Klaxon alert! Would all claret lovers please form an orderly queue? Esme Johnstone and the FromVineyardsDirect gang are clearing their cobwebbed cellars to make room for newer vintages and are offering us a brilliant baker’s dozen of Bordeaux bin-ends at a special, Spectator-only knockdown price. Hurrah!
The wines from 2014 and 2015 (cracking vintages) are in that glorious mid-maturity stage, great to knock back now yet still worthy of salting away. There are limited stocks, though, and once they’re gone, they’re gone.
The 2014 Ch. Méaume ‘Réserve du Château’ (1) is from a much-loved Bordeaux Supérieur estate between St Emilion and Pomerol. Merlot-dominant, the approachable, well-priced wines are invariably soft and mellow. £12.56 down from £13.95.
The above’s younger sibling, the 2015 Ch. Méaume ‘Réserve du Château’ (2), is similarly quaffable with perhaps a touch more finesse and elegance. Again, it’s a fine, everyday claret. £13.46 down from £14.95.
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