Chateau Martet Reserve De La Famille Sainte-Foy Cotes de Bordeaux 2019

French President Emmanuel Macron’s favourite wine!

Merlot

$105.00

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Black Fruit, Preserved Fruit, Concentrated / Preserved Fruit, and Pepper / Spice, Leather / Earthy and Woody

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium +
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Bordeaux, France

Grape Varietals:
Merlot

Winemaking:

Crushed, Extended Skin Contact, and Malolactic Fermentation

Maturation: 13-18 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Prime rib, game stew, wild mushroom pasta

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Asian duck, wild mushroom and beef noodles, Koji prime rib

Chateau Martet

A legacy that started in the 13th century, and was reinvigorated in 1991 by Patrick de Coninck and Albert Michiels.

Description

Château Martet Reserve De La Famille 2019

Château Martet Reserve De La Famille is a true benchmark for great Bordeaux wine.

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Merlot. The fruit comes from 33 ha, including 17 ha intended for the Family Reserve, of vineyards in the Sainte-Foy Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. The vines grow in gravel iron clay limestone and clay limestone soils. The vineyards are tended to with organic fertilisers and reasoned soil tillage.

Taste Profile: Purplish red colour. This top-of-the-range wine opens with a blackberry, prune and truffle nose. Sensually smooth and supple on the palate with velvety tannins and dominant black fruit flavours. A wine that offers pleasure and finesse.

Winemaking Process: The wine ages for 18 months in new barrels from Radoux Blend.

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes

Malolactic fermentation

MLF is a process that results in reduction in acidity & the production of buttery texture & taste profile, often applied to more bodied styles of red & white wines
While not all creamy whites or rich fruity reds undergo MLF, and can adopt similar profiles from barrel ageing,