Bernard Magrez, Chateau Florestan Cotes de Bordeaux, 2010 NO WINE SEARCHER indigenous yeast fermented

indigenous yeast fermented

flavorful berries

David Hirsch planted his vineyard on the West Sonoma Coast in 1980—when no one believed fine wine could come from such a wild

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Bernard Magrez, Chateau Florestan Cotes de Bordeaux, 2010 NO WINE SEARCHER indigenous yeast fermentedChateau Florestan is an honest, everyday red from the Cotes de Bordeaux, a value bottling under the vast Bernard Magrez umbrella. It's a classic right bank style blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, the kind of claret made for the dinner table rather than the auction room. What makes this one notable is the age: the 2010 vintage was one of Bordeaux's great years, structured and concentrated, and at fifteen plus years old this wine