L'Aurage, from Domaine de l'Aurage, is a Merlot based wine from the Côtes de Castillon, an undervalued region bordering St Emillion. The wine is a dense dark crimson colour with a nose that is both intriguing and inviting; sweet, ripe, rich and peppered, with hints of fennel. The palate echoes these aromatics, all set within a gorgeous, rounded texture with sweet, summer pudding notes and warm cherry compote. Beautifully-textured, this is opulent, sensual and silky.
Domaine de l'Aurage is a property in the Côtes de Castillon appellation owned and run by Louis Mitjavile. Louis, a hugely talented winemaker, cut his teeth working for his father François Mitjavile, the...
The French wine region of Bordeaux is blessed with an almost-perfect viticultural situation on the west coast of France, and is probably the most well-known wine region in France and famous the world over for its enviable château-based classification system.
Most vineyards in Bordeaux are not known...
Merlot is a very popular red wine grape variety with big red and black fruit flavours of raspberries, ripe strawberries, plum and blackberry, giving the wine a softer taste. It is invaluable in the production or red wines from Bordeaux, particularly...
