Chateau Maillet 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Chateau Maillet
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Pomerol
Varietal	Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Vintage	2020
Sku	83250
Size	750ml

Chateau Maillet is a new wine from the Pomerol appellation. As Pomerol is the smallest of the major Bordeaux regions with just 800 hectares of vines, it is quite hard for a new wine to become established, but that is what took place with the 2015 vintage. However, while the wine is new, the name is not exactly new.

The Moze Berthon family were already producing wine under the name of Chateau Gouperie and they were using the name of Maillet for the estate’s second wine. It’s possible to give credit to the genesis for Chateau Maillet for another wine the estate produced in 2004, L’Excellence du Chateau Grouperie, that was made from 100% Merlot.

Chateau Maillet Description

Chateau Maillet Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking

The 4.5 hectare Pomerol vineyard is planted to 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. The vineyard can be divided into 3 parcels. Their best parcel of land is the 2 hectares of vines located close to Chateau Bon Pasteur, not far from the St. Emilion Border. The terroir is gravel, clay, and sand soil. The vineyard is planted to a vine density of 5,500 vines per hectare.

Chateau Maillet can be enjoyed on the young side with decanting. Young vintages can be decanted for an average of 1 -2 hours or so.

This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Maillet is usually better with at least 4-7 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage character. Chateau Maillet offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 6-20 years of age after the vintage.

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