From: Bordeaux, France

Varietals: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon

Tasting Notes: 2016 was such a wonderful vintage for Bordeaux; its wines are beautifully structured and balanced, with all the restraint of cool vintages and friendliness of warm years. This everyday Bordeaux is the epitome of a bistro wine, and it’s the perfect gem to stock in your home for every night enjoyment. Unsure of what ‘bistro wine’ entails? Here it is: Inviting dark fruits like blackcurrant and a hint of kirsch, spice notes tinged with a hint of vanilla and enveloped in a tobacco flower note that carries to the palate and finishes with silky, fine-grained tannins that lingers & invites another sip!

Pairing: This wine is excellent with bistro foods: think steak frites, lamb burgers, paté, duck confit, and tartes.