Saint Emilion has many wineries. We were very selective in choosing one to tour. We pulled into the first one we saw. And it was spectacular. Le Châtelet has been in the same family for 5 generations. Patrick (4th generation) was charming the tourists in the tasting room. Their wines are 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc. No wonder I liked them. We tasted the 2007, 2005 and 2008. The 05 was clearly the best. The 09 was also for sale, but would need to be put down (wine slang for "don't drink it yet") for 2 years. No, I'm not that patient.
It cost about $100 to ship a case to the US. But they can't ship to Washington, though they can ship to Oregon and California. I guess the states do have some freedoms. Congress can only regulate commerce between the states. And at $54 a bottle I wasn't going to be buying a case anyway. Although the 07 and 08 was cheaper, they must agree that the 05 is the best also. The 09 was also $54, so that's probably going to be really good in a few years.
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