October 27, 2017

DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Grand Cru Classé Graves 2014

(Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France) $60

Complex, rich, vivid. Expensive but oh so good.

Available at Vivino.com

WineSpeed: Weekly Wine Intel From Karen MacNeil

Fantastic Tan-Plastic!

Tannin in wine provides two things: structure and ageability. Found in the grape’s skins, seeds, and stems, tannin is a natural preservative. Red wines, with considerably more tannin than white, can thus age longer. Tannins belong to… Continue reading

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