La Chapelle Calon 2004 Saint-Estèphe (75cl)

A 2004 red wine from Saint-Estèphe, on the left bank of Bordeaux, in a 75cl bottle. Saint-Estèphe is usually associated with structured, Cabernet-led blends, and this bottle now has more than twenty years in bottle. Stand it upright a day ahead, pour carefully off the sediment, and drink it over dinner the same evening. A mature left bank Bordeaux typically moves towards dried fruit, cedar, tobacco and earth, with tannins that have settled down. Decant gently, serve around 17°C, and do not leave it open overnight.