Château Reignac Bordeaux Supérieur
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Vintage: 2010
Blend: 88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc
Price: $19
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Château de Reignac sits atop the highest point in the parish of Saint Loubes, overlooking a 135-hectare clay and gravel rise that includes a single 80-hectare block of vines. You can expect a smoky hue of prunes is met with a blast of fresh minerality and fresh meadow floral notes. The palate offers you a plethora of fruit with a slight acidity remiscnent of orange rind. We’re talking deep, dark, full of life and an incredibly silky finish.

Château Recougne Bordeaux Supérieur
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Vintage: 2011
Blend: 75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc
Price: $14
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Château Recougne has produced wine for over 400 years, and its name is said to have come from King Henri IV in the early 17th century, in “recognition” of the quality of its wine. Welcome a splash of rich blackberry and cassis on the nose, surrounded by hints of caramel and brown sugar. The nose gives you a typical Bordeaux as it should, after all, we’ve got 400 years of winemaking at the belt here. A rich palate of meadow fruits, blackberry, brambles and redcurrant interlaced with deep minerality and a hint of licorice!

Château de Bellevue Lussac-St. Emilion
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Vintage: 2011
Blend: 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Price: $27
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Another delightfully young Bordeaux that is yours for the drinking, right now! Wild berries picked straight from the meadow with a chalky tannin nature. Brambles, red currants and blackberries on the palate leadoing into that long refreshing and vibrant finish that does not seem so young at all.

 

Château Joanin Bécot Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
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Vintage: 2011
Blend: 75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignong
Price: $27
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Stylistically, Joanin Becot offers ample charm, freshness, ripe flavors and soft textures. Get ready to explore a dark berry concoction, ripe and juicy, bursting with flavor. Vanilla essence and caramel can be sought on the nose, with an extremely fleshy, tannin ripe palate. It’s fresh, extremely fruit-forward and has that staple hint of minterality which is held together with a slight acidity and dark fruit-forward finish.

Château Belle-Graves, Lalande-de-Pomerol
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Vintage: 2010
Blend: 88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc
Price: $31
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Very opulent, very smooth and ripe for the drinking. We;re talking fleshy big forest fruits with a rich silky tannin base interlaced with pine and allspice to give it that punch of boldness. The deep dark purple color mesmerizes your mind as you sip on perfection. A very food-friendly wine with a great acidity and finish.