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Week 17: Red Bordeaux
After a delicious week in Rhone, CorkPopper is moving west to the famed Bordeaux wine region. With its oceanic climate and calcium-rich limestone soil, Bordeaux produces arguably some of the world’s...
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2002 Chateau Charmail Haut-Medoc
Although producers of Left Bank Bordeaux generally utilize a higher percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon in their blends, the 2002 Chateau Charmail Haut-Medoc is actually a blend of 45% Merlot, 35%...
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2005 Chateau de Rochemorin Rouge Pessac Leognan
Here we have the second of this week’s wines. Unlike the Chateau Charmail (which displayed a remarkable amount of Cabernet Franc), the 2005 Chateau de Rochemorin Rouge Pessac Leognan is a classic...
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2005 Chateau Laubarit "Vieilles Vignes" Rouge
The final wine of the week is the 2005 Chateau Laubarit “Vieilles Vignes” Rouge, which comes from an estate in the Entre-duex-mers subregion of Bordeaux. Though it definitely needs to decant a bit to...
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Week 17: What to Eat with the Chateau Laubarit "Vieilles Vignes" Rouge
Although J and I aren’t actually cooking a CorkPopper dinner this week in light of Christmas (followed by our trip to Argentina), I couldn’t help but post a recipe for this week’s winning wine anyway....
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