Chateau les Reuilles Cuvees des Heritiers 2011

I had this wine during a celebration dinner at the Hong Kong Club the other day. It was one of their house wine. It seems that this estate is at the edge of Bordeaux, bordering on the Cotes de Duras, close to Entre-Deux-Ners and St Emilion, with the actual vineyards on the slopes and hills of Bordeaux Ste Foy. (that is the same appellation as the Hong Kong wine I blogged about in the first month of this blog. This estate is mostly planted with red grapes, but has 15% of the vineyard devoted to Sauvignon Blanc. Hence it produces red, white and pink wines.

To be honest, I cannot find this Cuvees des Heritiers at all in the Website (en francais), except for a mention of having been awarded something at an exhibition. There is a Cuvee Al Heritiage listed and I wonder if this is the same wine, just with a different branding for different markets. The cepage listed is of Merlot, Cabernet (not otherwise specified) and Malbec, but the listed percentages are a little off as the total exceeded 100%!! As for the wine, it was a deep ruby with a sweet plummy fruity nose. The palate was sweet slightly tannic and fruity, with an acid slightly tannic backbone for support.