Bordeaux Petit Chateaux

Garnet-purple color. On the nose, elegant notes of blueberries and blackberries, hints of mocha and cigar, and floral aromas like violets. On the palate, very structured, dark fruit, and long finish. Aging: Chateau Maillet is completely vinified in the barrel (alcoholic and malolactic fermentation) and it is also aged in a 100% new French oak barrel. Grape Varietals: 95 % Merlot 5 % Cabernet Franc. Food Pairing: Pair this wine with mostly all meats: veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes, Asian Cuisine, and pasta. "I loved the 2020 Château Maillet, a richer, concentrated, focused Pomerol with terrific density and depth. Black cherries, smoked darker currants, chocolate, and leafy tobacco are just some of its nuances, and it's medium to full-bodied, with plenty of background oak and a great finish." - Jeb Dunnuck

Chateau Gourprie owned by the Moze Berthon family since 1820, is a charming little estate situated at Maillet, neighboring Château Gazin, l'Evangile and Le Bon Pasteur. This vineyard is composed of 4.5 hectares laying on a superb clay-limestone and ferruginous subsoil typical of the Pomerol area. Since 2014 Hubert de Boüard (Chateau Angelus) is the wine consultant as well as Chateau Maillet the other Pomerol jewel of the Moze-Berthon family. VINEYARD Varietals : 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc Soil: gravels and sand on a clay-limestone and ferruginous subsoil. Size of the vineyard: 10 ha Age of the vine: 35 years Planting density : 6 000 vines/ha Average Yield: 40 hl/ ha Harvest: by hand WINEMAKING Vinification: in stainless steel vats with temperature control Aging: 12 months in French oak barrels (33% in new barrels) Bottling: at the Château TASTING NOTES Carmin color with beautiful depth. Complex nose, expressing ripe red fruit (crushed strawberry), vanilla and torrefaction. In the mouth the texture is silky and tannins express finesse and balance. The mouth evolution is long and harmonious with notes licorice and tobacco.