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, […]
Château Crabitey Graves 2017
13% abv, Arnaud de Butler, Portets, imported by United Wine and Spirits LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: diam composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Located along the Garonne River is the Graves town of Portets, the Château Caribitey was built by Franciscan nuns but came into the private hands of the Butler family in the 1970s. […]
Château Les Jouberts ‘Cuvée Prestige’ Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2016
12.5% abv, Les Vignerons de Tutiac for Stephane Héraud, Marcillac, imported by Kindren Vines, Troy, MI. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar; fruit day. I might have a soft spot for Bordeaux Blanc, particularly oak-aged wines like the Jouberts. Poor man’s white Burgundy with a hint of rich man’s Sancerre, maybe I’m on to something? Or […]
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 […]
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 Tour Léognan Grand Vin de Graves Pessac-Léognan Blanc 2018
13.5% abv, Famille Perrin, Château Carbonnieux. Imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. The dry white wines of Bordeaux can soar to incredible heights, especially in the appellations of Graves and Pessac-Léognan where they share the best terroir on Bordeaux’s left bank and are given the royal treatment in winemaker’s cellars. Tour Léognan is […]
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 […]