Château Grand Billard Bordeaux Rouge 2019
13.5% abv, Les Vignerons Réunis de Monségur, Famille Chignon. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: sustainably-farmed, 25-year-old vines, concrete aged blend of 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Cabernet Franc & 25% Merlot. Tasting note: the Grand Billard is medium tawny in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of black […]
Château Haut-Bages Libéral Pauillac Grand Cru Classé 2000
13.5% abv, Famille Lurton, Pauillac Gironde, imported by Bordeaux Wine Locators Inc., Tumwater, WA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: this 5th growth in Pauillac consists of 30 hectares. For the grand vin, they use 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, vines on average 35 years of age, fermented on the skins […]
Pascal Biotteau Anjou Rouge 2019
13% abv, Saint-Jean-des-Mauvrets, imported by Nashawtuc LLC, Sandy Hook, CT. A Mary Taylor Selection. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Cabernet Franc & 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, “from 25-30 year old vines in area of the Anjou-Villages that falls on a geological fault-line. Half of the vineyards are grown in slate soils, […]
Château Lalande Saint-Julien 2019
15% abv, Famille Meffre, Saint-Julien, imported by Aquitaine Selections. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot. “The terroir of Château Lalande is located in the town of Saint-Julien-Beychevelle, along the road of great wines along the estuary of the Gironde, near the Talbot and Lagrange castles. Its vineyard, […]
Château Pique Caillou Pessac-Leognan Rouge 2019
14% abv, Isabelle et Paulin Calvet, imported by Aquitaine Wine Co. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot & 5% Petit Verdot Alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperatures of 25°C to 28°C in stainless steel vats. A ten-day post-fermentation period at 30°C before the wine is run off the skins. Aged for […]
Château Lagrange Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé 2005
13% abv, Saint Julien Beychevelle, imported by Diageo Château & Estates Wines, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: one of fourteen Troisièmes Crus (Third Growths), Chateau Lagrange is 118 hectares of vines planted to 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot in and is hand harvested and aged in […]
Chateau Bel Air Lagrave Moulis-en-Medoc 1995
13% abv, Moulis-Gironde, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: “The Seguin-Bacquey family have owned this nine-hectare Moulis property for over 150 years. The vineyard is planted with 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. From Moulis, the smallest of the Medoc communes located on the […]
Domaine Ilarria Irouleguy 2016
13% abv, Gaec Ilarria, Irouleguy, imported by Charles Neal Selections, Richmond, CA. Cork closure: diam. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Irouleguy is a curious place. More akin to Basque Country Spain in culture, tradition, language and winemaking, than France, here you also find the only AOC wines in the village of Irouleguy for this area in the […]
Château Poitevin Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2014
13% abv, E.A.R.L. Poitevin Propriétaire, Jau-Dignac-Lourac, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. The Poitevin family were Bordeaux bakers by trade in the village of Jau-Dignac-et-Loirac n the northern reaches of the Médoc peninsula. Their estate vineyards took like in the 1950s, and over time, they have increased the small […]
Aurore de Dauzac Margaux 2015
14% abv, de la Maif/Château Dauzac, à Labarde, Gironde, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: opened on flower day. Second wines of ranked Châteaux can be a lovely surprise in good vintages, such is the case for this Aurore from cinquieme growth Châteaux Dauzac. 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot, the […]