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French Selection 5.0 - Reds Edition
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This lineup of reds from across France is the best of the best, from the Rhône Valley to Alsace with a bit in between.
6PK - $31.50 / BTL
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Why do we love this case?
It shows off the breadth and variety of wine’s homeland, from north to south to east to west. If you are a red wine drinker interested in French wine, but don’t know where to start - this is the pack for you!
Included in this case:
1x Stephane Usseglio Fragments Châteauneuf-du-Pape 2020
Red — Grenache Blend
Châteauneuf-du-Pape — France
Fragments is such a cool name for this wine. Châteauneuf-du-Pape is almost always a blend, so each component is a fragment of the whole. Together, they meld into something magical. Stephane Usseglio has taken grenache, syrah, mourvedre, counoise and clairette as his fragments. The end result is a gorgeous mosaic of black fruits, sandalwood, licorice and chalky tannin. He ages the wine in concrete eggs and clay amphorae, building texture upon the fruit without hiding its purity behind oak. This is a wine of exceptional clarity, complexity and depth, showing exactly why the Usseglio name carries such weight in this historic region.
You’d pay $150 full price.
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Tasting Notes
1x Chateau Bourdieu No.1 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2018
Red — Red Blend
Bordeaux — France
There is an element of grandiosity stitched into the wines of Chateau Bourdieu, a sprawling vineyard on the banks of the Gironde in Bordeaux. The level of complexity that makes its way into each bottle is simply stunning. Every mouthful, every roll or swish of the glass brings a new layer, a new edge, a new compartment to be opened and discovered. What is immediately apparent is the abundance and the quality of the fruit. Ripe plum, dark cherry, blackcurrant, tart raspberry. That fruit is wrapped in a savoury pouch of leather, cedar, capsicum, blackcurrant leaf, and - classic for Bordeaux - dried tobacco. We reckon this is a ‘drink a few, save a few’ type wine. Even though it looks great now (which is a criminal understatement), it’s going to look oh-so-special with a decade of quiet contemplation under its belt.
You’d pay $60 full price.
Awards
Tasting Notes
1x Chateau Bourdieu No.1 Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux 2019
Red — Red Blend
Bordeaux — France
Nothing quite so satisfying as fleshy red and black fruit in chorus with ripe tannic structure and peppy acidity. This is a merlot dominant red blend, which makes for plush red fruit - velvety, glossy, full - underscored by the slightest bit of grippy, barby cab sauv. There is a bit of malbec third-wheeling, which adds to the compelxity and shape of the package. It’s inky and full. Chewy and bristling. Sweet vanilla french oak and dark chocolate ride the fringes of the dense fruit core. Bordeaux is very rarely described as ‘friendly’, usually being much more high-brow. This is more your slap-you-on-the-back-friendly, and we reckon you should say ‘g’day’.
You’d pay $80 full price.
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Tasting Notes
1x Patrick Lesec Richette Côtes du Rhone 2016
Red — Grenache Blend
Côtes du Rhône — France
2016 was a banger year across the Southern Rhône. There are great reds up and down the scale in terms of appellation and price. This here is a great example of that. So much fruit, so much palate weight, so much smoothness.
You’d pay $35 full price.
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Tasting Notes
1x Patrick Lesec Apollon & Dionysos Syrah 2019
Red — Shiraz
France — France
Appolon & Dionysos as two opposite yet complementary forces governing art, according to Nietzche, the inspiration for the this Lumieres series by Patrick Lesec. In classic Lesec style, this is a powerful, classy and delicious wine. Made from syrah grown on pure clay which brings concentration and grenache from sandy soils bringing finesse, it’s a full-bodied and generous wine. The power in this wine comes from the fruit, not oak, with only 10% of the wine spending time in barrel and the remainder raised in concrete.
You’d pay $27 full price.
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Tasting Notes
1x Château Signac 'Combe d'Enfer' Côtes du Rhône Villages 2020
Red — GSM
France — France
Richer than your average CDR (that’s industry-speak for Côtes du Rhône, just so you’re up with the lingo), this has all the black fruits and spices, plus a bunch of flowers and a delicate salinity. Soft tannins and well-judged balance speak of this winery, a fortified farm that had already gained a reputation for great wines by the 17th century. The wine reveals its secrets as gently but as assuredly as the site itself. You need to go down a mottled, tree-lined alley amid the vineyard rows, and then the Château sprawls ahead, stone buildings protected by thick walls. Despite the fortified appearance, there’s an open invitation to travellers and tasters, and the elegant, generous wines within.
You’d pay $35 full price.
