Features good crushed berry fruit, with a savory lacing and a flash of dark licorice on the finish. Fresh and direct. Drink now through 2015. 50,000 cases made.

James Molesworth

• 50% Cabernet Sauvignon,
• 50% Merlot

The property is made up of 240 hectares of vineyards, woods and parkland. The structure of the vineyard and composition of the terroir – outcrops of clay and sandy gravel - gives this Haut Médoc Cru Bourgeois its distinctive soft, appealing character.

With his green felt cap set at a jaunty angle, Bruno Teyssier greets his visitors with the unassuming air of a back-room employee. Bruno has only ever known this establishment – he has been shaping the destiny of Château Barreyres wines for the last 23 years. He declares that, “winemaking is his joy”, and that he “loves to make wine lovers happy.”