In message >
santiago > wrote:

> [snip]

> Another suggestion to your Saint Emilions could be Fombrauge.

> To locate the wines, use www.winesearcher.com

> Best and enjoy,

> s.




>> Jay Kay > wrote in
>> eb.com:

>> Greetings
>>
>> I am planning on a wine tasting evening with some friends for which I
>> want to focus on Bordeaux (left and right bank).
>> [snip]
>> I have decided on one (maybe two) as below:
>>
>> Saint Emilion Grand Cru Chateau Bernateau 2005
>> 2005 Chateau Haut-Faugeres St. Emilion Grand Cru
>>
>> The wines will be enjoyed with beef or venison medallions

>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Jay Kay
>>

But Jay already has Haut-Faugeres which is quite modern in style to
contrast with the Ch. Bernateau, which although a little more modern
now that Pierrick Lavau is taking over from his father Régis, is still
quite classic Saint-Émilion. To add the Fombrauge would add another
modern style Saint-Émilion.

I have just done two tastings in the UK in which the 1998 Bernateau
shone brightly amongst distinguished and better known companions, some
of them classified. The 2005s will be very young however and I would
advise double decanting some time in advance to get the best sense of
how they will develop.


Tim Hartley