Bordeaux Tasting at Central London Wine Society

 




Bordeaux and Bordeaux Blends presented to Central London Wine Society at their monthly Wine & Dine tastings in the restaurant with guests choosing from the regular menu.

Because the main restaurant was in use by a function we had the  Elizabethan Room to ourselves. Note the appropriate wallpaper!

As well as the six red wines shown above we had two whites, I have visited five of the wineries in this tasting: Craggy Range, Beringer, Kanonkop Estate, Château Tour St Bonnet and Château Batailley.

Photo courtesy of Andrew Price

Wines 

La Perriere Cave Co-operative de Rauzan  2016 AC Bordeaux (France) abv 11.5% Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon

Château de Ricaud 2016 AC Bordeaux (France) abv 13% Sauvignon Blanc 60%, Semillon 40%

Craggy Range Exhibition Hawke’s Bay 2014 Hawke’s Bay (North Island, New Zealand) abv 13.5%     Merlot 61%, Cabernet Sauvignon 19%, Malbec 14%, Cabernet Franc 6%

Château Ksara 2012 Bekaa Valley (Lebanon) abv 13.5% Cabernet Sauvignon 60%, Merlot 30%, Petit Verdot 10%

Château Tour St Bonnet  2011 Cru Bourgeois AC Medoc (Bordeaux, France) abv 13.5% Vineyards planted  60% Merlot, 35%  Cabernet Sauvignon,  5% Petite Verdot, tiny amounts Cabernet Franc & Malbec

Concha  y Toro Terrunyo Lot 1 Block 16 2014 DO Pirque Valley (Maipo, Chile) abv  14.5% 97% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc

Beringer Estates Cabernet Sauvignon  2013 Napa Valley (California, USA) abv 14.5%  (Estate Grown) 95% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot 1%, Merlot 1%

Kanonkop Estate Paul Sauer 2008 Estate Wine of Origin Simonsberg-Stellenbosch (South Africa) abv  13.5%  Cabernet Sauvignon 69%, Merlot 22%, Petit Verdot 9%

Château Batailley 2009 5eme Grand Cru Classe AC Pauilllac (Bordeaux, France) abv 13% Cabernet Sauvignon 74%, Merlot 22%, Cabernet Franc 2%, Petit Verdot 2%