Wine

Organic/Bio Lower ABV The most common reason today for not drinking white Bordeaux is just not knowing what the heck it is. This lovely, no oak, example will fix that. From Graves, south of the city of Bordeaux, and the best white... Read More

Organic/Bio From a terrific, rocky, vineyard in Graves, it’s roughly equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot with around 5% Petit Verdot and a splash of Cab Franc, all aged in around 50% new oak. There's plenty of... Read More

Organic/Bio This is probably the single best Bordeaux value in the shop right now, mainly because the vintage is brilliant and the estate sells all they make without participating in the Bordeaux critics’ circus. From a... Read More

Organic/Bio In a few weeks from this writing, I’ll have dinner with winemaker Lou Rochet and get her to explain the details here. For now we know that this is about equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot with a dollop of... Read More

Here’s a terrific, hand-crafted, Bordeaux with big fruit, a velvet mouthfeel, and wide-open personality that invites enjoyment with summer cookouts and more elegant dinners, too. It’s about 85% Merlot plus Cabernet... Read More

One of the top wines of St Julien shines very brightly in the 2016 vintage and is delicious now with 20+ years of cellar growth ahead of it. As Vinous wrote after a 93 point 2024 tasting, The 2016 Gruaud Larose has a beautiful... Read More

Danielle Meunier's great-grandfather purchased this estate around 1860 and was winning awards in Paris by 1912. In 1959 her parents began bottling all of the production which Danielle continued on taking over in 1972. Although... Read More

Until 1920, the wines here were labeled “près Saint Emilion” reflecting the way the soils of its next-door neighbor continue into Castillon. And this blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc aged in old oak... Read More

One of the finest values in the shop, this is “the black wine” of Cahors at its most friendly and fun-loving. Around 85% Malbec and 15% Merlot given 18 months in concrete, it’s loaded with juicy black cherry,... Read More

Already delicious, this stylish Left Bank red on gravel soils is only going to get better over the next 10-15 years. It's showing excellent ripeness and an unusually silky mouth feel with pretty perfume from the 5% Cabernet... Read More

An excellent take on old-fashioned Bordeaux, clean and fresh like a modern wine but also stylishly austere and restrained. The 30-50 year old Merlot (80%) and Cabernet Franc (20%) vines are mainly on clay/limestone soils but with... Read More

Christophe Pinard took a different path to crafting this plump and easy-drinking Bordeaux Merlot. From a family of Cognac winegrowers, he came to Bordeaux in 1991, purchased 30 acres of land, and built himself barns, cellars and... Read More

Widely considered the finest wine from Lagrange in more than a decade, this is dramatic and intense on the nose and palate with beautifully balancing minerality and cut. As Vinous says in the 95 point review, The 2016 Lagrange... Read More

Roughly equal parts Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot deliver ripe fruit, plenty of graphite and underbrush and supple, dusty, tannins. Ready. As Suckling says in the 91 point review, “Some very attractive, toasty oak and bright,... Read More

Organic/Bio This release of our all-time best-selling rosé is even better than the very compelling 2023 edition of last year. Owner Gilles Pons continues to farm organically and prune and tend his vines to be ready to pick... Read More

83% Cabernet Sauvignon and 17% Merlot aged in 60% new French oak, this is a richer-feeling Pauillac with a refreshing mineral streak on the firm finish. Very enjoyable now and over the next 20 years.

A rich take on Bordeaux from 90% Merlot and 10% Caberent grown just outside the Right Bank's St Emilion plateau. In half-bottle especially, this is developing nicely and is wide-open to enjoy. As James Suckling says in the... Read More

Organic/Bio We think of Pomerol as being all about power, but Mazeyres goes the finesse route in 2019. As Vinous says in the 93 point review, “The 2019 Mazeyres is bright, effusive and so inviting. Blood orange, mint, rose... Read More

Moulinat is a true family estate in Entre Deux Mers, currently run by the 5th generation of the Sage family who have owned the property since the early 1800s. The vineyard is first rate, with calcareous limestone soils leavened... Read More

If you know the Tannat grape or the French wine region Madiran, you probably expect this to be a big, darkly fruited, super-rich, and VERY firmly tannic red. Nope. Peyros makes this one fresh and juicy, with plenty of black olive... Read More

This wants some time in decanter now (2 hours seems about right!), but then there's a lot to enjoy about the 2019 edition of the second wine of St. Estephe benchmark Phelan-Segur.

A fine value from next-door to more famous Saint Emilion in a generous 90% Merlot plus Cabernet Sauvignon red done all in steel and cement. A pleasing Bordeaux funk on the nose resolves to reveal fresh red and blackcurrant fruit... Read More

Fronsac on the Right Bank shares soil type with St Estephe on the Left Bank and displays some of the same power and grip as well. In a warm, rich, vintage, here that structure is matched with terrific dark fruit. As Suckling says... Read More

Organic/Bio If you've ever wondered why wine geeks are always trying to get people to drink Cru Beaujolais, this is the wine to try. Sure, it will get the 93 and 94 point ratings it gets every year by critics who love the... Read More

Organic/Bio Lower ABV Fabrice Closset and Valérie Closset-Gaziaux grew up in households dedicated to organic and biodynamic farming, studied soil science, helped introduce organic farming to communities in Africa, and then... Read More