When magazine journalist Monique Grant is summoned to the home of Hollywood legend Evelyn Hugo to discuss a charitable donation, she has no idea that the former starlet has selected her to pen her memoir. Evelyn warns her that she will hate her before their time together ends, but also predicts that it will make Monique very rich. We are taken on a jaunt through movie history in chapters divided by her 7 husbands, who each  brought something new  into her life and caused her lifelong drama. Some she married for opportunity, some for convenience and some for love but the longest, most profound love affair of her life didn’t involve any of these men. As Monique learns the twists and turns of Evelyn’s life, she learns why she was selected to write her memoir, and she does indeed hate her subject. It is worth the wait to find out why. We predict that you will not hate the lovely red Bordeaux we will be sampling today, a 2019 Chateau Le Puy Duc des Nauves. It is a red blend featuring cabernet sauvignon and merlot. Chateau Le Puy has been making wine for 15 generations since 1610, so they have figured out just how to blend their wine. This wine begins with the scent of leather, leaves and earth and progresses to black cherry and plum notes. The first sip brings an acidic, fresh, smooth flavor served well with pork and chutney, stew or a charcuterie board.

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