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Bordeaux Selection 3.0
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6PK - $41.50 / BTL
The Right Bank of Bordeaux has always been a treasure trove for great wines at less-than eye watering prices (as opposed to those of the Left Bank which are largely unattainable).
6PK - $41.50 / BTL
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Why do we love this case?
The St Émilion Gran Cru classification marks wines of excellence. This Gran Cru collection features wines of distinction that not only rise to the lofty expectations of their regionality but best them. If you are ever eyeing off a true 'unicorn wine' - something in the vein of Cheval Blanc or Petrus, then you're going to be shopping in Bordeaux and, specifically, the Right Bank of Bordeaux. That's where St Émilion resides, among the giants of the global vino landscape. The Right Bank's preference for merlot dominant blends over cab sauv dominant blends makes for wines that are luxurious, rich, powerful, and (importantly) approachable in youth.
Included in this case:
1x Château le Loup Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2020
Red — Merlot Blend
Bordeaux — France
If you’re the kind of wine buyer looking for the best wine at the best price, look no further. Saint-Émilion grand cru rarely ever starts at a price like this. Even we did a double take! With a super high average score among wine-loving Vivino users, it’s a ‘get it while it’s hot’ limited red. A classic right-bank blend of merlot and cabernet franc, expect an inky red in your glass. Plums and dark cherries intertwine with cedar, expanding with a richness that tapers to a classic finish. There is also an edge of earthy notes here, only found in wonderfully earnest Bordeaux. French oak and gravelly tannins, it has it all to keep you wanting more. Perfect to cellar, yet, even better to drink, after all, people say life is short. While we are here we may as well sip grand cru, live long and prosper. Château le Loup Saint-Émilion grand cru, we love you.
You’d pay $90 full price.
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1x Château Hauts de Granget Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018
Red — Merlot Blend
Bordeaux — France
We’re getting pretty good at finding exceptional Bordeaux at unbelievable pricing. Humble, I know. But sometimes it’s good to give yourself a little pat on the back. We think we earned it with this one. It’s Saint-Emilion Grand Cru composed of 85% merlot and 15% cab franc that’s hitting all the right notes. And we’re not the only ones that feel that way. A score of 4.2 on Vivino and 96 points with a gold medal from the Decanter World Wine Awards seem to back up our assessment. The Decanter review below goes into a bit more detail for those remaining unconvinced.
You’d pay $90 full price.
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1x Château Capet Duverger Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2019
Red — Merlot Blend
Bordeaux — France
Château Capet Duverger is the perfect example of a co-op driven wine success story in France. This Grand Cru from Saint-Emilion is of course led by merlot with the remaining fruit being cabernet sauvignon. The grapes are fermented in a gravity-flow winery before being put to rest in 20% new French oak for 12 months. It’s ripe, approachable, spicy and lengthy. Plum and blackberry lead the way with notes of leather, mushroom, vanilla and caramel adding complexity. Like many of the more modern Right Bank wines, this can be enjoyed now, but would also benefit from more time in the cellar.
You’d pay $79 full price.
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1x Chateau Bourdieu No.1 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2019
Red — Red Blend
Bordeaux — France
Nothing quite so satisfying as fleshy red and black fruit in chorus with ripe tannic structure and peppy acidity. This is a merlot dominant red blend, which makes for plush red fruit - velvety, glossy, full - underscored by the slightest bit of grippy, barby cab sauv. There is a bit of malbec third-wheeling, which adds to the compelxity and shape of the package. It’s inky and full. Chewy and bristling. Sweet vanilla french oak and dark chocolate ride the fringes of the dense fruit core. Bordeaux is very rarely described as ‘friendly’, usually being much more high-brow. This is more your slap-you-on-the-back-friendly, and we reckon you should say ‘g’day’.
You’d pay $79 full price.
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1x Château Hautes Versannes Saint-Emilion 2020
Red — Merlot Blend
Bordeaux — France
The thriving sandy soil vineyards in the commune of Saint-Sulpice de Faleyrens are dominated by two classic red grape varieties; cabernet franc and merlot. It’s here in this quaint corner of Saint Émilion where we fortuitously discovered Château Hautes Versannes. With a mere ten hectares planted, it is a wonderful wine find. The 2020 is a powerful blend, with a notable leafy aroma followed by quality oak. As it is youthful, it does deserve a bit of air to breathe. The flavours are plummy, with some dried fruit character and tantalising tannins that give the wine restraint, and are not too drying. Although the wine is full-bodied as expected, it finishes classy and elegant. A bordeaux experience to savour.
You’d pay $79 full price.
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1x Château De Braude Haut Médoc 2018
Red — Merlot Blend
Bordeaux — France
We know a good claret, when it smells like different shades of green, grown in some shady part of a dusty old château, touched occasionally by some diluted morning sun. But hold up. This, my friends, is not that. Welcome to the good stuff. An exceptional quality rouge that will have you writing poetry. Hailing from the legendary 2018 vintage, this is a wine of ripe, plush, glorious flavour. We’re talking blackcurrants, cassis, leather and tobacco. And yet it’s still all balanced atop that classic Bordeaux medium body and fine yet firm, gravelly tannins. Stunning.
You’d pay $80 full price.
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