The 2009 Bordeaux vintage is looking fantastic after what has been, so far, a spectacular summer season. Should you want to make the most of this potential and create your own Bordeaux wine – you now can! Select Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from various lots throughout the vineyards of Bordeaux and with the help of local winemakers and consultants make your own Bordeaux 2009 blend.
Based in Saint Emilion at Château Teyssier, the property of Jonathan Malthus, the innovative vigneron creator of cult wine ‘Le Dome’(amongst others). Crush pad, previously based in San Francisco, now allows you make wine from plots in the left bank (Margaux), the right bank (Saint Emilion and Fronsac) and the Côtes de Castillon with the help of Bordeaux consultants Stephane Derenoncourt and Eric Boissenot as well as Jonathan.
You can be as hands on as you choose. Either travelling to Bordeaux to visit Teyssier or receiving a Crushpad fuse box allowing you to experiment with the classic Bordeaux skill of blending from the confort of your home.
As the wine will be made at Château Teyssier, if you choose uniquely St.Emilion grapes it can be labeled with the St.Emilion A.O.C; other plots will be either Bordeaux or Bordeaux Supérieur. The approximate cost should be $10,000 a barrel (300 bottles) including shipping.