Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château d’Arcins / Haut-Médoc Owned by the Castel family, this chateau regularly produces attractive wines. This year, the wine is rich and still with its layers of dominant wood flavors. It also has a fine structure that will allow it to age. The finish brings in […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Bibian / Haut-Médoc Close to the Listrac vineyards and with the same ownership as Cap Léon Veyrin, this estate is on some of the same limestone soil as that appellation. The wine is structured and tight with firm tannins. The 55% of Merlot does suggest […]

Country: US / Beau Geste Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend America Winery: 3 Horse Ranch Vineyards / A blend of fruit from Idaho, Washington and Oregon, this wine offers high toned, barrel-forward aromas of cedar box, woodspice and orange peel. The palate brings smooth, soft, elegantly styled fruit and barrel flavors that linger on the finish.

Country: US / Henry’s Keep Proprietary Red Wine Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California Winery: Brandlin / Napa Valley From Mount Veeder comes this blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Malbec, 7% Petit Verdot and 6% Cabernet Franc. Cherry and vanilla dominate atop a thickness of oak and soft, smoky tannins. Juicy on the finish, it […]

Country: France / Premium Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Maison Hebrard / Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux This is a dry wine although the fruit does show potential. It is concentrated and firm, tannins foremost. Drink from 2019.

Country: France / Nectar des Bertrands Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château les Bertrands / Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux This Dubois family wine is soft and fruity with attractive blackberry fruits and light tannins. Drink this generous wine from 2018.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Larroque / Bordeaux Supérieur This is a dry wine, its fruit lost in the tannic structure. It has some fine acidity and could well open up as the young fruit matures. Try again from 2017.

Country: France / La Charmille Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château La Rame / Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux Red-jelly fruit flavors suggest the fruit for this wine was superripe. That gives an unbalanced character between the tannins and the fruit. Acidity at the end is a more hopeful sign.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Grossombre de Saint-Joseph / Bordeaux Supérieur With some firm tannins as well as solid structure, this is a dry wine that needs time to fill out. The fruit is there and will develop well over the next two years. Drink from 2018.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Fleur de Charme / Bordeaux Supérieur A ripe and smooth wine, this has balanced tannins, bright red fruit and acidity. It is fruity, rounded and with a fresh aftertaste. An easy wine, it is ready now.

Country: France / Cuvée Tradition Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château de Lisennes / Bordeaux Supérieur Red-currant fruit flavors shine through this light fresh wine. Although there are tannins, it is more about the crisp fruits and acidity. Drink this from 2018.

Country: France / Réserve Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Bonnet / Bordeaux There is plenty of red fruit here. The tannins are firm with a dry core and hints of bitterness. That needs to settle down so that the essential fruitiness of the wine can shine.