Maison aux Lorettes 'Pour Amelie' Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux 2022 objects

Maison aux Lorettes 'Pour Amelie' Blaye-Côtes de Bordeaux 2022 objectsWe are always so pleased when a wine region known as Classic but feels maybe also Stiff shows us a bottle that isnt all suit and tie. This 100% Merlot from the northern stretches of the Gironde makes us dream a bit of what Bordeaux mightve been like without all those centuries of mercantile power and founding of aristocratic chteaux. Its genuine, woodsy, speaking of a more humble agricultural side to the region. Its fresh, easily drank, with

the Old Fashioned cocktail is a classic for a reason

brooding-but-not-heavy

Cacio e Pepe Chickpeas

It's clean

and it is then slow-roasted in an underground oven

acid-driven

for those lovers of full-bodied white wines with lots of gas in the tank for aging

it's a better fit to poultry and squash autumnal dishes than prime rib

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For 'Sgarzon

It's peat with elegance and finesse

Notes of orange peel