2009 French Bordeaux, is so nice. RUN now and pick up a bottle.

I picked up this bottle at the state store last night and enjoyed several glasses while working on a project for our art gallery called the Cab Gallery that will open next year.  It is only $14.99.  I suggest you hurry and pick a few bottles up because I am headed back for more of this today.  It isn't available online, I already tried that.  I suggest calling the stores first for this one.

Prices for Bordeaux wines continue on the rise and with 2009 a banner year, I would suggest you run quickly and pick up a bottle of this wine.  It is amazing for the price.  France has seen demand rise so much for their wines because of guess................drum roll............ CHINA.  They are buying up large wines, but what I find interesting is that they also lie, cheat and steel.  Just like software they pirate wine and put crappy wine in bottles with copied labels and sell for very expensive wines and hey, get away with it.  It is really unbelievable.

This wine comes from the Puisseguin Saint-Emilion Region of France.  It is located on the right bank and like many other Bordeaux wines from 2009, it is a great vintage.  The blend of this Bordeaux is 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet.  Not the typical blend of a Bordeaux, but a great wine indeed.  With Merlot based red it displays the aromas of cedar, cherry, currant, and cassis with a bit of plum and blueberry.

The vines used to grow this wine are more than 45 years old.  Puisseguin-Saint-Émilion is one of the so-called “satellites” of Saint-Émilion, home of some of Bordeaux's most famous producers. But the “satellite” wines carry price tags significantly lower and represent especially good values in solid vintages such as 2009.
The palate of the wine is expanse and very polished with a silky smooth finish.  I really enjoyed this, I know it won't be around for more than a few days.