Chateau Jean Gassie
Bordeaux Rouge 2006
Thomas and Jeremie Lurton
Mills
Shelf Price $11.99
Customer
Appreciation Card Pricing
1-5
Bottles $10.79 6 Bottles Or More $9.59
Thomas
and Jeremie Lurton are two of Dominique Lurton's sons. Their older brother, Pierre, shocked the wine
world when he was able to acquire both Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau
d"Yquem. Brothers Thomas and Jeremie
were asked by Dominique to take over the rest of this part of the Lurton
family's holdings: Chateaux Martouret,
Colin de Pey, Jean Gassie, and Mille.
The two brothers joined their talent to do marvelous things with these
great vineyards.
Jeremie
is an agricultural engineer, his abilities in the vineyards have transformed
Jean Gassie into the top Quality Price Ratio wine in the Lurton portfolio. With a consulting oenologist from Cheval
Blanc this wine is a real treat. Thomas
is their "art director" As "art" is his
passion he sees the beauty of the vineyards and wines and brings his own
special elegance to their wines.
Martouret
dates back to the 18th Century.
Dominique bought it in 1971, and the second parcel Jean Gassie in
1996. Thomas and Jeremie argue about
which one is the big brother and which one the little brother!
Chateau Bellevue Chollet
Bordeaux Rouge 2006
Gold Medal
2007 Bordeaux Expo
Mills
Shelf Price $13.49
Customer
Appreciation Card Pricing
1-5
Bottles $12.14 6 Bottles or More $10.79
This is what
the prestigious London house of Laithwaites writes about Bellevue Cholet: It is extremely rare for a humble
Petit Chateaux to strike GOLD at the top competition in Bordeaux - but that's
exactly what the Chaveland family's Bellevue Chollet 2006 has done.
Their
Merlot and Cabernet vineyards sit at the highest point in Bordeaux's
Entre-deux-Mers region. The altitude gives the grapes maximum exposure to the
Sun, allowing them to ripen to perfection.
Ripe
and elegant with layers of pure black fruit and spice. A charming drop to open with good food and
great company.
Laithwaites
goes on to say how very scarce this wine is and that only a few lucky merchants
get it in London. Thanks to Peter's
relationship with Lurton we can say the same thing about the USA!
Chateau du Barry
Bordeaux Rouge 2006
Gold Medal
2007 Bordeaux Expo
Mills
Shelf Price $13.49
Customer
Appreciation Card Pricing
1-5
Bottles $12.14 6 Bottles or More $10.79
This
is a historic tale of woe! Built in
1700, on order of King Louis XIV, for Arnold de Ville, designer of the famous
"electric" water generator on the Seine, La Machine de Marly. The Chateau was inhabited by various
grandchildren of Louis XIV during the first years of the 18th
Century, and was always planted in well thought of vines. Given to the infamous Madame du Barry by
Louis XV upon her "elevation" to the title of "principle mistress" of the
King. Madame du Barry was arrested here
on orders of "The Revolution" in 1793.
The
Chateaux was at the heart of an International scandal of pillaging and neglect
and was all but abandoned throught the 1950's and 1960's. It has been carefully restored to its
original brilliance, and with the Lurton family management has once again
started producing magnificent wine.
Please note here,
two of the most important "wine judgings" in France are the Concours at Paris
and Bordeaux, the other is Macon. Mills
has managed to acquire the Gold Medal Winners for Bordeaux at Both Contests for
the 2006 Vintage. We aren't sure, but we believe we might be the
only American wine retailer to make such an acquisition!
Chateau La Chapelle Maillard
Bordeaux Rouge 2008
Certified Organic by Eco Cert
Gold Medal Winner
2009
Concours de Aquitane
De L'Agriculture Biologique
Mills
Shelf Price $15.99
Customer
Appreciation Card Price
1-5
Bottles $14.39 6 Bottles or More $12.79
This
is the first of the wonderful 2008 to arrive at Mills. Robert Parker says of the 2008's " The
vintage turned out to be excellent, with a number of superb wines that are clos
to, if not equal to the prodigious 2005 or 2000 vintages.
La
Chapelle Maillard is a blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Cabernet Franc
it is well balanced with nice red fruit character. Notes of cassis and chocolate and a
structured, toasty oak inflected finish.
Once again, Mills
has come up with a first. This Gold
Medal Winner won at the "Organic Fair" for all of Europe. This is one of Europe's truly remarkable
organic wines, and only Mills has found a way to bring it to you!
Chateau Rocher Bellevue
Cotes de Castillon 2005
Bronze Medal Winner
2007 Bordeaux Expo
Mills Shelf
Price $13.99
1-5
Bottles $12.59 6 Bottles or More $11.19
This
might be the most "under the radar" Bordeaux on the market today. It has become a cult classic amongst the
Bordelais in the know and now we're telling you! This is a tale of a winemaker. Rocher Bellevue was just one of the unknown
17,000 Bordeaux Chateau when the owners asked Jaques Begaire winemaker at Vieux
Chateau Certan to make the wine for them.
It didn't take long for this wine to reach secret cult status amongst
French wine buyers. While Begaire is
now their "consulting oenologist", his fingers are certainly in the
cepage. He is now Michelle Rolland's
partner in several worldwide vineyards of renown.
Castillon
is considered "Baby Saint Emilion" . The
Castillon area surrounds St. Emilion with the same heavy emphasis on Cabernet
Franc and Merlot. We simply can't
believe we could find a 2005 Vintage (one of the greats) with this kind of
pedigree, at this kind of price!
Chateau Roudier
Montagne Saint Emilion 2005
Who's Your Daddy
Mills Shelf
Price $17.99
Customer
Appreciation Card Pricing
1-5
Bottles $16.19 6 Bottles or More $14.39
Who is Roudier's Daddy ? ? ?
One
of the most famous Chateaux in Saint Emilion is the Grand Cru Classe Chateau
Cap de Mourlin. There is actually a
Capdemourlin family who has owned this estate for over 400 years!
Roudier
is their "baby". The family acquired
this Chateau in Montagne Saint Emilion in recent years and, as expected, the
quality has gone thru the roof! This is
another instance where we can't believe we found a 2005 Montagne St Emilion
that we can actually sell for under $15.
Since
the Capdemourlin family has owned Roudier it has won placements at the Elysee
Palace, Matignon (headquarters of the
Prime Minister), and other truly
prestigious French historical sites!
MILLS is truly pleased to bring you the "child" of a French Wine
Aristocrat.
Chateau Saint Arnaud
Saint Emilion 2005
Mills
Shelf Price $19.99
Customer
Appreciation Card Pricing
1-5
Bottles $17.99 6 Bottles or More $15.99
We're
just going to quote Anna Bennett at this point.
She is a famous internet wine guru, a famous novelist, and a famous
crusader for Kidney disease charities.
"This
is a rich, rich, wine and I like it. I
had dinner out tonight but I wanted a glass of wine when I got home. Randomly, I opened this bottle. On my first pour, what a great wine! I don't know the blend, but it is a rich
red. Deep lush fruit.
Oakiness for a split second and then a smooth finish! There is nothing light about it, it is substantial. If it were a fabric, it would be a thick
silk/cotton blend. Like nice sheets when
you have just made your bed, comforting.
To me this could be a $40 Bottle!"
Chateau Le Jurat
Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2005
Mills
Shelf Price $24.99
Customer
Appreciation Card Pricing
1-5
Bottles $22.49 6 Bottles or More $19.99
This
is another story of Bordeaux lineage, but just a little bit different. A Bordeaux Chateaux CAN subdivide and change
name for the new parcel, but it can NEVER be changed back.
This
is exactly what happened years ago at the famous St Emilion Chateau, Chateau
Haut-Corbin! The Chateau originally
belonged to Edward Prince of Wales, but when England squandered Aquitaine the
land was divided by the French.
Haut-Corbin muddled thru uneventfully and quite frankly underproduced
from a quality standpoint until it was purchased in 1960. As part of an inheritance plan, a part of
Haut Corbin became LE JURAT!
Since
then, with exceptional wine making Haut Corbin has been elevated to Grand Cru
Classe Status and Le Jurat has been elevated to Grand Cru status.
Just how good is the MILLS price?
The international Internet price watcher - 99 plus wines - says the best
Worldwide price is $25.30. Wait till
they see that MILLS beats this price by over $5