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Chateau Rauzan-Segla 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 achieves a balance of fruit and floral notes which is simply astounding. The nose announces itself with an enticing flourish of wild strawberry, its exuberance reined in by a hint of fresh rose petal. The floral notes unfurl at their... more

Chateau Laroque (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

Blend: 98% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc Clearly one of the new superstars in the appellation, Château Laroque is located on the cooler, eastern edge of Saint-Emilion and consists of pure, classic upper plateau limestone soils. The estate covers a... more

Chateau du Tertre 2020 Red Wine - France

This vintage is one of the smallest in production since 1991. The first tastings carried out reveal an exceptional vintage. The Merlot is incredibly fruity and fleshy and are the best Merlots ever made on the property. The Cabernet Franc is powerful... more

Chateau Clarisse Puisseguin-Saint-Emilion 2019 Red Wine - France

A perfect blend between the Merlot and the Cabernet Franc, the two grapes varieties which have made the Saint Emiion wines famous all around the world. The Merlot brings fruit ( small red fruits notes) and roundness to the wine, while Caberent Franc... more

Chateau 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... more

Chateau Fonroque 2016 Red Wine - France

The color is dark and intense, promise of a dense wine. The nose is refined, complex and pure with aromas of dark fruit, violet, cinnamon, and other sweet spices. In the mouth, the body is luscious and full. The mineral expression with a saline... more

Clos du Marquis 2020 Red Wine - France

Pure crème de cassis, tobacco, black cherries, lead pencil, and a wonderful sense of minerality emerge from the 2020 Clos Du Marquis, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a pure, elegant texture, plenty of ripe tannins, and the vibrant, focused,... more

Chateau Laroque (Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 Red Wine - France

Balanced, full bodied, textured, complex, vigorous, depth of flavor, taste and personality. Blend: 99% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc The 2023 Laroque might be the best wine David Suire has made since taking over here a few years ago. What I admire most... more

Chateau Lamartine Cahors 2019 Red Wine - France

Dark garnet red color, the density announces a lot of concentration confirmed by the nose. First, it gives off ripe red fruits and sweet spices, complemented by dark fruits notes. The harmony of all is remarkable in mouth, it has a nice mache with... more

Chateau de Pez 2018 Red Wine - France

Very expressive nose of morello cherry and brown tobacco, with sweet notes of licorice candy and peony. A complex palate, expressing violet and fresh blackcurrant, finishing with hints of thyme and a touch of bitter orange zest that gives the finish... more

Chateau Clerc Milon 2020 Red Wine - France

The wine is a deep cherry red with garnet highlights. The nose reveals an intense and complex array of aromas on which macerated black fruit mingles with liquorice and cedarwood. On the attack, the creamy, silky mouthfeel combines depth, density and... 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

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Les Legendes Saint Emilion 2018 Red Wine - France

Deep crimson-purple color. Elegant, refined nose, mingling toasted and vanilla notes with aromas of blackberries and liquorice. Full-bodied, rich and smooth on the palate, with a silky tannic structure and a long aftertaste of red fruit and... more

Chateau Haut-La Pereyre Bordeaux Superieur 2019 Red Wine - France

Château Haut-La Péreyre has a dense and young color, a very fruity nose, on wild strawberries and macerated blackcurrant, with a touch of violet. Full and fleshy, the palate, without lacking structure, offers silky tannins and follows the same... 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... 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... more

Chateau Belgrave 2015 Red Wine - France

Lovely deep, concentrated appearance to this rich and complex wine. Elegant on the nose, where intense, dark berry fruit aromas intermingle with spice and liquorice. Initially delicate on the palate, gaining rapidly in intensity to reveal rich and... more

Domaines Barons de Rothschild Les Legendes Saint Emilion 2019 Red Wine - France

Dark garnet color, brilliant. Very aromatic nose, mixing notes of roasting(toasted, grilled), sweet spices (cinnamon, nutmeg) with aromas of ripe fruit. The palate is tense with a long and spicy finish. This rich wine, with its 85% Merlot, is full... more

Chateau Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac 2019 Red Wine - France

Deep garnet in color, the wine reveals powerful, complex notes of violets and dark fruits, together with hint of spice. After the initial attack, the wine gradually gains in intensity on the palate, underpinned by its very fine-grained and silky... more

Chateau La Garde 2018 Red Wine - France

This vintage, like 2016 or 2010, once again showcases the outstanding terroir that we have at La Garde. The diversity of soils, particularly the spectacular deep gravel slope named “le plateau�, is famous among our pairs, and our pride for 29... more

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou La Croix 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot The 2021 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is a dark, somber wine. Cabernet Sauvignon drives the blend, and that very much comes through in the wine's flavor profile and structural feel. Blue and... more

Chateau Petit Village 2019 Red Wine - France

Blend: 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon The Barrel Sample for this wine is above 14% Abv. Plum, mushroom and bark aromas with some wet earth. It’s medium-to full- bodied with round, medium-chewy tannins that are polished and... more

Chateau Haut-Batailley (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

Château Haut-Batailley is a harmonious, elegant wine with a fine tannic structure and will develop even more complexity and depth over time. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot The 2022 Château Haut-Batailley is much more structured and... more

Chateau Clerc Milon (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

A wine with considerable ageing potential made in the traditional Médoc way, Château Clerc Milon is the result of a particularly successful marriage between gravel and clay-limestone terroirs and Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. Powerful,... more

Chateau Corbin 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 Corbin is a very pretty Saint-Émilion. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, spice, cinnamon, cedar, new leather and tobacco give the 2021 lovely aromatic presence to match its understated, mid-weight personality. This is all class.... more

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Le Petit Ducru 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 80% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Petit Verdot There is a high percentage of Merlot in this blend, giving softness with ripe blackberry fruits and a succulent character. The wine is pure black fruits and fresh acidity. Floral and... 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

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... more

French Blue Rouge 2019 Red Wine - France

The 2019 French Blue Bordeaux Rouge is estate grown from Perissac, Bordeaux. This beautiful, hand-crafted blend harmoniously blends Merlot with its longtime companion - Cabernet Sauvignon. It is brilliant, deep ruby red in color with intense... more

Chateau Noaillac 2019 Red Wine - France

The reflection of a great Médoc whose roundness is based on black Merlot. Its complex structure is the fruit of Cabernet Sauvignon accompanied by the freshness of Petit Verdot. Sweet berries and plums with some rose-petal and stem undertones.... more

Chateau Margaux 2008 Red Wine - France

Definite richness alongside classic elegance. It’s a stylish wine, the fruit integrated into a beautiful structure. It’s not all refinement, because there is also a weight to the black plum skin and dark berry character. A wine that will age... more

Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2016 Red Wine - France

Blend: 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2016 Canon La Gaffelière is just as striking from bottle as it was from barrel. Bright, intensely aromatic and precise, the 2016 has it all. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood... more

Chateau Rahoul Rouge 2016 Red Wine - France

The generous bouquet reveals crunchy, fresh, red fruit aromas and fine, delicately smoked oak. The wine is supple and round on the attack. The unctuous tannins impart good volume on the palate, and well-balanced structure. The relatively long,... more

Chateau Palmer 2021 Red Wine - France

Château Palmer has always transcended fashions and trends to instead tap into a single voice: its terroir. The finesse and elegance of its Margaux roots, the softness and sophistication of its texture, the nobility of leather and the gentle caress... 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 Pontet-Canet 2019 Red Wine - France

Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot The Barrel Sample of this wine is under 14% Abv. The aromas to this are really amazing, with a potpourri of spices and dried flowers, as well as redcurrants, sweet plums... more

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2005 Red Wine - France

Château Smith Haut Lafitte's great terroir of deep Gunzian gravel, with old vines sinking several metres into the soil, produced stupendous results: the wines have a concentration, texture, and class never before seen. Blend: 64% Cabernet... more

Chateau du Tertre (Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 Red Wine - France

Chateau du Tertre offers a wine in the style of Margaux, with the finesse and femininity that characterizes them. A silky and delicate wine. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot The lead pencil,... more