Château La Brande
Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
Merlot Blend from Bordeaux, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Château La Brande
A rugged hilly vineyard in a wild bucolic setting among woods and forest. With 63 metres of variation in altitude between 15 and 78m the vineyard is on a clay-limestone hillside facing due south with good slopes (up to 17%). This geography facilitates natural drainage and offers optimum sun exposure for the entire vineyard. It consists of 10 plots with different soil and climate conditions: warm at the hilltops dry and well-ventilated at the foot of cooler hills. Unlike Mangot clay predominates here over the limestone and contains veins of flint. This terroir gives the wine more roundness and charm allowing us to make succulent wines .
Description
"The Château La Brande 2014 has a tensile nose with edgy black fruit laced with black olive. The palate has a pleasant grip in the mouth, well balanced with clean and lively cedar-infused black fruit on the finish. This is a fine Côtes de Castillon that has the substance to age. This is worth looking out for." WA
Food Pairing
Grilled and roast lamb with garlic and rosemary.
