“A little more exuberant and less “refined” than most
Bordeaux that I’ve run into over the years…”

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It seems that I have found a kindred spirit in Steve, the wine guy at Westborn Market. I stopped in there a couple of days ago to find out if there were any plans to bring in more of the wines from Mary Taylor that I’ve so been enjoying lately, and not only did he assure me that, yes, he would be stocking more of them, but he also mentioned how much he really likes them too.

I’ve been getting my 2020 Mary Taylor Wines Christophe Avi Agenais Rosé, 2021 Mary Taylor Wines Olivier Gessler Côtes de Gascogne and 2020 Mary Taylor Wines Jean Marc Barthez Bordeaux Blanc at Westborn, but had totally whiffed on this one, because it sits right next to the Bordeaux Blanc and the labels are identical. Steve pointed it out, much to my delight, and I immediately brought one home with me to see what’s in the bottle. (It’s made by the same vigneron who is responsible for MT’s Bordeaux Blanc.) Here’s what I found.
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