Chateau les Graves de Loirac Medoc 2012 NO20231108 Becherovka is a bitter herbal

Becherovka is a bitter herbal liqueur produced in the Czech Republic

The style is deliberately restrained: no oak-slathered nostalgia

Paolo de Marchi — the man behind Isole e Olena in Chianti — came back to his family's ancestral ground with his son Luca in 1999 to bring it back

layered with hints of toast and chalk

defining an essentially gastronomical style

Chateau les Graves de Loirac Medoc 2012 NO20231108 Becherovka is a bitter herbalFrom the northern Medoc, where the appellation broadens out toward the estuary, Chateau les Graves de Loirac is a small family producer making honest, traditional Bordeaux at very fair prices. The 2012 vintage is now well into its second decade, with the youthful fruit easing into the savory, cedar and tobacco range that defines mature Left Bank Bordeaux. A relaxed weeknight Bordeaux Cabernet led, well mannered, ready to drink.