Staff Pick

Ch. Les Barraillots, Margaux - 2021

Name: Ch. Les Barraillots, Margaux
Brand: Ch. Les Barraillots
SKU: 26519
Price: 35.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 26519 750mL

In the village of Margaux lies a tiny vineyard with 40-year-old vines. There, Michel Brunet along with his son, Yannick Martin-Brunet, creates a complex wine perfumed with violets, dark fruits, and rich spices. Its soft tannins and charming elegance gain depth as it opens in the glass, as well as with further aging in the cellar. A Margaux this delicious, for this price, is truly a rare find. This red makes a fine partner for classic herbed beef tenderloin, and it is more than impressive enough for special-occasion dining.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

Médoc

Appellation/Village

Margaux

Producer

Ch. Les Barraillots

Grape Variety

Cabernet Sauvignon

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

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Staff Pick Notes

2007 in Bordeaux presents us with a great opportunity. Because this vintage was not heralded as one of the seemingly perennial “vintages if the century”. It presents a great opportunity to drink world class Bordeaux in all of its glory without having to cellar it for 20 years! The nose is complex, brimming with notes of forest floor, coffee grounds, dried chilies and dried rose petals this is accompanied on the palate by tobacco, bitter coco, rose petals, cassis, black berries and sour cherry. Chateaux Le Barraillots acquired a large portion of its vineyards from Chateaux Palmer in 1928, and its wines live up to its pedigree. It is a classic old world wine the way it was meant to be. This wine is just what you need with that steak dinner.

- OW

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,...

Cabernet Sauvignon

The result of an illicit affair a hundred-odd years ago between Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon today enjoys more worldwide popularity than both of its parents combined. It is the principal grape of Bordeaux, and as such has rightly earned its place among the greatest and most long-lived wines of the Old World; of course, it is also the most heralded grape of California, positioning it at the forefront of the New World wine scene as well. Today, Cabernet Sauvignon has a...