Château Haut Caillou

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2020

Delectable seems to be having troubles again. This wine is so young, I let it breathe for an hour while I prepped dinner, and it was still pretty tight. After dinner it began to open up with bright red fruit and a hint of florals on the nose. Also some faint brett.
Flavors include tart strawberries, blueberries, cedar and pipe tobacco. Nice, long ending. Not very complex, but well structured and delicious. And a great value!
Listening to early Elvis.
— 8 days ago

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Dave

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Most definitely @Joel Lara
Tegan Marriott

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Very nice QPR!
James K

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Amazing QPR, but it’s so tight you have to be patient and wait years!

Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

Dark cherry, black pepper and a bit of vanilla on the nose. Lovely mellow tannins and a lingering aftertaste. — 23 days ago

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Château Cantemerle

Les Allées de Cantemerle Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

2015 vintage. This is a very impressive second wine that outperforms the grand vin from lesser vintages. More proof of the ageing capacity of even affordable Bordeaux. Terrific value at less than 20 euros. — 2 months ago

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Château Sociando-Mallet

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2010

No notes. Bottle offered to my friend and kept since then, again for a decade or more. Superb currently, can be kept for another 5 to 7 years easily. Cassis, oak and firm tannins, strong acid drive, tar and cigar on the nose. Great stuff ! — 2 months ago

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nice, great domain
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Château Belle-Vue

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

2014 vintage. From the (great) pre-Treasury period, this is a classic Haut-Médoc, well-situated between Giscours and Cantemerle. Solid colour, with little evolution for the vintage. Cassis, cedar, violets and spices. — 3 months ago

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1994

Classic La Mission nose that is in a perfect spot showing red & black fruits, cedar, leather, earth, graphite, spice box along with sweet tobacco — 4 months ago

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Château La Lagune

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Still tasting well — 2 days ago

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Domaine Huet

Le Haut-Lieu Sec Vouvray Chenin Blanc 2019

@ our annual ‘winter’-BBQ… 😎

Served with cedar smoked salmon, hints of black bean sauce, chili and ginger 😍
— 17 days ago

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Le Clos du Caillou / Domaine du Caillou

Les Quartz Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2023

🍷 The epitome of elegance in Châteauneuf-du-Pape

☝️ This is not your average high octane CNdP rouge. It’s a pristine, beautiful expression from the Le Clos du Caillou.

😆 We were fortunate to visit this family-run estate in the spring, an informative tour led by Marilou Vacheron, who’s helping to lead winemaking for the estate. Un grand merci for your generosity, Marilou!!

🪨 The soil behind Les Quartz are some of the region’s most distinctive, coming from the lieu-dit “Les Cassanets” with sandy soils beneath a layer of quartz-rich pebbles.

👌 This unique soil is known to produce wines of purity, finesse, and lifted aromatics.

🍇 This cuvée is primarily Grenache next to Syrah, harvested by hand, and fermented in oak through the work of native yeast. The Grenache and Syrah were each aged in oak (different vessels) for 14 mos.

👀 The result is concentrated and lifted with blue and black fruits such as blueberry, mulberry, muddled black cherry, next to peppercorn, meat, violets, crushed stone, clove, vanilla, black licorice, cardamom, and earth.
— a month ago

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Great stuff, as usual, Vanessa! Something else that I find pretty interesting about “Les Quartz” is that the Les Cassanets lieu dit is right next to Chateau Rayas….so they share very similar soil. The main difference is the exposure; Rayas is more north facing and protected.
Vanessa

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@Jay Kline This is a fun fact—thank you for sharing it! Top quality terroir behind this wine. And considering its price point, it’s an insane value.
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@Vanessa certainly better than Rayas 😅😩

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Dusty floral, rose and Violet. Slight cherry on the tongue. Brief tannins. Crushed black fruits. Almost seems like some Sonoma wines we’ve had. Very delicious.  — 2 months ago

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Grand Cru Classé de Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2021

Incredible wine! So smooth and with a fantastic finish. Not sure I’d pay $250 for it though. — 3 months ago

Château Barde-Haut

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

I loved the flavor and finish of this. Great smell and one of the few deeper reds I can drink without food—but also thoroughly enjoyed it with our surf and turf dinner. Would buy again for a dinner party wine. — 4 months ago

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2001

Medium ruby garnet , medium garnet rim . This is quite aromatic with dusty summer fruits , tobacco , burnt embers , quite classic . On the palate this is quite strict with refreshing acidity , spicy mix fruits , slightly gritty tannins. Quite good length , with dusty , grafite tinged finish . Quite classic and lean in style , with good balance and length . Perfect now and over the next 10 years . — 15 days ago

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Pessac-Léognan Blanc White Bordeaux Blend 2021

Beyond delicious with layers of soft and ripe orchard and pitted fruit, mango, papaya, next to notes of white tea, cream, wet stones, lemongrass, & fennel fronds. — 17 days ago

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Château Haut-Bailly

Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

This had mostly black fruits, graphite, earth, menthol, spice & tobacco. This is just starting to enter its drinking window with many years ahead. — a month ago

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Château d'Arcins

Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Red Bordeaux Blend 2025

2025 vintage. This is the final blend, still in the barrel. The first vintage for both young in-house winemaker Lucas Puyo and consultant Éric Boissenot. A very positive evolution for this extremely reliable Château, with Cabernet Sauvignon dominating the blend for the first time (60%), with 20% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot. — 2 months ago

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Château Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 1966

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9.9

a timeless piece — 2 months ago

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M. Chapoutier

Domaine de Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem Syrah Blend 2020

Cherry red. Black Fruity matured. Good concentration. Black pepper is not much. Fermented flavor.
Fruitiness M+ Sweetness M Acidity M Tannin M Soft Bitterness M Body M Finish M %
Balanced Concentrated M. Chapoutier Domaine de Bila Hait Occultum Lapidem Syrah Blend 20 @1000, city, 260629
— 4 months ago