Chateau Grand Village (Lafleur) Bordeaux Superieur Rouge 2009 (3L) REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Radda and high-altitude Lamole

Radda and high-altitude Lamole

with the stark singularity of soil-driven wine that transcends typical Vinho Verde lightness into something profound and age-worthy

A natural Merlot from Bennett Valley—Sonoma County's smallest AVA

spicy red wines

bottled at 100 proof per Bottled-in-Bond standards

Chateau Grand Village (Lafleur) Bordeaux Superieur Rouge 2009 (3L) REDBURGUNDYROUNDUP Radda and high-altitude LamoleA double magnum (3L) of mature Bordeaux from the Guinaudeau family, the people behind Chteau Lafleur in Pomerol. Grand Village is their home estate in Mouillac just north of Fronsac (bottled as Bordeaux Suprieur), and the 2009 vintage in this large format bottle is a celebration wine: a great Right Bank vintage, slow aging format, and the same hands that craft one of the most coveted wines in Bordeaux. Sixteen years on, it's rounded and complex, with