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Chateau Pedesclaux 2021 Red Wine - France

Château Pédesclaux 2021 is considered very close to classic vintages and has great potential for storing. It is characterized by a deep and dynamic nose, with notes of small black fruits and spices. The mouth, deliciously juicy, is led by an... more

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

Blend: 50% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon Redcurrants with dark chocolate and hints of fresh herbs like basil and thyme on the nose. Full-bodied with a beautiful center palate and a lovely fine tannin texture. Extremely long.... more

Chateau Lassegue Les Cadrans de Lassegue Grand Cru 2020 Red Wine - France

Les Cadrans de Lassègue 2020 shows an intense and deep color. Black and red fruits abound on the nose, dominated by cherry, blackberry, and red currant, punctuated by nutmeg and rose petal. The palate is rich and fruit-forward, carried by silky... more

Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte 2021 Red Wine - France

The 2021 Smith Haut Lafitte is an engaging, dynamic wine. Gravel, menthol, licorice, mocha and spice are all beautifully delineated. A wine of energy and focus, the 2021 is absolutely enthralling- medium in body, refined and super impressive. This... more

Domaine de Chevalier (Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 Red Wine - France

A complex and spicy nose of great finesse. The blend’s expression is both pure and vibrant, showcasing a maturity that blossoms in freshness. Notes of humus and forest envelop the fruitiness. On the palate, immediate and silky fullness.... more

Chateau Lagrange 2018 Red Wine - France

Dark color with purple tint on the rim, black cherry, blackcurrant, and fresh prune. Powerful and unctuous with a lot of freshness. This vintage seems to be very approachable and well balanced. Tannins are dense and very silky. This amazing wine... 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 d'Issan (Futures Pre-Sale) 2023 Red Wine - France

Pure aromas with beautifully dense fruit The 2023 is a vintage that shows great promise. Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 2.5% Cabernet Franc and 2.5% Petite Verdot The purity of the fruit is really wonderful here, with blackcurrants,... more

Chateau Haut-Bailly 2019 Red Wine - France

Extremely aromatic, with incredible wet-earth, bark, stone and graphite notes on the nose, then changing to violets, blackberries and blackcurrants. Full-bodied, yet so linear and fine, with titanium tannins that go on so long. Builds and builds... more

Chateau Figeac 2018 Red Wine - France

An attractive, deep, bright, purple color. An expressive, air-light nose leads on to Figeac freshness and aromatics, followed by floral notes mingling harmoniously with nuances of fruit and underpinned by aromas of blackcurrants and raspberries. The... more

Chateau Beau-Sejour Becot 2018 Red Wine - France

Lots of leaf, mushroom, bark and plum aromas and flavors. It’s medium-to full-bodied with juicy fruit and firm, fine tannins. Tight at the finish. The quality and the polish of the tannins are exceptional. So integrated. Needs three or four years... more

Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2019 Red Wine - France

Blend: 49% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Franc, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon The Barrel Sample for this wine is above 14% Abv. Aromas of dark plums, blueberries, bark, dried leaves, mahogany, licorice and nutmeg. It’s medium-to full-bodied with silky, ripe... more

Chateau Pontet-Canet 2018 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 Cos d'Estournel 2009 Red Wine - France

Blend: 65% Cabernet Sauvignon 33% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Cos d'Estournel features a myriad of wonderfully intense notes, including blackcurrant pastilles, redcurrant jelly, kirsch and blueberry compote with hints of... more

Chateau Haut-Brion 2016 Red Wine - France

#55 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019Blend: 56% Merlot, 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.5% Cabernet Franc The 2016 Haut-Brion is quite possibly even more magnificent from bottle than it was from barrel. Powerful and rich, yet not at... more

Chateau Cheval Blanc 2016 Red Wine - France

Blend: 59% Merlot, 38% Cabernet Franc, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2016 Cheval Blanc is blended of 59.5% Merlot, 37.2% Cabernet Franc and 3.3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, the nose is incredibly youthful yet not so shy as some... more

Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2005 Red Wine - France

A delicate and extremely complex nose. At first, intense floral notes of violet and rose petal, which open into aromas of cherry and vanilla. The attack reveals good volume, evolving towards an elegant and full mid-palate. Wonderful soft, rounded... 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... more

Chateau Haut-Brion 2018 Red Wine - France

Blend: 49.4% Merlot, 38.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.9% Cabernet Franc The 2018 Haut-Brion is composed of 49.4% Merlot, 38.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.9% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, the wine needs a lot of swirling before it begins... more

Chateau Cheval Blanc 2018 Red Wine - France

Deep, intense red color. The nose is redolent of tremendously fruity and floral notes, with touches of raspberry and violet. Swirling in the glass reveals a more intense bouquet with black cherry, blackberry and blackcurrant aromas. The ever-present... more

Chateau Bellefont Belcier 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 75% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon Blackcurrants, rose petals and cocoa powder on the nose. Fresh and slightly tart in a lively way, the fruit and acidity is at the fore giving life and energy. It's light and lean, but... more

Chateau Cheval Blanc 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 52% Cabernet Franc, 43% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon Rich and explosive in feel, the 2021 Cheval Blanc is outrageously beautiful. For the first time since 2011, the Grand Vin is more than 50% Cabernet Franc. Black cherry, plum, chocolate,... more

Chateau Monbousquet 2021 Red Wine - France

This shows good energy from the start, with a chalky edge inlaid nicely into a core of black cherry and boysenberry compote notes. Singed apple wood and violet accents emerge through the finish, with the minerality lingering at the very end. Merlot,... more

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 96% Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot This wine is the essence of Bordeaux Cabernet. Dominated by this variety at 96%, it exudes tannins and black-currant fruits. Structure is all there, backed by acidity. It is a wine for... more

Chateau L'Evangile 2021 Red Wine - France

Complex and subtle aromas of black cherries, chocolate and violets with hints of nutmeg and hazelnuts that open to a medium to full body, with fine and polished tannins that integrate nicely then grow beautifully at the end. 69% merlot, 30% cabernet... more

Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Carmenère, 1% Petit Verdot Wild pink flowers on the nose, with blackcurrant and cherry fruit, fragrant, almost sweet and sour, super inviting. Cool but concentrated fruit on the... more

Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 88% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 2% Merlot Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let's start with the good. The 2021 Pichon Comtesse is epic and certainly among the great wines of this vintage. Sadly, the coulure and... more

Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere 2021 Red Wine - France

Blend: 45% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2021 Canon-La-Gaffelière is gorgeous, but it is also very closed today. I view that as a positive for its long-term prospects, but readers need to be patient here. The 2021 is a... more

Chateau Quinault l'Enclos 2021 Red Wine - France

Silky, delicate, and rounded feeling brings to the palate a floral touch full of refined aromas and subtly grainy. The 2021 Quinault L'Enclos is exquisite, but is the kind of wine that needs a bit of time to be understood. Incisive, soaring Cabernet... more

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 Margaux (1.5 Liter Magnum) 2019 Red Wine - France

The Grand Vin of Château Margaux 2019 is an excellent vintage and one of the precious wines we have been lucky enough to produce this decade, in 2015, 2016, 2018 and now 2019. Cabernet Sauvignon still forms the heart of the Château Margaux,... more

Chateau Belgrave 2019 Red Wine - France

Deep crimson purple in color. With its floral bouquet, revealing a touch of violet, it exudes lush black cherry and blackberry fruits. The wine is clean on the attack, and gains in concentration on the palate, underpinned by impressive tannic... more

Chateau Pedesclaux 2019 Red Wine - France

In the unfolding story of Chateau Pedesclaux, 2019 is a vintage that will stand out for its combination of superb fruit and multiple layers of flavor – all thanks to the Cabernets that thrive so beautifully on the legendary gravel terroir of... more

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou (Futures Pre-Sale) 2022 Red Wine - France

The bouquet seduces with an alluring perfume that layers delicate violets, opulent crème de cassis and blackberry coulis, and exotic star anise with crystalline definition. A full body of densely concentrated fruits and tightly woven, mouthcoating... more

Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2000 Red Wine - France

A fine deep red color with glints of cherry showing its remarkable youthfulness. An intense nose with a wide variety of aromas: tobacco, honey, wax, rose, licorice and blackberries. A very smooth, round attack. Velvety tannins with excellent... more

Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 2000 Red Wine - France

The color is very concentrated in tones of purple violet. The nose is impressive by its complexity and intensity: charming notes of black current, red fruits, enhanced by a slight touch of vanilla and flowers. In the mouth, the attack is rich with... more

Chateau Cos d'Estournel 2012 Red Wine - France

Blend: 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot This is one of the vintages from Cos that seems to pull out all the stops. The fruit is so rich, the texture so dense, and deep flavors of chocolate back up the huge... more

Chateau Sansonnet 2020 Red Wine - France

Another head-turning vintage from this château, the 2020 Château Sansonnet is based on 95% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc, from yields of 36 hectoliters per hectare, that was raised in 80% new barrels. Possessing... more