2016
37.5cl
DP
£7.64
vintage
portfolio
2016
37.5cl
DP
£7.64
2016
24x37.5cl
DP
£183.66
2016
75cl
DP
£15.30
2016
12x75cl
DP
£183.66
2016
6x1.5L
DP
£183.66
Paul and Cédric Valade's Grande Maye, from the hills of Castillon is reliably brilliant. Produced from 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, it is perhaps a notch up on the very impressive 2015. Slightly less flamboyant and more controlled, the 2016 is a real class act. The bouquet offers notes of violets, woodsmoke, bright hedgerow berries and liquorice. The mid-palate has wonderfully textured fruit, with plenty of cassis and cranberry. There is a velvety quality to the fruit framed by sleek, granular tannins. A mighty impressive example from this much vaunted vintage.
Situated in the Côtes de Castillon, where the terroir is similar to the higher vineyards of St Emilion, Château La Grande Maye reminds you that Bordeaux is not just about astronomically priced classed growths. The average age of vines on this 18 hectare Estate is 30 years and consist predominantly of Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The final blend spends a year in 1/3 new oak barrels and with its ripeness of fruit, grainy texture and complexity offers a value for money the rest of the world would be hard pushed to beat.
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