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Le Grand Chai Bordeaux 2012
Bordeaux AOC
View awards
- Double Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2016
- Commended, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2015
- 90pts, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2016
- Silver, Decanter World Wine Awards, 2016
- Commended, International Wine Challenge, 2016
- Silver, International Wine Guide, 2016
- Gold, Sommelier Wine Awards, 2017
- NA, Will Lyons, 2016
A wine that shows just how moreish young claret can be. It’s from the Haut-Brion trained Jean-Marc Sauboua at Le Chai – a blend of three parcels of Merlot, largely from the Côtes de Bourg. A rich, silky Bordeaux with irresistible, ripe, plump fruit.
A wine that shows just how moreish young claret can be. It’s from the Haut-Brion trained Jean-Marc Sauboua at Le Chai – a blend of three parcels of Merlot, largely from the Côtes de Bourg. A rich, silky Bordeaux with irresistible, ripe, plump fruit.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Bright red fruit with mouthfilling creamy roundness and smooth tannins
Aroma
Uplifting aromas of red fruit, green leaf and creamy toffee
There are many things to recommend this claret from the team at Le Chai au Quai, a cellar superbly situated on the banks of the Dordogne river in Castillon. In theory, the wine is standard Bordeaux, although in practice it’s anything but, with the majority of the grapes hailing from premium Côtes de Bourg vineyards. Winemaker Jean-Marc selected some terrific parcels of nearly all Merlot, carefully vinified the juice, then aged the wine in oak for nine months to lend the silky, ripe plum and redcurrant flavours a lovely creamy roundness. Deliciously forward and fruity, the Le Chai team think it’s the ideal luncheon claret, so we’d better keep an eye on stock levels! Serve with chicken or pork casseroles, ploughman’s lunch or cold meats.
The Sunday Times
