French Bordeaux Blend

Owned by the Rivière family, this estate with its elegant chateau has produced a ripe, spicy wine, full of structured tannins but also with layers of black-currant fruit and acidity. It has a firm feel to it, holding back... Read More

The 2018 La Mission Haut-Brion is a blend of 53.5% Merlot, 42.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3.6% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, it emerges from the glass with a first wave of stewed black and red plums, mulberries and... Read More

The 2020 Langoa Barton has turned out superbly in bottle, offering up generous aromas of black cherries, crème de cassis, licorice and pencil shavings deftly framed by classy new oak. Medium to full-bodied, deep and fleshy,... Read More

Barrel Sample. Always a reliable wine, this is a fine summation of the vintage. Poised between fresh black currant fruits and some serious tannins, it has plenty of potential. The wine's crisp edge will keep it bright and... Read More

This is a rich wine, packed with black fruits and dark-chocolate flavors. It is a structured wine, with a super-ripe character that is leavened by final freshness. Drink from 2025.

This is very aromatic, with blossom honey, sliced lemons and ripe green apples. Medium-bodied, it starts off slowly before building on the palate with a creamy texture and a fresh and driven finish.

The wine's richness comes both from the dark tannins and the pure, classic black currant flavors. Acidity, yes, but surrounded by dense fruits and tannins that give the wine considerable structure and the potential to age... Read More

A ripe and structured wine, this is dense yet full of a balanced mix of tannins and black fruits. A blend of four grapes dominated by Merlot, drink this rich wine from 2022.

The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of blackberries, red fruits, exotic spices, rose petals, raw cocoa and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, seamless and layered, it's... Read More

Tasted at the Cru Bourgeois annual tasting, the 2015 Lestruelle offers red plum and crushed strawberry on the nose, slightly diffuse at first but gaining harmony with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy ripe red berry... Read More

One of my favourite wines of the vintage, this is a wonderful example of high definition winemaking but still offering plenty of Pauillac swagger. Smells dark and slightly savoury, full of black fruit and toasted aromas. Bright... Read More

Sporting a deep purple-black color, the 2020 Malescot St. Exupery prances out of the glass with showy scents of ripe black and red currants, black cherries, raspberry leaves and ground cloves, plus wafts of lilacs and tilled soil.... Read More

Offering up aromas of rich blackberries, cassis, sweet spices, pencil shavings and creamy new oak, the 2022 Malescot St. Exupery is medium to full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with a broad attack that segues into a layered core of... Read More