2009 Reserve de Ch Louis

A few consumers may be lucky enough to come across a bottle or two of Chateau Louis- special cuvee of 2009 La Reserve de Louis (only 100 cases produced). A bulked up version of the regular cuvee, it was made from 100% Merlot and saw more new oak. I did not like it any better than the Chateau Louis. (Tasted once.) This property, formerly known as Rol de Fombrauge, had extremely low yields of 13 hectoliters per hectare in 2009, largely because of hail damage in May. The estate is owned by Thierry de la Brosse (also the proprietor of the well-known Parisian bistro, L-Ami Louis) and is managed by Stephane Derenoncourt.