Château Peybonhomme Les Tours Bordeaux Côtes de Blaye

Alcohol: 13.5%

Grape(s): 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec

Location: Côtes de Blaye, Bordeaux, France

Tasting Notes: The Blaye Cotes du Bordeaux is full-bodied, showing more density and ripeness in this very good vintage for Bordeaux. The wine shows blackberry, cassis and red currant aromas, pure and sapid with hints of coffee, prune and spice. The palate is supple and deep with blackberry fruit, chalky minerals and terrific length. 

Notes: Fermentation using yeast native to the estate, temperature control in concrete vats. No inputs apart from limited quantities of sulphur (40mg/l). No fining; bottled on a fruit day of the biodynamic calendar.

Food pairing: Serve slightly cool with anything from roast chicken to steak and full-flavored cheeses. 

Winery Story: The Hubert family settled at Château Peybonhomme-Les-Tours in the village of Cars near Blaye in 1895, and six generations have followed since.

The estate is located on a hill overlooking the estuary, with the vineyards on the slopes. From its 17th-century castellated tower, they have a spectacular panoramic view of the entire estate and the Gironde estuary.