GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Domaine Maxime Magnon
Region: Corbières, Languedoc, France
Appellation: AOC Corbières
Type: Dry red wine, non-sparkling
Vintage: 2020
Date of Tasting: April 2023
Type of viticulture: organic (no certification) & engaged (no use of pesticides or other chemicals) & biodynamic mindset (no certification)
Grapes used: Carignan 40% + Cinsault 30% + Grenache noir 30%
Vintage Blend: 100% grapes from 2020
Winemaking details: 80 years old vines, hand-harvested, whole bunch pressing, indigeneous yeasts
Aging: not communicated
Sugar level: low (level of residual sugar not communicated)
Sulphites: contains sulphites (but no added sulphites)
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Ruby
- Intensity = Deep
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Strawberry, wild strawberry, thyme, black pepper, nutmeg, hints of cloves
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = Medium+
- Tannins = Medium+ (ripe and well integrated)
- Alcohol = Medium (13.5%)
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Pronounced
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Strawberry, wild strawberry, thyme, black pepper, nutmeg, hints of cloves, slight mineral notes
- Other =
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very very good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 10°C for up to 15-20 years
- Can gain some complexity from aging
- Retail Price = 35 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = very good
- Comparison with same price competition = very good
- Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (level of residual sugar not communicated)
- Service Temperature = around 16°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Barbecued meat, red meat, grilled vegetables, grilled rib steak, barbecued grilled ‘Chipolatas’ (Small Spicy Pork Sausage), rich Stews, ‘Cassoulet’, ‘Tagine’ with prunes, smoked duck breast, lamb with thyme and rosemary
- Comments = Silky, spicy and fruity mouthfeel. A red wine with a real beautiful aromatic power centered on the fruit and the notes of spices. A nice acidity supports the whole which keeps a light and fresh side. A beautiful final length all in nuance. IN short, a very fine Corbieres from a committed producer who I can only highly recommend.
- Final Grade = A-
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
