SAUTERNES

$ 79 $ 237

La Fleur Pauillac is the second wine from the Pauillac Producer’s Cooperative, a complement to their fine wine, La Rose Pauillac. True to Pauillac’s powerful character, this 2014 vintage is full-bodied with a concentrated core of cassis, fresh eucalyptus notes and spicy oaked nuances. Finegrained tannins frame the long finish nicely. Drinking well now. 2023-2029 –jb

Graves

13.5%

Cassis, dark cherry, licorice, cedar

Cassis, plum, eucalyptus, baking spice

Slow-roasted Moroccan lamb shoulder

$ 54 $ 324

Château d'Arche is another zippy, complete 2013. The aromas are concurrent with a decade of bottle age – lemon pith, dried peach and apricot, coconut. The palate is linear yet complex, making a mark with zingy tropical fruit, marzipan, grilled peanuts and raisins. The nuanced interplay between fruit and creamy, textual oak signals classed growth territory. 2027-2035 –mp

13.5%

$ 34 $ 204

This wine entices with its vivacity despite a very warm vintage. An attractive nose reveals guava, mango, tinned peaches, dried honey and wet wool. On the palate, thirst-quenching fresh citrus fruit (lemon and lime) trades with candied pink grapefruit and apricot. This is at its spritely best now. 2023-2025 – mp

12.5%

Guava, tinned peaches, dried honey, wet wool

Lemon, lime, candied pink grapefruit, apricot, [0.00]

Triple crème Saint-André

Lemon pith, dried peach, dried apricot, coconut

Tropical fruit, marmalade, marzipan, grilled peanuts and raisins, [103.00]

Pan-seared scallops with lemon-braised celeriac