Bordeaux Blends

The 2018 The Bard is beautiful and certainly in the same realm as the 2015 and 2016 both magical wines. This cuvée reveals a deep purple color followed by a beautiful perfume of crème de cassis blackberries roasted coffee spring... Read More

The 2019 Seña was produced with a Bordeaux blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 21% Malbec 15% Carmenere and 4% Petit Verdot with the Chilean character of the high percentage of Carmenere. Most of the volume fermented in stainless... Read More

“Only the second release of this cuvée (it was first produced in 2016 and will be produced in 2019 as well) the 2018 Château Angelus Hommage A Elisabeth Bouchet is 100% Cabernet Franc coming from a single parcel of vines averaging... Read More

A brilliant wine that signposts this estate's evolution under Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal the 2021 Angélus is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot with fully half of the old-vine Cabernet Franc maturing in foudres... Read More

A blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Franc the 2022 Ausone unwinds in the glass with aromas of plums raspberries and cherries complemented by hints of crushed mint and spices framed by a lavish patina of creamy new oak.... Read More

Deep garnet-purple colored the 2018 Beausejour Heritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse comes prancing out of the glass with the most gorgeous perfume of plum preserves kirsch redcurrant jelly and red roses followed by suggestions of molten... Read More

The 2019 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) has turned out beautifully in bottle. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild blueberries raspberries violets rose petals and forest floor framed by a deft application of creamy new... Read More

The 2020 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) is showing well in bottle offering up aromas of dark berries plums licorice rose petals and spices framed by creamy new oak. Medium to full-bodied layered and fleshy with a rich core of... Read More

Aromas of blackberries cherry preserve black tea and licorice introduce the 2022 Belair Monange a full-bodied deep and powerful wine with a layered somewhat liqueured core of fruit powdery tannins and a long expansive and slightly... Read More

A blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon 23% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc Carmenère and Petit Verdot the 2022 Brane-Cantenac unwinds in the glass with aromas of dark berries crème de cassis black truffles loamy soil burning... Read More

The 2018 Calon-SĂ©gur is blended of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 17% Merlot 15% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot (14.9% alcohol). It is anticipated to age for 20 months in barriques 100% new. Deep garnet-purple colored it needs just... Read More

The 2022 Calon-Ségur is another superb wine from this historic Saint-Estèphe third growth that began a comprehensive renaissance the better part of a decade ago. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of cassis and blackberries... Read More

A brilliant effort that will delight MĂ©doc purists the 2021 Calon-SĂ©gur wafts from the glass with aromas of rose petals wild berries plums Indian spices woodsmoke and pencil shavings. Medium to full-bodied velvety and seamless... Read More

From an estate that is delivering its greatest run of vintages since the superb Post War series that preceded the frosts of 1956 the 2022 Canon is a magical wine that will be worth every effort to track down. Wafting from the... Read More

The 2020 Angélus has turned out superbly and underlines this estate's continuing shift to a more elegant integrated style that offers a purer expression of its terroir. A blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc it unwinds... Read More

This was the breakthrough vintage for this fabulous terroir that had been under-exploited for so many years. A collaboration between Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt this medium to full-bodied pure blend of 80% Merlot... Read More

Tasted at the château the 1996 Cos d'Estournel was aged in 65% new oak (unlike the 1995 which was 100%) and is a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon and 35% Merlot. It has a straight down the line intense and focused graphite... Read More

This vintage is aging at a glacial pace and the tannins are currently more significant than their counterbalancing components of fruit and glycerin. While the word “potential” seems to be the most positive descriptor for this... Read More

Two recent tastings of the 2000 La Gomerie both reinforced my comments of seven years ago. An interesting thing about this 100% Merlot is how well it ages. Perhaps it deserves more attention. Its dense purple color is followed... Read More