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Maucaillou 2023
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Reviewed by: Yohan Castaing
Home to some of the finest terroirs in the Moulis appellation, this estate has experienced a welcome style change over the past few years. The 2023 Maucaillou offers notes of smoke, dark wild berries, spices, and menthol. The wine on the palate is medium-bodied, round and elegant with an enveloping texture, structured tannins and a long, penetrating finish.
Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni
The 2023 Maucaillou has more freshness and refinement on the nose than the 2022 had at this stage last year (apparently the winemaking modus operandi has changed). The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. Indeed, a couple of samples toward the end of my tastings accentuated that dryness and left the finish a bit hard. Hopefully, it will gain some flesh.
Reviewed by: James Suckling
Medium-bodied with juicy fruit and fine, silky tannins. It’s polished and sleek. A little watery on the finish, though.
About the Producer
Mocalo Winery currently has 87 hectares of vineyards, of which 51% is used for Cabernet Sauvignon grapes, 42% is used for Merlot grapes, and 7 % of the land is used for the cultivation of Petit Verdot grapes. The average age of all these vines is 25 years. When the grapes reach the ideal ripeness, the winery will pick them by machine. After picking, the grapes are sieved, peeled, and then vinified in the traditional way. The resulting wine is then aged for 14 to 16 months in 30% to 40% new French oak barrels before being bottled in the winery. Mocalo winery produces two types of wines, namely Numero 2 de Maucaillou, dry red wine, and the current annual average output is 300,000 bottles. The wines are usually luxurious in colour, with rich fruit aromas with subtle tannins and a long aftertaste.
