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Château Machorre
Wine overview
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- Name of wine : Château Machorre
- Vintage : 2008
- Appellation : Bordeaux Supérieur
- Colour : Red
- Style indication : Medium weight red
- Aging : Barrel matured
- Alcohol : 13.5%vol
- Contents : 750ml
- When to drink : Between 2010 and 2016
- Press : Argent Bordeaux 2011 & "Vin Presque Parfait 2011"
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Diamonds for this wine :
The property
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- Owner(s) :
- Marie Thiéry
- Location :
- Saint-Macaire - France
- Vineyard manager :
- Marie Thiéry
- Cellar manager :
- Marie Thiéry
Vineyards
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- Vineyard size :
- 22 hectares
- Topology :
- Steep slopes
- Predominant exposure :
- South, South West
- Grape varieties :
- Merlot : 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon : 30%, Cabernet Franc : 10%
- Planting density :
- 5000 vines per hectare
- Average age of wines :
- Merlot : 15 years, Cabernet Sauvignon : 20 years, Cabernet Franc : 15 years
- Organic :
- No
- Bio dynamic :
- No
- Picking method :
- Machine
- Pre-crush sorting :
- Yes
- De-stalking :
- Total
- Type of press :
- Horizontal pneumatic
Packaging
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- Closure :
- Natural cork
Appearance
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- Clear
- Dark red
Bouquet
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- Intense
- Slight vinosity
- Rasins like
- Vanilla, Resinous
- Varietal neutral
- Some maturity evident
- Elegant
- Wooded
Palate
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- Slight vinosity
- Rasins like
- Some maturity evident
- Vanilla, Resinous
- Medium tannin
- Full bodied
- Wooded
- Varietal neutral
- Elegant
- Balanced acidity
- Long finish
