2020 Chateau Magnol Haut Medoc
Tasting Notes:
Deep, brilliant cherry red color with a purple hue. Expressive, rich and complex nose with a solid core of black berries (blackcurrant, black cherry), spices and wild sage framed by a menthol tone. Harmonious, well-balanced and full-bodied, fine and elegant tannins. The aftertaste is rich and savory with fruity and spicy flavors delivering a vanilla and licorice length. Pair with red meats, ripe cheeses. Try with Pyrenees cheese, black cherry jam and walnut.
Blend: 49% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
About Chateau Magnol:
Château Magnol is the heart of Barton & Guestier.
Hosting the headquarters of the company, the 18th century castel is also a wine school and guest house. Above all, Chateau Magnol is a fantastic vineyard of 30 hectares in the Haut-Médoc Appellation, classified Cru Bourgeois et certified HVE (High Environmental Value).
The winemakers at Château Magnol, aim to extract high quality tannins and flavors in order to produce a wine typical of the appellation: robust and powerful. After careful selection and minimal interference in the natural ripening of the grapes, alcoholic fermentation generally takes place at 30°C with one rack and return per day. The wine stays on the skins for about 3 weeks. After alcoholic fermentation, Château Magnol is aged in vat on its lees with controlled oxysgenation. The wine is then blended and put into oak barrels, where it stays for 12 months. In order to provide an elegant, well-integrated oak presence, Bernard Fulloy decided to use 350 litre French oak barrels, of which 30% are new every year. Once barrel ageing is over, the wine is fined and bottled.
Tasting Notes:
Deep, brilliant cherry red color with a purple hue. Expressive, rich and complex nose with a solid core of black berries (blackcurrant, black cherry), spices and wild sage framed by a menthol tone. Harmonious, well-balanced and full-bodied, fine and elegant tannins. The aftertaste is rich and savory with fruity and spicy flavors delivering a vanilla and licorice length. Pair with red meats, ripe cheeses. Try with Pyrenees cheese, black cherry jam and walnut.
Blend: 49% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot
About Chateau Magnol:
Château Magnol is the heart of Barton & Guestier.
Hosting the headquarters of the company, the 18th century castel is also a wine school and guest house. Above all, Chateau Magnol is a fantastic vineyard of 30 hectares in the Haut-Médoc Appellation, classified Cru Bourgeois et certified HVE (High Environmental Value).
The winemakers at Château Magnol, aim to extract high quality tannins and flavors in order to produce a wine typical of the appellation: robust and powerful. After careful selection and minimal interference in the natural ripening of the grapes, alcoholic fermentation generally takes place at 30°C with one rack and return per day. The wine stays on the skins for about 3 weeks. After alcoholic fermentation, Château Magnol is aged in vat on its lees with controlled oxysgenation. The wine is then blended and put into oak barrels, where it stays for 12 months. In order to provide an elegant, well-integrated oak presence, Bernard Fulloy decided to use 350 litre French oak barrels, of which 30% are new every year. Once barrel ageing is over, the wine is fined and bottled.
