Chateau Larose-Trintaudon, 2009

AOC: Cru Bourgeois, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Palate: Cab black fruit with some merlot perfume, tobacco with a little mineral, bright acidity, light thickness for a bordeaux, easy drinking style 

Poggio il Castellare, Rosso di Montalcino, 2012

AOC: Rosso di Montalcino, Montalcino, Tuscany
Variety: Sangiovese

Color: Ruby Red

Aroma: intense, fresh, red fruit with musk, a little spring flower

Palate: medium boy, light thickness, a little mineral, ripe sweet red fruit with juicy acidity, taste somehow similar to pinot noir, an easy drinking wine that is almost ready upon opening, totally fine drinking young. Maybe a good and cheap alternative to pinot noir? 

   

Chateau Brane-Cantenac, 2011

AOC: Second Growths 1855, Margaux, Bordeaux
Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

Aroma: very refined, penetrating red fruit aroma, with some spring flower.
Palate: elegant in style, medium+ body, a 50-50 feel of Cabernet-Merlot blend, soft, fresh, juicy acidity, concentrated fruit, more on the elegant side of a bordeaux, refined and balanced.  

Chateau de la Riviere, 2010

AOC: Fronsac, Bordeaux
Variety: Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Aroma: 有點混雜不清, 果實味夾帶著earthy, 不是特別strong
Palate: 明顯的earthy merlot, 加上cabernet franc 那種herbal, tobacco的感覺, 明顯的minieral, 讓這支酒在味覺上蠻厚, 蠻雜的感覺, medium+ to full body, 果實甜味有但不是特別集中, 帶有一點苦味(黑巧克力?) 這支酒要讓我暫時跟fronsac說掰掰了嗎？