This is the final wine that I'll discuss for the Bordeaux region. In addition to the Left Bank, the Right Bank, and Graves/Pessac-Leognan, there is a region to the southeast of the city of Bordeaux that is located between the Dordogne River and the Garonne River. This geographic area is called "Entre Deux Mers" (or between two seas). There are many wine producers in this area that produce generic Bordeaux wine. However, there are some petit chateaux that produce wine of high quality at very reasonable prices. The list price of the 2005 Haut-Belian is $12, and I think it's a smooth, uncomplicated, good-tasting wine -- with good fruit and toasty oak -- that you can drink and enjoy as soon as it is bottled. The anticipated maturity is short, only 3-4 years, but it is one of the most accessible wines in an excellent vintage like 2005.
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