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Chateau Montlandrie 2018 Red Wine - France

his is beautifully crafted for this appellation with soft, fine tannins that give the wine tension and focus. It’s medium-to full-bodied with polish and finesse. Really nicely done for this appellation. Give it another two or three years to soften... more

Chateau Lafon-Rochet 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot The 2020 Lafon-Rochet represents the essence of classicism in Bordeaux. Medium in body and finely-cut, Lafon-Rochet is one of the classiest, more refined Saint-Estèphes... more

Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion 2018 Red Wine - France

The color is dark amaranth red, deep and dense. The nose is powerful and intense. It opens with enveloping roasted and caramel notes. It's very pure and racy. On the palate, the attack is full and melting. The wine is remarkably silky, with a typical... more

Chateau de Sales 2020 Red Wine - France

Chateau de Sales, the first wine of the estate, embodies the complexity and refinement of its terroir. A wine to be aged, it is made from rigorously selected grapes with a majority of Merlot. Blend: 79 % Merlot, 14 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 7 % Cabernet... more

Domaine de la Chanteleuserie Bourgueil Cuvee Beauvais 2021 Red Wine - France

Domaine de la Chanteleuserie Bourgueil Cuvee Beauvais is made from 100% Cabernet Franc planted in 1971, fermented in oak tanks, and aged for at least six months in stainless steel. The exuberant perfume is loaded with vivid fruits such as blackcurrants... more

Chateau Clos du Roy 2018 Red Wine - France

Clos du Roy represents the great wine of the property. Tannic wine and beautiful acidity, it is naturally able to aging. Our job is to raise this wine by mixing the best, density, complexity and balance. The 2018 Clos du Roy is made up of Merlot,... more

Chateau La Perriere Lussac St.-Emilion 2020 Red Wine - France

The estate’s second wine, the Lussac St.-Emilion, is vinified at lower temperatures, with less extraction to preserve roundness, balance and fruit. The parcels are planted on more clayey soils on the southern slopes of the estate. Gourmand and... more

Chateau de Pez 2020 Red Wine - France

Very expressive nose of iris, raspberry and cocoa bean. The palate, marked by notes of raspberry and cedar, is smooth and velvety. Full-bodied and well-balanced, a captivatingly wine of fine dimensions, good length and well-integrated tannins. Blend:... more

Thierry Germain Saumur Champigny Cuvee Domaine 2020 Red Wine - France

Thierry Germain’s flagship cuvee, this is a pure, juicy, and structured red with classic Cabernet Franc notes of blackberries and graphite. You’ll want to have this very pretty rouge on hand during every season of the year. more

Chateau Pey La Tour 2020 Red Wine - France

Lovely bright ruby in color, with brooding reflections. Highly expressive on the nose, offering delicious tangy fruit notes of wild blackberries and raspberries. Fresh from the outset, the wine develops crunchy, juicy fruit character, underpinned by... more

Chateau Fleur Haut Gaussens Bordeaux Superieur 2019 Red Wine - France

The nose shows a red and black crisp fruit, aromatic and smooth bouquet. On the palate the wood is well balanced with the fruit. The finish is gourmandized and flavorful. Attractive ageing potential. Intense aromas of ripe plums and blackberries with... more

Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2019 Red Wine - France

Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, 1% Carmenere The Barrel Sample for this wine is above 14% Abv. The 2019 Brane-Cantenac was cropped at 50hl/ha between 18 September and 9 October. Matured entirely in new... more

Chateau Nenin 2019 Red Wine - France

Blend: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc The Barrel Sample for this wine is above 14% Abv. The 2019 Château Nenin is truly fantastic, and my money is on it being the finest vintage to date for this estate. Based on 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc... more

Chateau Troplong Mondot 2020 Red Wine - France

This firmly structured wine with its high percentage of Merlot is powerful and dense. The bold black fruits and perfumed density are impressive. A soft and round red with plum and milk chocolate. Hazelnuts. Full-bodied and layered. Juicy. Hints of sea... more

Chateau Mouton Rothschild Le Petit Mouton 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety tannins with a long and satisfying finish. Juicy and reserved at the end. Chewy and soft. The 2020... more

Chateau La Gaffeliere 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc Deep purple-black colored, the 2020 La Gaffeliere gallops out of the glass with exuberant scents of crushed black plums, boysenberries and fresh blackberries, plus hints of eucalyptus, dark chocolate, crushed rocks... more

Chateau Mouton Rothschild Le Petit Mouton (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety tannins with a long and satisfying finish. Juicy and reserved at the end. Chewy and soft. The 2020... more

Chateau Latour (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2014 Red Wine - France

Ex-Chateau Release September 2022 with Proof Tag for Authentication Dark and intense in color. The nose is a heady mix of ripered fruits, roasted sweet spice and perfumed violet notes. Silky smooth yet powerful on the palate, this Château Latour 2014... more

Chateau Pey La Tour Reserve 2019 Red Wine - France

Deep ruby in colour with flashes of purple. On the bouquet, intense, ripe, black fruit aromas of blackcurrant and blackberry preside, interweaved with oaky notes. The wine is full-bodied, fleshy and complex on the palate, where notes of kirsch echo the... more

Domaine de Chevalier 2016 Red Wine - France

#23 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot As to the reds, the 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc that saw an... more

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2019 Red Wine - France

The Barrel Sample for this wine is above 14% Abv. The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was picked 16 September to 8 October. It has a showstopping nose: intense black fruit laced with graphite and mint. (Whisper it...it reminds me of their... more

Chateau Lilian Ladouys 2019 Red Wine - France

Château Lilian Ladouys 2019, a vintage that is fresh yet sumptuous. The tannins are velvety, the balance exceptional: here is a wine similar in some ways to 2016 or 2018, yet even fresher and more aromatic. The Barrel Sample for this wine is under 14%... more

Chateau Les Grands Chenes 2014 Red Wine - France

Garnet color, expressive fruity aromas. Full-flavored, fleshy, tannic, dense, attractive volume and substance. Blend: 65% Merlot 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Cabernet Franc Aromas of blackberries, walnuts, chocolate and even some mushrooms. Full-bodied,... more

Chateau Lynch-Bages 2014 Red Wine - France

Blend: 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot Aromas of currants, blackberries and blackcurrants with hints of chocolate and spices. Full body, firm and silky tannins and a long and flavorful finish. Juicy and... more

Chateau Montrose 2014 Red Wine - France

A dense and deep colour, the wine has an intense and complex, slightly saline nose which reveals notes of blackcurrant and very ripe fruit with airing. From a powerful attack on highly refined, velvet tannins, the smooth and dense mid-palate offers... more

Chateau Clerc Milon 2016 Red Wine - France

Blend: 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Carmenere Always more muscular and powerful than Armailhac, there's no surprise that this has closed down more than its sibling. The complexity of the layers are still... more

Chateau Angelus (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2020 Red Wine - France

This wine brings together all the best elements of the vintage. It shows concentrated tannins laced with a velvety texture and a sustained intensity of black fruits. It shows a strong mineral element in the texture that gives complexity and a fine edge... more

Chateau Hosanna 2020 Red Wine - France

So aromatic and fresh with black olives, black truffles, gravel and dried flowers. Milk chocolate. Ovaltine. Full-bodied with fantastic old-vine tannins. Layered and very structured. Goes deep and down. One for the cellar. Superb. Maybe the best ever.... more

Chateau Leoville Las Cases (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2020 Red Wine - France

The Grand Vin is the product of exceptional terroirs from the former Léoville estate. These terroirs are located mainly in the Clos Léoville Las Cases, which you pass as you leave Saint- Julien village for Pauillac. They extend over nearly 60ha... more

Chateau Alcee 2020 Red Wine - France

Nicolas Thienpont acquired three hectares in the Côtes de Castillon in July 2011. The vines are located on the top of the limestone plateau, with rock beneath red clay. In January 2014, the vineyard grew to 6.5 hectares with new plots not far from... more

Chateau Malartic-Lagraviere 2016 Red Wine - France

Blend: 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot I love the deep and complex nose, in which the cassis and mint of cabernet sauvignon are beautifully married to the more generous blackberry of ripe merlot and the vanilla... more

Chateau Angelus 2014 Red Wine - France

This vintage has a very pure, elegant nose. The attack is clear, and the wine progressively gets bigger, reaching a very sophisticated balance between the magnificent quality of the tannins, substance, tension and freshness. There is 50% Cabernet Franc... more

Chateau Clinet 2015 Red Wine - France

This vintage presents a beautiful appearance, a velvety texture and complex aromas of fruit (forest fruits, tangy raspberry) and spices(Malabar pepper, liquorice). A finish which grows in intensity whilstremaining flavoursome. A very distinguished wine... more

Chateau Senejac 2019 Red Wine - France

Blend: 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 8% Petit Verdot The Barrel Sample for this wine is under 14% Abv. A firm, chewy red with blackberry and light coffee character. Medium to full body. Solid structure. Barrel Sample: 92-93... more

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2019 Red Wine - France

The 2019 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande was picked 16 September to 8 October. It has a showstopping nose: intense black fruit laced with graphite and mint. (Whisper it...it reminds me of their First Growth next door neighbor.) The palate is... more

Chateau Pey La Tour 2021 Red Wine - France

Lovely bright ruby red in appearance tinged with garnet. Intense on the nose, aromas of red fruits (raspberries and fresh blackberries) define the bouquet and leads into a crunchy, aromatic and rounded palate. A lovely, well-balanced wine that... more

Chateau Leoville Las Cases (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2019 Red Wine - France

The exceptional qualities of the terroir of the Grand Clos made it possible to erase the climatic excesses. The end of winter brought mild temperatures, followed by a humid and cool spring. The summer conditions were dry and hot, but still within the... more

Chateau Lynch-Bages 2020 Red Wine - France

#3 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2023 Blend: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot beautifully layered red with blackcurrant, hazelnut and lead-pencil character and fine, velvety tannins. Full-bodied and reserved. It’s... more