Bordeaux
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2022 'Madame de Beaucaillou' Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Ripe cherries and plums, with hints of irises and woodsmoke. Rich with good mid palate density, the tannins are perfectly ripe with a fine powdery texture, and there is a vibrant freshness that brings focus. The finish is fresh, fruity, and persistent.
$43.99
Château Lespault-Martillac 2020 Péssac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
Full-bodied, round, and sexy, with a terrific mouthfeel as well as classic darker currant fruit, notes of chocolate and tobacco, ripe tannins, and a great finish.
$44.97
Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2015 'Lacoste-Borie' Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Sensual, polished and refined. Silky tannins, perfumed aromatics and beautifully delineated fruit are some of the signatures. The natural richness of the year comes through nicely, but without overpowering the wine's mid-weight sense of structure.
$57.97
Château Talbot 2019 Connétable Talbot, Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France
A rich, spicy and smoky wine, this has generous tannins to balance the blackberry fruit flavors. The structure is already impressive, showing ripeness as well as density, which is promising for plenty of aging.
$49.97
Château d'Yquem 2020 Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 375mL
Medium yellow gold color. Intense & vibrant pineapple fruit. Very sweet with a lovely intensity of rich juicy fruit overlaid by marzipan & vanilla touches. Oak is superbly integrated with lively juicy fruit, lovely honeyed orange marmalade freshness.
$339.99
Château Lascombes 2022 'La Côte Lascombes' Margaux, Bordeaux, France
100% Merlot from choice vines on the estate that give a supple, layered, beautifully textured style. It offers notes of red and black fruits, graphite, crushed stone, and beautifully integrated oak with ripe, velvety tannins, and a great finish.
$199.99
L'IF 2016 Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, France
This is a compact cylinder of ripe and fresh fruit with currant, fresh-herb and dry-earth character on the palate. So solid. Full-bodied yet refined and checked in every way. Well-defined, formed and perfect. Just a hint of volcanic salt and iron.
$329.97
Château de Viaud-Lalande 2023 Lalande-de-Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Raspberry, cassis, plum, and licorice are prominent, with floral notes of violet and a hint of dark chocolate. The wine presents a medium body with balanced acidity and tannins, showcasing fresh berries and subtle oak flavors.
$24.99
Château Montrose 2020 La Dame de Montrose, Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
Rich, dense and expansive, offering notable vibrancy and a good bit of energy too. Bright acids cut through a core of red/purplish fruit in what is an intense, wonderfully saline Dame. Finishes with remarkable elegance and sophistication.
$64.97
Château Kirwan 2016 Margaux, Bordeaux, France
This is hugely concentrated and opens with a Margaux floral flourish. Damson and cassis are joined by a shot of freshness on the well constructed palate. The tannins are a little overly tight on the finish, but it's clearly a wine that's built to last.
$114.97
Moulin d'Issan 2019 Bordeaux Superieur, France
Moulin d'Issan comes from a segment of the d'Issan estate that are closest to the Gironde. The assemblage is 90% Merlot + 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It is an elegant wine, with beautiful notes of incense and violets. Nice juicy palate full of plums.
$21.99
Château Troplong Mondot 2009 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France
Opaque black to ruby color. Rich aromas, port-like fruit with black olive notes. At first the huge fruit on the palate seems restrained with cedar notes drying it out. Then the wine opens showing black olive & ripe black cherries with herbal hints.
$349.99
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2016 Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France
A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot brought up all in new oak. Full-bodied and concentrated, on the palate, it nevertheless has perfectly integrated acidity and building tannins, a concentrated, layered texture, and a finish that won't quit.
$333.99
Château Pichon-Longueville 2016 Comtesse de Lalande, 'Reserve de la Comtesse' Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
The stunning, ripe dark berries and plums on the nose are attractively dressed and deliver a wealth of assertively rich and juicy dark-fruit flavors on the palate, in balanced and elegant yet powerful style. Second wine of Château Pichon-Lalande.
$99.97
Château Latour 2020 Le Pauillac de Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Ample cassis and darker fruits as well as attractively perfumed aromatics of violets, graphite, and some obvious minerality. Medium to full-bodied and beautifully balanced, with fine tannins, it's a legit Pauillac to drink over the coming 15+ years.
$129.97
Château le Puy 2022 Cuvée Emilien Francs, Côtes de Bordeaux, France
There is a harmony of elements in the wines of Le Puy—a weaving together of acid, fruit, tannin, mineral and earth—that is spellbinding. The “Emilien” offers a succulence of sappy red fruit as well as a driving, tunneling palate of remarkable energy.
$64.99
Château Batailley 2016 Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Shows beautiful, ripe cabernet aromas with currants, plums, meat and smoke. Flowers, too. Full body, deep and ripe fruit and exquisite, ripe tannins. Flavorful finish. Tight right now, but shows excellent potential.
$109.97
Château Caronne Sainte Gemme 2019 'Landot', Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France
Offers a dark, plush feel with notes of roasted fig, warm currant preserves. Flavors of bittersweet cocoa, berries, tobacco and eucalyptus. Dry smooth tannins, and a mineral-edged finish. 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot
$39.99
Château Guiraud 2023 Petit Guiraud, Sauternes, France 375mL
Pale golden yellow, silver reflections. Some honey, subtle nuances of lanolin, a touch of botrytis, candied grapefruit zest. Medium-bodied, white peaches, a fine acidity, lemony on the finish, elegant.
$39.99
Château Le Prieuré 2022 Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Dark cherry, mocha, new leather and licorice build in the glass. As always, Le Prieuré is one of the more elegant, mid-weight wines from Saint-Émilion. Beams of tannin and brisk acids lift the finish. 92% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc.
$57.99
Château Sociando-Mallet 1995 Haut Medoc, Bordeaux, France 3L
Excellent aromatics consisting of jammy black cherries, blackberries, and cassis, as well as subtle notes of minerals, earth, and new oak. This is a deep, long, muscular, tannic wine. Patience will be required. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2028.
$679.99
Château de Pez 2016 Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
Aromas of black cherries and blackcurrant pastilles, just a touch of crushed violets that emerge with time. The palate is very well balanced with a fine line of acidity, quite saline in the mouth, with a long persistent finish
$67.99
Château Lascombes 2016 Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Sporting a deep purple color as well as a thrilling bouquet of cassis, smoked earth, charcoal, and tobacco, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, has obvious minerality, a big palate presence, and a terrific sense of elegance and purity.
$109.97
Château Lafite Rothschild 2015 Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
The power in this vintage of Lafite is hidden, but it is there in spades and tiptoes up along the palate. Lovely brushed tannins are extremely well placed, discreetly holding the fruit. In many ways this is a truly classic Lafite because it is understated
$1,299.99