Top four French wines, and the list, by region

We blind-tasted 10 wines recently, the latest in our series, The Brew Decants, sponsored by The Classic Catering People. All the wines we sampled are available from Graul’s Wine Shops. The two Château Suau wines are courtesy Kysela Pere et Fils Ltd. and available at Graul’s.

THE WINNERS

1st PLACE, a red – Guigal Gigondas 2007 $31.99. Score: “20”

2nd PLACE, a white – Boillot Montagny 2010 $29.99. Score: “17”

2nd PLACE, a red – Château Suau, Premières Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge, Prestige 2005 $26.95. Score: “17:

3rd PLACE, a white – Domaine de Pouy Vin du pays des Cotes de Gascogne 2011, $8.99. Score: “15.”

 

ALL TEN WE TASTED, BY REGION

Bordeaux
Château Suau, Blanc, Côtes de Bordeaux  2010 $12.99.
* Château Suau, Premières Côtes de Bordeaux Rouge, Prestige 2005 $26.95

 

Loire
Bellevue Touraine Sauvignon Blanc 2011 $14.99
Lauverjat Sancerre 2011 $24.99

 

Rhone
La Grand Ribe Cote du Rhone Village Centenaire 2009 $17.99
* Guigal Gigondas 2007 $31.99

 

Burgundy
* Boillot Montagny 2010 $29.99
Chanson Pommard 2010 $42.99

 

Southwest France
Laplace Madiran 2009 $12.99
* Domaine de Pouy Vin du pays des Cotes de Gascogne 2011 $8.99

* An asterisk indicates a top-scoring bottle

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