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 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 Lieujean Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2014
13% abv, SC Garri du Gai Saint-Sauveur, Gironde, imported by MiSA Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon & 25% Merlot, aged in 33% new French oak barrels for 12 months. Tasting note: the Médoc wine is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium-minus […]
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 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, […]