A blend of 54% Merlot, 39.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.5% Cabernet Franc, aged in one-third new oak.
Other critics: 90 points, Antonio Galloni (Vinous); 90 points, Neal Martin (Vinous); 90 points, Jeb Dunnock.
It is irrefutable that Bordeaux is one of the world’s most important fine wine regions, and indeed a strong argument can be made that it’s the single-most important wine-producing area on the planet.
The reasons for this are countless and varied, but there is no greater concentration of top-quality oenologists, wine producers than can be found in Bordeaux, not to mention the 125,000 hectares under vine producing perhaps 60 million cases of wine each year. In fact, there are nearly 20,000 producers throughout the region. And it is as if the entire city of Bordeaux, home to more than one million people, exists solely to facilitate the creation and dissemination of wine for the world.
Bordeaux is an important port city located near France’s south-west Atlantic coast, on the Garonne River (flowing into the Gironde Estuary), and is the capital of the ancient Aquitaine region. Around 500 kilometres southwest of Paris, the city is practically surrounded by vines, and driving in nearly any direction will lead to one commune or another. Most of the famous villages and Châteaux are within an hour or thereabouts drive.
