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Ch. Gombaude Guillot, Pomerol - 2008

Name: Ch. Gombaude Guillot, Pomerol
Brand: Ch. Gombaude Guillot
SKU: 29670
Price: 149.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 29670 1.5L

An attractive blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc that deftly blends firm fruit and cedary undertones. A classic for the vintage and for Pomerol, in general, from this cooler year, Gombaude Guillot will please Bordeaux fans who long for wines that demonstrate the restraint of yesterday; this vin de garde has all of the grace and finesse for which the appellation is known, without any of the highbrow pretension. This bottle requires air to open, so a decanting is recommended.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2008

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

Pomerol

Producer

Ch. Gombaude Guillot

Grape Variety

Merlot

Cabernet Franc

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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About the Producer

Pomerol, Bordeaux, France In the heart of the Pomerol plateau, on the Right Bank of Bordeaux, the vineyards of Château Gombaude-Guillot have been a family property for so long that the current generation doesn’t even know when they were first acquired. The Bélevier family was already well established as vignerons in Pomerol and Néac when this property was passed down to Marie Bélevier as a...

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Glossary

Merlot

The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine, and has long been prized for the "softening" effect it can have on Cabernet Sauvignon - especially...

Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...