THE WINE

Bordeaux held its2025 Bordeaux Wine Festivalon the weekend.

If, like most of us, you were not lucky enough to be part of the festivities, you can still enjoy some of that Bordeaux festival feeling right here in Hong Kong with this very special offer on the lavishChteau Capdet 2014, a velvety Listrac-Mdoc Cru Bourgeois, 11 years old and drinking exquisitely now.

Spice and attractive tannins give the wine structure and perfume. They contrast with the juicy blackberry fruits and fine crisp acidity. The wine will be ready to drink from 2021(Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast)

Now here’s a well-made Listrac! Worth seeking out(Wine Advocate)

Once known as Puy de Menjon,Chteau Capdetlies in the south ofListrac, with 14 hectares of vines planted on the gravelly hilltops of Fonraud. It has belonged to the Raymond family for a century; the third generation Jean-Marie is in charge today. The family employs the talents of the great Eric Boissenot as winemaker and were rewarded with promotion to Cru Bourgeois in 2008.

Unusually for the Left Bank, the property uses mostlyMerlotin their Grand Vin 56% with the rest being Cabernet Sauvignon and a dash of Petit Verdot. Its a beautiful wine, with mellow red fruits, currants and spice, and lovely cedar hints from a year in top class oak. A further ten years in the bottle has given it a magnificent velvety richness.

Stand your bottle upright for a few hours, then carefully pour or, even better, decant. For the full Bordeaux festival experience, serve it with Entrecte la Bordelaise (steak with a red wine sauce) though it will match any roasted meats wonderfully.