It was said that the previous owner, Herve Duboscq at times described Bordeaux wines by comparing them to different female body parts. He was considered by many people to be quite a character!
Red wine has always been favoured over white wine in Hong Kong because red wines, especially Bordeaux holds more perceived prestige. Today, the trend is moving toward drinking more white wines with meals.
2011 Haut Brion and 2011 La Mission Haut Brion are classic, polished, Pessac Leognan wines loaded with cassis and freshness.
Packing a magnum of wine into a single bottle to obtain incredible viscosity and concentration, this magic elixir explodes in your mouth for well over 60 seconds!
Since Murielle Andraud became responsible for the wines of Valandraud, they have been a roll with their St. Emilion wines. 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 are all strong efforts.
Not counting the work we performed in the vineyards, we sorted three times. By hand before the grapes were received at the reception area, optical sorting and one more hand sorting before being fermentation to produce the best 2011 Bordeaux wine possible.