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Chateau Cadillac - Cuvée "JJ Lesgourgues"
750mL bottle
12% ABV
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 lways in the medals wherever it competes, the Bordeaux Supérieur of the Jean-Jacques Lesgourgues' Cuvee at Chateau Cadillac is an amazing expression of just a few plots of very old vines that grow on the highest areas around the Chateau. Those spots have a chalky clay soil atop limestone bedrock.
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The grapes that are grown on this small area include roughly 70% Merlot, and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon. After harvest they are macerated for three weeks, fermented at warmer temperatures, all the while being pumped over daily, and finally matured for a year in oak. The result is a wine with a gorgeous ruby color, an intense, spicy nose, notes of oak and cocoa, and a vanilla-like softness.
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Enjoy this wine with a steak! And, by the way, this wine will probably get even better in about 10 years; it's definitely worth putting some up.
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Chateau Cadillac is the main label of the fine wines of Jean-Jacques Lesgourgues. He's built a notable winery on his 17th Century property in Bordeaux. FYI: His second label is Chateau La Mouliniere; a phenomenal value in both red and white Bordeaux.
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Pup's is the exclusive northern New England representative of the Leda (Laubade et Domaines Associes) line of fine wines and spirits. Chateau Cadillac - Cuvée "JJ Lesgourgues" is available through the
New Hampshire State Liquor Stores.
(Code # 45110)
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