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2020 Chateau La Gramondie "Cuvee Eva" Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 13.5%

September 23, 2021

From the sunny Cotes de Castillon on Bordeaux's right bank, this 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon is pretty much the ideal mix for these chalky/clay soils. It is deep red in colour with a plummy nose and plenty of dark fruit on the palate. Classic claret at a friendly price. The clip above is […]

2020 Le Cabernet Franc de Château Pierrousselle Bordeaux Rouge 14.5%

October 5, 2022

An unusual 100% Cabernet Franc from the warm region around Castillon to the east of Saint-Emilion, super ripe but still with a distinctive herby edge adding balance and grip to the generous fruit.

2018 Saint Jacques de Siran, Bordeaux Superieur 15.0%

September 23, 2021

Made at Château Siran, 13 hectares are under vine in the Margaux villages of Labarde and Cantenac. The soil is heavier than at Siran but it is still one of the best baby Margaux around and a great bargain! The vines average 25 years old and the blend comprises 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and […]

2017 Chateau de Respide Reserve, Graves 13.0%

September 23, 2021

From a ripe vintage, this red Graves shows the plumpness of the year and the pleasant gravelly touch that Graves delivers from its stony geology. This 30ha property in the commune of Langon was once home to one of Louis XIV's ministers and is planted 67% Merlot and 33% Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine spends 6 […]

2016 Chateau de Musset, 'Cuvee Compostelle', Lalande de Pomerol 13.5%

September 23, 2021

Chateau de Musset is a large 27 hectare property in Lalande de Pomerol, owned by the Foucard family since 1963. The soil is clay on gravel and sandy gravel and Cuvée Compostelle is 76% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% others, with and avarage of 27 years. This is gently plummy, mellow, round and elegant. […]

2015 Les Caleches de Lanessan, Haut-Medoc 13.0%

September 23, 2021

The second wine of Chateau Lanessan, this is a deeply flavoured plush blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) Merlot (36%) and a nudge of Petit Verdot with a gentle hint of classy oak (one third is aged in oak for one year). The vineyards of Chateau Lanesan are just over the canal that marks the southern […]

2018 Chateau Tour Renaissance, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 14.0%

September 23, 2021

This is dark in colour and ripe and concentrated in the mouth. There is plenty of fruit with a gentle underscore of oak. May be drunk now but could be kept if required. The Mouty family began their Bordeaux adventure in 1924 when Donat Mouty bought Château du Barry. In 1964 his son, Noel, and […]

2019 Chateau du Barry, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 14.5%

September 23, 2021

This is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc with the benefit of cask ageing. It has class, nice fine texture, and a round elegant feel. May be enjoyed now or left for a couple of years. The Mouty family began their Bordeaux adventure in 1924 when Donat Mouty bought Château du Barry. In 1964 his […]

2018 Ballade de la Pointe, Pomerol, Bordeaux 14.5%

October 5, 2022

The second wine of Château la Pointe situated on the classic clay/gravel terroir of the Isle river terrace in Pomerol and a blend of 84% Merlot and 16% Cabernet Franc from the warm 2018 vintage. Hubert de Boüard consults here for both the Grand Vin and this second wine and the style is properly plush […]

2020 Chateau Jany, Sauternes 13.5% 37.5cl

September 23, 2021

Chateau Jany is actually in Barsac though prefers to adopt the Sauternes designation (Barsac being a sub-district thereof). It's a small property making just 250 cases a year from 90% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon and 5% Muscadelle. For quality Sauternes this is exceptional value offering that classic barley sugar botrytis sweetness with wonderfully fresh balancing acidity.

2022 Chateau Jany, Sauternes 12.5%

September 23, 2021

2022 Beaujolais Villages (non-flitre), Manoir du Carra 13.0%

September 23, 2021

Purple in colour and loaded with juicy Gamay fruit. Cherry fresh and full of life. Excellent quality - the better of many producers' Villages. The Sambardier family now have 35 hectares of vineyards with the 19ha of Villages on exceptionally exposed granite slopes in the southern Beaujolais hills above Denicé, where they have been for […]

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