2017 Chateau La Fleur 'Garderose'

Region: St.Emilion < Bordeaux <France Grapes: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc Vineyard/cellar stats: Certified organic, biodynamic practices; gravel, clay, silex soils; fermented in cement tanks, then aged in bottle for 12 months; unfined/unfiltered, minimad added So2; 12.5% ABV Winemaker: Christophe Pueyo Bordeaux is beyond a doubt one of the most prestigious wine making regions in the world, churning out wines that are idolized and hoarded -- and among the most expensive wines in the world.   However, like many famous regions whose fortunes rely on reputation and scores to command the big bucks, consistency is key, and vignerons use all the tools at their disposal to achieve this.  Which means conventional farming, additives, and other practices that manipulate the wine into the estate's signature "recipe" are common. However, in recent years there's been a bit of revolution among the vignerons in Bordeaux in response to the over-oaked, over-marketed and often uninspired wines,