Left and Right Bank Terroirs
Three bottles of each of these four wines below: Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion; Beauregard Ducasse, Graves; Bellerive, Médoc; and Rocher Gardat, Montagne Saint-Emilion - with a discount of 15% on our usual bottle prices.
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Chateau Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion, 2020
From one 4.8 hectare plot with thin soils over limestone, among the highest in the appellation. 100% Merlot, unoaked. A very classical vintage of one of our long term favourites from Frédéric Borderie. Fresh blackberry and plum dominate and there is a stony note on the finish. Fine tannins give structure and support the fruit. Balanced and refined, this is a smart claret for all occasions. Now-2027
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerFrederic Borderie
Grape VarietyMerlot
Vintage2020
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRC420
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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Merlot
Origins
- Bordeaux region. Known by 18thC
- Now much more widely planted in Bordeaux than Cabernet Sauvignon
Characteristics
- Productive - high yielding …but early budding, so vulnerable to frost (e.g. 1956)
- In comparison to Cabernet Sauvignon: higher sugars and appealing...
Chateau Beauregard Ducasse, Graves, 2020
From the far south of the Graves near Langon, a splendidly suave and traditional Bordeaux, now being run by son Albert with help from his father and uncle. 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon; and about 20% in barrels. Deeply hued. Youthful but already delicious and interesting: red cherry and berry heart enlivened by a hint of liquorice. Lovely ripeness without heat. Graceful, with just the right support of gentle tannins and restrained Graves character. Now-2028
The previous...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionGraves
GrowerBeauregard Ducasse
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2020
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBDU820
Château Beauregard Ducasse
Graves
Jacques Perromat’s sixth generation family estate lies at Mazères near Langon at the southern end of the Graves, with about 50 hectares of gravelly vineyards on limestone sub-soils hacked out of the surrounding forest from 1850.
This is as far removed - and not just in distance - from the grand estates of the Haut-Médoc as possible: here 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...
Chateau Bellerive, Medoc, Cru Bourgeois, 2016
Cru Bourgeois in a top red Bordeaux vintage like 2016 almost always represents a good buy. From 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, this is already drinking very well. Sombre tone. Inviting aromas of black fruit tinged with liquorice and a certain savouriness; and so consistent in the mouth, with dark plum and berry flavours melded with notes of grilled meat and nicotine. This is mildly old-fashioned, showing correct tannins, with appealing density and...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionMedoc
GrowerBellerive
Grape VarietyMerlot, Cabernet & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2016
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBEL116
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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Château Rocher Gardat, Montagne Saint-Emilion, 2022
Mickael Moze-Berthon crafts powerful, clean and modern-style reds in the tiny hamlet of Bertin, north of Saint-Emilion where his principal wines are made, his Montagne Saint-Emilion and Saint-Emilion. 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, grown on thinly-soiled, argilo-calcaire slopes,
Mickael Moze-Berthon crafts powerful, clean and modern-style reds in the tiny hamlet of Bertin, north of Saint-Emilion. His principal wine is his Montagne Saint-Emilion, from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Sub RegionMontagne-Saint-Emilion
GrowerChâteau Rocher-Gardat
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2022
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeROG122
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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Left and Right Bank Terroirs
Three bottles of each of these four wines below: Les Combes, Lussac-Saint-Emilion; Beauregard Ducasse, Graves; Bellerive, Médoc; and Rocher Gardat, Montagne Saint-Emilion - with a discount of 15% on our usual bottle prices.
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