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Chateau Leoville Las Cases 2018 Saint-Julien
$379.99Bordeaux France
Jeb Dunnuck 100 Rating
Pure magic and one of the finest expressions of this estate I could imagine, as well as a perfect wine, the 2018 Château Léoville Las Cases comes from a mix of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, and 9% Cabernet Franc that spent 19 months in (I believe) all new French oak. Its dense purple color is followed by a profound wine loaded with notions of crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, melon, crushed stone, tobacco, and violets. Full-bodied, concentrated, and massive on the palate, yet also incredibly well delineated and precise, it has a wonderful mix of seemingly ripe, sunny fruit from a warm year yet the minerality, purity, and precision of a cooler year. This wine is going to be just about immortal; however, do your best to hide bottles for a solid 10-15 years. R37-2 SP59-4 -
Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2018 Saint-Julien
$169.99Bordeaux France
Jeb Dunnuck 100 Rating
Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than the 2010 and 2016, the 2018 Château Léoville Poyferré is a total thrill that tops out my scale. Based on 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, its dense purple hue is followed by an incredible, full-bodied monster of a wine that, despite massive amounts of fruit, tannins, and extract, still stays weightless and ethereal, with incredible purity. Loaded with notions of crème de cassis, spring flowers, tobacco, violets, charcoal, and cedar pencil, it's extraordinarily concentrated, flawlessly balanced, and has a finish that won't quit. This is a legendary wine in the making. Give bottles 7-8 years, a decade would be even better, and it will keep for 40-50 years. Hats off to the Cuvelier family for another extraordinary wine! SP59-3 -
Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2020 Saint-Julien
$149.99Bordeaux France
Jeb Dunnuck 98 Rating
The Grand Vin 2020 Chateau Leoville Poyferre, which is released in a stylish black bottle commemorating a century for the Cuvelier family, is reminiscent of the 2016 with its powerful, concentrated, yet vibrant and inward style. Pure creme de cassis, melted chocolate, loamy earth, graphite, and some spicy nuances all define the aromatics, and it’s full-bodied, with a stacked mid-palate, nicely integrated oak, ripe tannins, and one hell of a great finish. This is another utterly brilliant wine from this team, which has been producing First Growth quality wines for many years now. The blend of the 2020 is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, aged in 80% new barrels, hitting 13.58% natural alcohol and a pH of 3.81. Best After 2028. SPBX-6 -
Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2018 Red Pessac-Leognan
$199.99Bordeaux France
Jeb Dunnuck 100 Rating
The 2018 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a rock star of a wine and is based on a unique blend of 37% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 29% Merlot that was brought up in 80% new French oak. Offering a deep ruby/purple color as well as a thrilling bouquet of blackcurrants, smoked tobacco, chocolate, violets, damp earth, and truffle, it hits the palate with a full-bodied yet almost understated, building style that carries ripe, supple tannins, gorgeous amounts of smoky black fruits, and an endearing, layered, multi-dimensional texture that keeps you coming back to the glass. A dead ringer for a great vintage of Haut-Brion, it is far from unapproachable today yet needs 7-8 years of bottle age for the fireworks to develop and will have 50-years or more of longevity! Hats off to Guillaume Pouthier for a magical, seamless, singular beauty! SP58-18 -
Chateau Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2020 Red Pessac-Leognan
$149.99Bordeaux France
Vinous 100 Rating
The 2020 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a total stunner. For the first time I can remember, Les Carmes Haut-Brion marries all of its elements so well that nothing stands out. In the past, the high percentage of Franc and/or the whole clusters were evident. The 2020 is the first modern vintage in which all the elements are so well balanced. Dark red/purplish fruit, rose petal, mint, lavender, dried herbs and incense all build in a ravishing Pessac-Léognan that will take your breath away. The 2020 is 40% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 26% Merlot, picked between September 14 to 26, which is early here. Whole cluster was 55%. Vinification took place over five weeks, using very gentle extraction, with no pumpovers or punchdowns. Aging was 80% new oak, 11% 18hL foudres and 9% amphorae. In tasting, the 2020 is simply magnificent. There are no soloists, just the most exceptionally vivid, breathtaking orchestra imaginable. The 2020 is a masterpiece from Technical Director Guillaume Pouthier and his team. Don’t miss it! SPBX-6 -
Château les Clauzots 2018 Graves Blanc
$19.99 – $102.00Bordeaux France
Enjoyabilityfactor 91 Rating
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With its beautiful yellow color with bright green reflections, this Graves Blanc wine offers a delicate bouquet of boxwood flowers, broom and fruit on the nose, quite complex on the whole. On the palate, the attack is fuller, suave and greedy. With its very aromatic finish and a beautiful freshness, this Graves Blanc wine is of great elegance.
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Chateau Les Grandes Mottes 2019 Bordeaux Superieur
$14.99 – $144.00France
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Deep cherry in color, it has an earthy smell. It's a medium bodied wine with ripe cherry and black tea flavors. There's also a strong tannic structure that you get full blast if you swish it around a while before swallowing.
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Chateau les Gravettes 2016 Red Blend Bordeaux Superieur
$16.99 – $156.00Bordeaux France
James Suckling 91 Rating
A firm, lightly chewy Bordeaux with currant and wet-earth character. Some walnuts, too. It's medium-to full-bodied with juicy fruit and tannins and a flavorful finish.
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Chateau Les Hauts de Pez 2018 Red Blend
$24.99 – $252.00Saint-Estephe Bordeaux France
Les Hauts de Pez, the Château’s second wine, is also in the Saint Estèphe appellation. Certified Terra Vitis, it enjoys the same care and attention as the first wine, in both the vineyard and the cellar, and benefits from the same state-of-the-art equipment and the same exacting standards. Bright ruby color with good intensity. Fresh red fruits on the nose, delicious mouthfeel with well-wrapped tannins and a nice return on the fruit on the finish.
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Buy this one by the 12pk for $21.00 bottle
