![]() ![]() Assertive, bright plummy fruit with nice grip under the sweet cherry and plum fruit. 92Ĭhateau Barthez 2009 Haut-Médoc, Bordeauxġ3.5% alcohol. There’s real depth here with a lovely smooth, sweet core. The palate is savoury, spicy and quite grippy with textured red berry and cherry fruit. Attractive cedary, spicy, plummy aromatics are very classic. 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc. 87Ĭhateau Sociando-Mallet 2008 Haut-Médoc, Bordeauxġ3% alcohol. ![]() 84Ī lovely example of Graves with some grippy, gravelly notes providing a backbone for the sweet, ripe, juicy cherry and plum fruit. Nice depth here, with a slightly jammy richness and hints of gravel. Sweet, ripe and accessible with bold, sweet cherry and berry fruits. This is rounded and attractive with lovely texture and seductive sweet fruit. Lively, focused berry fruit aromatics lead to ripe, juicy flavours in the mouth. Very attractive and supple, with no rough edges. My ratings and notes for all the wines are as follows.Ī really easy-drinking, lighter style of Bordeaux red with bright cherry and plum fruit, and a smooth, perfumed personality. The ratings in the brochure are decided by a panel of four MWs. So it’s by far the largest circulation my writing has ever had! You can read the brochure online here. I have a conflict of interest to mention: I was hired to write the copy for the brochure, of which they’ve printed 6.5 million copies to use in store and as newspaper inserts. The scale of the offering is impressive: Lidl bought 5% of Bordeaux’ entire production this year, and it’s Bordeaux wines that dominate the sale. Titled the ‘Lidl Premium French Wine Collection’, they have purchased a large quantity of decent French wine and are selling it at very competitive prices, in a bid to entice more middle-class shoppers into their stores. Lidl have just launched a fine wine offering. ![]()
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