Chateau les Graves de Loirac Medoc 2012 NO20231108 Its taste combines sweet agave

Its taste combines sweet agave notes with delicate hints of grapefruit

layered with hints of toast and chalk

This 2000 Meursault is a library release straight from the family cellar — 26 years old

Paolo de Marchi — the man behind Isole e Olena in Chianti — came back to his family's ancestral ground with his son Luca in 1999 to bring it back

sweetened by overall softness

Chateau les Graves de Loirac Medoc 2012 NO20231108 Its taste combines sweet agaveFrom the northern Medoc, where the appellation broadens out toward the estuary, Chateau les Graves de Loirac is a small family producer making honest, traditional Bordeaux at very fair prices. The 2012 vintage is now well into its second decade, with the youthful fruit easing into the savory, cedar and tobacco range that defines mature Left Bank Bordeaux. A relaxed weeknight Bordeaux Cabernet led, well mannered, ready to drink.