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Maydie Tannat 2018 50cl
Red Wine from France - SW France (excl. Bordeaux)
Sweet fortified red made from the tannat grape and from Château d`Aydie, one of the top estates in Madiran, south-west France. Very black, very fruity, and delicious with dark chocolate.
Price:
£17.00
Bottle
Price:
£102.00
Case of 6
In Stock
Code: FC47441
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- 6 - Dessert sweetness
- Tannat
- 50cl
- Now to 2030
- 17% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, natural
Château d'Aydie
With the Pyrenees as its backdrop, Château d’Aydie nestles in the hillside of the tiny commune of Aydie, just a few kilometres west of the village of Madiran in southwest France. This town has had its own AC since 1948, but the Laplace family has been making its mark on Madiran wines for three generations, since Frédéric Laplace breathed life into the family vineyards in 1927.
The family has earned worldwide acclaim for its mastery of tannat – Madiran’s signature grape variety, which now must constitute a minimum of 50% of the blend, and the grape responsible for the AC’s famous dark, deep, elegant powerhouse reds – to the extent that renowned critics such as Robert Parker have claimed they are one of the best producers of red wines in southwest France.
Frédéric’s son, Pierre Laplace, took the helm in the 1950s, and it was he who replanted many of the vineyards and modernised winery practices. Like their father, Pierre’s children (sons François, Jean-Luc and Bernard, and daughter Marie) followed in their father’s footsteps, joining the team in the 1970s. It was this third generation that first experimented with planting tannat on different soil types, giving the château a head-start on many neighbouring properties, and establishing that clay-limestone soils worked best.
Today, the property has 58 hectares under vine: 49 of which are under Madiran AC, and the remaining nine of which are part of the neighbouring white wine appellation, Pacherenc du Vic-Bihl. Château d’Aydie...