Oz de Cailleteau Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux – 2020

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux

This 2020 comes from Blaye, on the right bank of the Gironde estuary. There, micro-producer Oz de Cailleteau, founded in 1933 and run by brother and sister Pierre-Charles and Marie-Pierre, coaxes rich, lavish wines from 50-year-old vines and a rather austere stony soil over clay and limestone.

You’ll probably want to open your bottle at least an hour or two before drinking (or decant). Admire those black fruit and oak tones in the nose, followed by velvety eucalyptus and tobacco on the palate. Drink now to 2032.