Clos Marsalette AOC Pessac-Leognan, 2015

Clos Marsalette at Martillac in Pessac-Léognan is a property jointly owned by Count Stephan von Neipperg and Didier Miqueu. Von Neipperg seems to have a magic touch when it comes to making wine, having turned around the fortunes of a number of wine estates. Wherever they are, he produces concentrated, dense wines that are also elegant and balanced. Clos Marsalette 2015 has red and black fruit aromas combined with savoury, earthy and roasted coffee bean aromas. It is complex and supple with a smooth, round palate oozing mulberries and toasty characters, produced from 50% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc. The vineyard covers a total area of approximately 13 hectares on gravelly rises deposited by the Garonne River over diverse subsoils of marine sediment, shells, sand and clay.