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When St.-Émilion was first classified in 1955, Château La Tour Figeac was among the inaugural group of estates to be awarded Grand Cru Classé status. Fans of their wines were not surprised: Since the late 19th century, the estate, located in the sweet spot of St.-Émilion, with Château Cheval Blanc to the east and Château…
Lafite Rothschild is a bucket-list wine in any vintage. But when it’s from a year like 2015—whose elegance in Pauillac dovetailed perfectly with into Lafite’s trademark finessed style—it’s even more. It’s perfection. Lafite is known for combining Pauillac’s innate richness with an aristocratic elegance, and this wine thrills on both a visceral and an intellectual…
2015 is the Tom Hanks of Bordeaux vintages: universally beloved, warmly well-rounded, and “super-charming,” in the words of Jancis Robinson. Setting a record at Wine Enthusiast for the number of 100-point reviews a single vintage produced, it’s a buy-on-sight year, and the 2015 Chateau Le Monteil d’Arsac is in the running for one of the…
Challenges Châteauneuf-du-Pape at a Fraction of the Cost “This is a seriously good, unctuous beauty that readers need to seek out. Bravo!” If those words had appeared in Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate describing a Châteauneuf-du-Pape, you’d expect to pay upwards of $60 per bottle. Instead, those accolades belong to the 2015 Château Ollieux-Romanis Cuvée Or…
Those who truly love wine, especially Bordeaux, know that Cru Bourgeois delivers some of the very best values in the world for red wines under $50—and that’s before factoring in a 99-point Médoc vintage, a world-renowned winemaking consultant, and some formidable Left Bank terroir. Beautifully balanced between black-fruited depth and earthy, aromatic elegance, Wine Advocate…
From the extraordinary 2015 vintage that Wine Spectator hails as “easily the best vintage since 2010,” the 2015 Château Malescasse Haut-Médoc is a chewy black-and-red-fruited Haut-Médoc stunner. James Suckling gave it laudatory 93-94 points, praising its “wonderful richness and depth” and how it “goes on for minutes.” Antonio Galloni of Vinous found it a “wine…
With dual 93pt scores, a 100-point winemaker, and lavish praise across the board Château Marsau is upending Bordeaux’s status quo. As Robert Parker himself said: “Is it the Petrus of the Cotes de Francs?” We believe it is. Full-bodied and broad on the palate, the 2015 has the fantastic structure and supple tannic grip of…
Parker Highly Recommended Bordeaux Blanc Robert Parker is in love with the offerings from Bordeaux’s Despagne family. In one of his many laudatory tasting notes, Parker singled out the family behind the sensational 2015 Château Mont-Pérat Bordeaux Blanc as consistently producing “absolutely sensational value whites and reds.” He also said that the Despagnes’ wines “can…
In a normal year, we might make four trips to Bordeaux in hopes of finding just one wine just like this one. A pristine under-the-radar gem, the 2015 Château Moulin de la Bridane sits among Saint-Julien’s many classified growths, and delivers Médoc elegance at a fantastic price. Situated on steep gravel slopes, the vineyards border…
Château Musar is one of the planet’s most celebrated and storied wines. It has graced the lists at The French Laundry, as well as Gramercy Tavern, Eleven Madison Park, and countless other world-famous restaurants—and 2015 will no doubt go down as one of its greatest and most coveted bottlings. That’s thanks to an extraordinary—and extraordinarily…
Malbec From the Source: Cahors Cahors is where the story of Malbec begins, and the 2015 Château Nozières is a classic expression—what the locals drink on Sundays next to a baguette and a velvety slab of foie gras. Of course, at $14.99 with a 92-point score from the Decanter World Wine Awards, there’s cause to…
2015’s Rising Tide If you’re one of the avid collectors who have filled our inboxes with bargain requests, asking us to seek out perfectly stored, highly rated, affordable Bordeaux: We heard you. After many months of hunting, tasting, researching, accepting, and ultimately purchasing, we’ve got a winner on our hands from the soon-to-be-legendary 94- to…
Château Pontet-Canet is the legendary Pauillac Fifth Growth that drinks just like a First Growth. “If any estate understands the impact of tiny details, it is Pontet-Canet,” wrote Bordeaux authority Jane Anson about the estate, whose stunning rise is thanks to the dedication of Alfred Tesseron, the proprietor since 1994. We recently had the privilege…
Great Bordeaux doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Sure, some of the most famous and lusted-after names in the world are produced there—Lafite, Margaux, Cheval Blanc, and more—but the truth is that the region itself is huge, with producers from one end to the other crafting wines of real character and, yes, value. This was…
An Existential Game of Boules: “Who’s Better Off?” If you come to Aix-en-Provence this summer, take one of our favorite drives in the world, 20 minutes into the mountainous backcountry to the tiny village of Jouques. Just one thing: If you do as we suggest, be prepared to ask yourself an existential question or two….
The Wine Advocate called it, “A show-stopping, heart-pounding beauty” and “totally dazzling.” James Suckling crowned it “the greatest wine ever from here.” But the 2015 Smith Haut Lafitte had plenty going for it even before its 99 point score and superlative press. Showcasing every inch of its Grand Cru Classé pedigree, this wine impresses right…
When in search of a classic bargain Claret—the kind the local Bordelais drink along with a hunk of baguette and a bit of foie gras—we always look to the Côtes de Bordeaux. Within arm’s reach of Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, the region’s Merlot-dominant reds possess a silkiness and lushness much like their high-profile neighbors but without…
There are a slew of vineyards in the world that neighbor iconic estates, and many of them turn out exceptional wines. However, it’s an extremely rare site—one packed with undeniable potential—that tempts its famous neighbors to claim it for themselves. That’s exactly what happened with Château Tronquoy-Lalande. It neighbors iconic Second Growth Château Montrose, and…
2015 Château Turcaud Entre-Deux-Mers: “More Graves than Entre-Deux-Mers” In five consecutive vintages, it’s been the top-rated white wine bargain on WineAccess. But for climatic reasons explained to us in detail last month in Bordeaux, the 2015 vintage is one of the two or three richest Entre-Deux-Mers in the history of Château Turcaud. Even before the…
As one of the original Right Bank garagistes, Jean-Luc Thunevin will always be somewhat of an outsider. But by now, collectors have learned that his flagship Château Valandraud is 100% at home with the absolute cream of Bordeaux. Look no further than Thunevin’s 2015 Valandraud, a gorgeous and towering St.-Émilion Premier Grand Cru that Jeb…
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