2016 Château Taillefer Bordeaux
84% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc
Pomerol, Bourdeaux (France)
Producer: Antoine Moureix
Retail: $36
Bountiful deep red color leading to intense black cherry, blackberry, chocolate and minerality notes. a full bodied wine with charateristic acidity of a Pomerol balancing on ripe tannins
Antoine Moureix bought the property in 1923 for the recognition of the soil/terroir that was discovered by Louis XV in 1776. The estate has about 29 acres planted predominately with Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The name Taillefer means to cut iron which is a tribute to the iron-rich Pomerol soil.
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