Bordeaux

With only 10 hectares planted to vines, Château Bardins is miniscule compared to the Left Bank’s best-known estates—and the rustic, traditional wines are quite a find! Dark-fruited and earthy, with hints of graphite... Read More

The 1st wine from Branaire-Ducru offers some of the Left Bank’s best value for this quality level—especially considering the additional bottle aging! Bold, dark-fruited, & earthy, with pleasant spice, firm tannic structure,... Read More

As the second wine of the famed 2nd-growth Château Brane-Cantenac, this classic example of Margaux offers surprisingly good value! Supple and seductive, it offers brambly red fruit, cedar and pencil shavings, subtle spice,... Read More

Deep and dark in color, with complex, lively aromas of cassis, kirsch, and plum leading to a robust, ripe palate with the same profile. Lifted by pleasant acidity, the wine closes with well-structured but very soft tannins. Delicious... Read More

Located near famed Cheval Blanc, Château de Valois has both excellent terroir and an approach that showcases it: minimal sulfur, mostly neutral oak, and no fining before bottling. This Pomerol is rustic and earthy with lively... Read More

Helmed by the great-grandson of James de Rothschild, this small Bordeaux estate boasts the clay-limestone soil that makes for the finest Saint-Émilion. Layers of Morello cherry, black fruit, spice, and vanilla from well-integrated... Read More

Classic Left Bank Bordeaux! Aromas of cassis, green pepper, baking spice, and graphite with medium-plus body, lifting, acidity, and flavors of black cherry, plum, leather, and earth with a long, grippy finish. Drinking beautifully... Read More

Montrose’s ‘third wine’ is dominated by Merlot, making it a surprisingly soft, approachable Left Bank option. Notes of ripe red fruit, pleasant spice, and well-integrated oak lead to a long finish with excellent... Read More

100% Sémillon from the family that produces Belregard-Figeac and Tellus Vinea? You bet! With surprisingly restrained alcohol for this classic Bordelais variety, this wine offers aromas and flavors of lemon, apple, pear,... Read More

A stunning Margaux made with a traditional sensibility, this wine offers restrained ripeness and alcohol, with complex aromas & flavors of red & black fruits, earth, spice, wet stones, and excellent structure. Gorgeous!... Read More

Produced from the château’s youngest vines and in a more approachable style, this ‘third wine’ from Haut-Bailly also offers incredible value! Dark-fruited and classic in style, with notes of graphite and... Read More

This excellent example of traditional Left Bank Bordeaux offers complex layers of cassis, green pepper, baking spice, & graphite with relatively restrained alcohol and excellent freshness. Hints of black cherry, plum, leather,... Read More

A wonderful oddity in Bordeaux, a region often beset by points-chasers and modern winemaking aimed toward particular critics, this is instead a fresh, vibrant wine, full of red fruit, with a dry, mineral backbone. Absolutely delicious!... Read More

A surprisingly fresh, balanced example of Left Bank Bordeaux, Cantemerle’s second wine makes for a great pop & pour option for those not looking to wait 10+ years! Brambly blue and black fruit with floral undertones. Excellent.... Read More

Farmed organically and biodynamically in the heart of Pomerol, this wine undergoes natural fermentation in concrete and ages for 20 months in 20% new oak. Aromas & flavors of blue fruit, blackberries, oak, mushrooms, and baking... Read More

The second wine of Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, this gorgeous, well-balanced Bordeaux offers notes of licorice, red and black fruit, tobacco, and cedar leading to a long finish with intense and velvety tannins. A stunning... Read More

The Barons de Rothschild added Château Rieussec to their holdings because it produces of the greatest dessert wines in Sauternes, but also this great dry white Bordeaux: rich, fleshy, and floral thanks to the dominance of... Read More