2010 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie, Canon-Fronsac
If you could pluck one of the very top, “unicorn” domaines in Burgundy and plop it down on the Right Bank of the Gironde in Bordeaux then you might have something similar to Château Moulin Pey-Labrie. Like many of those acclaimed addresses in Burgundy, Pey-Labrie makes a tiny amount of wine, just 2500 cases. That’s less than some “culty” Napa wineries, and much, much less than many of their Bordelaise neighbors. I am quite certain that you won’t find any luxury party vans or limousines parked outside this old-school Château, but what you will find inside is authentic, meticulously crafted wines that are monuments to the terroir and tradition of this region. Oh, and somehow they manage to find space to hold library wines too! Yup, that’s how we have a blockbuster 2010, aged for years in the cold cellar where it was born, transferred to the importers warehouse here in California, and then placed in front of you for less than $60. Now that’s an offer you really shouldn’t refuse. Though a