A beautiful Bordeaux - Esprit Bel Air La Royere and a French entertaining book to learn averuthing about wine in a fun way.
 
About the book:
The wine finally explained and simplified because it is not reserved for an elite who drinks only the wines of good dad!
 
Enriched with champagne wines, natural wine, extensive wine lists; it has become a reference. Ophélie Neiman is a joyful wine lover, neither oenologist or sommelier. Far from the specialists, she wished to speak about the wine that one opens at the table, surrounded by good friends. She proposes a pleasant and -for once- easy discovery of the wine world. Only one obligation: not to take this drink seriously. Drinking and tasting are two very distinct activities; you need a little of each for a good evening!
 
About the wine:
 
Country: France
Region : Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
Grape variety : 90% Merlot - 5% Malbec- 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Terroir: Argilo-Calcaire (sol et sous-sol)
Viticulture : Sustainable farming – the domaine is now organic certified. Old vines (30 years). Manual harvest.
Winemaking technique: Fermentation in a mix of steel and concrete tanks, followed by a 4 weeks maceration to extract flavours, tannins and colours. 
Aging: 15 months in oak barrel.
 
Tasting notes: 
This cuvée opens with notes of black fruit and elegant oak. Volume, softness, supple and silky tannins, persistence: for the mind, but also for the body.
It is a complex, silky and smooth wine that will benefit decanting.  It then develops aromas of cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant and hints of spice and liquorice. Very well balanced, almost jammy, this wine is perfect on a steak or even on white meats.