Blind Tasting of 2009 Pomerol wines.Third in a four-part series In October, I ate the grapes from the vines and sorting tables at the châteaux in Bordeaux. If you were a grape, you were plump and ...

Unbeknownst to you, your favourite wine is most likely produced from merlot grapes. French wine from the Bordeaux region is ...

Castillon Cótes de Bordeaux. 2017. 95 points. This 14.5% alcohol Merlot in individually numbered bottles includes subdued and semi-complex aromas of fudge, licorice, black pepper, cumin ...

Food Wino confidential: black, broke & in Bordeaux By miami staff. Updated February 07, 2019 5:47 AM ...

Bordeaux's so-called "second wines" are exceptional, ... Ségla is the label for their second wine.) ... a dark mineral component complements ripe black fruit notes.

100 Amazing Wines 2022: 16 Bordeaux-style red varietals & blends. Approximately 2,000 wines were evaluated in 2022 for the Amazing 100 list, to discover fine wines in all styles, from a diversity ...

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...

Second label French wines yield value and access. By Lyle Norton; Jan 24, 2021 Jan 24, 2021 ... First growth Grand Cru wines from Bordeaux Chateaux like Château Lafite Rothschild, ...

Les Tourelles de Longueville 2001/2003 ($29): With a cedary Pauillac bouquet and complex fruit, the second label of Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron is impressive in the 2001 and 2003 vintages.

Second Label Bordeaux. April 3, 2001. ... This grand cru classe Bordeaux from Saint-Julien garnered a head-spinning 96 points from Robert Parker in the kingmaking Wine Advocate newsletter.

Bordeaux is the most famous wine in the world. 2013 Fortress Cabernet Sauvignon, Sonoma County (83 percent cabernet sauvignon, 8 percent petit verdot, 5 percent cabernet franc, 2 percent syrah, 2 ...

These 12 wines, made by vignerons and not grand estates, are classically refreshing and altogether inviting. By Eric Asimov Sales of Bordeaux in the United States took off last year, rising by 24 ...