Merlot blends with a smidge of Cabernet Sauvignon in this lovely blend. This is pure and bright, with a nice energy and ripe primary fruit, as well as displaying suggestions of that earthen rusticity that we love about Bordeaux. Delicious stuff.

Bordeaux is Cairo of the wine world, where at the top of the great pyramid sits the kings and queens of the world wine scene, the well known first growth wineries of Latour, Lafite, Mouton, Margeaux and Haut-Brion. The view from the top is mighty, however sometimes you can’t see what is directly below you. The Cazade family are the owners of several established wineries, located in the town of Sauveterre-de-Guyenne, south of Bordeaux. Phillipe Cazade acquired Château Hautes Terres in 2001 along with Château Roc de Cazade. They are producing classic Bordeaux wines with plenty to love. Aside from making classic Bordeaux wines, the winery also has a focus on the environment and protecting the local population of endangered bats as well as a focus on maintaining the rich biodiversity of wildlife within the vineyard. Bordeaux may have the fame from the top, but we are very happy half way up.