This Bordeaux blend uses a higher proportion of Malbec than is traditional, and it really shines through! Open, fragrant and with aromatics in the red fruit spectrum, this is a lighter take on the style, with some leafiness adding complexity to the fruit. The palate follows this theme, with fruits like red plum and blueberry with the Malbec showing up as a tarry/boot polish kind of thing – don’t worry, it’s more delicious than it sounds! Moderate tannins, and flavours of oak and smoky cinnamon spices on the finish. Compelling and delicious.

The Cotes de Bourg is a fascinating region that is starting to be recognised on the global stage for its classically proportioned blends that echo the great wines of Bordeaux. The Chateau of Les Tuileries de Lansac is an ancient winemaking bastion that has been producing exceptional wines of class and purity for a number of decades. Using traditional methods of the region like co-fermentation, a mixture of old oak and concrete vats and gentle extraction, they produce wines that are authentic but have a lightness that is not common to the region. Many of the neighbouring wines certainly have more heft and power, but the team at Tuileries de Lansac believe in elegance and freshness, and that their grapes can produce these characters, even if that’s not what most people would associate with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot! More power to them, however, as year in year out, their wines get finer and more precise. This Bordeaux blend uses a higher proportion of Malbec than is traditional, and it really shines through! Open, fragrant and with aromatics in the red fruit spectrum, this is a lighter take on the style, with some leafiness adding complexity to the fruit. The palate follows this theme, with fruits like red plum and blueberry with the Malbec showing up as a tarry/boot polish kind of thing – don’t worry, it’s more delicious than it sounds! Moderate tannins, and flavours of oak and smoky cinnamon spices on the finish. Compelling and delicious.