CHATEAU CHADEUIL 2008

Description & Press Reviews:
Wine Style:  Dry Red

Chateau Chadeuil hails from an estate that has been making wine for centuries and is 18 miles north of Bordeaux.  The wine makers are Serge Musset and Dominique Hebrard (famous for Chateaux Cheval Blanc and Bellefont Belcier in Saint Emilion).  Indeed, Chadeuil has been very well reviewed by both the Telegraph and the Independent.    This is a cracking merlot based claret, dark ruby in colour with flavours of black cherry, mocha, spice, plum, blackberries and a hint of vanilla.  It is a medium bodied, supple wine with very well balanced tannins and a long smooth finish.

This is a wine that has been produced with good food in mind. Good on it's own but really blossoms when drunk with Rump Steak, Game, Roast Beef, Stuffed Aubergines/Peppers and Strong Cheeses.

Clive Platman, The Birmingham Post
A cracking Merlot-based claret with delicious black-cherry and blackberry fruit, lifted with a hint of mocha. Supple, lithe and incredible value.

The Journal, Helen Savage
Talking of bargains, it's some achievement to offer good quality claret - red Bordeaux - at such a good price, but that's what 'Bordeaux Undiscovered' have done with Chateau Chadeuil. It's a Merlot-dominated blend with a ripe, spicy, plummy smell and a chewy, brambly taste.

The Daily Telegraph - Jonathan Ray
I've no idea why this is so cheap, but cheap it is and well worth snapping up. A blend of 60 per cent Merlot, 20 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon and 20 per cent Cabernet Franc from a fine vintage, this AC Bordeaux could give far better-known clarets a run for their money. Serve with confidence at dinner parties; nobody need know how little you paid.

The Independent - Anthony Rose
Bordeaux and good value are not always comfortable bedfellows, but there were a couple of oxymoron-defying examples, a herbal, blackcurrantly Chateau Chadeuil, a discovery at Bordeaux Undiscovered.

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