Bordeaux Wine

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

Beautifully balanced with relatively restrained alcohol, this is a gorgeous example of Left Bank Bordeaux starting to develop in the bottle. Notes of cassis, kirsch, and plum are layered with hints of earth, leather, and brooding... 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

A classic medium-to-full bodied Bordeaux blend with robust dark fruit, a hint of green bell pepper, superb minerality, firm but velvety tannins, and a long, smooth finish. Classic Old World elegance!

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

This well-balanced Margaux offers intriguing notes of brambly fruit, cedar, graphite, garrigue, wood spice, and a silky, well-integrated finish. Very drinkable now, but could develop further—delicious!

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

A gorgeous second wine from the original garagiste that revolutionized Bordeaux! At a fraction of the first wine’s price, you get incredibly silky texture and loads of ripe black & red fruit, earthy undertones, spice, &... 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

This second wine from Clerc Milon is deep in color and powerfully-structured, with notes of black fruit preserves, baking chocolate, and dried flowers. Silky tannins support hints of spice and anise on the finish. Terrific!... 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

Sometimes it’s hard to believe there’s any values left in Bordeaux, and then you stumble on a wine like this! Predominantly Merlot-based with just a touch of Cabernet Franc, it is soft and elegant, with silky red fruit... Read More