This month we had
Bordeaux Wines presented by Keith Grainger.
The main focus was on
reds from the Haut Medoc, although we started with a Sauvignon Blanc
and finished with a Sauternes.
Price wise, the reds
were all in the £13 - £17 region, although as they were all bought
at the Chateau, Keith used the Euro price to give a guide. Actual UK
retail prices will be in that sort of region.
Keith is a real
enthusiast for these wines, and you will have an entertaining
evening.
However, for me the red
wines here were all too similar – all a Cab Sauv/Merlot/Petit
Verdot mix and although Keith implored us to search for the
differences, I really couldn't. I guess I'm just not a Cru-Borgeois
kind of guy. I did get in a bit of trouble at the end when the
“mature” and “at its peak” 2010 Chateau La Tour Haut
Causann felt to me to be well over the top, and lacking in character
& fruit. Sacrilege!
I did rather like the
first wine, and at £8.50 it is pretty good value from the Wine
Society.
2017 Dourthe No1
Bordeaux Suavignon Blanc
2015 Chateau
d'Hanteillan – Haut Medoc +
2015 Chateau Cambon La
Pelouse – Haut Medoc
2014 Chateau Barreyres
– Haut Medoc
2014 Chateau Fonreaud –
Listrac Medoc
2014 Chateau Larose
Trintaudon – Haut Medoc
2010 Chateau La Tour
Haut Causann – Haut Medoc
2014 The Societies
Exhibition Sauternes
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