2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Good Ordinary Claret by Dourthe, Bordeaux

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2020 Berry Bros. & Rudd Good Ordinary Claret by Dourthe, BordeauxGood Ordinary Claret is our flagship red Bordeaux. Since its creation in the 1970s, it has become the top seller in our range and a firm favourite of ours. When asked to explain the name Good Ordinary Claret, our former Chairman Christopher Berry Green once said: It was Claret, it was good, and it was ordinary." Our Good Ordinary Claret is an early drinking style of red Bordeaux. The 2021 vintage combines Merlot (52%) with Cabernet Sauvignon (44%) and

and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate

which come together on a creamy

There is a big tannic structure to this wine which is well balanced

dark centre

This delight from Nc’Nean is sweetly scented on the nose with honeysuckle

There is a feeling of density to the entire thing

Component lots received an average of 18 days of skin contact during fermentation and maceration before ageing in 100% new French oak barrels for 17½ months

primary fermentation and malolactic fermentation were executed without a hitch

Decanter (January 2023)

The whole bunch is ever-present as a character

softer edges

This Chassagne comes from three parcels of vines

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