B&G Bordeaux (75cl, 13.5%)

B&G Bordeaux is a Merlot-dominant red Bordeaux blend produced by Barton & Guestier, founded in 1725. The house sources fruit from around 200 sustainable winegrowers, with focus on Entre-Deux-Mers and the right bank of the Gironde estuary. This cuvée is a tribute to Germain Rambaud, Thomas Barton's first cellar master, and undergoes three weeks of maceration with daily pumping over, followed by partial ageing in oak barrels for six months. Aromas include blackcurrant, strawberry, vanilla, toasty oak and roasted hazelnut. The palate brings blackcurrant, plum, cherry, tobacco, cedar and earth, with rich, velvety tannins. The finish is long and supple, with ripe fruit and soft oak spice.