Chateau La Foret
2008
Bottled by Yvon Mau
Booths £3.99
Normally on a Saturday night at this time of the year I'm downloading my brain to a pile of cerebrally-lite TV drivel, usually in the form of X Factor. However tonight I am sacrificing these simple pleasures, in every sense, to tell you very briefly about an amazing discovery on the second shelf down in the French section at Booths in Clitheroe.
Right now, if you follow my instructions and wait for your nearest Booths store store to open at 10am tomorrow, you can get your hands on a gem of an ordinary claret at just £3.99 - on special offer down from £5.99.
This little number from Entre Deux Mers, the southern area of Bordeaux between the highly revered Right and Left Bank territories (respectively home to Cabernet and Merlot). In Claret terms, wines from EDM command far less commentary and observation than they truly deserve which explains why charming, supple numbers like this slip under the oenolgical radar.
Harry and I had this bottle (and yes it has all gone) with a takeaway curry this evening (and yes it has all gone) back at Chateau Blogspot and we both agreed this was an amazing, young, supple and elegant little number with a finely honed balance of Cabernet and Merlot. Yes, it's young and yes it's relatively light. But with this comes a hugely drinkable, pliable wine that is really everything I look for in a so-called ordinary Claret. This isn't even marketed as an ordinary claret, by the way, but it is so cheap and so good to drink that it's a simple and affordable pleasure.
In fact this is so good, I am going back to clear the shelves. OK so it's a blended claret but expertly done by the team at Yvon Mau. It does extactly what it says on the tin.
Clean, young, fresh and hugely enjoyable - comme moi.
Very Decent Wine: 10/10 Outrageously so, for the price
Dinner Party Appeal: 8/10 Lovely with a credit crunch home made beef burger meal with friends
Probability of Buying Again: 10/10 I'll be knocking on the door tomorrow
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