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Where available, tasting scores and notes are by Robert Parker (RP) and taken from his website www.erobertparker.com  or Stephen Tanzer (ST) from www.wineaccess.com

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Price per
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including
VAT

Tasting
Score/Notes
Best Drinking

BORDEAUX WHITE

FLEUR de THÉNAC BLANC
CHATEAU THÉNAC
Bergerac
(just outside the Bordeaux AOC Boundary)

RUDY - Nice good value white with buttery notes to the baked apple and toasted nut flavours. Hints of cream on the finish. Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle and Sémillon

CHATEAU CLOS des LUNES -
LUNES d'ARGENT 
Bordeaux Blanc
Domaine de Chevalier

RP- The stunningly fleshy, floral, honeysuckle-scented 2012 Lune d’Argent exhibits medium to full body and good depth. A blend of 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc (13.5% natural alcohol), this is a new project from proprietor Olivier Bernard of Domaine de Chevalier.

BORDEAUX RED

CHATEAU TERRE BLANQUE TRADITION
Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux

LOVELY 'easy drinking' wine by itself or with light meals - try it!

VIEUX CHATEAU BAYARD
Montagne St Emilion

Good Quality 'everyday' drinking wine from an excellent vintage - great with red meats!

CHATEAU AILE de PALOUMEY
Haut Medoc

RP - A delicious blend of two grapes, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot (probably more of the former than the latter based on the way it tastes), this wine is a classic Bordeaux. Characteristics such as cedar wood, tobacco leaf, red and black currants and a touch of liquorice can be found in its medium-bodied, easygoing, supple texture and surprisingly good depth.

RP87
2013-21

CHATEAU LARIVEAU
Canon Fronsac

Wine Spectator - This has a gentle leafy edge, with lightly mulled plum and cherry notes and a flash of cherry pit on the finish. Pretty.

WS87
2013-20

CHATEAU FLEUR la MOTHE
Medoc

RP - A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, the 2010 from Fleur La Mothe is full-bodied, relatively structured and masculine, with lots of black currant fruit intermixed with incense and touches of background oak and damp earth. It’s a beauty to drink over the next decade.

RP88
2013-23

FONBEL
St Emilion

RP - A sleeper of the vintage, the dark ruby/purple-coloured 2012 Fonbel offers up sweet aromas of mulberries, raspberries, forest floor and loamy soil. Medium-bodied with abundant fruit, glycerine and length, it should drink well for a decade.

FONBEL
St Emilion

RP - Alain Vauthier, who owns this small estate, has been ratcheting up the level of quality at Fonbel just as he has at his more well-known properties, Ausone and Moulin St.-Georges

MONTLANDRIE
Cotes de Castillon

RP - From the famous Pomerol producer and owner of L’Eglise Clinet, Denis Durantou has turned out a Castillon made from a blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc. Typical of his wines, the terrific purity, texture and overall equilibrium are flawless. Deep ruby/purple-tinged, with sweet black cherry, plum and black currant fruit, the wine has vivid purity, good acidity and ripe tannin. It is medium-bodied, opulent and best drunk over the next 5-7 years.

MONTLANDRIE
Cotes de Castillon

RP - A thrilling offering from proprietor Denis Durantou (who also owns Pomerol’s l’Eglise-Clinet), this blend of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Franc is a surprisingly large-scaled Cotes de Bordeaux Castillon revealing a dense ruby/purple color as well as lots of sweet mulberry, kirsch, black currant, liquorice, spring flower and graphite notes. Medium to full-bodied as well as remarkably concentrated, this wine outperforms many of Bordeaux’s more famous names in this vintage. A stunner in quality and value, it can be enjoyed over the next 10+ years.

RESERVE du CROIX MOUTON
Bordeaux Superieur

RP - A big-time sleeper in this vintage, this dense purple wine from Jean-Philippe Janoueix over-delivers for its humble pedigree. A blend of 86% Merlot and the rest mostly Cabernet Franc, it is a surprisingly big wine (over 14% alcohol) with notes of smoky barbecue, kirsch, blackberries, coffee and cassis. Luscious tannins, low acidity and a textured, multi-dimensional mouthfeel make for an impressive Bordeaux Superieur.

BERNADOTTE
Haut Medoc

RP - This 2012 comes across as a well-made, over-achieving wine from this property. Dense ruby/purple, with notes of vanilla, spice box, earth and plenty of blackcurrants, it is medium-bodied, with ripe tannins, in a classic, traditional style.

GOULEE
Medoc
Chateau Cos d'Estournel

RP - Dark ruby/garnet, this delicious, elegant, classic 2008 is not the biggest or brawniest wine of the vintage, but it is a typical Bordeaux offering plenty of red and black currant fruit intermixed with liquorice, cedar and spice box characteristics.

SENEJAC
Haut-Medoc

RP - Pontet-Canet’s brilliant proprietor, Alfred Tesseron, has begun to look after the wines of Senejac and the result is a tasty, elegant 2010 offering copious berry fruit notes intermixed with hints of cedarwood and spice.

CLOS MANOU
Medoc

RP - A terrific effort in 2012 from a northern Medoc vineyard near St.-Christoly, this blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 14% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc possesses sweet, soft, sexy tannins, a surprisingly opulent mouthfeel, impressive purity and a medium-bodied, long finish. Clos Manou continues to over-perform for its humble pedigree.

BERNADOTTE
Haut Medoc

RP - The 2010 is a solidly made, atypically powerful La Bernadotte from the owners of Pichon-Lalande. It displays notes of white chocolate, cedar, black currants and strong earthy undertones. Medium-bodied and fresh, it should drink nicely for 10-15 years.