Bordeaux
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 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 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
Chateau Lynch-Bages 2021 Blanc de Lynch-Bages, Bordeaux, France
Blanc de Lynch-Bages delivers notions of ripe apples, spiced pears and lemon pie with touches of lime zest and crushed rocks. Medium-bodied with super intensity in the mouth, it has a seriously zesty palate and a long refreshing finish.
$129.99
Château Haut-Brion 2015 Péssac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
Color is very deep with attractive red highlights. Ripe fruit swirling in the glass shows the bouquet’s intensity and complexity. Full-bodied from the very first, going on to show refined, tight-knit tannin. Impressions of freshness and plenty of volume.
$899.99
Château Caronne Sainte Gemme 2018 Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France 15L
55% Cabernet, 40% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot: Layered juicy black fruits, with aromas of fresh blackcurrant, blackberry leaf, tobacco, violets and mocha. Medium to full-bodied, fine grained tannins, nicely structured, fragrant, stunning texture.
$999.99
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 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 Beaumont 2020 Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux, France
Silky rock solid, with a great nose of ripe red and black fruits, spicy oak, and spring flowers. Medium-bodied, pure focused, structured style of the vintage as well as a great mid-palate and the balance will evolve for 10-12 years or more.
$27.97
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
Tempo d'Angelus 2023 Bordeaux, France
A delicious, savory red with blackcurrant, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with fine, round tannins. Fresh and bright. It opens at the end and becomes chewy and intense. This is the 4th wine from Angelus.
$39.99
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 2016 Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
The 2016 offers a seductive nose of red and black currants, black plum preserves, truffles, tapenade and rose hip tea with touches Chinese five spice. Medium to full-bodied, firmly structured and packed with mineral and exotic spice-laced black fruits, it
$229.99
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 Lynch Bages 2010 Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Deep, dark purple-black is virtually opaque. Lovely delicate aromas of cedar, cassis, chocolate, sweet spices & tobacco leaf. Palate is ripe, pure & focused with freshness, quite well-balanced. Classically Cabernet Sauvignon dominated, silky & elegant.
$339.99
Château Cheval Blanc 2021 'Le Petit Cheval Blanc' Bordeaux Blanc, France
White-fleshed and citrus fruits, the energy is already perceptible. On the palate, the attack is full, straight and full-bodied. Well balanced between acidity, tension and volume. Bitterness gives a long, lingering finish, giving a salivating minerality.
$229.99
Château Bonalgue 2019 Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
This shows so much intensity, with black-olive, blackberry, meat and earth aromas. It’s full-bodied and very layered with power and generosity, yet it’s not overdone. Harkens back to the great vintages of the 1950s. 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc.
$73.99
Château Meyney 2019 Saint-Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
Dark garnet with a purple hue. Youthful aromas offering wild berries, cassis, plum, some herbal notes, mild oak and tobacco. Fine density and freshness with ripe extract, darker fruit flavors with mild toast and oak presence, a rich tannic backbone.
$53.99
Domaine de Chevalier 2016 Péssac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France
Aromas of blackberries, red and dark plums, cedar and gravel, as well as red flowers and brown-leaf tea. It offers a very sleek and powerful array of ripe dark fruit and a very plush, focused and elegant bed of fresh, fine and powerful tannins.
$129.99
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 Monbrison 2020 'Bouquet de Monbrison' Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Aromas of blackcurrant, cherry, violet, and subtle cedar. Full-bodied, showcasing flavors of ripe red and black fruits, spice, and earthy undertones framed by polished tannins. The finish is elegant, long, and refined.
$44.99
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 Giscours 2018 Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Always a significant wine, this latest release with powerful while also stylish black fruits fits into a well-regarded tradition. The density and broad fruitiness of the wine make fine foils for each other. It is firmly structured and set for aging.
$114.97