WINE

Ch. La Rose du Pin Bordeaux Rouge

Majority Merlot plus Cabernet Sauvignon and a touch of Cabernet Franc. The Ducourts avoid over-cropping like the plague, and de-budding, green harvesting and then careful grape selection at harvest, a refreshing change for this level of Bordeaux. Very clean winemaking again – good, ripe fruit on the nose, plums, earthiness, cedar notes. Soft velvety tannins, quite lush – black fruits, cassis, plum. A really good glass of Bordeaux – just a delight with some cheese or beef, or just to relax with. Well done the Ducourts! “Bernard Ducourt owns this château and two other properties in the Entre-Deux-Mers but La Rose du Pin produces the most consistently delicious dry white Bordeaux and clarets. Another tasty, partly oak-aged claret from the truly great 2005 vintage, this ripe, plummy merlot, topped up with one fifth cabernet sauvignon, is a summer must-have.” **STAR BUY** - Jane Macquitty ‘Top 100 Summer Wines’, The TIMES July 2009