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Château Vieux Maillet (no reserve) 1998

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Color: Red
  • 13% 
  • 9L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Velouté et élégant, ce vin nous charme d'emblée par ses arômes truffés et fruités.  More info

  • Quantity: 12 Bottles
  • Level: 10 base of neck, 2 high-shoulder
  • Label: 12 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Pomerol
  • Producer/Owner: GFA du Château Vieux Maillet
  • More information....

Château Vieux Maillet serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Entrecôte marchand de vin, Cailles grillées ou rôties, Carré d agneau rôti.

Peak: To drink

  • Vintage score: 16/20
  • Lot presentation
    Château Vieux Maillet

    The wine

    Merlot is the dominant grape, accounting for 90% of the vineyard area, compared to 10% Cabernet Franc. The château produces a suave wine typical of its appellation, with a bouquet of truffle and red berries. It has firm tannins and a meaty, velvety, elegant character. Its wines are drinkable in the first flushes of youth, but can also be kept for a number of years.

    Information about domain Château Vieux Maillet

    Since 2004, Château Vieux Maillet has been owned by the Lavale family, who also own Châteaux Lussac and Franc Mayne. The domaine has experienced a revival of sorts since the arrival of Hervé and Griet Lavale in 2004, with highlights being the construction of a new vat room and the expansion of the vineyard. Château Vieux Maillet is located on the eastern edge of Pomerol, near to Saint Emilion. The soils of the domaine exhibit great diversity, with brown gravel earth, clayey molasse with iron residues and sandy-clay soils on deep gravel. A sustainable pest control approach is used to manage the vineyards, which produce around 30,000 bottles a year.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 12 Bottles
    • Level: 10 base of neck, 2 high-shoulder
    • Label: 12 good appearance
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Space in a wine storage facility
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: Yes
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Pomerol
    • Producer/Owner: GFA du Château Vieux Maillet
    • Vintage: 1998
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: To drink
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Conventional 
    • Size (in ha): 4.6
    • Volume: 30000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet franc

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Château Vieux Maillet (no reserve) 1998

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format