Bordeaux Values
Three bottles of each of the four wines below: Chevalier d’Albran; Florie-Aude; Les Gravières de la Brandille; and Pey-Martin - with a discount of 15% on our usual bottle prices.
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Chevalier d'Albran, Bordeaux Rouge, 2022
Chevalier d’Albran is produced by Château Peychaud, located in Ambarès-et-Lagrave, between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers: it’s a surprisingly grand Château built in the 17th century by Marquis de Fayet. From 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep hue.Lots of flavour and texture; concentrated for its price with a correct tannic backbone. Traditionally framed claret. Now-2028
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
Grape VarietyMerlot & Cabernet Sauvignon
Vintage2022
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
CodeALB122
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 Florie-Aude, Bordeaux, 2020
From vineyards east of St André de Cubzac and the Côte de Bourg; and named after Florie and Aude, the two daughters of winemaker Daniel Brulatout. This is a ripe and concentrated blend of 85% Merlot 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Nicely ready: plenty of black fruit with hints of leather and tobacco – tastes like a more expensive wines. Now-2026
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerChateau Florie-Aude
Grape VarietyMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2020
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeFLO120
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.
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Chateau Les Gravieres de la Brandille, Bordeaux Superieur, 2020
Frédéric Borderie's principal wine, 65% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Cabernet Franc, as ever a superb generic unoaked Bordeaux. He chose to adopt his grandfather’s marvellous traditional black, red and gold label – on which you can count no less than eight different fonts! An expressive red that should be a staple of all wine racks. A blend of red and dark fruit, with freshness and fine boned tannin. Merlot dominated, this shows real smoothness and charm but also...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerFrederic Borderie
Grape VarietyMerlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2020
ABV14%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeGRC120
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 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.
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Chateau Pey-Martin, Médoc, 2020
The Francisco family - now with father and daughter Stephanie working together - have been making wine at the Château de la Croix (now a Cru Bourgeois) in the northern part of the Médoc since 1870. Pey-Martin is another of their labels, in this vintage 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
Classic Left Bank Bordeaux at a reasonable price: good youthful hue; pure, red fruit aromas; mid-weight, almost pretty, with red cherry and berry flavours tickled with...
ColourRed
RegionBordeaux
GrowerPey-Martin
Grape VarietyCabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2020
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodePEY120
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.
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Bordeaux Values
Three bottles of each of the four wines below: Chevalier d’Albran; Florie-Aude; Les Gravières de la Brandille; and Pey-Martin - with a discount of 15% on our usual bottle prices.
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