Bordeaux Blend, Château La Fleur 'Garderose'

60% Merlot/40% Cabernet Franc

There’s no mistaking this is anything other than extremely high-grade Merlot and Cabernet Franc from five-decade-old vines planted in ancient limestone/sand/gravel soils. Silky, dark fruited, and deeply soulful wines like this are why this same small stretch of vines between Saint-Émilion’s medieval stone walls and Libourne have been a destination for world class wine since the first century. This is what Right Bank Bordeaux is all about: layers of black and red currant, perfectly etched minerality, a long, sonorous finish, and laser-cut tannins that seem created specifically to accommodate bites of marbled Wagyu beef.