In seeing some notes, I was really curious to see how this wine was developing as we have not had one yet. I thought I had seen a bunch of great notes on this, so figured it would go nicely with pizza at Delorenzos Tomato Pies tonight in Robbinsville. Unfortunately, Delorenzos was packed, and we ended up going out for Thai, so this was not an optimal pairing by any means, but we figured we had it, so why not drink it.
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Chateau Malmaison is your typical $20-ish Bordeaux. It is mass produced, and in some vintages it has been outstanding. The 2000 is still the best that we’ve had to date, and it had amazing fruit to it. Was had the 2000 on multiple occasions, and I have yet to have a vintage that compared to it. When I saw the 2005 in the stores, I figured I would pick up a few bottles to cellar.
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Dark ruby in the glass with a super tight nose. You could smell some cassis and currants, as well as some strawberry and raspberry. Definitely some oak and alcohol on the nose as well, and you could pick out a bit of vanilla tones.
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On the palate, this seemed like a thin alcoholic cluster to me. The alcohol was overwhelming at first, but it did begin to soften in the glass. More red and black fruits, but the fruits were definitely subdued, and the alcohol was the star, which obviously was not a good thing. The finish of course had some alcohol and some tannins, and this wine just needs more time in the bottle. I do not however think that this is going to develop like the 2000.
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In short, hold onto these for 3-5 before you open one. Not sure the blend here, but you could definitely taste the merlot influence here, and the cabernet took a second seat along with the rest of the blend. 83 points.
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