Savvy wine buy: Clos La Fleur Figeac '97 St. Emilion Grand Cru

In Bordeaux' St. Emilion, the classification Grand Cru can be misleading, because the title doesn't compare with the loftier Grand Crus Classes. Nonetheless, this wine is a delicious example of a Bordeaux from a great house at a good price. The gravelly soil at Figeac contains nearly as much Cabernet Sauvignon as Merlot, and this wine, the second label of the great Chateau Figeac, is as typical of a fine St. Emilion as anything you'll find at this price. These wines can be tannic when young, so perhaps this is a wine you'll want to buy and store.

Available at Marche Bacchus, $17.99.

-- Max Jacobson

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