Clos la Madeleine, Grand Cru, St Emilion, 2018

Name: Clos la Madeleine, Grand Cru, St Emilion
Brand: Clos la Madeleine
Price: 414.32 GBP

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justerini & brooks tasting note

A robust, mineral infused new wine in the Moueix stable that points to a bright future. Full of dark chocolate and cherry fruit, savoury minerality and a sense of tilled earth, this doesn’t have the sweet caress of the most illustrious Moueix wines, but will deliver plenty of brooding pleasure in years to come and looks to have excellent oak integration.

critic reviews

91/100Neal Martin,Vinous

The 2018 Clos la Madeleine is ripe and exuberant on the nose, offering red plum, mulberry and blood orange scents; earthier notes develop with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with dark berries, that white pepper that I noticed out of barrel not accentuated in bottle. Quite spicy toward the end, although it just misses a little depth on the granular finish, I suspect because I tasted it so soon after bottling. Give it two or three years in bottle and I am sure it will improve.

DRINKING WINDOW 2023 - 2036

date of review 03/2021

92-94/100Lisa Perrotti-Brown,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

A blend of 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc, the medium garnet-purple colored 2018 Clos la Madeleine starts off just a little broody, soon giving way to very pretty scents of tilled soil, rose hip tea and fallen leaves over a core of warm redcurrants, chocolate-covered cherries and baked plums plus a hint of wild sage. Medium-bodied, the palate possesses loads of zip with vivacious red and black fruits and a racy line of freshness backed up by a chewy texture, finishing long and earthy. Not sure what the price is, but Im imagining theres a lot of bang for your buck here!

date of review 04/2019