{"id":15807,"date":"2014-10-22T17:18:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-22T17:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=15807"},"modified":"2014-10-23T08:55:24","modified_gmt":"2014-10-23T08:55:24","slug":"last-parcel-la-mauriane-puisseguin-saint-emilion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/last-parcel-la-mauriane-puisseguin-saint-emilion\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Parcel: &#8216;A cut above the rest&#8217; a few cases of 2009 La Mauriane &#8211; Puisseguin, Saint \u00c9milion OWC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve just 4 cases left of this excellent example of garagiste wine. A micro-cuv\u00e9e, made by Pierre Ta\u00efx, who is a university lecturer (economics) in his other life. One of the three parcels that make this extraordinary wine consists of eighty year old vines planted by his grandfather. A true garagiste wine made in a modern, opulent style.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>2009 CH\u00c2TEAU LA MAURIANE Puisseguin Saint Emilion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8216;Superbe nez intense, fin, fruit\u00e9, m\u00fbr, subtil. Notes de r\u00e9glisse et figue. Devient cr\u00e9meux \u00e0 la d\u00e9cantation. Bouche dense tr\u00e8s fruit\u00e9e, m\u00fbre, savoureuse, pleine et grasse. Tr\u00e8s bonne longueur savoureuse au grain de tanin fin. C&#8217;est tr\u00e8s bon ! Go\u00fbtez le m\u00eame jeune.&#8217;<\/em> <strong><em>16.5\/20 <span class=\"reviewer\">Jean-Marc Quarin<\/span> (Mar 2013) \u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2009-CHATEAU-LA-MAURIANE-Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion-13709-00.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-15815\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/La_Mauriane_2009_Puisseguin_Saint_Emilion_Bordeaux.png\" alt=\"La_Mauriane_2009_Puisseguin_Saint_Emilion_Bordeaux\" width=\"498\" height=\"122\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Grapes:<\/strong> 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon <strong>Origin:<\/strong> Bordeaux, Saint Emilion <strong>Village:<\/strong> Puisseguin Saint Emilion <strong>ABV:<\/strong> 14.5%<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Price:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>75cl bottles<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a323.50\u00a0<strong> Case price*<\/strong> \u00a320.95<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine\/2009-CHATEAU-LA-MAURIANE-Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion-13709-00.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Order-Here.png\" alt=\"Order-Here\" width=\"106\" height=\"46\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Or <strong><a title=\"Buy a case of 12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/case.html?quantity=12&amp;packId=17064\">buy a case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Lea &amp; Sandeman review<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;La Mauriane shows a very oaky nose, but behind it is a lovely mineral freshness, intense delicate cherries, fine tannins but serious structure too. Impressive stuff &#8211; it is big (14.2%) but the balance and freshness Pierre\u00a0Ta\u00efx gets from this limestone-rich subsoil keeps the balance and direction.&#8217;<\/em> <strong>91\/100 L&amp;S<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Other reviews and comments<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8216;A deep inky, purple hue. The nose is better defined than I expected with black cherry, cassis and plum, the palate dense, opulent with bold assertive tannins and grippy black fruits. Very modern in style, but a cut above the rest in terms of its genre.&#8217;<\/em> <strong>89-91 Neal Martin, www.erobertparker.com<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Ch\u00e2teau La Mauriane &#8211; <a title=\"See full wine list\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine-producer\/Chateau-La-Mauriane-960-04.html\">See wine list<\/a> <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">La Mauriane is a small vineyard within Ch\u00e2teau Rigaud, a Puisseguin-St-Emilion property owned by Pierre Ta\u00efx, who owns a few other properties in Puisseguin and the neighbouring C\u00f4tes de Castillon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The 2010 Mauriane is also highly regarded of which we also have a couple of remaining cases.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/wine-producer\/Chateau-La-Mauriane-960-04.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Pierre-Taix.jpg\" alt=\"Pierre Taix\" width=\"500\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><em>Pierre\u00a0Ta\u00efx<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">*Mix any 12 bottles on our website or in our shops for our &#8216;case price discount&#8217;. Free Nationwide delivery over \u00a3100. Next day Delivery to Central London.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve just 4 cases left of this excellent example of garagiste wine tucked away in our London warehouse. A micro-cuv\u00e9e made by Pierre Ta\u00efx, one of the three parcels that make this extraordinary wine consists of eighty year old vines planted by his grandfather. 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