Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Laroque / Saint-Émilion Now mature, this juicy, ripe wine has begun its change into secondary flavors. It’s still firm, with layers of spice and acidity, yet has developed a warm, rich density that will stay for several years.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château la Clide / Saint-Émilion Unlike the Primo cuvée from this estate, which is mainly Cabernet Franc, this is almost entirely Merlot. That makes for a rich wine with ripe tannins, red berry fruit and a complex structure. All this points to aging further, so drink […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Haut-Bernat / Puisseguin Saint-Émilion With 30% of the harvest aged in new oak, this is a spicy, toasty wine. That shows through in the firm tannins that back up the rich black fruit. Produced from 30-year-old vines, it has concentration and a fine, solid texture. […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Gauthier / Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux Eucalyptus aromas add to the ripe fruit in this wine to give both structure and fine potential. With its black plum flavors, rich texture and warm character, it’s impressive and ready to age. Drink from 2020.

Country: France / Tradition Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Chantemerle / Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux This wine is full of all the right elements, from juicy acidity to black currant fruit and a supporting layer of tannins. It has weight, concentration and delicious spice and berry flavors. Drink from 2020.

Country: US / Speedster Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California Winery: AuburnJames / North Coast This brawny, dry wine has oak, tannin and body in big portions, its dark color leading to cut wood aromas, tart black cherry and blackberry flavors and a firm, somewhat drying texture. It needs rich food as a pairing or more […]

Country: US / Sorella Champoux Vineyard Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Andrew Will / Horse Heaven Hills In a blind tasting, it’s hard to imagine many people would identify this wine as from Washington, due to the coolness of the vintage and the style. It’s almost impenetrable when first opened, with brooding notes of […]

Country: US / Reserve Cavalie Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Mercer / Columbia Valley (WA) This Bordeaux-style blend is mostly Merlot. Fragrant and spicy, it intrigues with a sensuous mix of brown spices, cumin, citrus and toast. Soft and open, it moves into the lush middle with blackberry and black cherry fruit, more spices […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Quinsac / Bordeaux Supérieur Firm and structured, this is a dense wine that has great tannins. It is concentrated and fruity with a solid core surrounded by ripe black-currant fruit. The smoky aftertaste is freshened with the acidity. Drink from 2019.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château la Roque de By / Médoc From one of the estates owned by the Pagès family in the northern Médoc, the wine is spicy and rich with tannins and blackberry fruit. As a contrast, it is shot through with attractive acidity that is a character […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Cap Royal / Bordeaux Supérieur Made by Jean-René Matignon, technical director of Château Pichon Baron in Pauillac, the wine is finely structured, showing polished wood aging. The velvet black fruits and fine acidity are already well integrated. Drink from 2018.

Country: US / Sevens424 Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Stevens / Yakima Valley This wine is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (39%), Cabernet Franc (29%), Merlot (19%), Malbec (9%) and Petit Verdot. It explores the first two varieties’s leafier sides, with aromas of garden herbs followed by graphite, orange peel and barrel spice. The […]