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+--- Thread: 2000 Yvon Mau Yvecourt Bordeaux Rouge (/thread-5971.html)
- hotwine - 02-26-2003
Another sleeper at the discounter, this one is a classic blend of 60% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Cabernet Franc, and all of $6.49. Nose and palate suggest ratios of Merlot and CS are reversed. A simple table wine, not for aging, but an easy quaffer with cheeses, and quite a bargain. Alcohol content is 12% and the bottle's pretty, with grapevines etched around the shoulders. Note that the script spelling of "Yvecourt" makes it look like "Wecourt".
Somebody tell me who in California can make a Bordeaux blend like this and peddle it retail for $6.49?
- winoweenie - 02-27-2003
Must be my environment. I thunked it said "wetcourt " WW [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]
- jenash - 03-21-2003
i am in retail, i have just taken on the yvecourt line and i can tell you their wines as you noted are excellent for the money. i do carry the one you are refering to. it comes shipped in a wood case, great looking bottle and the blend is excellent. not all bordeaux has to be elevated prices.
- wondersofwine - 03-25-2003
Out of curiosity, what state are your in? (state like Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas--not state of mind)