Magdelaine (Ex Chateau) 2006

Magdelaine (Ex Chateau) 2006

Duty Paid
£95.00
Skip to product information
  • Vinous rating 88
  • Robert Parker rating 85
  • Jancis Robinson rating 16.5
Magdelaine (Ex Chateau) 2006
35 left

HED35782

75 cl

13.5%
£95.00
Taxes included.

Pay ex-VAT when shipping outside the UK

You must be of legal age to buy alcohol in your country of residence
  • Order by 2PM for same-day dispatch.
Château Magdelaine is now part of Château Bélair-Monange and its very last vintage was produced in 2011. The 2006 is one of the château’s final releases before the merge. It is a thoroughly pleasant cuvée, with a medium body, overripe berry fruit and a chocolate character. The tannins are soft and the finish silky.
88 Vinous
Ruby-red. Very dark aromas of medicinal black cherry and licorice. Supple and moderately sweet but a bit youthfully bound-up. Flavors of black cherry, dark chocolate and licorice are currently shortened by the wine's building tannins. Does it have enough mid-palate stuffing?Stephen Tanzer1st May 2007
85 Robert Parker
Tasted at Bordeaux Index`s annual 10-Year On tasting in London. I was not particularly enamoured by the 2006 Château Magdelaine from barrel, so after ten years, the question remains...was I too mean? Maybe. That said, I find the aromatics here more diffuse than the 2006 Canon-la-Gaffelière, missing Magdelaine`s usual cohesion and finesse. The palate is stocky, brittle in the mouth with dry tannin, tarry red berry fruit, a dash of white pepper with quite an austere finish. While I accept that I may have been harsh in barrel all those years ago, fact is, there are far superior wines from this "discontinued" estate out there. Tasted January 2016.
- Neal Martin
16.5 Jancis Robinson
Ah Magdelaine! A relic… Blackish ruby. Light, interesting, rather vegy, fragrant nose. Appetising. Mouth-filling with great succulent structure and there is more fruit here in the battle with the tannins than most. Rather charming. Attractive liveliness. (JR)

You may also like

Didn’t find what you were looking for?

Talk to our team