Sarget de Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien 2009 0426JACKSON and stewed plum

and stewed plum

with documented history stretching back to 1605 and Oliver Haag now at the helm

picked early and raised in tank so nothing blurs the line

and the Riverbound Edition is a special bottling drawn from Tom Gamble's Riverbound vineyard

Here's a fun one to spring on a wine-nerd friend: this Chardonnay comes from the village of Chardonnay

Sarget de Gruaud Larose Saint-Julien 2009 0426JACKSON and stewed plumThe 2009 vintage in Bordeaux was one of those years that needed no excuses warm, ripe, generous and this is the second wine of Gruaud Larose, a classed growth estate in Saint Julien, from exactly that vintage. Nearly two decades on, it is doing the thing that makes aged Bordeaux worth the wait: the fruit has folded into tobacco, cocoa and savory depth, and the tannins have gone soft and easy. The blend is led by Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot,