Friday, September 12, 2014

13 Château Haut-Bessac (fresh, strawberry, elegant) 8/32

'13 Château Haut-Bessac 8/32
Graves de Vayres, France
fresh, strawberry, elegant

This is a fresh, easy-drinking Bordeaux rosé with a good heft to it. It's more strawberry-oriented and bright up front than the Beaubois, and less mineral and spicy. It's from the same part of Bordeaux as our red Bordeaux, but I didn't find the characteristic fine-grained texture on my first tasting. Let's look for it.

This is a roughly equal-thirds blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Merlot.

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