Presenter: Karl Laczko	August 2012
Wines	Region	Country	Source	Cost	Comments	Type
1. Le Sec de Rayne Vigneau 2010 Bordeaux Blanc, Sauternes	Bordeaux	France	Costco	£9.58	13% Grapes are handpicked and tank fermented with lees stirring to enhance flavour & texture. New World Sauvignon Blanc style, good weight with refreshing acidity and lemon citrus.	White
2. Château de Rochemorin 2007 Blanc, Pessac-Leognan	Bordeaux	France	c.o.o.	£14.00	13% Barrel-fermented and matured in 35% new oak for 10 months on the lees with bâtonnage (lees stirring). No malolactic. Oaky with wood on the nose. A little butterscotch on the palate with a waxy texture, a touch flabby.
3. Château Charron 2005 Acacia, Premières Côtes de Blaye	Bordeaux	France	Makro	£11.10	13% Old-vine (30yrs) Semillon (70%) and Sauvignon Blanc (30%), barrel fermented and aged in oak. A typical old white Bordeaux, a little oxidised, lacking structure and short - probably 2 years past its peak
4. Château St. Georges 2007, St. Georges St. Emilion	Bordeaux	France	c.o.o.	£17.00	13.5% A little too young and a touch "hard". Sweet nose, juicy, lean acidity, smoky chocolate but thin with no complexity.	Red
5. Château St. Georges 2006, St. Georges St. Emilion	Bordeaux	France	c.o.o.	£16.00	13% Vegetal, savoury nose with a little tar. Black fruit with a lifted aspect, edgier grainy tannins. A good wine although finished a touch bitter.
6. Château St. Georges 2004, St. Georges St. Emilion	Bordeaux	France	c.o.o.	£16.00	13.5% A little polish/Germolene on the nose, some mushroom & underlying fruit. Lean with a soft palate, this improved in the glass.
7. Château Fonréaud 2004, Listrac-Médoc	Bordeaux	France	Co-op	£10.99	14% A lifted black fruit but simplistic nose. Fresh on the palate with soft, straightforward fruit and an enjoyable simplicity of flavours, good but a short finish.
8. Château Larmande 2001, St. Emilion Grand Cru	Bordeaux	France	Costco	£26.38	13% Fresh fruit nose for a reasonable mature wine, delicately floral on the palate - someone said it was "nubile". Well integrated flavours and so soft, a lovely wine to drink with grippy tannins on the finish.
9. Château Potensac 1998, Médoc	Bordeaux	France	Makro	£28.50	13% Closed nose, a little perfume coming through. A touch acidic with light tannins, savoury with good mouthfeel and texture, a little liquorice and a fruity finish. A joint of beef was suggested as a partner.
10. Château Filhot 2001, Sauternes	Bordeaux	France	Costco / Richard Granger	£16.80	14% Perfumed nose with good complexity, just enough acidity to keep going with the sweetness which wasn't overdone. A good cheese wine.	Sweet
15/08/2012	Raffle wine: Ch. Bernot 2009 Bordeaux Won by: David Whitaker