Sunday Times Wine Club Catalogue - Flipbook - Page 21
12-YEAR-OLD
CLARET AT ITS
MATURE PEAK
The perfect Bordeaux to decant and enjoy
at the festive table – and Jean-Marc’s insider
deal means it’s just £16.99 £11.99 a bottle
Imagine tucking into all that hearty
festive fare without a decent bottle
of smooth, supple Bordeaux ...
unthinkable! Indeed, enjoying great
claret at Christmas is a tradition
here that goes back centuries.
So which claret should you choose?
Don’t worry, our expert in Bordeaux,
Jean-Marc Sauboua, has selected
a beauty for you with 12 years’ maturity
... and a £60 saving.
Tasting
note
Ruby fading to brick red.
Dried blackberry, damson
and plum flavours, with
leafy tones and cigar box
notes. Classic aged
claret.
SAVE
£60
Château de Birot is a 17th-century estate
whose vineyards are perched on a high
plateau, looking down on the Garonne
river and across to famous Sauternes.
Earlier this year, Club members
helped Birot’s new owners clear an
overcrowded cellar by taking their
2007 (at a low, low price). Enthusiastic
reviews rolled in: “I love older wine
and this was a delight” ... “everything
you’d expect from a good Bordeaux”.
Jean-Marc was recently offered 300
cases of the estate’s 2012, again with a
hefty saving ... passed entirely on to you.
It’s made from succulent Merlot with
dashes of Cabernet Sauvignon and
Cabernet Franc. Russet colour, earthy
aromas with hedgerow fruit flavours,
spice and mature, savoury notes. So
smooth, elegant and complex.
Your ideal festive claret ... and just
£16.99 £11.99 a bottle. Joyeux Noël!
Château de Birot 2012
Premières Côtes de Bordeaux AOC, France.
13.5% Vol. To 2026.
£16.99 a bottle £11.99 mix 12
£203.88 £143.88 for 12 bottles
SAVE £60
Order code: 4409712
Order at sundaytimeswineclub.co.uk or call 03330 142 770 21
