58.6 Saint-Emilion

1999 Bernard Magrez Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Class

AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru

Merlot

28-3524

(Robert Parker’s rating: 97 points)
( 500 ) St-Emilion (2017-2047)

With a vineyard covering 58.60 hectares, this unusually large surface area for Saint-Emilion brings a unique typicity to its terroir a typicity in diversity. The diversity of its soils and the vineyards wide range of exposures give the wine of Fombrauge its complexity and identity.

To ensure the full expression of the estates rich terroir, Bernard Magrez, the owner since 1999, today combines ancestral savoir-faire with precision viticulture.The result is a sublime wine, the epitome of a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Class.

Appellation:
AOC Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux

Country of Origin:
Bordeaux, France

Type:
Red/Rouge (Still)

Grape Varieties:
Merlot

Vinification:
After cold maceration, fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled vats for 28 to 35 days. The wines stay 24 months in new barrels before bottling.

Tasting Notes:
(Robert Parker’s rating: 97 points)
Tiny yields(500 or so cases), malolactic in barrel, aging on its lees and no fining or filtration produced an exotic, full-throttle St.-Emilion boasting an explosive nose of blueberry pie, lead pencil shavings, black truffles, camphor, incense and toasty oak. Made in a borderline extreme style, the wine is extracted and full-bodied with enormous quantities of fruit, extract, tannin and glycerin…..Wines such as this tend to transform from blockbuster fruit bombs into far more civilized, elegant and streamlined wines. (Drink date: 2017-2047)