Description
Clos Marsalette Pessac-Leognan 2015
Varietal: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 48% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
James Suckling: 92PTS
Vinous: “ The 2015 Clos Marsalette is rich, powerful and authoritative, just as it was from barrel. Black cherry, smoke, rose petal, menthol, licorice and savory herbs fill out the wine’s ample frame effortlessly, but there is good energy to back things up. Time in the glass brings out the 2015’s aromatic dimension. Clos Marsalette is arguably the most extroverted, flamboyant wine in Pessac-Léognan.”
Located in Martillac, in the Pessac-Léognan appellation, Clos Marsalette is jointly owned by Count Stephan von Neipperg and Didier Miqueu. This vineyard sits magnificently on gravelly soils deposited long ago by the Garonne. Offering a great diversity, the subsoil is composed of marine sediment from the Miocene and Pliocene epochs (5 to 15 million years ago) in the form of shelly sand with a bit of clay, fawn-colored sand, and multi-colored clay.
