Bergerac. What a cool sounding name, like a crusty French detective or a physical principle- "the Bergerac Principle" whereby we know a bottle opened is a bottle emptied.
Anyway, it's the region / appellation which produces De Conti, La Truffière, a Merlot / Malbec blend from the SAQ for 13-ish bucks. This is a very tasty wine, but subtle and very French. We say that a lot in our house, "very French" mostly because we are only partially French, but also because we mean something like the following: It's not the kind of wine that wants to get down to business and make deals with your mouth right after the handshake.
Rather, it's the kind of wine that befriends you without being overbearing, lets you be yourself, gets you talking and feeling at ease until you realize hey, I kinda like this guy. I don't think I really get him, but he's OK. Let's try to get to know him. And then, wham! The bottle is done! French guy was actually more sophisticated than you could handle and has left you wanting to try him again.
We had this wine with sweet potato fries and curried mayo tonight. Great flavour combo!
But for you the reader, I have left you wondering perhaps if this is a good wine or a not good wine. I'll try to help with a random score on an equally random scale. I'll give this wine a Red 44.21 on the Jenesaisquoi scale.
Hopefully it helps. If not, I'll note that we've bought this bottle a few times (and actively sought it out at least once).
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