Château Venus 2011, Graves AOC - Wine Review

Mr.R bought a bottle of Château Venus 2011, Graves AOC, from Lidl, it cost £8.99.
He bought this wine a while ago, before Christmas, but I've only just got round to blogging about it.

This Château Venus 2011 is from the Graves region of Bordeaux, its name comes from the gravel-rich soils of the region which are known for producing elegant, perfumed wines.
It's predominantly Merlot, hence the dark juicy plums on the palate, and a slightly tart finish from the tannins.
It's definitely a wine with an enticing aroma that makes you eager to taste it; blackcurrant, cherry, and plums, and a subtle hint of leather.

This wine is one of almost fifty new wines that Lidl now stock as part of 'The Lidl Premium French Wine Collection'. The prices range from £4.99 to £25.99.
Here's is what Lidl say about this wine -
Graves is one of Bordeauxs oldest appellations, producing wines that offer a good balance of flavour and freshness. With dark, plummy fruit and real crispness, this would be perfect with rare steak or fattier meat like duck. 

As soon as we opened the bottle and poured the wine into a glass the gorgeous vibrant violet colour certainly got our attention, closely followed by the beautiful aroma. We got delicious blackberries, juicy plums, ripe cherries, and damsons - our taste buds were tingling.
Château Venus 2011, Graves was quite dry, of medium acidity, and plenty of ripe tannins.
Although it a few years old, it still tastes very young and quite light, it would probably mellow and develop more depth if you kept it for a few years.
But as I'm sure you know if you've read any of my other wine review blog posts, that's not how we treat our wine. We buy it. We drink it. And this was a very drinkable wine.
If you haven't tried it yet, go and get a bottle, now - while stocks last.

So, yep, once again Lidl has done good.
This is, as I've already said, but feel like repeating, a very enjoyable and drinkable wine.
Château Venus 2011, Graves, 13% vol.
CHATEAU VENUS, 3, Pertigues – Brouquet 33720 Illats – France.
Have you tasted Chateau Venus 2011, Graves?
What did you think of it?

Calvet, Limited Release, Merlot, Bordeaux 2013 - Wine Review

Calvet, the French winemaker has been producing Bordeaux wines since 1818 when the company was first created.

A punchy, juicy and fruity red wine from Bordeaux, France.
It's ripe and smooth with flavours of soft black fruit. We tasted black cherry, blackcurrant, damson, and plum. 13.5% Vol.
I can't remember where Mr.R purchased this wine, but I think it cost about £7.

I love Merlot grapes, and this well-rounded wine went down a treat.
A decent tasting claret, that would go well with game, red meat, or hard cheese.
We didn't bother with food, preferring to quaff it on its own.

From the bottle label -
Specialists in the wines of Bordeaux since 1818 and selecting the best ''cuvees'' is a French brand, distributed in more than 100 countries. 

Are you a fan of Bordeaux wines?
have you tried Calvet, Limited Release, Merlot, Bordeaux 2013?
Did you like it?