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 Vintage2002 Label 1 of 8 
(NOTE: Label borrowed from 2003 vintage.)
TypeRed
ProducerDomaine Borie de Maurel (web)
VarietyMourvèdre
DesignationCuvée Maxime
Vineyardn/a
CountryFrance
RegionLanguedoc Roussillon
SubRegionLanguedoc
AppellationMinervois

Drinking Windows and Values
Drinking window: Drink between 2007 and 2013 (based on 17 user opinions)

Community Tasting History

Community Tasting Notes (average 86.7 pts. and median of 86 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text

 Tasted by Andrewbdc on 10/5/2011 & rated 88 points: Dark red, brownish and fading on the rim, dark fruits, particularly sour cherries on the nose, tannins very well integrated, fruits holding out well, good medium finish. Excellent minervois. (1507 views)
 Tasted by WillieN on 7/10/2011 & rated 86 points: Excellent Minervois wine with fine fruit, smooth tannins and black fruit nose. Perfect to drink now - and at an age when most Minervois wines are long past their best. (1681 views)
 Tasted by WillieN on 1/16/2011 & rated 84 points: Smooth tannins and fine flavour with a light nose. Now at its best. (1479 views)
 Tasted by WillieN on 6/18/2010 & rated 89 points: In prefect condition for drinking with an ideal balance between fruit and bouquet. FIne tannins and smooth lasting finishh (1488 views)

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Domaine Borie de Maurel

Producer website

Rue de la Sallèle
34210 Félines-Minervois

Mourvèdre

Click here to see Mourvedre photographed at Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, Calif., in 2005.

France

Vins de France (Office National Interprofessionnel des Vins ) | Pages Vins, Directory of French Winegrowers | French Wine (Wikipedia)

Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings

2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.com

Languedoc Roussillon

Inter Sud de France | Vins Languedoc-Roussillon

Wine-Searcher.com: http://www.wine-searcher.com/regions-languedoc-roussillon

Financial Times Article (June 19th 2010 Andrew Jefford):http://bit.ly/bLDytg

Financial Times Article (June 5 2010 Jancis Robinson): http://bit.ly/8ZerX2

David Schildknecht (7th June 2010) Languedoc-Roussillon Best Producers:http://bit.ly/do0LQa

Languedoc

Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins du Languedoc (Official site)

 
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