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Arpège de Marsau 2010, Côtes de Bordeaux, Francs

Posted by admin on September 1, 2016

Arpège de Marsau 2010, Côtes de Bordeaux, Francs
Available for €14.95 down from €19.95 from O’Briens

Rich smooth blackcurrant fruits, with a touch of spice and a nicely rounded finish. Relatively full-bodied for a Bordeaux, this is a nice wine and very good value at less than €15.

Drink with roast red meats. A leg or shoulder of lamb would be a lovely weekend treat.

Ch. Marsau is one of the leading properties in the Côte de Francs, now renamed Côtes de Bordeaux, Francs. It is one of the value areas of Bordeaux when compared to nearby Saint Emilion and Pomerol. I have many happy memories of mature grand vin of Ch. Marsau. This is a more approachable version.

Tags: Arpege de Marsau, Ch. Marsau, Cotes de Bordeaux, Francs, Merlot, O'Briens

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Something for the weekend – a nice claret

Posted by admin on January 28, 2016

Ch. Pey-Bonhomme Les-Tours 2012, Blaye – Côtes de Bordeaux
13%
€19

This was a really enjoyable wine, classic Bordeaux, with clean blackcurrant fruits, a seam of acidity running through, and a light dry tannic bite on the finish. I had mine with a roast shoulder of pork (Tamworth, from ethicalpork.com, excellent) and it was very good. I suspect it would be even better with lamb.

Available from Green Man Wines, Terenure; 64Wine, Glasthule; Fallon & Byrne, Exchequer Street; Clontarf Wines; Mortons, Ranelagh.