Les Rosés de Marie 2020 - must be purchased in cases of 12
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 71%, Cabernet Franc 26%, Merlot 3%
Alc. by vol.: 12.5%
This year, in the Médoc, the heat and drought gave small grapes with a high alcoholic potential and an acidity often lower than usual. The cool nights at the beginning of September brought back balance and the showers just before the harvest brought freshness and softened the Cabernets. As usual all the grapes were pressed immediately and each batch fermented separately. They repeated the experience of the 2019 with some precise and tense Merlot juices to see if they would qualify again during the blind blending... And yes! They did!
Harvest : Mechanical, September 16, 2020
Tasting :
Marc Quertinier, February 16, 2021, leaf day
Pretty pale pink petal color. Brilliant.
Fruity nose (red fruits), fruit jam, floral, long, peppery and fresh.
Fleshy mouth, full, fruity, fat. Fruity return.
To be served very chilled, 5 to 6° C.
Harmonises with :
Scallop carpaccio, king prawn brochette, small grilled red mullet, Portuguese style cod, ashy goat cheese, fresh fruit salad accompanied by a granite of the same wine...