Château Marquis d'Alesme
Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend
Margaux, Médoc, Bordeaux, France
First bottle of a case of this 2016 Ch. Marquis d’Alesme, a modern Margaux property run by the Perrodo family with an all-female team in charge. I’ve been excited to try it.
Safe to say, it’s young. Quite austere at the moment, but incredibly promising. There are intense and angular aromas of cedar, sandalwood, tomato leaf, blackberry, blackcurrant, with the palate showing a similarly hunkered-down profile. All the fruit seems to be kept in reserve for now, behind a convincing body of coarse tannin, a graphite edge and a gorgeous vanilla note through the finish.
Very promising stuff, this should be left for at least another 2/3 years and keep for many more thereafter. A gorgeous wine in the making.
First bottle of a case of this 2016 Ch. Marquis d’Alesme, a modern Margaux property run by the Perrodo family with an all-female team in charge. I’ve been excited to try it.
Safe to say, it’s young. Quite austere at the moment, but incredibly promising. There are intense and angular aromas of cedar, sandalwood, tomato leaf, blackberry, blackcurrant, with the palate showing a similarly hunkered-down profile. All the fruit seems to be kept in reserve for now, behind a convincing body of coarse tannin, a graphite edge and a gorgeous vanilla note through the finish.
Very promising stuff, this should be left for at least another 2/3 years and keep for many more thereafter. A gorgeous wine in the making.
Good peppermint/menthol on the front. Drying tannins in the back. Could have used more time in the bottle.
Good peppermint/menthol on the front. Drying tannins in the back. Could have used more time in the bottle.
Nov 14th, 2021
Fresh Fruity aroma. Concentration with some leather flavor. A bit spicy. Robust structure. WA96, previous evaluation was not so good, this one has a potential, I think. Now is still solid, but over the years, it is expected to be good! Even in 5th day, much more smooth. It shows big potential. 2016 @1890, Xiaduo, 200910
Fresh Fruity aroma. Concentration with some leather flavor. A bit spicy. Robust structure. WA96, previous evaluation was not so good, this one has a potential, I think. Now is still solid, but over the years, it is expected to be good! Even in 5th day, much more smooth. It shows big potential. 2016 @1890, Xiaduo, 200910
Sep 10th, 2020
Minimal fruit on the top end. Started extremely heavy darker tannins, but has soften up after a couple hours. Flavor is lacking range. Tannins aren’t showing the maturity I was hoping for. Likely needs more age but disappointing for $45
Minimal fruit on the top end. Started extremely heavy darker tannins, but has soften up after a couple hours. Flavor is lacking range. Tannins aren’t showing the maturity I was hoping for. Likely needs more age but disappointing for $45
May 19th, 2020
