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Another winner from this chateau with very pretty and dynamic fruit, fine tannins and a savory finish. Big wine that needs taming. Mar 2017, www.jamessuckling.com
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The 2016 Maillet has a smudged bouquet, a little warmth coming through and blurring the lines of the black cherry and raspberry fruit. The palate is better with crisp and slightly edgy tannin, tobacco-tinged black fruit with a grippy, slightly austere finish that just needs a little more flesh to balance it out. You know, it might well come good by the time of bottling. Stay tuned. Apr 2017, www.robertparker.com, Drink: 2020-2032
The 2016 Maillet is medium to deep garnet-purple colored, and features pronounced plums, black cherries and warm black raspberries that leap from the glass with hints of mocha and cigar box plus a waft of violets. Full-bodied, rich and packed with generous plum and blackberry preserves layers, it has a solid, velvety frame and fantastic length. Nov 2018, www.robertparker.com