Château Blaignan Médoc ‘Cru Bourgeois’ 2018
14% abv, Blaignan, imported by Aquitaine Wine USA, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 51% Merlot & 49% Cabernet Sauvignon from an 80ha sustainably-farmed estate in north Médoc with a history going back to the 14th century. The soils are agrilo-calcaire and the grapes are hand-harvested and the wine is […]
Château Doisey-Daëne Bordeaux Blanc ‘Grand Vin Sec’ 2020
13.5% abv, Denis Dudourdieu, Barsac, imported by MISA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from the clay-limestone plateau of Barsac. As Barsac appellation only allows for sweet wines affected by botrytis, this dry white wine is bottled under the Bordeaux appellation. The vines are 50 years […]
Château d’Arche Sauternes Grand Cru 2eme Classé 2009
14% abv, Sauternes, Gironde, imported by Votto Vines Inc., Hamden, CT. Winemaking notes: 90% Sémillon and 10% Sauvignon Blanc, from 70 hectares of vines that average 45 years-old and are farmed HVE. The grapes are hand harvested through three passes, and yield a tiny 20 hl/ha. The wine ferments in stainless steel tanks and then […]
Château Langoa Barton Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé 2016
13% abv, Anthony Barton, Saint-Julien, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes; 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc., average age of vines 35 years. Classified third growth grand cru. 17 hectares under vine on a gravel and clay soil. The wine is aged in 60% […]
Château Crabitey Graves Blanc 2020
12.5% abv, Arnaud de Butler, Graves, imported by United Wine & Spirits, Houston, TX. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 80% Sauvignon Blanc & 20% Sémillon aged for six month in 20% new French oak. Tasting note: the Graves Blanc is pale lemon with a clean nose of medium intensity with aroma of […]
Château Montrose Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé 2017
13.5% abv, Herve Berland – Gerant, St-Estèphe, imported by United Wine & Spirits LLC, Housyon, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Montrose wine was run off into 60% new and 40% one-year old barrels where it was […]
Château Camino Salva Haut-Médoc 2016
13.5% abv, Vignoble Kopp, Cusac Fort Médoc, imported by United Wine & Spirits, LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot & 5% Petit Verdot, fermented in concrete tank; half the cuvée is aged in 60% new French oak for 9 months with the balance left […]
Château Smith Haut Lafite Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé Blanc 2016
14% abv, Florence et Daniel Cathiard, Martillac, imported by United Wine & Spirits LLC, Houston, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris & 5% Sémillon from 48-year-old vines grown on gravel and clay soils. The grapes are hand-harvested and pressed, once the juice settles the wines […]
Château Brane-Cantenac Margaux Grand Cru Classé 1978
12% abv, Henri Lurton, Gironde, imported by Chevalier Imported Inc., Millwauke, WI. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: Brane-Cantenac is second growth wine from the 75-hectare estate and is grown on travel soils and produced from around 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot& 5% Cabernet Franc, aged in 60% new French oak barrels […]
Château La Croix Calendreau Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2017
13.5% abv, Vignobles Benoit Richard, Gironde-sur-Dropt, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc & 5% Cabernet Sauvignon aged in French oak for 18 months. Tasting note: the Saint-Emilion is deep garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas […]