Peter van den Besselaar

9.0

Vintage 2015 / To be honest I am not a great fan of Bordeaux Brands. Usually quality is decent to poor. This brand is new. The Bécot family puts it name on it. The winemaking is overseen by the same team as Château Beausejour-Bécot: “the same attention and care as it sibling”. Says the back label. Grapes from old vines. 84% merlot 13% cabernet franc 2% cabernet sauvignon 1% Malbec. It’s a truly good and juicy Bordeaux with expressive red fruit in smell, still ripe tannins and good backbone. Opens up with aeration, roundness. Very good basic Bordeaux from the Premières Côtes de Bordeaux. Great value for money. / Paired with venison — 12 days ago

Frank Kuo

9.4

Color of dark burgundy with some orange tone on the rim. Nose is nice with dried sweet strawberries, spice, hickory, some leather, mineral, cherry, all morphed together. Taste of still very solid acidity and tannins, chewy, fresh grapes, a bit zesty, a bit bitter, slightly sweet, and quite tasty. Aftertaste shows some more oak, mineral note, peppery, and some more ripe grapes. Very good to enjoy now. — 22 days ago

Craig Phares

8.9

Very drinkable. Lots of tannins and still young. Pine and black cherry notes. Probably better and more interesting in a few years. — 13 hours ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

8.9

@Plate&Bottle.

Third Course; Sheep Milk Ricotta Ravioli, Lemon, Wilted Spinach.

Richness & round interphase & wrap lemon nicely.


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Mike Lev

9.2

Dollar for dollar this challenges many merlot/cab franc 80/20 Bordeaux in the under $40 category. What a treat. Garagiste.com. ... brightness and structure, mocha, pepper, full body, length, but structured — 3 days ago

Ken Z

8.9

Forgot to take formal notes on this wine, but it was quite nice and an excellent value for around $10. Typical Bordeaux sauv blanc, with nice citrus and acidity. Nothing too complex.
88 -89 pt range. — 3 days ago

Tetsu Nakazawa

8.9

Ha il gusto complicato. E buono. Penso di comprare un paio di botteglia di nuovo se il prazzo sta stesso($15). Biodinamico certificato. — 13 days ago

Dean OO

9.7

Thought this was a well balanced full bodied wine.😋 — 5 days ago

Andrew Mueller

9.1

Balanced with lasting taste, not too heavy — 11 hours ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.1

These are good young but, needs 6-10 plus to really shine and show more on the palate.

The nose reveals; melon tropicals, stone fruits, white citrus, beautiful minerality, wet stones, yellow lilies and spring flowers.

The body is thick, rich and just touch waxy. Melon tropicals, pineapple, stone fruits, white citrus, gripping volcanic minerality, white spice, wet stones, yellow lilies and spring flowers. Excellent round acidity and balanced, well polished finish. Picks up 2-4 points with the right bottle age.

Photos of; Chateau Lynch Bages, Branded work shed in the middle of their Estate vines, old oak vats that have been sold or move as their remodel should be done next summer and Estate vines. — 13 days ago