92 Points
91 Points

Chateau Desmirail 2010

SKU: DECS201011 UCAU

$154.99

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From the 2010 "Vintage of a lifetime"

92 Points, James Suckling

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Product Details

Red

2010

Merlot Blend

Château Desmirail

Medoc, Bordeaux, France

15 Plus Years

Cork

13.5%

750ml (Bottle)

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Description
From the 5-Star 2010 vintage, described at the time as a ‘Vintage of a Lifetime’, this is a deliciously appealing and fine Margaux. It’s from the historic Desmirail property, today owned by Denis Lurton. A very elegant, poised, fruit laden claret. Château Desmirail is a beautiful, classic Margaux estate, renowned for fine claret since the 17th century. It was named after owner Jean Desmirail, a lawyer. In the 1850s the Desmirail family sold it to Monsieur Sipière, manager of Château Margaux. Twentieth century owners include the Mendelssohn family (of composer fame), Château Palmer and Lucien Lurton. Today the château is run by Lucien’s son Denis Lurton, who lavishes every care on its wines. The vineyards all lie on the Haut-Médoc’s fine gravel soil, while the winery is ideally designed, all gravity fed and equipped with the latest kit, including vats of various sizes, so each plot can be fermented separately. A year’s ageing in barrel lends the finishing touch to this fine claret.
Tasting Profile

Light

Full

Low Tannin

Tannic

Sweet

Dry

Low Acidity

High Acidity

Aroma:

Cassis, Plum, Red Fruits

Palate:

Cherry, Plum, Redcurrant

Food Pairings:

Pork

Red Meat

Tasting Notes

Description

From the 5-Star 2010 vintage, described at the time as a ‘Vintage of a Lifetime’, this is a deliciously appealing and fine Margaux. It’s from the historic Desmirail property, today owned by Denis Lurton. A very elegant, poised, fruit laden claret. Château Desmirail is a beautiful, classic Margaux estate, renowned for fine claret since the 17th century. It was named after owner Jean Desmirail, a lawyer. In the 1850s the Desmirail family sold it to Monsieur Sipière, manager of Château Margaux. Twentieth century owners include the Mendelssohn family (of composer fame), Château Palmer and Lucien Lurton. Today the château is run by Lucien’s son Denis Lurton, who lavishes every care on its wines. The vineyards all lie on the Haut-Médoc’s fine gravel soil, while the winery is ideally designed, all gravity fed and equipped with the latest kit, including vats of various sizes, so each plot can be fermented separately. A year’s ageing in barrel lends the finishing touch to this fine claret.

Tasting Profile

Light
Full

Low Tannin
Tannic

Sweet
Dry

Low Acidity
High Acidity

Aroma:

Cassis, Plum, Red Fruits

Palate:

Cherry, Plum, Redcurrant

Food Pairings:

Pork

Red Meat

Chateau Desmirail

Chateau Desmirail is not well known today. In fact, it’s one of the more obscure, 1855 classified growths in the entire Medoc. But it was not always that way. In the 17th century, the wines of Chateau Dauzac were quite popular.

This Margaux estate was officially founded in 1661 by Jean Desmirail, who obtained the Bordeaux vineyard like many people did in that day, as a dowry through marriage to one of the daughters from the Rauzan family.

Jean Desmirail renamed the chateau, taking his own name and using it for the moniker. At the time, Chateau Desmirail was still a part of the massive array of Rauzan owned Bordeaux wine properties. These were owned by Pierre de Mesures de Rauzan.

Skipping ahead to the next century, when it became time to organize the 1855 Classification, the massive Rauzan estate was broken into three completely unique Bordeaux vineyards.

The new properties were Chateau Rauzan Segla, Chateau Rauzan Gassies and Chateau Desmirail. And don’t forget Chateau Marquis de Terme was also a part of the Rauzan Segla estate as well! In 1891, a large parcel of vines was sold to form another Margaux vineyard, Chateau Tayac, which is in the commune of Soussans.

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