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Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Cuvee Prestige, Bordeaux, 2016
From 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and a selection of older vines on prime gravel and clay soils, this has spent 12 months in oak barrels, about 25% new. Cedary aroma; and then a burst of intense red fruit - raspberry coulis. Silky, and... Read More
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ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerFrederic Borderie
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2016
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRC316
Frederic Borderie, Chateaux Les Combes and Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux, France
Frederic Borderie, in his late 30s, is one of our stars, making delicious, perfumed whites and a range of reds which he fairly views as the equals - both in quality and longevity - of more expensive wines from grander appellations.
Modestly he ascribes their success to his vineyards being on gravelly river terraces of the Isle river, an underrated terroir with some similarities to the...
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Cabernet Sauvignon
The most prestigious red grape?
Origins
- Bordeaux region, as a natural cross of Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc (established 1997 by DNA analysis)
- Was known as Vidure or Petit-Vidure
- Spread throughout left bank of Bordeaux, supplanting white grapes
Characteristics
- Fairly easy to grow: hardy, buds...
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Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Cuvee Prestige, Bordeaux, 2016
From 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and a selection of older vines on prime gravel and clay soils, this has spent 12 months in oak barrels, about 25% new. Cedary aroma; and then a burst of intense red fruit - raspberry coulis. Silky, and so fine, with the merest suggestion of light tannins. Very persistent and aromatic. Now-2026
This wine is always superb, and is often chosen both by our customers ahead of more prestigious names, and by French critics as one of the very best Bordeaux Supérieurs. Decant and tell your friends it's the second wine of a classed growth! Now-2026
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Chateau Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2016
Medium Bodied
From one 4.8 hectare plot with thin soils over limestone, among the highest in the...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGRC416
GrapeMerlot
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Frédéric Borderie's principal wine, 65% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15%...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGRC118
GrapeMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
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La Guérinière, Saint-Emilion 2018
Medium Bodied
90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc from the sandy soils of Saint-Pey-d'Armens and...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeGUE118
GrapeMerlot
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Vieille Dynastie, Lalande de Pomerol, 2016
Medium Bodied
Wonderfully ripe - rich and svelte. Brambly fruit tinged with liqueur cherries; luxuriant...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeVID116
GrapeMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
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Wonderfuly ripe - so rich, lush and supple. A sense of liqueur cherries - luxuriant fruit...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Bottle150cl
CodeVID916
GrapeMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
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Cedary aroma; and then a burst of intense red fruit - raspberry coulis. Silky, and so fine,...
OriginFrance
RegionBordeaux
ColourRed
ABV13.5%
Magnum150cl
CodeGRC916
GrapeMerlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
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