Better late that never is my motto…I have been selling the crap out of this wine at the store this month, and it was pointed out to me that I hadn’t put it up on my site…Oops! For your reading pleasure, here is my pick for December.
2011 Buisson-Redon Bordeaux Rouge (Bordeaux, France)… $10.
December ’14 Pick Of The Month.
Cherries and currants on the nose with a hit of leather, earth and red flowers. Delicious notes of currants and spice up front on the palate. Worn leather and coffee bean notes are a backdrop front to back with a little white pepper on the mid-palate. Coffee bean, leather and currants finish things off with white pepper notes hanging around.
For ten bucks you get this nice, true to Bordeaux red with interesting complexity and enough fruit to keep those new world palates coming back for more. If you are on a tight budget this Christmas (which most of us are by now), this little gem would match up to Christmas dinner (prime rib or ham) nicely.
Cheers!
Stan The Wine Man
