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<strong>Bordeaux</strong> Reds £4.00 - £9.99<br />

Château Bonnet 2004<br />

50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon<br />

Appellation <strong>Bordeaux</strong><br />

Nice effort for the price. Medium to<br />

full body. Even and with good length.<br />

Rounded, dry on finish.<br />

£5.99<br />

Stockist: ASDA<br />

Château d'Archambeau 2005<br />

50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />

10% Cabernet Franc<br />

Appellation Graves<br />

Vivd pinkish ruby. Bright, elevated,<br />

youthful fruit notes. Appealing style<br />

with smooth tannins.<br />

£8.21<br />

Stockist: Bibendum<br />

Château de Camarsac,<br />

Sélection 2003<br />

75% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon<br />

Appellation <strong>Bordeaux</strong> Supérieur<br />

Good intensity with jellied black fruits.<br />

Well put together, powerful wine.<br />

£8.00<br />

Stockist: The Wine Society<br />

Château Brulesecaille 2003<br />

55% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />

15% Cabernet Franc<br />

Appellation Côtes de Bourg<br />

Very nice, dry and good effort. The<br />

fruit matches the oak. Good length <strong>of</strong><br />

flavour.<br />

£9.50<br />

Stockist: Vine Trail Bristol<br />

Château de Callac, Cuvée<br />

Prestige 2003<br />

60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />

15% Cabernet Franc<br />

Appellation Graves<br />

Quite seductive style, chocolate oak<br />

but fruit holds up. Grippy finish with<br />

some freshness.<br />

£9.75<br />

Stockist: Jackson Nugent Vintners<br />

Château de Parenchère,<br />

Cuvée Raphaël 2003<br />

55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot<br />

Appellation <strong>Bordeaux</strong> Supérieur<br />

Very attractive palate, sweet fruit –<br />

well-judged oak, flavoursome and very<br />

easy to drink. Very slick at this price<br />

point.<br />

£9.99<br />

Stockist: Nicolas, Bacchus <strong>Wines</strong> Ltd,<br />

Alexander <strong>Wines</strong>, Peckhams,<br />

Hendersons, Sommelier Wine<br />

Château de Terrefort-<br />

Quancard 2003<br />

70% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />

2% Cabernet Franc<br />

Appellation <strong>Bordeaux</strong> Supérieur<br />

A very attractive fruit freshness here –<br />

cleans the palate. Long and lifted.<br />

Elegant.<br />

£7.99<br />

Stockist: Hayward Bros<br />

Château Grand Bertin de<br />

St Clair 2003<br />

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot<br />

Appellation Médoc<br />

S<strong>of</strong>t and fresh, round, little mid-palate<br />

sweetness but harmonious for 2003.<br />

Drink now.<br />

£8.95<br />

Stockist: H&H Bancr<strong>of</strong>t <strong>Wines</strong>, The<br />

Dorset Wine Company, Bowes <strong>Wines</strong><br />

Château Hourtin-Ducasse<br />

2004<br />

50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot,<br />

10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot<br />

Appellation Haut-Médoc<br />

Good length, structure, plenty <strong>of</strong><br />

flavour, good grip and high acidity.<br />

Impressive glass <strong>of</strong> wine. 1–4 years.<br />

£7.54<br />

Stockist: Turville Valley Wine,<br />

Cambridge Wine Merchant<br />

Château Fourcas Dupré 2004<br />

50% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon<br />

Appellation Listrac-Médoc<br />

Densely fruited on palate. Tannins<br />

quite angular. Stalky black fruit, jam.<br />

£9.00<br />

Stockist: Charles Taylor <strong>Wines</strong><br />

Château Greysac Cru<br />

Bourgeois 1998<br />

50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon,<br />

10% Cabernet Franc<br />

Appellation Médoc<br />

Balanced palate, clean-tasting, light<br />

but just enough structure to satisfy.<br />

Drink now.<br />

£7.83<br />

Stockist: Justerini & Brooks<br />

Château la Grande Maye 2002<br />

80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc<br />

Appellation Côtes de Castillon<br />

Crisp, sharp acidity black figs and<br />

griotte cherry. Firm tannins, big<br />

structure.<br />

£7.58<br />

Stockist: Justerini & Brooks

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