Last month I was walking through my local COSTCO when I noticed an end display of cardboard boxes in the wine section. The sign "$30 Bordeaux 1/2 Case" caught my eye. $5 a bottle? That's pretty good for a generic Bordeaux, why not? So I bought the 1/2 case of Croix de Marsan Bordeaux 2011, Bordeaux A.O.C., and opened a bottle that night. It did not disappoint.
Don't be intimidated by "élevé en fût de chêne"- just means that it was stored / aged (élevé = raised) in oak barrels. 60% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon (as all Bordeaux A.O.C. wines are supposed to be). "On the palate the attack is supple, the tannins are round and velvety" - sure, I would agree with that. I did not aerate the bottle, but I did let it "breathe" for a good 20 minutes before tasting the first glass. "Can be kept for 5 years" - well, it's not going to reach 5 months.
Bottled by a negotiant L.C.D.R. A F-33550 Gironde France, and imported to the US by Misa Imports, Dallas TX. For $5 a bottle, it's a good red table wine, negotiant bottled or not.
9 years ago
wow... over 300 hits to this page in 3 months. Sadly, my local COSTCO has depleted its inventory of this very drinkable Bordeaux. Hopefully, they'll get another shipment later this year.
ReplyDeleteIt's back at Costco, 2012 Croix de Marsan.
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