2009 Marquis d'Alesme
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A blend of 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon from an excellent-quality, cool harvest. Aged 13 months in 80% new French barrels and 20% second use. Polished, archetypal Margaux. A little dry on the end and without real lusciousness on the mid palate. It may always be a little dry. (JR)
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Even in a great vintage such as 2009 (perhaps the finest for the Cabernet Sauvignon grape during my three plus decades of tasting wine), this wine, a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, is still lean, austere, and uninteresting. Hope springs eternal. (Tasted once.)
About the producer
The estate dates back to 1585 and has been producing wine on the property since the early 17th century. In the 1855 classification the Chateau was awarded Third Growth status.