Mas Amiel - Maury - '99 - Red - 1999

Wine:

The 1999 Maury Red from Mas Amiel, the estate’s final bottled vintage, is perfectly timed for the festive season. With its mahogany hue and enticing aromas of chocolate, orange peel, candied apricot, and cocoa, it’s a beautifully balanced wine. Smooth and harmonious, it combines richness with elegance, blending vibrant citrus notes with a warm, inviting profile. This is an ideal pairing for desserts like tiramisu, Opera cake, or a square of Madagascar dark chocolate (70–80% cocoa). A standout selection, rated 94/100 by the Committee.

Vinification:

Hand harvested, 100% de-stemmed. The grapes are macerated for 30 days to extract the aroma and polyphenols contained in the berries.
Aging for one year in glass bottles placed outside, followed by 33 years in oak barrels of 350 hl. The wine is aged for a long period of time, which allows it to acquire a great maturity of its aromas and structure.

Color:

Amber with mahogany highlights.

Nose:

Pastry aromas mixing the vivacity of orange and citrus fruits, the character of chocolate and candied fruits.

Palate:

A beautiful balance between sweetness, acidity and alcohol bringing lightness and sweetness, this wine reveals substance and power with a finish marked by cocoa notes.

Temperature:

Decant before serving between 16 and 18°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Dark chocolate desserts, classic Black Forest, Joël Robuchon's chocolate tart, Paris-Brest, Tiramisu, blue-veined cheeses: Fourme d'Ambert, Roquefort and salted butter sandwiches,...

Cellar aging:

From now until 2042

These amazing and complex wines will be your best allies for a successful end to the meal drink.

Both smooth and with an unsuspected freshness, these sweet wines are remarkable by their subtle balance. Carried by the sweetness of winter flavors - fig, citrus peel, spices and rancio - they will sublimate blue-veined cheeses, chocolate-based desserts or dried fruits.

Among the best pairings: the characterful matured Roquefort will reveal its best profile with a wise Banyuls... and the chocolate in orangettes will not find a better ally than Maury!