Bordeaux Wine

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

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

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 classic example of traditional, Sémillon-dominant Bordeaux Blanc! While Sauvignon Blanc helps the blend retain its freshness and verve, Sémillon adds fleshy texture, riper fruit—especially on the palate—and... 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

Haut-Bailly’s second wine is powerful and complex, but still elegant and soft. Notes of blackcurrants, dried herbs, flowers, and spice are balanced by well-integrated oak and a firmly structured finish. Drinking beautifully... Read More

A terrific value in Bordeaux, this wine offers aromas of fresh red fruit, dried violets, and subtle hints of all-spice, with good fruit on the palate along with a savory undertone and soft but present tannins. A terrific option... 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

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