This red wine is a good solid example of Bordeaux dry red. It is typical of the Médoc and exhibits all the qualities of a good red wine. It is well balanced and the softening tannin is well integrated into the structure of the wine. It has complex and concentrated flavours of red and black fruits with a slight vanilla flavour derived from its maturation in oak casks It will improve in the bottle for a few years longer.
I use this wine as a reference point. Any red wine which tastes better will be of exceptional quality and will be of exceptional value for money if it costs less than £20 a bottle.
If I am paying £15 to £20 pounds for a bottle of red then I expect wine which is just as good as the Château Maucaillou and I would be disappointed if it did not live up to these standards.
Château Maucaillou should be drunk with a good meal and it goes perfectly with beef. You can buy it for about 23Eur a bottle in France. I rate this wine much more highly than Snooth does.
http://www.snooth.com/winery/chateau-maucaillou-moulis-en-medoc/
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