Baron de Luze Cuvee Especial Bordeaux Blanc 2007
The Baron de Luze range was created in the mid-19th Century as a tribute to the founder of the wine merchants’ house, Baron Alfred de Luze. The wine is made from a selection of the best grapes and the best wines, the result of close collaboration between the winegrower and our...
Baron de Luze Red Bordeaux 2006
The Baron de Luze range was created in the mid-19th Century as a tribute to the founder of the wine merchants’ house, Baron Alfred de Luze. The wine is made from a selection of the best grapes and the best wines, the result of close collaboration between the winegrower and our...
Chateau Bernadotte 2000 Bordeaux
Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux This property (which borders Lafite, Mouton, and Pontet-Canet) is owned by the proprietors of Pichon-Lalande. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the 2000 is an elegant, nicely textured, smoky, sweet wine offering scents of caramels intermixed with black currants, cherries, cedar, and licorice. Supple-textured and lush, it should be enjoyed over the next 7-8 years. A sleeper of the vintage. - Rated 89, Robert Parker
Chateau Cap de Faugeres 2003 -Bordeaux
Madame Corrine Guisez, who owns the more famous St.-Emilion estate of Chateau Faugeres, has hit a home run with this terrific sleeper of the vintage. A large-scaled, opulently-textured, inky/purple-colored effort, it boasts a rich, sumptuous perfume of camphor, black raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. It is a rich, full-bodied wine to enjoy...
Chateau Cap de Faugeres 2003 Bordeaux 1.5L
Madame Corrine Guisez, who owns the more famous St.-Emilion estate of Chateau Faugeres, has hit a home run with this terrific sleeper of the vintage. A large-scaled, opulently-textured, inky/purple-colored effort, it boasts a rich, sumptuous perfume of camphor, black raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. It is a rich, full-bodied wine to enjoy...
Chateau Cap de Faugeres 2003 Bordeaux 375ml
Madame Corrine Guisez, who owns the more famous St.-Emilion estate of Chateau Faugeres, has hit a home run with this terrific sleeper of the vintage. A large-scaled, opulently-textured, inky/purple-colored effort, it boasts a rich, sumptuous perfume of camphor, black raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. It is a rich, full-bodied wine to enjoy...
Chateau Carlmagnus 2003 Bordeaux
Beautiful aromas of licorice and blackberries. Full-bodied, with fabulous fruit and silky tannins. A real beauty. Never tasted this before. Very well done. –JS - Rated 89-91, Wine Spectator
Chateau Clos Eglise 2000 - Bordeaux
The outstanding 2000 Clos L'Eglise boasts a saturated ruby/purple color as well as a sumptuous bouquet of espresso roast intermixed with creme de cassis, blackberries, and licorice. The wine is rich, textured, succulent, and impressively pure and long. (The finish goes on for a good 40+ seconds.) This is serious stuff and a sleeper of the vintage. Anticipated maturity: now-2015. -Rated 90, Robert Parker Rich and earthy, with berry, game and cherry aromas. Full-bodied, with soft tannins and a long, opulent fruity, vanilla aftertaste. Very well-done. Best after 2006. 4,165 cases made. –JS - Rated 90, Wine Spectator
Chateau Clos l'Eglise 2003 Bordeaux
This estate has been producing fabulous wines since 1997, with the finest four vintages to date including the 2000, 2001, 1999, and 1998. The 2003 is not up to the quality of those wines but one can’t say enough about the Garcin family, who, since their acquisition of this estate in...
Chateau Clos l'Eglise 2003 Bordeaux 1.5L
This estate has been producing fabulous wines since 1997, with the finest four vintages to date including the 2000, 2001, 1999, and 1998. The 2003 is not up to the quality of those wines but one can’t say enough about the Garcin family, who, since their acquisition of this estate in...
Chateau Clos l'Eglise 2003 Bordeaux 375ml
This estate has been producing fabulous wines since 1997, with the finest four vintages to date including the 2000, 2001, 1999, and 1998. The 2003 is not up to the quality of those wines but one can’t say enough about the Garcin family, who, since their acquisition of this estate in...
Chateau Clos l'Eglise 2003 Bordeaux 3L
This estate has been producing fabulous wines since 1997, with the finest four vintages to date including the 2000, 2001, 1999, and 1998. The 2003 is not up to the quality of those wines but one can’t say enough about the Garcin family, who, since their acquisition of this estate in...
Chateau d'Aiguilhe 2003 Bordeaux
This large (120+ acres) vineyard planted on limestone and clay soils is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, the 2003 was produced from yields of 28 hectoliters per hectare. It exhibits a dense purple color as well as a big, sweet nose of scorched earth,...
In 1992, Jean-Claude Rouzaud, oenologist and president of Champagne Louis Roederer, acquired and combined two Cru Bourgeois vineyards in the heart of the Medoc’s prestigious Saint-Estephe appellation: Château Picard and Château Beauséjour. Together, these properties make up what is now called Château Haut-Beauséjour.” In keeping with his passion for quality, Mr....
Chateau Haut Mazeris Canon Fronsac 2003 -Bordeaux
The compelling 2003 Canon-Fronsac is a modern-styled claret revealing loads of chocolate and creamy toasty oak giving it an espresso roast-like character. This dense purple-colored, flamboyant wine possesses sweet tannin, a voluptuous, opulent personality, full body, and loads of concentration. A sleeper of the vintage, it can be approached now, but will probably hit its peak in 3-4 years and last for 12-15. - Rated 91, Robert Parker Round and fruity with berry and light chocolate character, medium body and a caressing finish. Best after 2006. 1,330 cases made. -JS - Rated 86, Wine Spectator
Chateau Haut Mazeris Fronsac 2003 -Bordeaux
The 2003 Haut-Mazeris Fronsac is a broad, sensual, medium-bodied, dark plum/ruby-colored, beautifully made effort that is ready for current consumption. With a nice lushness as well as low acidity, it should drink well for 5-6 years. - Rated 87, Robert Parker
Chateau Joanin Becot 2003 Bordeaux
This 25-acre vineyard, planted on clay and limestone soils, consists of 25% Cabernet Franc and 75% Merlot. Michel Rolland’s top assistant, Jean-Philippe Fort, consults for the Becot family who owns this up-and-coming Cotes de Castillon superstar. The dense ruby/purple-hued, rich, full-bodied, powerful (14.8% alcohol) 2003 is both a hedonistic and intellectual...
Chateau La Grange's environmentally friendly process implies daily participation in the vine growing, wine making and wine ageing, in order to make the wine they want to produce. Their aim each year is to make a natural wine, charming, complex, well balanced, with its personality, the best representative of the vintage...
Chateau La Vieille Cure 2003 -Bordeaux
The following sleeper of the vintage strongly suggests that La Vieille Cure is becoming one of Fronsac’s two or three finest estates. The finest wine yet made at La Vieille Cure, the 2003 should be on the shopping lists of consumers seeking tremendous quality/price rapport. Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by sweet aromas of scorched earth, black raspberries, creme de cassis, and notions of cherries, smoke, and crushed rocks. This big, full-bodied, dense, captivating wine is structured as well as exceptionally long. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2018+. - Rated 92, Robert Parker This is really beautiful and balanced, with berry and light vanilla character. Full-bodied, densely balanced yet refined and caressing. Beautiful wine. From American owner Colin Ferrenbach. Best after 2006. 4,830 cases made. –JS - Rated 90, Wine Spectator
Chateau Lanessan 2000 - Bordeaux
Haut Medoc Bordeaux I am not sure this wine does not deserve an outstanding score. It is one of the finest Lanessans I have tasted over the least 20 years. A generous Lanessan, with a deep ruby/purple color and a classic nose of cedar, spice box, black currant, plum, and earth, the wine has sweet tannin, medium to full body, loads of concentration, and a long, layered finish, with light to moderate tannin. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2015. - Rated 89, Robert Parker Perfumed red, with floral, currant and dark chocolate aromas. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a medium finish. Delicate red. Best after 2004. 23,330 cases made. –JS - Rated 86, Wine Spectator
Chateau Mont Perat 2003 -Bordeaux
A delicious offering from the Despagne firm, which clearly knows how to produce budget-priced Bordeaux that can compete with some of the region’s more hallowed names, the 2003 Mont Perat exhibits abundant quantities of cedar, barbecue smoke, spicy herbs, and black cherry and currant fruit. Like all the Despagne wines, it possesses loads of character and soul. Enjoy it during its first 2-4 years of life. - Rated 87, Robert Parker
Chateau Moulin Haut Larroque 2003 -Bordeaux
Made by dedicated proprietor Jean-Noel Herve, this superb offering is a sleeper of the vintage. It exhibits a dark ruby/purple color in addition to a fragrant perfume of blackberries, cherries, smoke, and licorice. Medium to full-bodied with superb purity as well as fruit, moderately high tannin, and admirable persistence, this wine is well above its pedigree. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2019. - Rated 90, Robert Parker Thick and rich, with jam and tart character. Medium- to full-bodied, with soft tannins and a jammy finish. –JS - Rated 85-88, Wine Spectator
Moulis, Bordeaux A serious red, as one has come to expect from this impeccably run estate, the 2000 Poujeaux exhibits a dense ruby/purple color, a sweet nose of black currants, minerals, and earth, excellent texture, impressive purity, and a long, concentrated, moderately tannic finish. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2016+. - Rated 88, Robert Parker A wine with delicious berry, nutmeg and fresh tobacco character, with just a hint of vanilla. Medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Impressive. Very fine. Much better than from barrel. Best after 2008. 25,415 cases made. –JS - Rated 90, Wine Spectator
Chateau Puygueraud 2003 Bordeaux
A blend of 60% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Malbec, the nearly outstanding 2003 Puygueraud may be the finest wine this estate has ever produced. A late harvest ensured a deep ruby/purple-tinged wine with terrific ripeness, loads of black fruits, underbrush, incense, and Asian spices. This full, powerful effort should age for a minimum of 10 years. - Rated 89, Robert Parker Blackberry and cherry aromas, with hints of vanilla. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a delicious finish. Plenty in the bottle here. Good value. Best after 2010. –JS - Rated 89, Wine Spectator
Haut Medoc, Bordeaux Senejac's regular cuvee of 2000 is sweet, rich, ripe, medium-bodied, and deep ruby/purple-colored, with plenty of fruit, good textural impact, and a long finish. It should drink well for 5-7 years. - Rated 87, Robert Parker Ripe plum and spices on the nose. Medium-bodied, with a lovely silky core of fruit and tannins and a long, fruity and chocolaty finish. Best after 2005. 6,665 cases made. –JS - Rated 88, Wine Spectator
Chateau Tour de Guiet Cotes du Bourg 2003
"A selection of Valandraud’s Jean-Luc Thunevin, this big, sexy, plump Cotes de Bourg is undeniably a sleeper of the vintage. Aromas and flavors of melted fudge, black cherries, forest floor, and earth emerge from this medium-bodied, supple-textured wine. It will offer delightful drinking over the next 2-3 years." - Rated 88,...
Chateau Valmengaux 2003 Bordeaux
This seriously run property, located on a plateau not far from Fronsac, is planted with 83% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc. It is run by Vincent and Beatrice Rapin, whose father owns Ferrand-Lartigue. A sleeper of the vintage, the 2003 Valmengaux is a modern-styled, richly fruity claret with plenty of new oak characteristics, a beautiful texture, good weight to its blackberry and cassis fruit, and fine purity as well as depth. It should drink well for 5-6 years. - Rated 89, Robert Parker Lots of good fruit in this user-friendly wine, with soft tannins and a fruity finish. Delicious. A bit jammy, but clean. –JS - Rated 85-88, Wine Spectator
Chateau Vrai Canon Bouche 2003 Bordeaux
This noble effort, displaying terrific purity, power, and richness, provides further evidence that Canon-Fronsac’s cool terroirs were beneficial in the torridly hot, dry summer of 2003. An inky/ruby/purple color accompanies aromas of violets, blueberries, and crushed stones. Powerful, rich, and generous, this sleeper of the vintage should be at its finest between 2006-2014. - Rated 88-90, Robert Parker
Chateau Vrai Canon Bouche 2003 Bordeaux 1.5L
This noble effort, displaying terrific purity, power, and richness, provides further evidence that Canon-Fronsac’s cool terroirs were beneficial in the torridly hot, dry summer of 2003. An inky/ruby/purple color accompanies aromas of violets, blueberries, and crushed stones. Powerful, rich, and generous, this sleeper of the vintage should be at its finest between 2006-2014. - Rated 88-90, Robert Parker
A sleeper of the vintage from the Cotes de Bourg, this dense, ruby/purple-colored offering shows plenty of black currant fruit intermixed with licorice, earth, and even a hint of truffle. The wine is medium-bodied, pure, and nicely textured. Drink it over the next 6-7 years. - Rated 89, Robert Parker
Hound Dog Sweet Raspberry Tea Vodka
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Premius Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot
Vivid cherry and currant aromas open to notes of leather, mocha and cedar underneath. The palate flavors echo the nose, while a smooth texture in the mouth and integrated tannins lead to a long finish.
