Château Barde Haut

Château Sociando-Mallet

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2012

I think this is peaking. From a marginal year but really nice. Lots of cedar and a little roasted peanut note augmenting some nice, mellow cassis fruit on the nose. A big whack of intense flavors on initial entry, with tannins still there but softening. A teensy bit drying on the finish, but damn this is nice with grilled butterflied leg of lamb with garlic and rosemary. — 5 days ago

Bob, Jay and 14 others liked this
Doug Powers

Doug Powers

As you probably know, I love Sociando Mallet, though I prefer them older, but that’s just WTSO Al preference. But their wines are always solid and also reasonably priced by Bordeaux standards!

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1990

A bretty nose… gravel and iron and sour black cherry. Some lush fruit underpinning. Intense on the palate. Perhaps too much Brett? — 8 days ago

Walker StrangisDavid Schachter
with Walker and David
Tom, Jay and 10 others liked this

Château Haut-Bailly

Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend 2024

This guy is blooming. Very fine and complex nose with indefinite notes but of ample bouquet. It enters serious in the mouth without missing any bit of intensity.
Actually gaining more and more focus the longer the aftertaste.
Literally a beautiful finish.
Linger and simply wow.
Just 96 because the intensity and the weight is not quite consistent but this is a gorgeous wine.
— 8 days ago

Paul liked this

Château Lanessan

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1986

Very cool bottle of 1986 Lanessan: not complex but truly well done and ready to drink. — 15 days ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, Peter and 2 others liked this

Château Belgrave

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2024

Gentle and feminine. Light and balanced. Nice wine  that reflects the vintage without overextracting strange flavors. — 11 days ago

Paul liked this

Château Haut-Marbuzet

St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2000

Was a slightly off bottle with some issue with the cork. Still was a good drink. — 20 days ago

Jose Roberto Palazzoveronique paillardAdriana Pagliano
with Jose, veronique and 1 other
Adriana, Anthony and 1 other liked this

Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1995

From a recently opened owc that was showing red, black fruits with some plum, cedar, leather, spice box, cigar box & tobacco — 9 days ago

Jeroen, Jan and 7 others liked this

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

On nose, Toastiness, blackcurrant, spices, chocolates, floral, sweet notes, complex aroma

On palate, its Elegant structure, silky, mellowed acidity, red cherries, red currants, its bright and fresh. The best cantermele i have tasted so far.
— 20 days ago

Andrew, Douglas and 4 others liked this

Château Barde-Haut

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Super earthy at first, but with air the fruit/earth balance is equilibrating. Loads of irony/clay notes in the nose, with dark plummy fruit. Tannins are integrating but still present. This presents more like a 20th Century right bank wine than what is usual now, with fruit and softness but no overripeness and a nice sense of restraint. — a month ago

Rebecca Anne Casagrande
with Rebecca
Pooneet, Douglas and 16 others liked this

Château Bernadotte

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

6 corners wine <$20. Very drinkable — 21 days ago