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Thursday, January 21, 2010

2005 Chateau Puy Arnaud Maureze, Cotes de Castillon, Bordeaux

Every Wednesday my local wine shop in Santa Rosa, Bottle Barn, has an advertisement in the local newspaper.  Yesterday, they featured the 2005 Puy Arnaud from Bordeaux -- on sale for $9.99 a bottle (list price $22).  Chateau Puy Arnaud Maureze is 100% Merlot, and the 2005 vintage was one of the best for Bordeaux wines.  Cotes de Castillon is one of the up-and-coming areas of Bordeaux, only a few miles east of St. Emilion, one of the prestige appellations.

I bought a bottle and thought the QPR was very good for $9.99 a bottle.  If you're looking for a value-priced, Merlot-based wine, check this one out and see what you think.  I think it's substantially better than the typical California Merlot you can buy for $9.99.

Note that this wine is not the 2005 Clos Puy Arnaud which is also from Cotes de Castillon.  The Clos Puy Arnaud is about 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 10% other grapes.  From Robert Parker, "Clos Puy Arnaud is a seriously-run property that consistently produces one of the top two or three wines of the Cotes de Castillon.  It has been very strong in recent vintages."  Clos Puy Arnaud usually sells for $30 or more a bottle.
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