RKS 2023 Wine: No Need to be Spooked by Bordeaux! The Branson Burger!

Yes, wines from Bordeaux can be enormously expensive beyond the purse strings of those who have to count their pesos. And they can be enormously complicated with classification, left bank, right bank, first growths and on and on. But there are many small producers offering wines at yes “bargain prices”. The EU is drowning in wine this year with EU per capita consumption down. Are we consumers benefitting from this oversupply? Theoretically as we live in a capitalist system in North America and most of the EU the law of supply and demand dictates we should be seeing lower prices. Dream on!

So for $ 25 (CDN) we can pretend to be wine snobs and quaff a Château Pierre de Montignac 2020. For what it is worth it is from the Médoc which is a Left Bank wine i.e. the left bank of the Gironde River. Visit the Château and they have 5 modern but somewhat tiny rooms and also a motorcoach area.

The wine is a blend of 50% Merlot, 45% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot.

Aroma: Black currant, black cherry with a dusting of cocoa.

Palate: I can’t say I agree with the label describing this a “powerful” wine. It makes its presence known for sure with moderate tannins. Sour cherry, spice and dates to be enjoyed with a long finish with a bit of prune and milk chocolate.

Personality: I am perhaps from a vineyard off the motorhome area and there is no 5-star restaurant on site but I punch way over my weight. Quite frankly I am a damn good Bordeaux. Perhaps not as good as a first growth but they clock in close to $1,000 and me at $25! I welcome penniless pensioners and screw off social media barons and those who rocket around in space in their little toys. Geez in the nearest town to the winery you can find a Richard Branson Burger in a special black truffle sauce which I can assure you goes well with a Grand Vin de Chateau Latour! Zut Alors!

Food Match: Of course, you will serve slightly chilled. Stuffed field red peppers Greek style or RKS 2023 Wine Burgers (secret recipe). Branson wanted my recipe and offered me a ride in his space toy but I declined!

Price: $25.

RKS 2023 Wine Review Rating: 91/100. Jamessuckling.com 90.

(Château Pierre de Montignac 2020, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur, Médoc Earl de Montignac, Médoc, France, 750 mL, 13%).