2003 Petit Bocq
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Petit Bocq is a relative newcomer to Bordeaux. It is in the appellation of St. Estephe, near the Gironde, and the primary plot of Merlot is not too far from Cos d’Estournel and the ditch that separates St. Estephe from Paulliac. St. Estephe is pretty flat, and there just isn’t much gravel here…certainly not the […]
2001 Valmengaux Bordeaux Supérieur
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007Bordeaux Supérieur wines are always a gamble. In terms of classification, the label simply means that the wine comes from somewhere in the Gironde region and has met minimal requirements for wines that carry the AOC Bordeaux Supérieur name. It’s generally table wine, meant to be drunk within a few years of bottling.
The great thing […]
2000 Clos les Lunelles
Monday, December 17th, 2007The 2000 was produced the year before before Gerard Perse and his wife purchased this 24-acre property. The 2000 Lunelles is about 80% Merlot, the rest being Cabernet Sauvignon and a bit of Cabernet Franc, as is more or less traditional for the Cotes de Castillon. It’s just now coming to its peak…the wine is […]