Today we examine a 2009 red from France’s Bordeaux region, which goes for $14.99 at Total Wine.
OK I am not sure what Total Wine is thinking here, but I know what I’m thinking. This wine is NO WAY a $15 bottle. Yes, it is a 2009 Bordeaux. Which means it should be awesome. Robert Parker rates various 2009 Bordeaux areas here with a 99, 97, 98, 98, 93 and 96 (wow), each with a footnote that says “early maturing and accessible.” A 93 went to St. Emilion, which is 9 miles north of this vineyard. Unfortunately, this wine is not awesome at all.
Chateau Guibon is 50% merlot and 50% cabernet, with 13.5% alcohol. For a $15 wine, it is thin, bitter, boring, flat, and generally a significant disappointment that should be priced closer to $8.99, where it would have received a nice positive recommendation. Maybe I should mention the obligatory, “it’s good with food”? Except, umm, I am having it with food right now. Message to Total Wine’s pricing manager: we’re not buying it. Literally.
Not recommended.
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