Clos L'Eglise, Pomerol 2018

Tasting notes : 

Rich and seductive with plush, rounded tannins and seamless freshness. Flavors of crème de cassis, graphite, white flowers, cedar herbs, and tobacco lead to a long, opulent finish.

Food pairing : 

Pairs well with Grilled or roasted red meats such as beef and lamb.

Tasting Notes:

The nose is the product of finesse and elegance. The intense aromas of ripe fruit, with hints of liquorice and pepper. The mouth has an ample and precise attack. The tannins are creamy, and dense. The palate detects flavours of blackberries and bilberries. The wine has a long and delicate finish, with subtle hints of chocolate.

Pairing:

hearty fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta.

Tasting notes : 

Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2016 La Gaffelière opens with compelling wild blueberries, freshly crushed plums and kirsch scents plus hints of garrigue, underbrush, rose hip tea and pencil lead. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is wonderfully elegant with a soft, velvety texture and seamless freshness carrying the multilayered fruit to a long finish.

Food pairing : 

Pairs well with Herb-crusted roast beef, lamb dishes.

Tasting notes : 

The wine opens with beautiful floral notes of violets and lavender, accented by earthy nuances and hints of crushed rocks over a core of kirsch, cassis, and wild blueberries .Full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins, it offers layers of cassis, liquid violets, cedar pencil, flowers, and minerals, leading to a multi-dimensional and balanced profile .​Long and refined, showcasing the wine's depth and complexity.

Food pairing : 

Pairs well with grilled or roasted beef, lamb.

Medium to deep, darkly-pigmented, ruby-red in color. Aromas are of fresh cassis & slightly leafy notes. On the palate clean cedary oak dominates the blackcurrant fruit. The wine is of mid-weight with good acidity. Fine cedary tannins marry seamlessly with dark cherry fruit comprise the mid-palate the finish. This wine pairs well with beef, lamb, wild game (venison) and poultry.

Tasting notes : 

Medium to full-bodied with polished tannins and vibrant freshness. Flavors of cassis, blackberry, stone fruits, dark chocolate, and spice. The finish is long, pure, and mineral-tinged.

Food pairing : 

Grilled red meats, game, rich poultry, mushroom dishes, aged cheese.

Tasting Notes:

Château Calon-Ségur is an estate located in the commune of Saint-Estèphe on the left bank of the Gironde River in Bordeaux, which was rated as a third growth in the 1855 Classification of the Medoc and Graves. The château is unique in the Medoc as the vineyards are in one single plot surrounded by tall stone walls. The rich, supple textures that are often the signature of the vintage are peeking through. The fruits are ripe, the tannins are polished and the Nose is already adding a bit of secondary nuance.

Pairing:

Beef, Grilled dishes, Poultry

Tasting Notes:

The plum, boysenberry and raspberry fruit is very aromatic. Picking up subtle anise, alder and tobacco notes slowly but steadily through the finish. A graphite edge is buried deep.

Pairing:

Braised Lamb Shank, Eggplant Parmigiana, Cured Meat