Château Joumes-Fillon Bordeaux Supérieur La Joly Vendanges

For 5 euros, this was remarkably good. Organic Bordeaux, this is full of fresh, crisp fruit, mainly blackcurrant and dark cherry, but with a touch of mint midpalate. Quite light on its feet but very persistent, it was really quite elegant, with none of the rustic notes you can get at this price level. It tasted like a wine costing four or five times the price. I just regret only buying two.

Less floral than the Maragane I tried it with, but still a charming bouquet of ripe, but not overripe dark cherry and blueberry, then again, a fruity attack, this time of darker cherry and blueberry, with cassis coming next and a much more silky middle section, before another crisp fresh finish. I was really impressed by both, especially since they each cost 5€. No oak, no headache inducing high alcohol, light on their feet, but persistent and surprisingly classy, without …