Descripción

El tinto de Clos Marselette sorprende en esta añada 2020 por su pureza, equilibrio y sólida estructura que augura una excelente y prolongada guarda. Mucha mora y un toque de especiado dan paso a una boca con taninos firmes y cremosos y final francamente sabroso. Un magnífico exponente de Pessac-Léognan. 

Ficha técnica

La bodega
Clos Marsalette
Tipo
Tinto
Añada
2020
Grado
13.5% vol.
Variedad
58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc
Origen
Pessac-Léognan

Cata

Temperatura de servicio
Entre 14 y 16ºC.
Consumo
Hasta 2038, aproximadamente, si se conserva en óptimas condiciones.

Viñedo y elaboración

Nombre
Clos Marsalette
Superficie
5.50 hectáreas
Edad
20 años
Suelo
Gravas
Rendimiento
22 hectolitros por hectárea.
Cosecha
Vendimia manual en pequeñas cajas efectuada del 14 al 18 de septiembre de 2020.
Vinificación
En cubas de madera y hormigón durante 21 días. Extracción por 'pigeage'.
Envejecimiento
Sobre lías en barricas de roble (el 35% nuevas).

Opinión de los críticos

James Suckling:

So bright and vivid with flowers, orange peel, and currant aromas that follow through to a medium body with ultra-fine tannins and a fresh and vivid finish. Purity. You see the cabernet sauvignon clearly. Drink after 2026.

Jeb Dunnuck:

Loads of tobacco, jalapeño, and red and blue fruits emerge from the 2020 Clos Marsalette. This beauty is medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a balanced, elegant texture, building, ripe tannins, and the wonderful purity and freshness that are the hallmarks of this vintage. Given its purity, balance, and solid underlying structure, it will benefit from 2-5 years of bottle age and have two decades of prime drinking.

Decanter:

Soft grilled oak notes on the nose, this has the glamour of Clos Marsalette, beautifully expressed with a touch of bitter coffee on the finish that adds balance. Concentrated and intense, with 22hl/ha yield coming through in the depth of flavour, balanced by touches of eucalyptus and spice. 35% new oak. Tasted twice. Drinking Window 2025-2038.

The Wine Advocate:

The 2020 Clos Marsalette offers up rich aromas of dark berries, cherries, smoked meats and rich spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, broad and fleshy palate that's supple and enveloping, with a generous core of fruit and a savory, carnal finish.