Chateau Grange-Neuve ‘La Fleur des Ormes’ Pomerol 2018

3.5% Gironde, imported by Lefgroup, LLC, Asheville, NC. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: unfavorable day. Winemaking notes: 100% Merlot, aged 12-18 months in 33% new French oak. Importer note: “Once part of Château Bourgneuf, near Château Trotanoy, the Gros family purchased the first plot of Château Grange-Neuve at the end of the 19th century. They built up […]

Fugue de Nenin Pomerol 2015

14.5% abv, Delon, imported by Republic National Distributing Company LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day.  Winemaking notes: second label of Château Nenin, 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc which comprises about 2/3 of the estate production. Tasting note: the 2015 Nenin is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of […]

Château Petit Clos du Roy Montagne St-Emilion 2016

Tasting note: Deep garnet with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of red currant, caramel, woodspice, and vanilla bean. On the palate this wine is dry with medium+ acid, medium+ tannins, medium body, medium+ alcohol, medium+ flavor intensity and a medium+ finish with flavors of red currant, red plum, tobacco, woodspice, coffee, caramel […]

Clos des Grands Moines Lalande de Pomerol 2014

13% abv, Vignobles Dubard, imported by Fruit of the Vines, Inc., Long Island City, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Lalande de Pomerol is a small right-bank Bordeaux appellation west from Pomerol proper. According to the Wine Scholar Guild, “the wines of Lalande-de-Pomerol tend to be less aromatic and less structured than the […]

Château Lafond Canon Fronsac 2015

14.5% abv, Earl de Cournaud, Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac Gironde, imported by RNDC Texas LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. This castle on the right bank is owned by Patrick de Cournuaud and the property is sustainably farmed and encompasses 19 hectares of vines, 35 years of age on average. From the domaine: “Built in […]

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 […]

Roy Charles Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2015

13.5% abv, Union de Producteurs à Côtes de Castillon, Udpse, imported by Chatelaine Inc., Dallas, TX  This co-op Bordeaux was a really nice surprise from the celebrated 2015 vintage in Bordeaux. The wines of Castillon are exclusively red in this right bank appellation as well. Here, the clay soils favor Merlot but some pickets of limestone […]

Château Grand Bouquey Saint-Émilion 2010

13.5% abv, Vignoble Roblès, Saint Hippolyte, Gironde. Imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Not all Saint-Émilion wines are Saint-Émilion Grand Cru and not all Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines are Grand Cru Classé. Are you still with me? There are 67 Chateau that have earned the esteemed Grand Cru Classé rank (grouped into levels of A and B), […]

Château Angelus St. Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé 1996

13.5% abv, De Bouard de LaForest & Fils, Saint-Emilion. Imported by Château & Estates Wine Co., New York, NY. This mature claret was an immense pleasure. I opened the bottle using as ah-so and decanted the wine off of its sediment. The maturity was evident in the color and tertiary aromas. The limestone and deep […]