Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Southwest France Winery: Château les Peyroulets / Bergerac A ripe wine from a fine Bergerac vintage, this is balanced without being weighty. It is a blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, giving both a fine tannic structure and plenty of black-currant juiciness. Drink this wine from 2018.

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Lynch-Bages / Pauillac 93-95 Barrel sample. Dark, balanced, but concentrated, a powerhouse of fruit and ripe spices. The tannins are in the same league, a wave of solid structure, giving support to the freshness of the final acidity.

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Troplong Mondot / Saint-Émilion 93-95 Barrel sample. Definite new wood aromas here, the wine impressively dense, structured. Then there is velvet, caramel wood layer that sneaks in to give a wine that has freshness, but great elegance.

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande / Pauillac 93-95 Barrel sample. A solid, almost chunky wine, but well balanced, the tannins fine and tight. The overall effect is of a wine that is warm and ripe, but there is also a tension there.

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Beau-Séjour Bécot / Saint-Émilion 93-85 Barrel sample. Mint and eucalyptus aromas are the hallmark of this tensely tannic wine, which relies on finely polished new wood as well as blackcurrant flavors. It is very dry, with a hard edge, but the potential balance […]

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Valandraud / Saint-Émilion 93-95 Barrel sample. Now in the mainstream of top Saint-Emilion wines, the former garage wine is packed with rich, juicy fruit. The acidity is a waft over the firm tannins. There is certainly plenty of new wood, but the opulent […]

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Margaux / Margaux 94-96 Barrel sample. A dense wine, but without huge power. It goes for the elegant side of Margaux, soft, beautiful. The black cherry fruits are lively, juicy, with extra fresh acidity. Not big, but definitely elegant.

Country: France / Barrel sample Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Léoville Poyferré / Saint-Julien 94-96 Barrel sample. A beautiful wine, with its fresh wood, lively blackcurrant juice flavors, and subtle tannins. It has a lift and liveliness to it, which sits easily over the firm structure.

Country: US / Secolo Red Wine Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California Winery: Sebastiani / Sonoma County This is the winery’s Meritage red, although with 75% Cabernet Sauvignon they could have bottled it as that variety. It’s nearly always Sebastiani’s best Bordeaux-style wine, but the ’05 is something of a letdown from past vintages. It’s elegantly […]

Country: US / Long Haul Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Mark Ryan / Columbia Valley (WA) Merlot (78%) takes the lead on this blend, with the rest Cabernet Sauvignon (14%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Petit Verdot (2%). Fragrant aromas of green tea, flowery herb, barrel spice and cherry aromas are followed by concentrated, silky-soft […]

Country: US / Cuvée Nolan Santa Barbara Highlands Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California Winery: Kuyam / Santa Barbara County Named after winemaker David Corey’s son, this 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 3% Merlot begins with nose-tickling scents of berry syrup and smoked cigars. The maduro cigar flavor consumes the palate, […]

Country: US / The Wanted Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Guardian / Columbia Valley (WA) This wine is mostly Cabernet Sauvignon (50%) and Franc (43%) finished off with Merlot. A blend of Stillwater Creek and Stonetree vineyards, it leads with fresh herb, game, black cherry and barrel-spice aromas. The flavors are more reserved than […]