Our direct imports of the 2003 vintage-
Great French wine values for everyday drinking.
Château "Air" de Vieux Robin Médoc 2003
Produced from 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. The separate varietals are harvested and vinified separately, then aged in barriques for 18 months. Shows pretty fruit character and a supple structure. 3,500 cases produced.
Regular price $17.99, Mills' price $13.99
Château Saint-Paul Haut-Médoc 2003
50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc from vines averaging 30 years of age, grown on clay and gravel soil. Approximately 45 acres (22 hectares) under vine just north of Saint-Estephe.
Regular price $23.99, Mills' price $12.99
Château Lousteauneuf Art et Tradition Médoc Cru Bourgeois 2003
54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc, aged 12-18 months in barriques of
which 33% are new each year. Average age of vines here is 28 years, planted on a mix of silty sand from the Tertiary, gravelly and clay soils.
Regular price $23.99, Mills' price $14.99
Château l'Estang Côtes de Castillon 2003
26.5 hectares of vines on argilo-calcaire soils. 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.Wines are aged for 20 months: 25% in new barriques, 50% in once- and twice-used barriques, and 25% in cuve.
Regular price $24.99, Mills' price $14.99
Château Mayne Lalande Listrac-Medoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur 2003
45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc, aged 18 months in barriques of which
40% are new.
Regular price $29.99, Mills' price $17.99
Château Souvenir Bordeaux Supérieur 2003
From just northwest of the city of Bordeaux, it is a blend of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc. Vinified to drink now, with loads of cassis and blackberry fruit, good length and forward appeal.
Regular price $15.99, Mills' price $7.99
Château Marjosse Bordeaux 2003
Fashioned from 68% Merlot, 27% Malbec, and 5% Cabernet Franc, from 40 hectares of vines planted on predominantly clay and limestone soils in the Entre-Deux-Mers sector of Bordeaux, between the Dordogne and Garonne Rivers.
Regular price $17.99, Mills' price $11.99
