Clos Manou
Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend
Médoc, Bordeaux, France
This wine is 100% Merlot and is positively amazing. Quite delicious excellent fruit long finish. The grapes in this wine are all planted in the 1850s and are pre-phylloxera Vines.
This wine is 100% Merlot and is positively amazing. Quite delicious excellent fruit long finish. The grapes in this wine are all planted in the 1850s and are pre-phylloxera Vines.
Aug 22nd, 2019Fresh pepper, raisin, not rich, but subtlety voluptuous
Fresh pepper, raisin, not rich, but subtlety voluptuous
Aug 13th, 2016A 30-minute decant should suffice. I opened it several hours before serving and left it in the bottle. Fresh after opening, and almost ready to serve. No sediment. In the evening, the nose was fruit-forward with a little smoke, a little wood, a bit of herbs. Palate was harmonious: Medium-bodied, shy fruit with a nice bold peak on mid-palate, tannins are medium+, acidity is medium-, sweetness is medium- but was amplified by steak – we liked the wine better before and after dinner. Short finish. A good one to bridge the time until the 2010 comes around which I hope it does. 50+4+12+15+6=87, and that's due to the very short finish. If it wasn't for that, it would be a 90. Judging from the tannin and acidity, I'd say the 2011 has a few years left. Drink up before 2019.
A 30-minute decant should suffice. I opened it several hours before serving and left it in the bottle. Fresh after opening, and almost ready to serve. No sediment. In the evening, the nose was fruit-forward with a little smoke, a little wood, a bit of herbs. Palate was harmonious: Medium-bodied, shy fruit with a nice bold peak on mid-palate, tannins are medium+, acidity is medium-, sweetness is medium- but was amplified by steak – we liked the wine better before and after dinner. Short finish. A good one to bridge the time until the 2010 comes around which I hope it does. 50+4+12+15+6=87, and that's due to the very short finish. If it wasn't for that, it would be a 90. Judging from the tannin and acidity, I'd say the 2011 has a few years left. Drink up before 2019.
Apr 26th, 201665% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Precious garnet color with purple reflexes. Slow legs. After 1 hour in the open bottle, it smells like strawberry, plum, tiny bits of smokey bacon, maybe sweet tobacco. A little meaty. Maybe minerals or pepper, something that's tickling my nose. Maybe it's just the alcohol. To me, most red wines do it. I'd say the alcohol shows a little. Medium-bodied with low to medium acidity. Some sweetness. Tannins are powerful, slightly rigid, more around the sides and not so much the oak tannins on mid-palate. The finish starts out strong with sweetness, astringency, a little bitterness. Tannin stays around very long. After 3 hours in the bottle and 20 minutes in the glass, it has developed a lot. Round on the nose with some dark fruit, wood, cinnamon and vanilla. Full-bodied, a little more sweetness and acidity, silky tannins, very balanced and smooth. Maybe violets?Shorter finish. Besides that, outstanding. 50+5+12+17+7=91 (out of 50+5+15+20+10)
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Precious garnet color with purple reflexes. Slow legs. After 1 hour in the open bottle, it smells like strawberry, plum, tiny bits of smokey bacon, maybe sweet tobacco. A little meaty. Maybe minerals or pepper, something that's tickling my nose. Maybe it's just the alcohol. To me, most red wines do it. I'd say the alcohol shows a little. Medium-bodied with low to medium acidity. Some sweetness. Tannins are powerful, slightly rigid, more around the sides and not so much the oak tannins on mid-palate. The finish starts out strong with sweetness, astringency, a little bitterness. Tannin stays around very long. After 3 hours in the bottle and 20 minutes in the glass, it has developed a lot. Round on the nose with some dark fruit, wood, cinnamon and vanilla. Full-bodied, a little more sweetness and acidity, silky tannins, very balanced and smooth. Maybe violets?Shorter finish. Besides that, outstanding. 50+5+12+17+7=91 (out of 50+5+15+20+10)
A nice Bordeaux. Enjoyed this wine with a med rare steak (no sauce) at Spruce in SF and it was nice, not great.
A nice Bordeaux. Enjoyed this wine with a med rare steak (no sauce) at Spruce in SF and it was nice, not great.
Nov 7th, 2014Blossomed into savory leathery goodness during our chicken dinner.
Blossomed into savory leathery goodness during our chicken dinner.
Mar 16th, 2014
Clement had this 10 years ago
Clement had this 10 years ago
Feb 1st, 2014
Johan Knivsberg had this 2 years ago
Johan Knivsberg had this 2 years ago
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