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The Society's Claret 2021

Red Wine from France - Bordeaux

12 Reviews

This friendly and fresh-tasting claret is one of The Wine Society`s most consistently popular wines. Supplied for over a quarter of a century by family-owned Maison Sichel, the bespoke blend varies from vintage to vintage, but merlot takes the lead role, and the wine is made without any oak to avoid masking its bright, red and black fruit flavours. This is made to be drunk young, on its own or with a wide variety of dishes. The new label for this perennial favourite shows three muses that can also be seen on the Grand Theatre opera house in Bordeaux itself.

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Code: CL291

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Medium-bodied
Merlot
75cl
13.5% Alcohol
no oak influence
Cork, no capsule
390 g (Empty bottle weight)

100ml of this wine contains 77 kcal
The bottle contains 10.1 units of alcohol
A 125ml glass of this wine contains 96 kcal and 1.7 units of alcohol

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This wine is also available in lower-carbon glass-free packaging formats: Bag in Box and recycled plastic (rPET) bottles. We are trialling these as part of our work on alternative and more sustainable packaging

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Maison Sichel

Maison Sichel first set up an acquisitions office in Bordeaux in 1883, and since then six generations of the Sichel family have built upon their empire. Not only do they sell wine today, but they are also growers and winemakers, and represent some very well-respected names. They currently own wine estates covering 350 hectares of vineyards, including Châteaux Angludet and Palmer in Bordeaux, and Château Trillol in Corbières.

Their technical director is Yvan Meyer, and he is the winemaker behind The Society’s Claret, which is currently our bestselling red wine. It is made at Cave Bel Air in the Premières Côtes de Bordeaux region, and the grapes are sourced from local producers. Every year our Bordeaux buyer, Tim Sykes, travels to Maison Sichel to select the final blend.

The blend varies greatly each year, but in each vintage our aim remains the same: to create a fresh, easy-drinking and accessible wine with true Bordeaux character, but without the firmer tannins of other clarets that may need more time in the cellar. It is perhaps for this reason that The Society’s Claret is always a huge hit with our members.