The 2020 Château de Cruzeau Blanc has a perfumed nose of yellow plum, nectarine and honeysuckle scents and hints of Swiss roll, all quite irresistible. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity; crisp red apple... Read More
Château Haut-Segottes has fewer than 10 hectares of vines located within the Saint-Emilion Grand Cru appellation. This wine is usually dominant with Cabernet Franc, which produces a wine of considerable structure and is... Read More
This humbly priced Sauternes from the family estate of Chateau Laribotte is excellent and will pair well with salty, funky cheeses or fruit tarts. Made from 95% Semillon, with 4% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle, this layered... Read More
From one of the smallest Cru Bourgeois, the Dupuch family tends their vines in harmony with the surrounding flora and fauna. About 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon, with Merlot, this dry red is aged in amphorae, foudre, and neutral oak... Read More
This is Bordeaux with class and elegance, offering notes of blackberries, cocoa, pepper, and mint. Well-structured and extremely well-balanced. Fine tannins and a long, silky finish make this wine a great pairing for any meat... Read More
By Bordeaux standards, this is relatively tiny estate. It is run by Julie and Xavier Gonet-Médeville, both of whom hail from storied winemaking families—hers from Sauternes, his from Champagne. From their 11-hectare... Read More
This wine is vinified as if it were a classified growth: complete de-stemming, eight-day fermentation in new temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and aging in vats for several months before bottling. This approach emphasizes... Read More
Another absolutely perfect wine in this incredible vintage, the 2020 Château Tertre Roteboeuf comes from a tiny hillside vineyard (5.6 hectares) and is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc raised all in new Radoux barrels.... Read More
Tour Bayard is relatively modern in style, with refined tannins, punchy fruit, and seductive aromas. Silky, lush, round and rich, with layers of ripe, deep, sweet red and black pit fruits and licorice that keep on going.... Read More
A portion of the Clos de la Cure vines are situated on the Saint Christophe des Bardes plateau in a beautiful walled vineyard and the rest lie on the plateau of Saint Etienne de Lisse. The vineyards share the same soil composition... Read More
Produced by the famed Domaine de Chevalier in Pessac-Léognan, this 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc was matured 25% in barrel and in temperature-controlled vats with regular stirring of the lees. It provides that creamy... Read More
Another absolute gem of a wine is the 2020 Roc De Cambes, which is mostly Merlot from vines just next to the Domaine de Cambes vineyards. Black cherries, plums, black raspberries, vanilla bean, camphor, and graphite are just some... Read More
The Demoiselle de Sociando-Mallet is produced from the younger vines of the property and the plots whose soil is more favourable to the production of very good Merlot, and we produce the wine in a way to preserve the freshness... Read More