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Chateau la Couronne - Mähler-Besse SA
France Bordeaux
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2004 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC, Bordeaux, France

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Preserved blackcurrants on the nose, dried herbs and cedary wood. Clear, tart fruit on the palate, light toasted and cedary wood, some bell peppers and herbs, fine sandy tannins, medium body, fairly creamy, good persistence, has benefited clearly from bottle age, has lost its slightly green notes, quite juicy, very slightly astringent on a good to very good finish.

Best to drink: Bis 2015+. What our ratings mean

Last reviewed: 12 October, 2011
Price: Up to 25.00 € find+buy
Type: Rotwein(Red wine)
Quantity: 0.75 L
Alcohol content: 12.5%
Bottle closure: Natural cork
Maturing: New and used barrique
Varieties: Merlot 60%, Cabernet Sauvignon 25%, Cabernet Franc 15%
Registration number: ClC-L04OC
wein.plus rating: good (83+ WP)
Last reviewed: 8 January, 2009
Best to drink: Bis 2013.
Editor note: Slightly green, tart nose, red berries, some plums and black berries, vegetal notes. Quitesoft on the palate, predominantly light berry fruit, traces of cherries and plums, light spicy oak, some more vegetal notes, slightly dusty tannins, not particularly deep, attractive to good finish.

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The red grape variety originates from France. There are about 60 synonyms attesting to its age and worldwide distribution in almost all wine producing countries....

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The red grape variety originates from France or Spain. There are around 80 synonyms that testify to the vine's great age and spread. The most important ones, grouped alphabetically by...

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The Bordeaux region is probably one of the best-known wine-growing areas in France, vying for first place among the "best wines" in terms of quality. The city of the same name is...

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The red grape variety originates from France. The name is probably derived from the French word for blackbird (merle), because these birds like to snack on the berries,...

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