Château Noaillac Médoc 2018
13.5% abv, Damien Pages, imported by Dropping Wines, Mansfield, MA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon & 45% Merlot, aged for 12 months in 20% new French oak barrels. Tasting note: the Médoc is deep garnet with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of rose petals, raspberry, […]
Château La Raze Beauvallet Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2014
13% abv, Les Rouges Terraces, Gironde, imported by Luxco, Inc., St-Louis, MO. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 55% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc and 2% of Petit Verdot from 25-year-old vines, aged in oak barrels for about 15 months. Tasting note: this Médoc is deep garnet is color with a […]
Château Vieux Gaubert Graves Rouge 2000
14% abv, Vignobles Haverlan, Winemaking notes: 50% Cabernet Sauvignon & 50% Merlot from a 15-hectare vineyard, sustainable-farmed, and aged 12 months in 40% new oak. Tasting note: the Graves is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with aromas of horse sweat, tobacco, stewed plum, and toasted walnut. On the palate […]
Château Lilian Ladouys Saint-Estèphe Cru Bougeois Exceptionnel 2009
14% abv, Saint-Éstephe, imported by Bordeaux Wine Finders, WA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Peite Verdot & 1% Cabernet Franc, grown on argil-clcares soils and peyrosol. Aged for 16 months in 50% new French oak. Tasting note: the Lilian Ladouys is deep garnet in color […]
Château Plince Pomerol 2012
14% abv, Famille Moreau, Libourne, imported by Dreyfus, Ashby & Co., New York, NY. Cork Closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 84% Merlot & 16% Cabernet Franc aged for 18 months in 50% new French oak. Tasting note: the Plince is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]
Château Le Puy ‘Emilien’ Vin de France (Bordeaux Côtes de Francs) 2017
12.5% abv, Famille Amoreau, Saint Chibard, imported by Rosenthal Wine Merchants, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 85% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 6% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Malbec & 1% Caménère. Red clay and limestone soils similar to Saint-Émilion plateau, 50-year-old vines, hand-harvested, natural yeast, aged on lees for 24 […]
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 Coutet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2019
14.5% abv, David Beaulieu, Saint-Émilion, imported by Aquitaine Selections. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: made with organic grapes. “The 13-hectare vineyards of Chateau Coutet are planted to 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec, with vines that are on average 35 years of age. The wine is vinified in traditional, […]
Château Petit Boyer Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux ‘Cuvée Armand’ 2018
14.5% abv, Bideau, Cars, imported by Votto Vines Importing, Hamden, CT. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. Château established in 1946 by Yves Armand Bideau. Tasting note: the Petit Boyer is medium ruby in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of red […]