value.
$230
The vintage
Winery
Gonet-MedevilleAppellation & Region
BordeauxBlend
75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet FrancSoil
Clay, gravel with siltAlcohol Content
14.5%Vineyards & Vinification
The grapes come from vineyards just outside the Margaux appellation, along the “palus,” or former marshland, near the Gironde, as well as from the village of Grignons, south of Preignac.
Two different soil types – one of gravel and clay and the other silt – contribute to the complexity of this overperforming red.
Aging in only 10% oak and the rest in tank make the nature of the varietals the stars of this bottling.
The grapes are macerated for 18 days, fermented in stainless steel tanks, then aged 10% in barrels, 90% in tanks for 10 months.
