Forget everything you were told about the 2002 vintage at the time it was released. “Cool weather, lots of rain, poor wines—avoid at all costs.” The experts instead recommended that you put your money on the unbelievable 2003 vintage, a hotter … Continued
Chateau Cantemerle has recently gone through a dramatic revival initiated by its new owners. The wine is now made in a more elegant and accessible style—which is a good thing—because the previous owners had allowed the wine to get a … Continued
Two different Chateau Le Puy wines from the 2009 vintage have arrived and are ready for immediate order. These are classic 12.5% Bordeaux made the old way. The way they made the wines when we all fell in love with them. These … Continued
We have just received some of the 2010 Ch. Rahoul from the Graves appelation. This is a delicious wine from the legendary 2010 vintage that is just entering its drinking window and that will last for another 10 years with … Continued
A new shipment of 2004 Tour Baladoz has arrived. This is a super, go-to Right Bank wine at an affordable price. Whether you like traditional Bordeaux or modern Bordeaux, you will like this wine. It is humming right now. A “go … Continued
This is a 2000 vintage sweet wine that tastes like a Sauternes and only costs $35 for a 750ml bottle. To put this in perspective, Sauternes normally costs about $40-$50 for a half-bottle in the current vintage. Loupiac is Sauternes’ … Continued
Ch. Potensac is a perennial favorite of customers because it’s a good value Cru Bourgeois property that delivers year after year. The problem is that not only has it been been delivering taste year after year, but the price has … Continued
It’s hard not to think that our supplier made a mistake when they priced this wine. This is a 92-point Wine Spectator and 91-point Parker Sauternes from the 2005 vintage. So how can it be $75 a bottle? It should be … Continued
In great Bordeaux vintages Ch. Lafon-Rochet can be an amazing wine. It is the classic scenario of getting value by buying a wine from a Chateau just over an appellation border. Ch. Lafon-Rochet is the most southern estate in the … Continued
This 2005 Ch. La Cardonne is a great find. It was stumbled across while looking for something else. A lineup of twenty or more thoroughly uninteresting wines were quickly being tasted when this one was discovered. And the price is fantastic. This … Continued