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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 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... 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... more

Chateau Haut Rocher 2019 Red Wine - France

With a beautiful deep color, this Saint-Emilion Grand Cru offers a powerful nose, with aromas of violet, prune, licorice, evolving on spices, truffles, and undergrowth. The palate is ample, balanced, long and fruity. It is a wine for laying down... 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... more

Mas de Daumas Gassac Rouge 2021 Red Wine - France

To be drunk in its youth (in the first 3 years from release) to enjoy its superb fruit aromas. Or to be open from the 5th year to 20th year to appreciate its amazing aging potential. Perfect with complex dishes, red meat, game (especially venison... more

Chateau Marquis d'Alesme 2018 Red Wine - France

A rock star Margaux that should be snatched up by readers, the 2018 Château Marquis D'Alesme reveals a dense purple hue as well as ripe, sexy notes of blackcurrants, spicy oak, tobacco leaf, earth, and cedar. Deep, full-bodied, and gorgeously... 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 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... more

Chateau Branaire-Ducru 2016 Red Wine - France

#16 Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2019Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc The core of this red is loaded with pure plum, blueberry and black currant fruit flavors. The polished structure is integrated, with... 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 Pavie Macquin 2021 Red Wine - France

The terroir of strong clay on limestone bedrock produces a powerful, fleshy wine with minerality, freshness and generosity. A very juicy and rounded young 2021 with berry, chocolate, cedar, balsamic, and redwood aromas and flavors. Medium to full... more

Chateau Mangot 2021 Red Wine - France

Offering up attractive aromas of red cherries, raspberries and mulberries mingled with licorice and petals, the 2021 Château Mangot is medium-bodied, fleshy and precise, with a pretty core of fruit, integrated acids and fine, powdery tannins that... more

Chateau Lynch-Bages 2018 Red Wine - France

Daring, innovative and with a reputation for often being the last to harvest, Jean-Charles Cazes defined the style of Lynch-Bages in the 1930's. The wine's distinctive character has earned it a place amongst Pauillac's greatest. It combines... more

Chateau Haut-Bergey 2015 Red Wine - France

Chateau Haut-Bergey’s red wine comes from 37 hectares of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot and malbec. Dense with very ripe tannins and spices. Dried fruits such as blackberries. Licorice too. Full and powerful. Barrel... 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... more

Chateau Branaire-Ducru 2009 Red Wine - France

For the grand cru classe that carries the name of the estate, we seek to bring out the lavish complexity, the secret, clever balance that characterizes great Saint-Julien wines. The 2009 Branaire-Ducru is another killer wine from this vintage... more

Chateau Figeac 2010 Red Wine - France

This great wine displays a distinctive rich nose that has wonderful aromatic complexity. On the palate, the Cabernet Sauvignon reveals lovely floral aromas in the first year then, as the wine ages, great structure on the palate. The Cabernet Franc... more

Chateau Pontet-Canet 2016 Red Wine - France

What strikes the taster immediately is the energy these wines display, the expression of tension and intensity: they are bright and brilliant, as though freed of any constraint. Their internal balance combines contained power, uncommon precision of... more

Chateau Pontet-Canet 2020 Red Wine - France

Aromas of blackcurrants and black cherries with hints of crushed walnuts, grilled thyme, cocoa powder and graphite. It’s full-bodied with layers of ultra-fine, silky tannins that elegantly coat your palate, allowing the juicy and vibrant fruit to... more

Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2021 Red Wine - France

The wine's powerful density comes from the black-currant flavors and tannic core. Wood, leather and concentration all show in the aromas. It is a serious, powerful wine with 80% Cabernet Sauvignon. Utterly captivating on the nose, fragrant and... more

Chateau Lilian Ladouys 2021 Red Wine - France

Round and almost fleshy, this has a nice filling texture with sweet, sour and sharp fruit - lovely bright and fresh raspberries and strawberries with tangy blueberries and cooling mint and wet stones giving minerality. Still quite a lean wine,... more

Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 Léoville-Poyferré has developed into a fabulous wine. Surprisingly rich, the 2021 possesses notable depth. Kirsch, blood orange and wildflowers open first, lending a decidedly exotic, perfumed quality. On the palate, the 2021 is fleshy... more

Chateau Margaux 2021 Red Wine - France

The purity of fruit here is terrific, with redcurrants, blackcurrants, licorice, lead pencil and hints of fresh basil—so aromatic—that follow through to a full body with creamy, round tannins and lots of volume and fluidity in the center-palate... more

Chateau de Ribebon Bordeaux Superieur 2018 Red Wine - France

Intense color, shiny ruby reflections. Aromas of red and black fruit. Ripe and concentrated tannins Complex and sophisticated wine, well balanced throughout the tasting. Generous volume, full bodied and rich and elegant taste. The tasting reflects... more

Chateau Pavie 2020 Red Wine - France

This opens up on your palate like a butterfly. It takes your breath away. Purity of blackberry, raspberry and black cherry. Lavender. Very, very impressive. Full and chewy with tight and polished tannins that go on and on. Energetic and structured.... more

Chateau Coutet Saint Emilion Chateau Coutet St. Emilion 2021 Red Wine - France

Chateau Coutet St. Emilion is a brilliant cherry color. There is a delicate mellow nose of red fruits, vanilla, toast and a touch of anise. Soft and fresh on the palate with silky tannins a nice long finish. This rich, still young wine, from vines... more

Chateau Branaire-Ducru 2000 Red Wine - France

77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc A beautiful wine from Branaire, the 2000 is close to full maturity, and should offer plenty of pleasure over the next 15-20 years. Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by... more

Chateau Paloumey 2021 Red Wine - France

Appealing and elegant ruby robe. Delicate red fruit aromas. A subtle overtone of wood reveals its spicy bouquet. Remarkable balance with round and ripe tannins. Elegant and silky on the palate, it finishes with a delectable touch offemininity. This... more

Chateau Leoville Las Cases Le Petit Lion 2021 Red Wine - France

A red with deep and focused character of blackberry, blackcurrant and light ink. Lots of flowers, too, It’s medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and a long finish. Clarity. 57% merlot, 40% cabernet sauvignon and 3% cabernet franc. Barrel... more

Chateau Labegorce 2021 Red Wine - France

I loved the 2021 Château Labégorce and I'd certainly be a happy buyer. Red and black fruits, graphite, tobacco, and some freshly sharpened pencil-like notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium-bodied, with a supple, layered, elegant... more

Chateau Cos d'Estournel G d'Estournel 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 G d’Estournel is pliant, deep and expressive right out of the gate. Succulent dark plum, blackberry, leather, grilled herbs, mocha and a kiss of new oak all take shape. Bright acids and lifted, savory aromatics lend freshness. Cos... 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 Marquis d'Alesme 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 Marquis d’Alesme is an elegant, polished wine for the year. Floral and spice notes open first. Dark cherry, plum, spice, menthol, dried herbs, leather and cedar emerge gradually, but it is the wine's balance that impresses most.... more

Chateau Ormes De Pez 2021 Red Wine - France

Ripe black-currant aromas and a smoky edge from tannins are lifted onto the wine’s nutmeg spice and toast. They go along with the dense black fruits that are powerful and structured. Medium-bodied with a firm tannin frame and pretty notes of... more

Chateau Haut-Brion 6-Pack in Wood Case (Owc Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 - France

A beautiful dark, deep red color, with purple glints. At this stage, it is rather discreet on the nose. Swirling reveals of a complex multitude of aromas, with notes of perfectly ripe red and black fruits. There are already hints of licorice and... more

Clos Fourtet (Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 Red Wine - France

The diversity of our terroir means that pieces of land just metres apart provide berries that are truly distinctive in character. At the highest points, a shallow limestone layer absorbs and re-diffuses the heat of the sun, yielding intensely... more

Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion (Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 Red Wine - France

The colour is a strong, dark red. The first nose is very aromatic and fruity. On swirling, a world opens up, it breathes a sensation of depth: perfect ripeness of fruit, complex. The first taste is wide and thick, devoid of heaviness. Fruit is... more