Clos Madeleine Vintage:2009 This needs to develop more

This needs to develop more depth but if it does this could well be outstanding in time

finely wrought and dovetailing on the long

This is the biggest wine in the range yet impeccably wellbalanced and if not exactly refined

The exceptions are the Baroli Voerzio bottled only in magnums (Sarmassa and Vecchie Viti dei Capalot e delle Brunate)

but not a great vintage for Celestins

Clos Madeleine Vintage:2009 This needs to develop moreA blend of 76% Merlot and 24% Cabernet Franc, the medium garnet purple colored 2018 Clos la Madeleine starts off just a little broody, soon giving way to very pretty scents of tilled soil, rose hip tea and fallen leaves over a core of warm redcurrants, chocolate covered cherries and baked plums plus a hint of wild sage. Medium bodied, the palate possesses loads of zip with vivacious red and black fruits and a racy line of freshness backed up by a