Today we have the release of what might be considered Lea & Sandeman’s right bank ‘pair’ to Stephane Dief’s ‘Clos Manou’ (released last week). Produced from a tiny parcel of an\u00a0exceptional terroir, and much like Clos Manou,\u00a0La Mauriane\u00a0is managed exactly like a top\u00a0cru class\u00e9, with care in the vineyards and yields to match.\u00a0La Mauriane is wine we have followed since the 2001, which has remained a favourite, and which has probably made its best wine ever in 2010.
\nPierre Taix, who brings so much intelligence to his wine-making, has kept this racy and lifted in a vintage when so much Saint Emilion is over-rich. His ‘La Mauriane’ comes strongly recommended if you are looking for Cru Class\u00e9 level drinking at a very modest price.<\/p>\n
‘Very attractive lift and freshness. Racy and readable and a very nice take on this vintage’ 16.5 – Jancis Robinson<\/p>\n
‘The best I have known for the estate. Thank-you Monsieur Taix for this terrific wine.’ 16.5 – 16.75 Jean-Marc Quarin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pierre Taïx’s ‘La Mauriane’ comes strongly recommended if you are looking for Cru Classé level drinking at a very modest price.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14,80,42],"tags":[3],"class_list":["post-20","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bordeaux","category-bordeaux-primeurs","category-france","tag-bordeaux2010"],"contentshake_article_id":"","yoast_head":"\n