2005 Château Marquis de Calon Saint-Estephe
A second label of Château Calon-Ségur, Château Marquis de Calon is a relative bargain in the overpriced Bordeaux market. If you want to see what the highly touted 2005 vintage is all about, try this delicious Saint-Estephe. Lush and velvety, it’s ready to drink now.
So when you feel like drinking a Cabernet blend, break out a bottle of the 2005 Château Marquis de Calon at about half the price of the big dog Calon-Ségur. Maybe make that two bottles. Share them with friends over a crown rib roast, prime rib or a hanger or skirt steak. Beef and Bordeaux were made for each other. And at this price, you can afford to indulge more often than not.
--S. Irene Virbila
Region: Bordeaux
Price: $26 to $35
Style: Velvety and lush
Food it goes with: Roasts, prime rib, steak
Where you find it: Duke of Bourbon in Canoga Park, (818) 341-1234; Red Carpet Wine Merchants in Glendale, (818) 247-5544 or (800) 339-0609, www.redcarpetwine.com; Wine Exchange in Orange, (714) 974-1454 and (800) 769-4639, www.winex.com; the Wine House in West Los Angeles, (310) 479-3731, www.winehouse.com.
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