Bordeaux

A brisk young Bordeaux white for fleshier shellfish dishes… Château de Bonhoste Bordeaux Blanc 2015, France (£8.85 Hourlier Wines) Currently being driven by the precise, bracing nettly grapefruit edge of Sauvignon, but there’s also the more floral aromatic edge of Muscadelle, and some weightier Sémillon, which will come more to the […]

Château de Bonhoste Bordeaux Blanc 2015, France

July 21, 2016 by Simon

If only all sub-£10 Bordeaux was as good as this… Château Moulin des Richards Côtes de Bourg Cuvée Prestige 2011, Bordeaux, France (£8.45 From Vineyards Direct) Showing some plum jam maturity, but still very much alive, with rich, curranty berry and plum flavours, and an honest earthy finish. Yes, there’s […]

Château Moulin des Richards Côtes de Bourg Cuvée Prestige 2011

January 11, 2016 by Simon

Same price, same region, but not same flavour… Château Haut Courneau Graves 2011, Bordeaux, France (£10.00 Oddbins) I like the sweet fleshy plummy berry flesh and hint of cedar; I’m less keen on the touch of greenness and slightly baked character, and I don’t think it’s going to get any […]

Two Bordeaux reds from Graves

October 26, 2015 by Simon

Château de Ricaud Bordeaux Supérieur 2012, France (£9.99 Booths) Honest, juicy style, ripe plummy red berry flavours backed up by chewy but never harsh tannins, plus a refreshing finish. Good midweek quaff. B Château Fonguillon Montagne-Saint-Émilion 2012, Bordeaux, France (£9.99 Tesco) Deeper, darker style with plummy blackberry and blackcurrant flesh […]

Three 2012 Reds from Bordeaux

October 14, 2015 by Simon

Dourthe No.1 Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc 2014, France (£7.95 The Wine Society) Young, vibrant wine, classic ‘green’ Sauvignon flavours – cut grass, greengage and asparagus, with a squeeze of lemon and lime – but also a weightier side, with a hint of nectarine coming through. Really tasty wine. S- Château Argadens […]