Wine Magrez Fombrauge Saint-Emilion 2001
Reviews of purchase Magrez Fombrauge Saint-Emilion 2001
Tasting Notes
Wine luxurious ruby-red color.
The wine has a superb rich flavor with a magnificent rich texture, long tannic aftertaste.
Wine with a magnificent complex bouquet with notes of black currant, chocolate, smoke, tobacco, earth and aroma of truffles.
The wine goes well with red meat, poultry, game, mature cheeses. The perfect complement to the sweet sponge cakes filled with currants and cherries.
Interesting Facts
Wine Magrez Fombrauge Saint-Emilion 2001 has excellent garnet color, "it boasts a fabulous texture, rich and dense, with low acidity and voluptuously textured, rich finish that lasts nearly a minute», - Robert Parker, in his opinion, the aroma is felt notes of melted chocolate, roasted coffee, cassis "crème de cassis" smoke and coal.
Another equally famous wine critic - Stephen Tanzer characterizes this wine: "Wine is a bright red ruby color. Fat, sweet and full-bodied, with almost truffle maturity. With a very mature aromas of currants, leather, earth and tobacco. The finish is ripe tannins. "
According to the legend, King Louis XIV of France in 1650, passing through the land Liburne, said with admiration about the wines of Saint Emilion as a "divine nectar". This is not surprising, because the soil in the area, rich in limestone - amazingly suited for vineyards. The red wines produced here from grapes such as Merlot (main variety for wines of Saint Emilion), Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, have the necessary fleshy, rigid and extremely fragrant with a distinctive flavor of spices. Every ten years, since 1955, held the official classification of wines of Saint Emilion region. This is done in order to maintain high standards of wines. Particular attention is drawn to the quality of the wine, as determined in the process of tasting, and not the fact on which it is made vineyards.
Producer's description
The owner of the great French Grand Cru vineyards and the legendary Château Pape Clement , Bernard Magrez acquired 35 wine estates around the world in his life, some of them recently acquired: in Portugal, in Spain, in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile, in Japan (on the slopes of the mountain Fuji, where white wine is produced, which can be compared with the wines of the best terroirs of the world), in California (in the Napa Valley) and in Italy. To each vineyard, Magret imparts his energy and experience so that he reveals his own individuality. All his wines are produced in small quantities, so high-quality drinks are highly appreciated by connoisseurs and experts.
Bernard Magre is called the "composer of rare wines". One of the main goals of Bernard Magrez is the discovery of new, little-known, but extremely promising terroirs for the production of great wines. All the wines of Bernard Magret have a rich history, many of them have been awarded at various international competitions. Bernard Magret's collection of awards includes many gold medals and the highest expert ratings of 100 points and 5 stars.
“I owe everything to wine. It taught me patience and the pursuit of excellent quality. I wanted each of my vineyards to earn the right to be called beautiful and unusual. history has been preserved. I will always be indebted to their charm and their secrets " - B. Magre.