2017 Maucaillou

Sadly, élevage has not helped the 2017 Maucaillou. Its dried-out fruit and slender build suggest drinking within the next year or two.

The 2017 Maucaillou is deep garnet-purple colored with oaky, earthy, vague plums and cassis notes with an herbal undercurrent. The palate has a good amount of cedar- and spice-laced black fruit with a plush texture and woody finish.

The 2017 Maucaillou has a more fruit driven bouquet than its peers with bold red cherry and raspberry aromas, a hint of camphor loitering in the wings. The palate is medium-bodied with sour cherry on the entry. There is something quite saline about this Moulis, but it just lacks some cohesion and feels a little disjointed on the finish. Maybe it will cohere in the next few months. I hope so.