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L’Aurage 2020

€50.14

“A rich, flamboyant wine, the 2020 Domaine de l’Aurage bursts with aromas of plums, berries, licorice and spices framed by toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, fleshy and concentrated, it’s velvety and layered, with powdery structuring tannins and an expensive finish.” – Robertparker.com (06/04/2023)

“Glossy and weightier in the glass. The nose is dense and rich, not heady but complete, carrying plushly ripe, dark blackberry and plum, this clearly has the same DNA with more mocha and a touch of that mineral slate. The entry is supple and rounded, leading to a juicy palate, full of fresh acidity, the tannins here are finely milled and delicately judged, the fruit that follows the nose fills the mouth with more of that milk chocolate from the oak, leading to a fine, and cedar finish.” – Decanter.com (23/05/2024)

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95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc hand-harvested at maximum ripeness, vinified in traditional concrete vats, and aged for around 24months in 80% new French oak barrels.

Domaine de l’Aurage / Louis Mitjavile

For fans of voluptuous but elegant Bordeaux, the name ‘Mitjavile’ has a special kind of aura. Since the seventies, Francois Mitjavile has built a fanatic fanbase for his garagiste-quantity wines from his Right Bank estates Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf, Roc de Cambes, and Domaine de Cambes. And having been raised at the Grand Cru Tertre Roteboeuf, it is no surprise that Francois’ son Louis wanted to make a name for himself as well. This is why in 2007, after an extensive career as a winemaker at other estates, he acquired the small Domaine de l’Aurage in Cotes de Castillon. L’Aurage is situated at a high altitude right at the border of Saint-Emilion, with which it shares its argil-calcaire terroir.

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