BORDEAUX BEST BUYS - The Wine Society

BORDEAUX BEST BUYSFOR DRINKING AND KEEPING FROM £6.25GENEROUS 2010s, SUCCULENT 2009s AND RIPE, FULL 2005sPLUS, SAUTERNES AND 2011 DRY WHITESTCMAR13thewinesociety.com/bordeaux

BORDEAUXBEST BUYSBordeaux has enjoyed an unprecedentedrun of good to excellent vintages in the lastfew years. Here we celebrate the last three– – werevisit the ,and feature a delicious star buy from, now fullyready for drinking. Five mixed cases provideplenty of scope for educational explorationand comparative tasting.This offer is open until Sunday 31st March,2013 while stocks last.Joanna Locke MWSociety BuyerMEDOCGirondeSt-EstèphePauillacSt JulienHAUT-MEDOCListrac-MédocMoulisMargauxPREMIERES COTESDE BORDEAUXGravesCOTES DE BLAYEBlayeBORDEAUXBarsacSauternesBourgKEY :Right BankCOTES DE BOURGLeft BankBordeaux andBordeaux SuperieurWhite & SweetBordeauxLALANDE-DE-POMEROLPomerolLussac-St-EmilionCanon-FronsacMontagne-St-EmilionDordognePuisseguin-St-EmilionGaronneCOTES DE FRANCSST-GEORGES-ST-EMILIONSt-EmilionBORDEAUX & BORDEAUX SUPERIEUREntre-Deux-MersSAINTE-CROIX-DU-MONTBordeauxCOTES DE CASTILLON2010 VINTAGE:DELICIOUSEVERYDAYCLARETStime for the tannins to soften and integrateChâteau Beneyt, 2010, Bordeauxref TC-CB4021£6.25 bottle £75 dozenChâteau Talaise, 2010, Bordeauxthe majority merlot giving fresh red-berryref TC-CB3961£6.50 bottle £78 dozenClockwise from top leftThe vineyards of the Côtes de BourgChâteau ReynonChâteau de PitrayJean-Jacques Dubourdieu of Doisy DaëneBordeauxthat was voted a Society Wine Championplanted with the classic mix of majorityref TC-CB3761£7.25 bottle £87 dozenBordeaux Supérieurnamed after a Canadian farmer who fellin love with this piece of land betweena property we have followed for someyears; the wine tends to be in a grippierref TC-CB3771£7.50 bottle £90 dozenChâteau Bel Air, PerponcherBordeaux SupérieurThe Despagne family has pioneeredtop-class wines made from low yields ofref TC-CB4011£8.95 bottle £107 dozen2009 VINTAGE:FINE YOUNGREDS TODRINKOR KEEPNEWCôtes de Bourgso decant to enjoy it at its best. Now toref TC-CB3291£11.95 bottle £143 dozenChâteau Croix Mouton, 2009,Bordeaux Supérieurref TC-CB3511£12.95 bottle £155 dozen 01438 740222 smartphone app

2009, Lalande-de-PomerolA property we have followed overrecommends the property highly. Now toref TC-CS8381£12.50 bottle £150 dozenNEW Château Reynon, 2009,Premières Côtes de Bordeauxref TC-CB3301£12.50 bottle £150 dozenNEW Château Bel Air,Bordeauxref TC-CB3311£13.95 bottle £167 dozenNEWPitray, 2009, Côtes de Castillonref TC-CB3331£14.95 bottle £179 dozenThe glorious Château de Pitray in Castillon.2005 VINTAGE:MID-RANGECLARETSSTARTING TODRINK NOWNEWSaint-Estèpheref TC-CM9931£14.95 bottle £179 dozenNEW Château Fourcas Dupré,2005, Listrac-Médocthe next few years. Decant if servingnow to allow its early hints of cedar andref TC-CM12021£16 bottle £192 dozen 01438 740222 smartphone app

TWO STAR BUYS(TO DRINK NOW OR TO KEEP)NEW Château Croque Michotte,2005, Saint-Emilion Grand Cruref TC-CS5501£16 bottle £192 dozenNEWHaut-Médocfeminine charm and refreshing palate. Nowref TC-CM9981£16.50 bottle £198 dozenNEW Château Brillette, 2005,Moulis-en-Médoctasting by Decanter cedary character on the palate. Now toref TC-CM12101£21 bottle £252 dozenChâteau Le Boscq, 2005,Saint-Estèpheref TC-CM9951£29 bottle £348 dozenNEWHaut-Médocà point, with freshnessmerlot with splashes of cabernet franc andref TC-CM16401£12.50 bottle £150 dozen2011 VINTAGE:DRY WHITE WINESFREE UK NAME-THE-DAYDELIVERYWHEN YOU ORDER AT LEASTSEE THEWINESOCIETY.COM/NAMETHEDAYNEWHaut-Médoc ref TC-CM16411£14.50 bottle £174 dozenfragrant wines with a lovely balance of body and freshness. At the more modest end ofoffer good cellaring prospects too.Visit to watch a video of Simon Mason, TheSociety’s new Tastings & Events manager,discussing the many merits of the 2011Bordeaux vintage for dry whites and tastingChâteaux Bel Air and Lamothe-Bouscaut.NEWBlanc, 2011, Bordeauxref TC-BW4551£7.50 bottle £90 dozenChâteau Bel Air, PerponcherBordeauxA more traditional blend of predominantlyconsistently one of the best we taste eachref TC-BW4261£8.50 bottle £102 dozenSEE BACK PAGEFOR FOUR MIXED CASES

NEW Château Dubois Challon,Bordeauxexpression of lightly barrel-fermented dryref TC-BW4431£8.95 bottle £107 dozen2011, Côtes de Bourgref TC-BW4291£9.25 bottle £111 dozen2011, Bordeauxthe home property of Denis and Florenceref TC-BW4301£10.50 bottle £126 dozenFREE UK NAME-THE-DAYDELIVERYWHEN YOU ORDER AT LEASTSEE THEWINESOCIETY.COM/NAMETHEDAYNEW Château Mont-Pérat, 2011,Bordeauxref TC-BW4571£12.50 bottle £150 dozenChâteau Doisy-Daëne Sec, 2011,Bordeauxref TC-BW4471£14.95 bottle £179 dozenNEW Château Lamothe-Bouscaut, 2011, Pessac-Léognanref TC-BW4511£16 bottle £192 dozen2009 & 2010VINTAGE:SWEET WHITESHalf-bottle of The Society’sExhibition Sauternes, 2009ref TC-BW4012£9.95 per halfHalf-bottle of The Society’sExhibition Sauternes, 2010ref TC-BW4182£9.95 per halfTHE SOCIETY’SEXHIBITIONSAUTERNES HALVES(Now to 2018) on this six-bottle casecontaining three half-bottles of eachThe Society’s Exhibition Sauternes, 2009The Society’s Exhibition Sauternes, 2010ref TC-MX1333 £55SEE BACK PAGEFOR FOUR MIXED CASES

MIXED CASESSEE PAGE 5 FOR A SAUTERNES MIXED CASE2009 CLARETS BORDEAUX BEST BUYS(Now to 2017)*Nectar de la Grave, 2009, Château Croix Mouton, 2009, Château de la Commanderie, 2009, Château Reynon, 2009, Château Bel Air, Perponcher Grand Vin, 2009,Madame, Château de Pitray, 2009, Côtes de Castillonref TC-MX13302011 FINE DRYWHITE BORDEAUX(Now to 2016)*SAVE £7.90A six-bottle case containing two bottles of eachKEY- bone dry to intensely sweet New VintageScrewcapTHE SOCIETY’S PROMISEAs a mutual organisation, members’ pleasure is paramount. If, for anyreason, you haven’t enjoyed a wine we want to hear about it and willhappily offer a credit, a replacement or a refund as appropriate. Forconditions please see thewinesociety.com/promise£149Château Mont-Pérat, 2011, Château Doisy-Daëne Sec, 2011, Château Lamothe-Bouscaut, 2011, ref TC-MX1332 £79SAVE £9.15WhitesDourthe No 1 Sauvignon Blanc, 2011, Château Dubois Challon, Fleur Amandine, 2011, Château Bel Air, Perponcher Réserve, 2011, Château de la Grave, Grains Fins, 2011, Château Reynon, Sauvignon, Denis & Florence Dubourdieu,2011, Château Mont-Pérat, 2011, RedsChâteau Beneyt, 2010, Château Talaise, 2010, Château La Grave de Bertin, Réserve, 2010, Château Canada, 2010, Château Bel Air, Perponcher Réserve, 2010, Château Peyredon Lagravette, 2010, ref TC-MX13342005 CLARETS(Now to 2015)*Château Picard, 2005, Château Fourcas Dupré, 2005, Château Croque Michotte, 2005, Château Bernadotte, 2005,Château Brillette, 2005, Château Le Boscq, 2005, ref TC-MX1331£99£109*Drink dates for these mixed cases refer to the period when all thewines will be at their peak. Please refer to the individual wine for itsrecommended drink date.This offer is open until Sunday 31st March, 2013 while stocks last.To order thewinesociety.com/bordeaux 01438 740222 Smartphone appThe International ExhibitionCo-operative Wine Society Limited.Website thewinesociety.comEnquiries 01438 741177Orders 01438 740222twitter.com/TheWineSocietyfacebook.com/TheWineSocietysocietygrapevine.comthewinesociety.com/app