Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Country: France / Château La Croix Saint-Pierre Grande Réserve Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Vignobles Carreau Selection / Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux This wine is juicy with wood and spice flavors. It has plenty of acidity to balance the tannins while the fruit will give it an attractive freshness as it develops. Drink from […]

Country: Argentina / Vineyard Selection Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Mendoza Province Winery: Finca Perdriel / Mendoza This is a supreme small-lot Argentine wine from lauded winemaker Jorge Riccitelli. The blend is 70% Malbec with 20% Cabernet and 10% Merlot. Aromas of loam, wild berry and vanilla are elegant and exciting. This is silky smooth, with […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Saint-André Corbin / Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion Grown in smallest of the so-called Saint-Emilion satellite appellations but within sight of Saint-Emilion’s church, the wine is finely balanced and impressive. It has the fruit and the acidity of the vintage: ripe while also crisp with black currants. Drink from […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Moya / Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux This is a ripe wine, already approaching maturity. It has rich tannins and a generous structure. The wine is full with plenty of black fruits and balanced acidity. Black currants and spices mingle easily. The wine will be ready […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château le Pey / Médoc This estate, belonging to the Compagnet family, is in the northern Médoc. Some firm tannins are contrasted with the attractive acidity and berry fruits to create a warm spicy wine. Almost equal amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot give a balanced […]

Country: France / Lagrave-Martillac Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Latour-Martillac / Pessac-Léognan The second wine of the Kressmann family’s Latour-Martillac, produced from young vines, has some of the same firm structure and ripe black-currant fruit. Everything is just that bit more mature, giving a ripe fruit-packed wine with a balanced core of tannins. […]

Country: France / Libelula Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château du Roc / Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux This is a special cuvée, produced from the estate of the Prissette family. It is certainly rich and dense but it also has a crisp edge coming from the black-currant fruits. The tannins are still firm and […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château de Parenchère / Bordeaux Supérieur The wine is balanced: it is firm with tannins and rich with berry fruits. It has a fine structure that will stand it in good stead as it matures. Drink from 2019.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Cruzeau / Saint-Émilion This 10-acre estate dates from the 16th century. Today, it has produced a solidly structured wine with firm tannins and a dense textured character. The black fruits are firm with considerable intensity and backed with spice and acidity. Drink from 2021.

Country: France / Grande Réserve Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Haut Claribes / Bordeaux Just the right amount of wood aging gives this ripe wine great style. It has juicy blackberry fruits to balance the spice and toast character, offering richness and a full, fruity character finished with acidity.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château la Jorine / Lussac Saint-Émilion Full in the mouth, this is a ripe wine, showing wood, dark plums and a firm layer of tannins. There is a good black-fruit feel, brought out by the wine’s acidity. This is serious and worth aging. Drink from 2017.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château au Pont de Guitres / Lalande de Pomerol This is rich, structured and full-bodied. It bursts with superripe Merlot, darkly tannic and dense. Rich berry and black plum fruits add their weight to this concentrated wine. Drink from 2016.