Gold Medal Beautiful Bordeaux Collection (France) (05)

Gold Medal Beautiful Bordeaux Collection (France) (05)Bordeaux is one of the world's largest and most famous winemaking regions, producing wines that range from 'everyday drinking' to some of the most luxurious, exotic, and expensive on the planet! Exclusive to Black Market, this collection is a classic example of how good the 'everyday drinking' wines from a great Bordeaux vintage can be. Velvety, plummy merlot rich claret that won't break the bank. Critic James Suckling described Bordeaux's 2018 & 2019

Bordeaux is one of the world's largest and most famous winemaking regions, producing wines that range from 'everyday drinking' to some of the most luxurious, exotic, and expensive on the planet!

Exclusive to Black Market, this collection is a classic example of how good the 'everyday drinking' wines from a great Bordeaux vintage can be. Velvety, plummy merlot rich claret that won't break the bank. Critic James Suckling described Bordeaux's 2018 & 2019 vintages as "exceptional", and with all its luscious, velvety fruit, these Gold winners offer outstanding value.

Collection includes:

1 x Château Laussac Bordeaux 2018 (France)

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert Gaillard 2019
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Feminalise 2019

A classic blend of 50% Merlot/40% Cabernet Sauvignon & 10% Cabernet Franc.  Get stuck into this Fruit-filled, Merlot-rich claret in a lovely ripe vintage.

1 x Château Haut Chevalier 2020 (France)

AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard 2021

A classic Bordeaux blend of  70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon & 10% Malbec. Located on one of the highest clay and limestone place of the Gironde, Château du Haut Chevalier was originally a hunting lodge. Today's its owners Michel Clamens cultivate 40 hectares of vines and produces elegant, fine, complex and balanced wines.

1 x Château de Cathalogne Bordeaux 2021 (France)

GOLD MEDAL: Elle à table
GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert & Gaillard

A classic blend of 50% Merlot & 50% Cabernet Sauvignon. The high proportion of Merlot makes this 'everyday' Bordeaux really sing. It has lovely aromas reminiscent of sun-ripened blackberries, dark plums and black currants. Medium-bodied with ripe tannins and a fruity style where you will find dark fruits such as blackberries, dark plums, black currants and a touch of licorice.

1 x Château Les Moutins Bordeaux 2019 (France)

AWARDED DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL: Women's Wine and Spirits
AWARDED DOUBLE GOLD MEDAL: Japan Women's Awards
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: London Awards
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: America Awards
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Feminalise Paris
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: General Agricole Paris
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: Japan Awards
AWARDED GOLD MEDAL: China Wine and Spirits

"This is textbook, approachable, easy drinking Bordeaux. Smooth with that sort after ripe fruit appeal Les Moutins is head and shoulders above any local merlot dominant blends at the same price! Well balanced with deliciously ripe fruit. Nearly-all Merlot, this velvety claret is ready to drink!"

1 x Château Gaillarteau Bordeaux 2021 (France)

GOLD MEDAL: Concours International de Lyon
GOLD MEDAL: Gilbert et Gaillard
GOLD MEDAL: Concours des Vins de Coutras (Gironde)

Château Gaillarteau is located in Mourens, in Entre-deux-Mers , in the Bordeaux region . It belongs to the Dubourg family , which is committed to using traditional methods of harvesting and maintaining the cultivation of the vine, but also modern methods of vinification with micro-oxygenation and thermo-vinification while respecting the environment.

1 x Château Moulin Boyer Bordeaux 2021 (France)

GOLD MEDAL: Paris
GOLD MEDAL: Lyon
GOLD MEDAL: 70 Millions de Deustateurs

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot

Château Moulin is located in the commune Entre-Deux-Mers in St Antoine du Queyre, just outside of the city of Bordeaux. They grow mostly merlot, but have small planting of cabernet sauvignon. The vineyard site is 30 years old and located on limestone-clay soil, which creates ideal conditions for growing merlot. The winery headed Frederic Petit, a young farmer making modern and approachable wines.