Author: Dirk Chan
Our online feature this week is the Chateau Noaillac Cru Bourgeois (Bordeaux- Medoc, France) – $23.99, regularly $27.99.
Chateau Noaillac is a Bordeaux estate located in the far north of the Medocappellation. Purchased in 1983 by the current owners, the Pages family. The family realized the soil in this northerly part of the Médoc had once produced excellent wines, despite the land having been abandoned. The winery is run by Marc Pages’s grandson, Damien Pages, has earned a reputation for its attentive winemaking and sustainable practices. The estate spans 113 acres with limestone and clay soils that are ideal for grape growing.
Our feature this week is their Cru Bourgeois Rouge from the great 2016 vintage. The wine has a rich ruby hue and aroma bursting with ripe blackcurrant, blackberry, spices and delicate undertones of cedar notes. On the palate, it is medium-full bodied with concentrated dark fruit flavours, revealing notes of boysenberry, fleshy plum, cassis, and sweet spices. The style is both classic and harmonious, with a pleasing balance, and fine integrated, fine-grained, smooth tannins. The finish is long and fruity with a lingering aftertaste. The wine is aged for 12 months in used French Oak barrels. Pair with roast leg of lamb.
Not often we offer a Bordeaux as wine of the week and of this quality from a great vintage! Note that in 2016, the estate was classified as Cru Bourgeois but in the latest 2025 classification it has been upgraded now as Cru Bourgeois Superieur.
Chateau Noaillac Cru Bourgeois (Bordeaux- Medoc, France) – $23.99, regularly $27.99