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2009 Lacoste Borie, Pauillac

( £23.99 down to £17.99, 13%, Sainsbury's )

If you’re looking for a tasty claret to enjoy now, but that will keep for another six or seven years, this is the perfect candidate. Made by the team at Fifth Growth Pauillac estate, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste, it’s a light, perfumed, refined, Merlot-based blend with notes of graphite and blackcurrant leaf and impressive balance and poise. 

BuyDrinking window: 2013-20Similar Wines: £20-£30, 91-95, France, Red, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
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