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 […]
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 […]
Château de La Dauphine Fronsac 2015
14.5% abv, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: grown on clay-limestone and silty clay soils and certified agriculture biologique, Deiphine is planted to 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc over 40 hectares with vines of average 33 years of age; the wine is produced by eonologist […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]