First-Rate Producer + Excellent Vintage + Underrated Appellation = Superb Value 2015 Bordeaux

Château La Vieille Cure (Fronsac 2015) $183/6-pack (~$31/bottle) The appellation of Fronsac is one of Bordeaux’s lesser known winemaking regions. It is an area of back-country roads and tiny vineyards a stone’s throw from the celebrated appellations of Pomerol and…

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Posted on 2018.08.09 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

2015 Second Wine from Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Classified Producer in Pessac-Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte “Le Petit Haut Lafitte” (Pessac-Léognan 2015) $253/6-pack (~$42/bottle) From the soils of Pessac-Léognan on the left bank of the Garonne in Northern Graves, Château Smith Haut Lafitte’s…

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Posted on 2018.08.01 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

2015 Second Wine from an Exceptional Producer Flexing Muscle on Superior Terroir in Saint-Émilion

Château Quintus ˝Le Dragon de Quintus˝ (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2015) $318/6-pack (~$53/bottle) In the summer of 2011, Domaine Clarence Dillon, owners of the renowned estates Château Haut-Brion and Château La Mission Haut-Brion, acquired the historic estate of Château Tertre Daugay in Saint-Émilion and…

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Posted on 2018.07.25 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

2015 Vintage Bordeaux – Affordable, Game-Changing Red & White

The 2015 vintage in Bordeaux should easily be the best vintage since 2010, with reds, dry whites and sweet wines all showing the potential for greatness. This Saturday we are kicking off the first of many tastings to explore the…

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Posted on 2018.07.11 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

Give the Gift of Wine: Mixed 12-pack of Top-Quality 2014 Bordeaux Half-Bottles in Wood Box

12-pack of Top-Quality 2014 Bordeaux Half-Bottles in Wood Box $330 If you’re looking for the perfect gift for the wine lover in your life – even if that wine lover is you – look no further than our mixed 12-pack of Bordeaux half bottles packed…

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Posted on 2017.11.30 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

Château Lillian-Ladouys – Unique & Inexpensive “Left Bank” Bordeaux

Château Lilian Ladouys (Saint-Estèphe 2014) Special 6-pack price: $146 (~$24/bottle) There are few places in France where the complex truths of terroir are explored with subtler articulacy than the “Left Bank” of Bordeaux. Although each of the top appellations share…

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Posted on 2017.11.10 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

Clearing 2012 Médoc Bordeaux

Château Haut-Maurac (Médoc 2012) Special 6-Pack Price: $117 ($19.50/bottle) We picked up the last few cases of the 2012 vintage of Château Haut-Maurac at a great price and are passing that savings on to you. Drinking at its peak, this…

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Posted on 2017.09.21 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

Saint-Émilion vs. Alto Adige Merlot Cage-Match

~$32 Château Fonroque (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2014) ~$43 Peter Dipoli “Iugum” (Alto Adige 2011) Representing Alto Adige is “Iugum” from Peter Dipoli. Just about every region in the world capable of growing…

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Posted on 2017.09.01 in Bordeaux, France, Italy, Saturday Sips, Trentino Alto Adige  |  Read more...

 

2014 Bordeaux PART VII, Pauillac & Haut-Médoc

This Saturday we will be continuing our tasting series of the excellent 2014 vintage in Bordeaux. Our seventh and last shipment takes us to possibly the most famous of the great “Left Bank” appellations, Pauillac. Touting three of the five “First-Growth”…

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Posted on 2017.07.19 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

2014 Bordeaux PART VI, Saint-Julien & Haut-Médoc

This Saturday we will be continuing our tasting series of the excellent 2014 vintage in Bordeaux. Our sixth shipment takes us to the smallest of the great “Left Bank” appellations, Saint-Julien. These are the classic Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends that put Bordeaux…

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Posted on 2017.07.12 in Bordeaux, France, Saturday Sips  |  Read more...

 

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