Chateau la Vieille Cure, Fronsac, 2010 vintage-favorites textural weight from extended lees

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powerful house style perfectly

food-driven expressions of Syrah

produced by Victor and Emmanuel Ramos

Chateau la Vieille Cure, Fronsac, 2010 vintage-favorites textural weight from extended leesOne of the great values of the Right Bank: Chateau la Vieille Cure, in the Fronsac appellation just west of Pomerol, has been making serious, polished wine since American owners revived the estate in 1986 and brought in Michel Rolland to consult. The 37 hectare vineyard is planted mostly to Merlot, with Cabernet Franc and a little Cabernet Sauvignon, on limestone, chalk and clay and some Merlot vines push nearly a century old. The 2010 was a great