Winemaker Notes
Powerful yet refined this fantastic wine with its beautiful deep red color has hints of dark ripe fruit and cinnamon on the nose. These spicy flavors come through on a lively palate and only add to a long pleasing finish.
Professional Ratings
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Tabuteau has a crisp redcurrant and cranberry scented bouquet. The palate is well balanced, classic in style, a little leafy perhaps, but I like the terroir expression here with plenty of freshness on the light-hearted finish. This is worth seeking out.
Barrel Sample: 88-90
In most of France, wines are named by their place of origin and not by the type of grape (with the exception of Alsace). Just like a red Burgundy is by law, always made of Pinot noir, a red Bordeaux is a blended wine composed mainly of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Depending on the laws of the village from which the grapes come, the conditions of the vintage and decisions of the winemaker, the blend can be further supported by Cabernet Franc, Malbec, Petit Verdot and in rare cases, Carmenere. So popular and repeated has this mix of grape varieties become worldwide, that the term, Bordeaux Blend, refers to a wine blended in this style, regardless of origin.
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