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Le Grand Chai Bordeaux 2015
Bordeaux AOC
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- Gold, International Eastern Wine Competition, 2017
- Gold, Frankfurt International Trophy, 2018
- Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2017
- Gold, Guide Gilbert & Gaillard, 2016
Gold medal red that shows just how gorgeously fruity claret can be. It’s from Haut-Brion trained Jean-Marc Sauboua at Le Chai au Quai and from a top vintage. All Merlot, largely from the Côtes de Bourg, it is packed with creamy, ripe, plum fruit.
Gold medal red that shows just how gorgeously fruity claret can be. It’s from Haut-Brion trained Jean-Marc Sauboua at Le Chai au Quai and from a top vintage. All Merlot, largely from the Côtes de Bourg, it is packed with creamy, ripe, plum fruit.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Bright red fruit; mouthfilling creamy roundness and smooth tannins
Aroma
Uplifting aromas of red fruit, green leaf and creamy toffee
Bordeaux produced lovely, fruit forward clarets in 2015. Just take this velvety, plum rich claret from the team at Le Chai au Quai, a cellar beautifully situated on the river in Castillon. Chief winemaker there is Haut-Brion trained Jean-Marc Sauboua, a Bordelais with a brilliant network of contacts. For this wine he discovered three parcels of fine Merlot grapes from the superior Côtes de Bourg vineyards. So this wine may have standard ‘Bordeaux’ on the label, but in reality it’s anything but. Crafted at Le Chai, with nine months ageing in oak barrels, the wine has smooth, ripe redcurrant flavours with a creamy roundness. Delicious, easy, ripe fruit, it’s a versatile claret. Serve with chicken or pork casserole or cold meats and cheese.
Review for 2012 vintage
