2012 La Fleur Morange Mathilde
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Full bottle just 1,280 g. The second label named after, possibly made by, the Juliens' daughter. Rich, shaded, concentrated ruby with impressive fruit richness but freshness too. This is St-Émilion at its best – not forced, just carefully made from carefully tended vines. Long. Great balance. Quite a surprise from a second wine! (JR)
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The 2012 La Fleur Morange Mathilde is bottled after only 12 months in barrel and represents 100% Merlot from proprietor Jean-François Julien. It is an exuberant, extroverted style of Bordeaux, with loads of fruit and a dark ruby/purple color. A hedonistic fruit-bomb, it is soft, round, medium-bodied and best drunk over the next 5-6 years.
The 2012 Mathilde is a pure, hedonistic St.-Emilion fruit bomb that achieved 14% natural alcohol. Seductive, lush and round, this richly fruity effort possesses lots of raspberry and black currant fruit as well as a hint of spring flowers, low acidity and ripe tannin. It is aged totally in stainless steel prior to bottling. Drink it over the next 3-5 years. Another exclusivity of Jeffrey M. Davies Signature Selections, this excellent estate produces an early-bottled cuvee from 100% Merlot called Mathilde. From a 5-acre parcel of 80-year-old vines cropped at 25 hectoliters per hectare, it is a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc that reached 14.5% natural alcohol.