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Chateau Franc la Rose 2009 - St Emilion Grand Cru
Chateau Franc la Rose 2009 - St Emilion Grand Cru
Bottle Price: £25.00
Case Price: £285
- Country: France
- Region: Bordeaux
- Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
- Alcohol: 14%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
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You can mix any 12 bottles of wine(or more) to get the ‘case price’ for each bottle.
Supple and powerful, complexity is the key here. Notes of blueberry, candied fruit and redcurrant. Aged in 60% new oak, and made from 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.
Have with: Beef Bourguignon, Daube of Beef, game or duck
Chateau Franc la Rose - St Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux
'Generations of Experience' is often a cliché but in this case it is an understatement. The Trocard family have been Bordeaux winemakers since 1628, and Chateau Franc La Rose is the last purchase of Jean Louis Trocard.
Chateau Franc la Rose, located in the La Rose district of St Emilion, consists of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc from 40 year old vines. The wine is aged for 18 months in new oak barrels producing a wine of dark ruby brilliant colour, complex and fruity flavours with smooth tannins, long living taste giving a wonderful suppleness and strength.
2004 Vintage Gold Medal Winner Bruxelles 2007
To the west of France, Bordeaux, set around the Garonne and the Dordogne, has the microclimate created by cool sea breezes and warm land which makes it lush and fertile. Wines include Pomerol, St Emilion, Margaux, Pauillac, St Julien and St Estephe, Graves and Sauternes, but vintages can be unpredictable and expensive wines snapped up by investors. Recent changes however mean Bordeaux winemakers are reverting to traditional methods and the result is better value wines for everyone. We have selected wines from several sub-regions on the 'Right Bank' that demonstrate the wonderful variety available.
