2010 Puygueraud Cuvee Georges
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The more limited cuvee – and it’s very special – is the 2010 Cuvee George, which is a somewhat idiosyncratic blend of 45% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot. It displays terrific floral notes intermixed with blackberry, licorice, and a hint of incense. Dense purple, it possesses soft, silky tannins and a luscious, sumptuous mouthfeel and finish. This wine is terrific, but will obviously be very difficult to find. It also came in at 14.5% natural alcohol. Drink it over the next 6-10 years.
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Very dark – much darker than the regular cuvée. Scent of exotic cereals – the best bit of this wine! Sweet start, very concentrated. Chewy. Awfully hard work. As though concentrated and forced through a sieve. Very dry finish. (JR)
The more limited cuvee – and it’s very special – is the 2010 Cuvee George, which is a somewhat idiosyncratic blend of 45% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot. It displays terrific floral notes intermixed with blackberry, licorice, and a hint of incense. Dense purple, it possesses soft, silky tannins and a luscious, sumptuous mouthfeel and finish. This wine is terrific, but will obviously be very difficult to find. It also came in at 14.5% natural alcohol. Drink it over the next 6-10 years. Feb 2013, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
The Thienpont family bought Ch. Puygueraud in 1946, running it as a farm until the 1980s when Nicolas Thienpont moved the focus to viticulture, with the first vintage in 1983. Based in the Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, the property comprises 47 hectares of vines, both red and white.