Reds
2013 Ballade de la Pointe (Chateau La Pointe) Pomerol
$36 bottle
74% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc
A supple, delicate and elegant wine with a characteristic Pomerol style that is already very attractive.
2014 Petit Corbin Despagne (Grand Corbin) Saint Emilion
$28 bottle
70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc
A fruit-driven wine with smooth tannins that is to be enjoyed young. Smash hit at your holiday parties!
2012 Les Hauts de Smith (Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte) Pessac Leognan
$36 bottle
55% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon
Very supple, sexy, black cherry and blackcurrant and blueberry fruit jump from the glass of this soft, round, juicy wine. It shows white tannin and no real oak. The wine is a rich, fruity, very seductive style of wine to drink over the next 10-12 years.
2009 Esprit de Saint Pierre (Chateau Saint Pierre) Saint Julien
$40 bottle
85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot
The estate was created in the 17th century although a number of legacies subsequently led to it being split up and dispersed. Through a combination of good luck and tenacity, in 1982 Henri Martin was able to put the estate back together the way it had been in 1855, the year of the famous classification. Ever since, thanks to the investments made by the owners, Saint-Pierre has been acknowledged by everyone as a perfect representative of the Grands Crus Classés of the prestigious Saint-Julien appellation.
2011 Lacoste Borie (Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste) Pauillac
$35 bottle
This is the single best value in Pauillac, bar none! The Borie family has owned the property since 1978 and the 2011 is precise, pure and beautifully balanced with ripe tannins and a bright finish.
2011 Marquis de Calon (Chateau Calon Segur) Saint Estephe
$35 bottle
53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38%Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot balance
The grapes are harvested by hand and the wine is fermented in temperature controlled conical stainless steel tanks. The wine is aged for 17 months in French oak barrels, 30% new.
Lovely black fruit and good acidity and texture. Deep and lush. Great now!
