Château Montlandrie Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux 2009

Beautiful vivid ruby colour, maintains its youthful vigour although on the edges it has switched to a softer russet leaf, and there is the beginning of tertiary character on the palate. Definitely in its drinking window (and this is from magnum), juicy, joyful, elegant, has plenty of limestone minerality dancing underneath the raspberry and blackberry fruit, with saffron and sage spice. Easy to recommend. A buy, and great value. Thank you to Naomie Durantou at L’Eglise Clinet and Baz at the Four Walls Wine company for sending this wine out from the UK to Bordeaux to be part of the tasting. First ever vintage under Denis Durantou, who had bought the estate in 2009.