Les Hauts du Tertre Margaux AOC (Château du Tertre GCC 2nd wine)

2019, 2017

Les Hauts du Tertre Margaux AOC (Château du Tertre GCC 2nd wine)

Château du Tertre is a property steeped in history. This property has existed since the 12th century and its vineyard of 52 hectares remains unchanged since 1855. Since the 19th century, their wines have become worldwide recognised thanks to the classification of 1855 which makes Château du Tertre a Grand Cru Classé de Margaux.

Crafted with the same precision, passion, and expertise as Château du Tertre, Les Hauts du Tertre reveals another side of the estate, that of a wine best discovered and appreciated in its younger years. Lively, with silky tannins, its fruity and spicy notes blend with the delicacy of Margaux wines.

For more info, visit Château du Tertre website.

VARIETALS
43% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2017

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Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac (Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron 2nd wine)

2017

Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac (Château Pichon-Longueville-Baron 2nd wine)

Named after the turrets that embellish the château, Les Tourelles de Longueville is the second wine of Château Pichon Baron and embodies the charm of the estate. The grapes used in this wine’s blend are primarily from the Sainte Anne plot, mostly planted with Merlot, giving it a distinctive personality and it is the best introduction to the Pichon Baron spirit.

For more info, visit Château Pichon Baron website.

VARIETALS
55% Merlot, 27% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE 
2017

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Luccianus Cabernet Franc Amphore Lussac-Saint-Émilion AOC

2022

Luccianus Cabernet Franc Amphore Lussac-Saint-Émilion 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.

Luccianus is the name of Gallo-Roman origin designating the town of Lussac and its vineyard dating from the 4th century.
This cuvée is a return to ancestral ageing techniques. Uniquely composed of Cabernet Franc from old vines of 100 years with an ageing in amphora which gives a very expressive wine with a superb aromatic radiance and very silky tannins all without a woody note.

For more info, visit Vignobles Lassagne website.

VARIETALS
100% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2022

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Maison 1982 Réserve Saint Émilion Grand Cru AOC

2022

Maison 1982 Réserve Saint Émilion Grand Cru AOC

The Teycheney family has been cultivating vineyards since 1837, when the first generation settled in the heart of Entre-Deux-Mers, on the family’s historic estate. They are perhaps most widely known for Cheteau Fleur de La Lisse from Saint Emilion.

Since 2015, the 6th generation, Caroline Teycheney, has been in charge of the vineyards, which now cover 62 hectares in Entre-Deux-Mers and 32 hectares in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru. The vineyard from which the Maison 1982 Réserve is produced is located on the edge of the medieval village of Saint-Émilion, at the foot of the clay and limestone hill. It has been cultivated with passion using organic and biodynamic methods since 2016, with the utmost respect for man and nature. The best Merlot plots are meticulously worked and blended to produce the estate’s finest cuvées.

Organic wine certified AB (Agriculture Biologique).

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2022

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Margaux by Tertre Grand Vin de Bordeaux Margaux AOC

2021

Margaux by Tertre Grand Vin de Bordeaux Margaux AOC

In Arsac in the heart of the Margaux appellation, Château du Tertre overlooks a single holding vineyard of 52 hectares. The property, situated on one of the highest hills in the Médoc is composed of gravel, clay and sand. It was during the XIXth century that the wines acquired international renown, amplified by the 1855 classification which established the property as a 5th Growth.

Margaux by Tertre is a nice introduction to the wines produced by Château du Tertre.
The viticulture and vinification are carried out with the same high level of quality. Margaux by Tertre is mainly produced from the
young vines of Château du Tertre giving the wine a very fruity style, with a nice smoothness and roundness.

For more info, visit Château du Tertre website.

VARIETALS
57% Cabernet-Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 14% Petit Verdot, 10% Cabernet-Franc

VINTAGE
2021

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Mes 5 Pépites by Bernard Magrez Bordeaux Grand Cru

2018

Mes 5 Pépites by Bernard Magrez Bordeaux Grand Cru

Mes 5 Pépites by Bernard Magrez is a unique micro-blend of barrels selected by world-famous Michel Rolland from Bernard Magrez’s five top chateaux: Pape-Clement Grand Cru Classé (Pessac-Leognan), La Tour Carnet Grand Cru Classé (Haut-Médoc), Les Grands Chênes (Médoc), Fombrauge Grand Cru Classé and Magrez Fombrauge Grand Cru Classé (Saint-Émilion).

Imagine iconic Château Pape-Clement in an innovative super blend with Chateau Magrez Fombrauge from St-Émilion. And completed with barrels rolled in from three other top chateaux at Bernard Magrez!

“My ambition for the exceptional…crafted from the blend of five jewels of our wine heritage – Château Pape Clément, La Tour Carnet, Fombrauge, Les Grands Chênes, and Magrez Fombrauge – it reflects the perfect union of five unique terroirs, where each vineyard contributes its own singularity.”Bernard Magrez

For more info, visit Bernard Magrez website.

VARIETALS
55% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2018

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Olga Raffault Les Barnabés Chinon

2021

Olga Raffault Les Barnabés Chinon

In the beautiful country of Véron, cradled between the Loire and the Vienne, the Olga Raffault estate has been transmitting its know-how in the production of its Chinon wines for five generations. Olga Raffault has devoted her whole life to these landscapes that she loved so much and has always been able to share her love of wine.

Les Barnabés are shaped by the alluvium of the Loire and the gravel of the Vienne in the town of Savigny-en-Véron. This cuvée blooms from its earliest youth between 14 and 16°C and can be enjoyed with white and roast meats.

Certified organic.

For more info, visit Olga Raffault website.

VARIETALS
100% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2021

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Opus One Napa Valley

2021

Opus One Napa Valley

Opus One is the realized dream of two men: Baron Philippe de Rothschild of Chateau Mouton Rothschild in Bordeaux and Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi. Together, our founders set out to create a single wine dedicated to the pursuit of uncompromising quality. This singular mission shapes every vintage, today and for generations to come.

The “Opus One” is the result of a careful selection of the best Cabernet Sauvignon bunches, which are combined with small percentages of other varieties of Bordeaux origin. It matures in new oak barrels for about 17 months. The result is a red wine of incredible depth and elegance. Long and enveloping, it probably represents the best that California wine has been able to express for decades.

For more info, visit Opus One website.

VARIETALS
78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 6% Cab. Franc, 2% Malbec

VINTAGE
2021 –   Download Tasting Note
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Orma Toscana IGT

2018

Orma Toscana IGT

Orma is located on the Bolgherese provincial road, the Wine Road, a short distance from the vineyards of the historic companies in the area. In the heart of the Bolgheri DOC, it borders on the right with Ornellaia and on the left with the Sassicaia vineyards.

Orma is also the name of the first label produced in the estate of the same name and is made from Merlot (50%), Cabernet Sauvignon (30%) and Cabernet Franc (20%): already with the first vintage produced (2005) it achieved national and international success.

For more info, visit Orma website.

VARIETALS
50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2018

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Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Superiore DOC

2019

Ornellaia Bolgheri Rosso Superiore DOC

It was in 1981 that the Marquis Lodovico Antinori, cousin of Piero Antinori, founded the Ornellaia Estate, in the heart of the Bolgheri area, a few kilometers from the Mediterranean coast. Thus, with the first harvest of 1985, what would become an icon among the SuperTuscans was born: the “Ornellaia”. With the inauguration of the company, the world-famous enologist, Michel Rolland, begins to deal with the technical part of the cellar. Subsequently, in the 90s the other two labels were born: “Le Volte” and “Le Serre Nuove”.

Ornellaia is a blend of nature and musing. Complex ancient soils converse through human wisdom with a delicate microclimate that is echoed and reflected in the Mediterranean Sea. Prolonged ageing accompanies the estate’s fine wine in achieving its utmost expression, revealing finesse and generosity over time.

“This is a powerful, intriguing and mysterious Ornellaia. The wine does not reveal all the facets immediately in the glass, but envelop the palate with a curiosity to discern the nuances over time.” – Olga Fusari

For more info, visit Ornellaia website.

VARIETALS
62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2019

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Petit Figeac Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC (Château Figeac Saint-Émilion GCC 2nd wine)

2021

Petit Figeac Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC (Château Figeac Saint-Émilion GCC 2nd wine)

Château Figeac is one of the leading St. Emilion estates and its wine, with its high Cabernet content, has often been described as the most Médoc-like in Saint-Émilion. It is located in the north-west of the appellation with its vineyards adjoining those of Cheval Blanc. Its 40 hectares of vineyards (unusually for the right bank there is only 30% Merlot in the vineyard with 35% Cabernet Franc and – rare on the right bank – 35% Cabernet Sauvignon) lie on a deep, Médoc-like gravel topsoil (‘Graves’) over a flinty, iron-rich subsoil.
Since 2010 Figeac has been managed by Comte Eric d’Aramon and his wife Laure and there has been some serious improvements here recently under winemaker Frédéric Faye. Michel Rolland has been brought in to consult – but not to change the unique Figeac style. As a consequence, the wines produced now seem a little riper and more polished than before but are still fine, pure and classic.

Produced to the same high standards as the Grand Vin, Petit-Figeac is Château Figeac’s second wine. Under the leadership of Thierry Manoncourt, Château Figeac has been producing a Second Wine since 1945. Since the 2012 vintage, it has taken the name of a historic plot of land, “Petit-Figeac” located in the heart of the estate.

2021 is the first vintage vinified in the estate’s new cellar.

For more info, visit Château Figeac website.

VARIETALS
50% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2021

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Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (Château d’Aiguilhe 2nd wine)

2020

Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux (Château d’Aiguilhe 2nd wine)

Seigneurs D’Aiguilhe (or “The Lord of Aiguilhe”) is the second wine of Château d’Aiguilhe, owned by Count Von Neipperg since 1998. The Château is one of the finest and most beautiful vineyards in the Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation, on the high hillsides of the right bank of the Dordogne.

Combining power and freshness, the wines of Château d’Aiguilhe succeed in expressing the terroir’s strong personality, and show very well after 5 years in bottle.

For more info, visit Château d’Aiguilhe website.

VARIETALS
80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc

VINTAGE
2020

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Susana Balbo Brioso

2023

Susana Balbo Brioso

Brioso means “a fervent love of challenge” and expresses a passionate spirit to create a wine that reaches the most sublime quality. Refined and elegant, this blend is the result of the combination of my oenological skills and knowledge and the uniqueness of Agrelo, one of the best terroirs in Argentina.

Susana Balbo is regarded as Argentina’s finest female winemaker, and this Brioso is a great wine which showcase her talents. It’s consistently good quality year on year with recent vintages aiming to be more European in style, less fruit driven and more traditional Bordeaux.

For more info, visit Susana Balbo website.

VARIETALS
40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Malbec, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Petit Verdot

VINTAGE
2023

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Vallepicciola Pievasciata Rosso Toscana IGT

2021

Vallepicciola Pievasciata Rosso Toscana IGT

In the late 1990s, the Bolfo family decided to breathe new life into the ruins of an old convent located in the charming countryside of Pievasciata, a picturesque village in the municipality of Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena). And it was from the vineyards of this monastery, lovingly and carefully transformed into the prestigious 5-star Hotel Le Fontanelle, that the story of Vallepicciola began.

A harmonious blend of three varietals: Sangiovese, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc, Pievasciata is a full-bodied and intense, yet simple to drink.

Vallepicciola is certified VIVA.

For more info, visit Vallepicciola website.

VARIETALS
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, 20% Sangiovese

VINTAGE
2021

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