Right Bank
Right Bank Bordeaux
Bordeaux splits in two along the river. The left bank — Médoc and Graves — is gravel, and gravel suits Cabernet Sauvignon. The right bank, east of the Dordogne, is clay and limestone, and those suit Merlot. Almost everything that distinguishes the two halves follows from that.
The appellations
Saint-Émilion is the largest and best known, with its own regularly-revised classification. Pomerol is tiny, unclassified, and home to Pétrus and Le Pin. Around them sit the satellites and neighbours that offer the same grapes at a fraction of the price: Lalande-de-Pomerol, Fronsac, Canon-Fronsac, Castillon, Montagne-Saint-Émilion and the rest of the Saint-Émilion satellites.
What to expect
Merlot ripens earlier and carries softer tannin than Cabernet Sauvignon, so right-bank Bordeaux is generally rounder in youth and drinkable sooner. If a table finds classified Médoc austere, this is the side of the river to pour from. It is also where the value sits: a good Castillon or Fronsac delivers recognisably right-bank character at everyday money.
Serving
16–18°C, decanted an hour ahead for anything classified. Satellites and Fronsac drink on opening.
Filters
Chateau La Fleur, St Emilion 2009 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Fleur Petrus 2014, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau la Fleur de Bouard 2011 (1x75cl)
Chateau L'Evangile 2011, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau L'Evangile 2008, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau Gazin, Pomerol 2006 (1x75cl)
Chateau Canon 2015 (1x75cl)
Chateau Canon 2010 (1x75cl)
Chateau Monbousquet 2006 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Dominique 1985 St. Emilion (1x75cl)
Chateau Canon 2017 (1x75cl)
Chateau Canon la Gaffeliere 2012 (1x75cl)
La Gravette de Certan 2015 (1x75cl)
Esperance De Trotanoy, Pomerol 2014 (1x75cl)
Chateau Nenin 1997, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau La Gaffeliere, St. Emilion 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Fleur, St Emilion 2006 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Fleur, St Emilion 2007 (1x75cl)
Chateau la Fleur de Bouard 2014 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Conseillante 2011, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau L'Evangile, Pomerol 2013 (1x75cl)
Chateau De Sales 1990 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Dominique 1992 St. Emilion (1x75cl)
Chateau Beau Soleil Pomerol 1996 (1x75cl)
Chateau Le Gay, Pomerol 2012 (1x75cl)
Chateau Seraphine, Pomerol 2021 (1x75cl)
Chateau Corbin Michotte 1966 (1x75cl)
Guillotiere de Guillot Clauzel Pomerol 2016 (1x75cl)
Chateau Canon 2009 (1x75cl)
Chateau Petit Village 2018 (1x75cl)
Chateau Monbousquet 2020 (1x75cl)
Chateau Fombrauge 2020 (1x75cl)
Le plus de la Fleur de Bouard 2008 (1x75cl)
Le plus de la Fleur de Bouard 2007 (1x75cl)
Le Petit Cheval Rouge, ST. Emillion 2013 (1x75cl)
Le Petit Cheval Rouge 2007 (1x75cl)
L'Hospitalet de Gazin 2010 (1x75cl)
Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol 2004 (1x75cl)
Chateau Trotanoy, Pomerol 1999 (1x75cl)
Chateau Latour a Pomerol, Pomerol 2004 (1x75cl)
Chateau Latour a Pomerol 2002, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau la Fleur de Bouard 2015 (1x75cl)
Chateau La Conseillante 2009, Pomerol (1x75cl)
Chateau Hosanna, Pomerol 2007 (1x75cl)
Chateau Hosanna 2004 (1x75cl)
Chateau Gazin 2008 (1x75cl)
Chateau Angelus 2017 (1x75cl)
Carillon de L'Angelus ST. Emillion 2015 (1x75cl)
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