Lot presentation
Château Magdelaine 1978
The wine
The wines are supple, fruity, very well-structured and particularly harmonious.
About the Producer Château Magdelaine
Surrounded by Château Canon, Tertre-Daugay, La Gaffelière and Belair, Château Magdelaine's vineyard has two distinctive features - its soil, with a limestone plateau and clay slopes, and substantial height variations ranging from 25 metres to 75 metres. Magdelaine's wines, which have the highest proportion of Merlot in Saint Emilion, have acquired an excellent reputation thanks to JP Moueix, who purchased the property from the Chatonnet family in 1952. As Château Magdelaine and Bélair-Monange's vineyards have been merged, Château Magdelaine no longer features as a Premier Cru Classé B in the list of Saint Emilion's grands crus classés, following a revision in 2012.
Detailed characteristics
Quantity: 1 bottle
Level: 1 High shouldersObservation: 1 Marginally marked labelOrigin: professional
Type of cellar: underground, natural cellar
Recoverable VAT: yes
Original wooden case / Original case: no
French customs seal: no
Alcohol percentage: 13 %
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Owner: Etablissements Jean-Pierre Moueix
Vintage: 1978
Colour: red
Service temperature: 16°
Size (in ha): 10.5 hectares
Volume: 36000 bottles
Intensity: classic
Leading aroma: black fruit
Tasting occasion: food-friendly wine