Food Pairings

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• • Roast  Chicken
• • Veined  Cheese
• • Roasted  Red  Meats

 

Château La Croix Chantecaille 2005		France
A Grand Cru St. Emilion from the stellar 2005 vintage. La Croix Chantecaille is still young, but like all 2005s, it shows great potential.

Release Notes:

Price : $29.00  Qty:  Item No. : 14152  Our Rating : 92+  Country : France  Region : Saint Emilion  Grape : Merlot Cabernet  Franc  Alcohol : 14%

Great care is taken in the vineyard including green harvesting, leaf and grape thinning and a selection of only the best grapes are used for this wine, a showcase for Merlot (70%) blended with Cabernet Franc (30%). This is the first of a long line of top Bordeaux 2005s that we will be offering over the next 18 months, and the vintage is living up to the hype.

Tasting Notes:

A youthful, medium garnet colored wine with a well-rounded nose of raspberry, blackberry and earth aromas. Still very young, this wine impresses with a textured palate of berry fruit, cherries, dark chocolate, plum, pepper and spice flavors. Elegant and balanced with a lengthy finish, this Bordeaux from the stellar 2005 vintage will be a hit from 2009 to 2015 when the youthful bite softens. Serve with roast beef, grilled meat, roast chicken and cheese Our Rating: 92+