Chateau Barde-Haut Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2009 CS20230516 all mixed up

all mixed up

and the wine reflects exactly that

Our whiskey is double distilled in copper pot stills and matured in first fill ex American bourbon casks

Cedar Lane in Arroyo Seco

Chateau Barde-Haut Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2009 CS20230516 all mixed upThe 2009 vintage was punishing to most BordeauxMay hail cut yields to a meager 18 hectoliters per hectareyet Barde Haut's tiny crop became pure intensity. This blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc shows opulent power: an opaque purple robe, extraordinary aromas of mulberries and charcoal, and silky tannins that have aged gracefully into rounded, complex maturity. Hand picked grapes fermented in concrete and steel, aged 18 24 months in new French