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Domaines Arnaud de Raignac 2003 Château de Launay Red (Bordeaux)
- $27
It’s smoky, toasty and even a bit bacon-scented from its upbringing in 100% new French oak, but this is also a lush, warm, inviting mouthful of wine, filled with cassis fruit and framed by spicy wood. It’s 95% Merlot from a hot vintage, so not likely to age all that long, but it’s certainly delicious now.
— W.E.
(9/1/2007)
Domaines Arnaud de Raignac 2003 Château de Launay Vignes d’Elisa White (Bordeaux)
- $23
An oddity in the modern world of Bordeaux, this is 100% Muscadelle, a variety normally relegated to a miniscule portion of the blend. Honeyed notes of yellow plums or apricots are plump and waxy-textured in the mouth, finishing long but a touch warm. Drink now.
— W.E.
(9/1/2007)
Domaines Arnaud de Raignac 2003 L’Abbaye de Saint Ferme Les Vignes du Soir Red (Bordeaux Supérieur)
- Best Buy
- $11
This is a great example of what more inexpensive Bordeaux could be like with proper care in the vineyards and winery. Scents of chocolate, dried herbs and cassis ease into similar flavors, carried on a medium-weight, slightly creamy palate. Turns spicy and firmer on the finish, suggesting it will last until 2010 or so.
— W.E.
(9/1/2007)
Domaines Arnaud de Raignac 2004 Château de Launay White (Bordeaux)
- $23
Mainly (85%) Sauvignon Blanc, bolstered by Sémillon, this is rather broad and mouthfilling for a Bordeaux blanc. Ripe flavors of melon, fig and peach turn grassy and crisp on the finish. Drink now.
— W.E.
(9/1/2007)
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