Château La Mazerolle, Red Bordeaux
Other, France 2010 (750mL)
Regular price$20.00
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Château La Mazerolle, Red Bordeaux
At the beginning of the year, we offered one of the greatest value red Bordeaux on the market, produced from the spectacular 2010 vintage. As you are all well aware, finding quality Bordeaux at a price as low as this is nearly impossible these days. Due to high demand from customers who loved this wine, we requested more from the importer, and our wish was granted. This classic Bordeaux was crafted by the former winemaker of the famed first-growth Château Latour who, after years of making one of the finest wines in the world, returned to his family’s estate, Château La Mazerolle.
From their near-perfect 2010 vintage, this wine is an absolute classic beauty at an incredibly rare price in the current market; it is easily the finest Bordeaux around $20 that I’ve tasted in years. As prices for Bordeaux have escalated in the past decade, many connoisseurs have been forced to look toward other regions for quality and affordability. Examples at this price are often green, uninspired, and difficult to drink - but, not today. Delivering all the traditional Bordeaux notes of leather, cedar, tobacco and classic balance, this wine is a guaranteed winner. For those of you who love Bordeaux and miss the days of accessible daily drinkers, this is your wine.
The 2010 Château la Mazerolle exhibits a dark crimson, nearly opaque core with slight orange and garnet reflections on the rim. This simply classic rendition of Bordeaux delivers perfectly ripe red and black currant, dried red plum and dried violets over the aromas of leather, tobacco, and pencil lead - everything we all crave from the appellation. The medium-bodied palate has a richness and lush texture that is intricately wrapped in soft tannins. Red and black fruit, reminiscent of the nose, are elevated by flavors of wet clay, tobacco, leather pencil lead and subtle, well-integrated oak spices. This wine is stunning straight out of the gate and merely needs a ten-minute decant. Serve in Bordeaux stems between 60-70 degrees, depending on your preference. This wine is at its stunning peak, and should stay in this beautiful place for the next 2-3 years. For an evening as classic as the wine itself, pair with Anthony Bourdain’s recipe for steak au poivre.
From their near-perfect 2010 vintage, this wine is an absolute classic beauty at an incredibly rare price in the current market; it is easily the finest Bordeaux around $20 that I’ve tasted in years. As prices for Bordeaux have escalated in the past decade, many connoisseurs have been forced to look toward other regions for quality and affordability. Examples at this price are often green, uninspired, and difficult to drink - but, not today. Delivering all the traditional Bordeaux notes of leather, cedar, tobacco and classic balance, this wine is a guaranteed winner. For those of you who love Bordeaux and miss the days of accessible daily drinkers, this is your wine.
Situated about a half hour southeast of the city of Bordeaux in Entre-Deux-Mers, Château la Mazerolle delivers this classic Bordeaux at such a value thanks to its off-the-beaten path locale. Translating to “between two tides,” Entre-Deux-Mers lies between the Garonne and Dordogne Rivers and boasts one of the longest histories of wine production in France thanks to the Benedictine Monks. Although white wines from the region can carry the “Entre-Deux-Mers” designation, their red wines must be labeled as “Bordeaux” and can offer an incredible price to quality when crafted by the right hands. This is definitely the case with this particular producer.
The 100+ acre estate of Château La Mazerolle has been in the Mandrau family for over a century. Before winemaker Jean-Louis Mandrau took the helm of the family estate, he had already garnered quite a reputation as a winemaker. With a doctorate in enology, he began as assistant winemaker and then, inevitably, winemaker for the legendary first-growth Château Latour until his return to the family business in 1986. Since that time, Mandrau has modernized the winemaking facilities at Château La Mazerolle and pushed the envelope for quality even further. Grown on limestone and clay hillsides with south and southwest-facing exposure, the estate vines average twenty-five years of age and deliver incredibly pristine fruit. Following harvest, the grapes are fermented in stainless or concrete and macerated for two or more weeks. The wine is then aged in only 30% new French oak for one year, which results in an elegant, approachable and classic expression of Bordeaux. The result is a near perfect expression of place.
