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 […]
Château Raymond-Lafon Sauternes 2002
13.5% abv, Famille Meslier, imported by Bordeaux Wine Locators, Inc., Tumwater, WA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, vines are on average 35 years old, aged in 100% new French oak barrels for three years. Tasting note: the Sauternes is deep gold in color with a […]
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 Pique Caillou Pessac-Léognan Blanc 2019
13.5%, Isabelle et Paulin Calvet, imported by Aquitaine Wine Co. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Sauvignon Blanc & 10% Sémillon, whole bunch pressed and fermented in 25% new French oak for seven month with weekly battonage. Tasting note: the Pessac-Leognan is medium lemon in color with a nose of medium+ […]
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 […]
Le G de Château Giraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2019
14% abv, Sauternes, Gironde, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. The dry wine (Bordeaux Blanc Sec) from the famous producer fo lusciously-sweet Sauternes wines is a newcomer on the scene, launched in 2010 and produced in select vintages from a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. The historic chateau […]
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 […]
Château Beau-Site Saint-Estèphe 2014
13 abv, Héritiers Castéja, Saint-Estèphe, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. “Beautiful site”, the Saint-Estèphe Cru Bourgeois, as legend has it, was not submitted to the 1855 classification because the then owner was already behind on his tax bills. Whether the legend is true or not, […]