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2019

Château Malbec Bordeaux

Castel Estates and Vineyards offer a range of unique estate wines, finding some true gems by following the advice of the people who know and love the place best. In Bordeaux, at the gateway to Entre-Deux-Mers, they selected Château Malbec which also houses an education center dedicated to wine and the art of wine tasting. Contrary to appearances, Château Malbec is not named after the famous grape variety, but for one of its former owners, Louis Malbec.

Sustainably managed, certified TERRA VITIS.

For more info, visit Château Malbec website.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE 
2019

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2019

Château Maltus Lalande de Pomerol AOC

Vignobles Lassagne gather several family properties that were bought since three generations and are grown according to tradition and innovation on unique terroir located in the Libourne area.
Vignobles Lassagne encompasses these three properties: Château des Arnauds (the original estate), Château des Landes and Château Maltus, the latest addition to the Vignobles Lassagne.

History tells us that the origin of the Château Maltus goes back to the Middle Ages, in the time of the crusades.
The Order of Malta, well implanted on the land named Lalande de Pomerol, cultivated vines for the first time on the grounds of the Château Maltus.
Nicolas Lassagne acquired this parcel in 2015 of sixty-year-old vines with the purpose of producing this richly dense wine.

For more info, visit Vignobles Lassagne website.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2019

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2019

Château Montaiguillon Montagne-Saint-Émilion

A well regarded 28ha property on the borders of St Georges-St Emilion owned by the Amart family since 1949, which it is looking out over her neighbours like Cheval Blanc, Vieux Chateau Certan and Chateau Petrus who are just over the Barbanne stream. Tasted against far greater names this is a exceptional value, very elegant, with a lovely weight of fruit. It will not disappoint.

Certified sustainable HVE (High Environmental Value) 

 

For more info, visit Château Montaiguillon website.

VARIETALS
40% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2019

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2011

Château Nenin Pomerol AOC

Château Nénin is located in the village of Pomerol, one of the most prestigious areas of Bordeaux. The Domaine was bought by Jean-Hubert Delon in 1997 from his cousins, the Despujols, owners of the estate since 1847. Jean-Hubert had the intention of continuing the centuries-old tradition of the Château, and precisely for this reason, since immediately, extensive renovation and modernization works, including technical ones, were carried out. Under his direction, the land was in fact drained, the vineyards renewed and the cellars modernised, to improve the vinification and aging processes.

According to the Delon family, Château Nénin is the epitome of a great Pomerol “vin de garde” (wine for laying down). It combines power and elegance, complexity and balance, purity and refi nement. The gradual increase of Cabernet Franc within the vineyards gives the wine tautness, distinction and freshness. To really appreciate the Grand Vin’s ageing ability, you may need to be patient. Like all great Pomerol vins de garde, Château Nénin blossoms over time.

For more info, visit Château Nenin website.

VARIETALS
78% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2011

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2018

Château Paret Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC

Running along the edge of the Saint-Emilion appellation, this vineyard is owned by the Fauchey family, who have been making wine in the Bordeaux area since the 17th century. The estate, until the second world war, made mostly white wine for the army. Today though, the vineyard is mostly planted with merlot, the grape best suited to the climate and soil of the domain.

VARIETALS
85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2018

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2018

Château Pontet-Fumet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC

The Château Pontet-Fumet is located near the village of Vignonet in the well-known wine-growing region of Saint-Émillion.
It is one of the outstanding Grand Crus in Saint-Émillion, where the soils of the vineyards are characterized by sandy gravel soils.

VARIETALS
81% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2018

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2018

Château Quinault L’Enclos Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC

The Château Quinault l’Enclos property is located on the right bank of Bordeaux in the Saint-Émilion appellation. Belonging to the famous Château Cheval Blanc, the first classified A growth of Saint-Émilion, the wines of Château Quinault l’Enclos benefit from the same care as those of Château Cheval Blanc.

A vintage of challenges marked by strong climatic contrasts, 2018 will remain a great year in the memories of the property. The heavy rainfall at the start of the year will have generated significant mildew pressure. The precision and constant attention paid by the property’s technical teams made it possible to save Château Quinault L’Enclos from mildew. The beautiful summer which set in in July with an ideal September favored perfect ripening with berries with good concentration.

VARIETALS
72% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2018

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2020

Château Thomas Laurent Bordeaux

This property is located in Etauliers, north of the Gironde 1er Cotes de Blaye, on a clay soil and sandy grave on 13 hectares in production. The wines of Chateau Thomas Laurent are predominantly from the Merlot grape that gives soft and round structure to the wine.

VARIETALS
70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2020

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2016

Château Treytins Lalande de Pomerol AOC

Léon Nony established the Château Treytins estate in the 1950’s, but its vineyards were planted in the 19th century by the Count de Kermartin. After Léon Nony’s death in 1959, his son, Michel, then his grandson, Jean-Marc, continued his work building up the vineyard estate. In the 1990’s, the vat room and cellars were extended and completely renovated to incorporate new techniques and the latest thinking in terms of vinification and ageing, while preserving traditional know-how.

For more info, visit Château Treytins website.

VARIETALS
79% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2016

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2020

Château Vieux Clos Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC

Château Viuex Clos Saint-Émilion by Daniel Mouty was born from a fine blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with very precise manual sorting of grapes. A lover of Daniel Mouty wines, this Saint-Émilion Grand Crus is a fine representation of the work of the winemaker. It is a great Bordeaux with exceptional fruitiness.

For more info, visit Vignobles Mouty website.

In organic conversion.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2020

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2018

Château Vieux Moulin Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion AOP

Château Vieux Moulin is located on a clay-limestone plateau near the village of Saint-Emilion.
It was in the early 20th century that Herman Sublett invested in the vineyards of Puisseguin and its surroundings. Grégoire Sublett, the great-grandson and a member of the fourth generation, has taken up the torch and continues, surrounded by his family and team, the work of his father Didier Sublett, his
grandfather Michel Sublett, and his great-grandfather Herman Sublett to make this estate shine.
The vineyard is managed with a commitment to environmental respect. Being winegrowers for several generations, the family’s sensitivity to nature is at the heart of their concerns. Thus, their approach pays attention throughout the year to vineyard cultivation and the unique character of this terroir.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon

VINTAGE
2018

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2020

Château Vieux Pourret Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC

Château Vieux Pourret is very well located on the Saint-Emilion plateau, on the locality called “Pourret”. Vieux Pourret’s vines are for the most part in the town of Saint-Emilion itself (with a clay/sand mix in the soil) but also in Saint-Hippolyte, where the soil consists of clayey limestone. Château Vieux Pourret has been created for over 50 years and now the property is owned by Emmanuel Coudroy and run by his wife Nathalie, being the estate manager, which, starting from the vintage 2012, didn’t continue to make this wine organic but they rather elaborated a fruity wine with a melted and elegant mouth, really worthy of a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2020

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2019

Clos de L’Oratoire Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC

Clos de l’Oratoire, located on Saint-Emilion’s northeast slope, where the terroir of Fronsac molasse is made by a layer of sandy soil and a clay subsoil, ideally suited to Merlot (80% of the vines).
In the middle of the 19th century, Beylot, a merchant from Libourne, acquired Château Peyreau, a vast property located northeast of St Emilion. Redeemed in the 1960s by Michel Boutet, this one splits it in two and succeeds in classifying “Premier Grand Cru” the best vines under the name “Clos de l’Oratoire”. In 1971, he sold the ensemble (Peyreau and Clos de l’Oratoire) to Count Joseph-Hubert von Neipperg .
The family has made wine in Germany since the 13th century, and viticulture has never stopped being a central part of their life. The custodian of some 800 years of winegrowing tradition, the talented Stephan von Neipperg, agronomist and son of Joseph-Hubert, manages the Bordeaux estates acquired by his family in 1971. Ably assisted by a team of professionals, he has brought the wines from these châteaux to the pinnacle of quality.

For more info, visit Clos de L’Oratoire website.

VARIETALS
81% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2019

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2011

Clos du Marquis Saint-Julien AOC

The name of Clos du Marquis, created in 1902, was inspired by the Petit Clos adjacent to the Château de Léoville, residence of the Marquis de Las Cases. The Clos du Marquis is produced from top terroirs of the Saint-Julien Appellation that were not exclusively part of the old Domaine de Léoville cadastre. These terroirs are located slightly to the west and are surrounded by prestigious Classified Growths, particularly Seconds Crus Classés of Saint-Julien and Pauillac : Léoville Poyferré, Léoville Barton, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande… The Clos du Marquis offers a fine expression of the Saint-Julien character : structure, complexity, harmony, distinction and ageing potential.

2011 is the second hottest vintage of the decade after 2003!
It will be remembered for the exceptionally hot and dry spring that meant a very early flowering.
The final maturity levels were very good, particularly for the phenological potential in the Cabernet Francs.

For more info, visit Clos du Marquis website.

VARIETALS
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2011

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2021

Domaine de Beaulieu Tradition Chinon

The Domaine de Beaulieu is one of the estates to follow in Chinon, located in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley in France.
Situated just near the house of François Rabelais (the greatest French author of the 16th century), the estate is run by Michaël Manceau, the 3rd generation of the winegrowers. The Domaine de Beaulieu covers 13,5 ha. Michaël uses natural methods to control yields to enhance the quality of his wines. The winegrower is passionate about his vines, his estate and the dynamism of continuous improvement.

VARIETALS
100% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2021

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