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About the wine
This elegant, aged St Emilion is a prize example of right bank Bordeaux
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The Lurtons have been producing elegant wines at Château de Barbe Blanche since the year 2000, when Jacques’ father Andre fell in love with its magnificent terroir. Ever since, the family have dedicated themselves to maximising its potential, and this exquisite blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc showcases the incredible quality they’ve been able to achieve.
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Made using fruit from 30-year-old vines atop one of the highest plateaus in St Emilion, the Merlot brings red fruit aromas and silkyness whereas the Cabernet Franc gives freshness and tannins. Barrel ageing softens the wine and its tannins to a velvety touch in the mouth, while bringing tantalising hints of oak to an already complex wine.
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Unmistakably a right bank Bordeaux, it’s a soft, fresh and elegant red. There are notes of cedar, cigar box and vanilla, even a touch of graphite, and then layers of ripe berry fruit, from blackberry to red cherry, before the wine finishes on silky-smooth tannins. A match made in heaven for yummy roast pork with all the trimmings.
Best before
Drink now to 2026
Serving advice
Open/Decant 1 hour before serving
Food match
Goes great with white meats, game, vegetables (such as mushrooms sautées or plancha vegetables), cheese and red meats.
Contains sulphites
Always check the label
France
Bordeaux
Merlot Blend
Smooth Red
13.5% ABV
75cl
Vegan
Vegetarian
Wine profile
Meet the winemaker - Jacques Lurton
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Born into the famous Lurton family of winemakers, Jacques' father Andre was a true giant of Bordeaux, with a celebrity reputation and an incredible wine portfolio built over 6 decades. It was only natural that Jacques himself would follow in his father’s footsteps and, when Andre passed away in 2019, it was Jacques who took on the family mantle as CEO and winemaker of the family business.
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It was in Australia in the 1980s that Jacques really discovered his passion for winemaking, when he saw the groundbreaking techniques Aussie winemakers were using - light years ahead of traditional old Bordeaux. He came back to work at the family estate, bringing these newfound techniques with him, before founding the world’s first flying wine consultancy with his brother. Over the years, he’s made wine in more than 20 countries - from France to Australia to Argentina to Moldova - and filled up a fat stack of passports.
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Now back in Bordeaux, Jacques is super-excited to be making wine for you and he’s keen to hear your feedback, which he says will help make his wines even better. A lover of cool-climate styles - like those of Piedmont, Burgundy and the Loire - Jacques tries to evoke those characteristics in his own wines. And being from Bordeaux, you just know his kit's going to be fruity, complex and velvety smooth.
Ratings
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