We've all heard of the $1,000+ per bottle Chateau Petrus, the Grand
Gru Bordeuax estate that is the stuff of legends. Jean-Claude Berrouet is the winemaker who was the head winemaker at Petrus for 44 years. He retired in 2006 or 2007 and set up his own little estate called Chateau Samion in Lalande-de-Pomerol. Jean-Claude makes the wines the exact same way he made his 44 vintages of Petrus. He tends the vineyards the exact same way he did at Petrus and oh boy does his meticulous attention to detail show up in this absolutely brilliant bottle of Lalande-de-Pomerol. This isn't Petrus, but for under $40.00 a bottle Chateau Samion is the finest satellite I have ever had. The wine is an astonishing value and crafted by a true master. I have no idea why this wine costs so little or why I was able to get my hands on it. Maybe because Berrouet is well enough off that he doesn't care to market his wines and doesn't need the money.
Frankly, I've decided not to look a gift horse in the mouth.
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