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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

Chateau Gloria 2020 Red Wine - France

A very deep, dark garnet red color. The nose reveals intense notes of cooked fruits, cherry, blackcurrants and wild strawberries with smoked notes. The palate opens softly and gently, with elegant and harmonious tannins. It has a delicate and fresh... more

Chateau de Fieuzal 2020 Red Wine - France

A powerful wine that is full of dark black fruits as well as hints of dark chocolate. The tannins and the clear black currant are two fine elements of a wine that will have density and richness as it develops. Barrel Sample: 94-96 From a chateau that... more

Chateau Marquis d'Alesme 2020 Red Wine - France

Chewy and very tannic with a solid depth of dark fruit, showing blackberry and currant character. Full and powerful. Real structure here. Barrel Sample: 94-95 The 2020 Chateau Marquis D'Alesme Becker showed well, and this tiny Margaux estate continues... more

Chateau Faugeres 2020 Red Wine - France

Lots of mulled cherries, blueberries, iron, and bouquet garni emerge from the 2020 Château Faugeres, a rich, focused, yet fruit-loaded barrel sample that has a good sense of purity and elegance. I was able to taste two bottles, both showing medium to... more

Chateau Fonbadet 2018 Red Wine - France

Beautiful dark red presentation with brilliant purple reflections. On the nose Fonbadet 2018 expresses intense aromas of cassis, black cherries interwoven with more floral notes such as violet but also finely roasted of toast and spices. The palate is... more

Chateau Belgrave 2020 Red Wine - France

Almost deep black in appearance. On the nose, the wine reveals remarkable complexity, combining intense aromas of dark fruit with notes of spice and liquorice. A distinguished, intense wines of great finesse, which develops with an exceptionally long... more

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2020 Beau-Sejour Becot is a dense, powerful wine. A rush of black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and sweet oak builds as this towering, vertically explosive... more

Chateau La Lagune (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

Château La Lagune produces a 3rd Grand Cru Classé of Bordeaux whose blend brings together the emblematic grape varieties of the Médoc – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot – and offers over the years wines recognized for their balance,... 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

Clos des Menuts 2018 Red Wine - France

Clos des Menuts is a round, powerful wine for laying down, with subtle tannins. Its deep color is the result of well-controlled extraction. A lovely nose of ripe grapes wrapped in an elegant woodiness with hints of toast and vanilla. These impressions... more

Chateau Picque-Caillou 2019 Red Wine - France

Chateau Picque-Caillou is a vibrant red color. Intense nose of spices, red fruits and vanilla. Medium-bodied in the mouth with red cherries, cassis, and lightly grilled oak flavors. Silky tannins and nice long finish. Sustainable and organic practices... more

Chateau Chauvin 2020 Red Wine - France

The 2020 Château Chauvin offers up a vivid purple hue as well as a meaty, powerful nose of ripe black cherries, roasted herbs, jus de viande, graphite, and a terrific sense of minerality. Showing more floral nuances with time in the glass, it's medium... more

Chateau Bonnet Rouge 2018 Red Wine - France

Deep ruby-red color scattered with purple highlights. The nose is very attractive and fruity, revealing a delicious array of fresh fruit notes (cherry), underpinned by subtle hints of spice. This beautiful 2018 Bonnet starts out straightforward on the... more

Chateau de Fontenille 2020 Red Wine - France

A very pleasant ruby color, Château de Fontenille Bordeaux Rouge is elegant and round on the palate with a fine, lingering finish. Well structured and full bodied, this wine represents the character and the authentic personality of the great red... more

Chateau Batailley 2016 Red Wine - France

Batailley is a classic and very typical Pauillac, with cassis and currant flavors and a very firm structure. Dark ruby/purple in appearance Chateau Batailley strikes the nose with classic aromas of red and black currant along with cedar and earth. The... more

Dourthe La Grande Cuvee Rouge 2019 Red Wine - France

For La Grande Cuvée Red, the remarkable task of seeking out the finest terroirs is also undertaken in the extensive red Bordeaux vineyard to pinpoint exactly those areas where Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon have the best chance of reaching full... more

Clos Fourtet 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Cabernet Franc A wine of stature and breeding, the 2020 Clos Fourtet is absolutely breathtaking from barrel. A rush of lavender, graphite, spice, licorice and espresso hits the senses. Vibrant and powerful,... more

Chateau Les Ormes de Pez 2020 Red Wine - France

Blend: 54% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon Owned by the Cazes family of Lynch-Bages in Pauillac, this is a fine wine that continues the backbone of this estate. With its tannins firmly in place, sustaining the black plum skin flavors, the wine has fine... more

Lillet Rouge Dessert Wine - France

Lillet Rouge is a ruby red wine aperitif from France, made from merlot and cabernet sauvignon grapes. It smells and tastes of grape soda, vanilla, and orange. Its bitter notes are more substantial and lasting. One might mix four ounces of Lillet Rouge... more

Chateau Montlandrie 2015 Red Wine - France

Flowers, black licorice, blackberries and minerals all rise to the surface. Transparent. Medium to full bodied, polished and ultra-fine. This is a wine guided for a long time by the owner of Pomerol’s l’Eglise Clinet. Regal. Drink now or hold. The... more

Chateau Tour Prignac 2018 Red Wine - France

Château Tour Prignac is a deep ruby red in color. The nose is pleasantly spicy, with aromas of ripe red fruits. An initially creamy texture gives way to a solid structure provided by silky tannins. This is an elegant wine, with a delightful finish.... more

Clarendelle Inspired by Haut-Brion Bordeaux 2016 Red Wine - France

Only ripe, blueberry and blackberry flavors with nice freshness and some healthy, supple tannins within the sleek frame, make this an immediately appealing red Bordeaux that’s very food-friendly. Drink or hold. Fresh and ripe, featuring cassis and... more

Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion Le C des Carmes 2019 Red Wine - France

Le C des Carmes focuses on Merlot subtly complemented by Cabernet Sauvignon. The fruit is in the spotlight here, offering an elegant range of aromas. Drunk young, the wine develops a crisp intensity which will gain the patina of beautiful complexity as... 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

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Les Legendes Medoc 2019 Red Wine - France

A carefully selected blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Our Médoc is partly aged in oak for a period of eight months, which confers the wines its characteristic notes of vanilla with smoky undertones and contributes to its complexity. This... more

Chateau Le Boscq (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

Blend: 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc Smells fresh and fragranced, bright and clear. Crystalline fruit purity on the palate, such energy and focus too with bite and a cool blue fruit and graphite charm to this.... more

Chateau Haut-Selve Graves Rouge 2019 Red Wine - France

A garnet red color. On the nose, black fruits dominate, mixed with Provençal herbs and floral notes (dried roses), sign of the greatest terroirs of Graves. The aromatic intensity reveals subtle notes of roasting and leather, a sign of a... more

Esprit de Pavie 2017 Red Wine - France

A beautiful easy drinking Bordeaux wine that is seductive, by its maturity and finesse. Aromas of blackcurrant and strawberries. The palate is round, fresh, fruity and slightly earthy. Blend: 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon This... more

Chateau Potensac 2019 Red Wine - France

After a wet winter, spring was cool and increasingly dry, followed by a hot summer punctuated by showers as we got closer to the harvest period. A complicated vintage in short, where the attention had to be permanent in order to harvest splendid Merlot... more

Clarendelle Inspired by Haut-Brion Medoc 2018 Red Wine - France

Blend: 51% Merlot, 49% Cabernet Sauvignon A soft, delicious red with plum, redcurrant and chocolate aromas and flavors. Medium body, round tannins and a delicious finish. 51% merlot and 49% cabernet sauvignon. Drink or hold. more

Clos Lunelles 2020 Red Wine - France

Wonderful aromas of crushed blackberries and raspberries with orange peel and some chalk. Medium-bodied with fantastic tannins that are polished and chewy. Savory and salty with a powdery texture. One of the best I have had. 80% merlot, 10% cabernet... more

Chateau Peyrat 2020 Red Wine - France

The terroir shows in this clean, mineral driven red wine. It displays a spicy and fresh nose with notes of blackcurrant and red fruits. Blend: 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc more

Chateau Larose Perganson 2018 Red Wine - France

Dark ruby red with purple glints. Immense aromatic complexity in a register of fresh red fruit (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant), white fruit and fragrant hyacinth. Full bodied and mouth filling, it has perfect, almost magical balance. An excellent... more

Chateau de Parenchere Cuvee Raphael 2019 Red Wine - France

The Cuvée Raphaël offers delicate aromas of ripe cherry and cassis on the nose. On the palate, the wine is harmonious; displaying power, structure and freshness all at once. The fruit is omnipresent and the tannins are present but very soft. This is... more

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 Labegorce 2020 Red Wine - France

2020 is a vintage of elegance, harmony and balance. A medley of black fruits, blackberries, blueberries and red fruits, including strawberries and raspberries. An intense aromatic expression supported by a sharp tannic line. A tight, compact Labégorce... more