Château Saint-André Courbin Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion 2020
14.5% abv, Famille Saby, Montagne, imported by Aquitaine Wine USA, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc from sustainably-farmers vineyards on this 20ha estate. The wine was aged in 33% new French oak barrels for 15 months. Tasting note: the Bordeaux is deep garnet with […]
Château Pontet-Canet Pauillac Grand Cru Classé 5eme Growth 2014
13.5% abv, Pauillac, imported by Misa Wine Imports, Dallas, TX. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: fruit day. Winemaking notes: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot & 5% Petit Verdot grown biodynamically on gravel, clay and limestone soils. 80ha of vines are planted on the property in the north part of the Pauillac appellation. The wine is […]
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 de la Dauphine Fronsac 2019
14.5% abv, Famille Lebrune, Fronsac, imported by Saranty Imports, Stamford, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 85% Merlot & 15% Cabernet Franc, certified organic and biodynamic, from a 40-hectare vineyard on limestone hills with macerated on the skins for 20 days and aged for 12 months in 33% new oak. The […]
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 Paran Justice Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018
14% abv, Union de Produçteurs de Saint-Emilion, Saint-Emilion, imported by Ideal Wine & Sprit Co., Medford, MA. Cork closure; natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 70% Merlot & 30% Cabernet Franc from an 11-hectare hillside vineyard at the bottom of the slope of Château de Pressac, farmed organically, the vines are 40 years 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 Lalande Mausse Fronsac 2016
14.5% abv, Famille Hermouet, Saillans, imported by Aquitaine Wine Imports, Berkeley, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking note: 85% Merlot & 15% Cabernet Sauvignon from a vineyard of 5 hectares on a sandy plateau of clay soils known as Bel Aire on the right bank of the river Dordogne just outside St. […]