Chateau Grand Verdus Mondet Bordeaux 2019

Dark red robe.

A nose dominated by blackberries and currants, with pepper, some light grassiness and some green pepper as tertiary notes.

A little more “serious”, but still delicious expression of Cab Franc, this is the most classically “Bordeaux” of all three wines, but is still slightly unusual, not least for being 100% Cab Franc. From a tiny lieu-dit that has a very similar soil composition to St. Émilion, this is one of the finest single varietal expression of Cab Franc we have tried, and a great display of the Le Grix de la Salle family’s focus on terroir expression.

Incredibly smooth texture and a deep dark fruit profile make this an especially elegant expression of this grape. Supple and fine-grained tannins on the finish.

More delicate mushroom or meat dishes, lamb, most simple Middle Eastern food, would be great with koshari or a lamb kofta.