La Fleur Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend

Château Pape Clément

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

A full body with a ruby dark color. Drinking nicely, tanins are already soften, strong nose and an overwhelming palate with dark plums and matured dried fruits. — 23 days ago

Dave, "Odedi" and 2 others liked this

Château Léoville Poyferré

Saint Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

Château Léoville Poyferré 2014
Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France 🇫🇷

Overview
A distinguished Deuxième Cru Classé (Second Growth) from Saint-Julien, Château Léoville Poyferré has been elevated under the stewardship of the Cuvelier family and Michel Rolland’s consultancy. The 2014 vintage is a classic Bordeaux blend comprised of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot. This cooler year yielded wines with notable polish, freshness, and age-worthy structure.  

Aromas & Flavors
Expressive and refined, the bouquet opens with blackcurrant, cassis, and plum, framed by cedar, graphite, violets, and aromatic spice. The palate is layered with ripe red and dark fruits, along with hints of tobacco, pepper, and soft oak—a harmonious reflection of balanced ripeness and terroir depth.  

Mouthfeel
Medium to full-bodied, with smooth yet structured tannins and vivid acidity. The finish is long and mineral-tinged, echoing Saint-Julien’s limestone terroir while expressing both strength and grace.

Winemaking Notes
Vinified traditionally and aged in French oak barrels (predominantly new), the 2014 benefits from meticulous attention to extraction and maturation, resulting in elegant concentration and finesse.  

Food Pairing
Wonderful with roast lamb, herb-crusted beef, or rich mushroom dishes. Decanting for an hour enhances its layered complexity.

Verdict
A classic expression of Left Bank finesse and depth, Château Léoville Poyferré 2014 strikes an artful balance between fruit, structure, and refinement. Enjoy now with decanter or cellar it to explore its evolution over the next decade.Cheers!
— a month ago

Ted, ESF and 4 others liked this

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Bordeaux aromas and like opening the wine game box 😋
Still fresh colour and some tobacco and pencil shavings on palate.
Good claret that will improve further
— 2 months ago

Dave, Tom and 4 others liked this

Château Giscours

Margaux Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

Surprisingly good for such a young wine. Paired really well with steak dinner on this Friday night. Smooth, but firm with dark berries and earthy notes. Better than I expected — 2 months ago

Rob, Jay and 6 others liked this

Château Calon-Ségur

Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Held this wine for 43 years. drank on my 75th birthday. decanted -tasted delicious near perfect harmonies with the tannins and fruits. I was pleased. My last bottle out of six that I bought in futures in 1984.  — 2 months ago

Jay, Somm and 3 others liked this

Château Guiraud

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2004

Mary H
9.0

An older, more restrained Sauternes - fruit leaned austere, slightly reductive, more dates than peach. — 4 months ago

Dave and Billy liked this

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 1998

Great vintage for Pavie where the 98 right banks are drinking beautifully. This had layers of red & black fruits, spice box, graphite, damp earth, leather & tobacco — 23 days ago

Tom, David and 9 others liked this

Château Angélus

St. Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2016

All the stuffing, just not waking up. Cinnamon.
Hands off for a decade.
— a month ago

Bob, Jonathan and 8 others liked this

Château Rieussec

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2005

From 750-ml, this great Sauternes is hopelessly youthful at age 25, dried apricot, great acidity, long, lingering finish, top notch!! — a month ago

Jim Powers
with Jim
Jan, Zach and 8 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 1982

Boom. Still lively and fresh. Tannins present but smooth. Still has life left. What a treat. Well balanced. Medium long finish Really a privilege to experience — a month ago

David Stein
with David
Ira and Sagee liked this

Vieux Château Certan

Pomerol Red Bordeaux Blend 1988

Jol
9.2

37 ans Moins de nez mais suave et profond — 2 months ago

Andrew liked this

Château Rauzan-Ségla

Margaux Grand Cru Classé Red Bordeaux Blend 2013

Oak black currant, vanilla, black fruits. Earthy, elegancy and complexity. Still 10 years. Expecting! Rausan Segla 13 @, Vin, 250626 — 4 months ago

Ludger liked this

Château Cheval Blanc

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 1955

Vandermeulen. Perfect bottle! — 17 days ago

John, Thijs and 16 others liked this

Château Cantemerle

Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 1989

From 750ml with a couple hours of air, it’s showing bell pepper and ripe currant fruit with just a hint of leather, knit together by lovely acidity. At peak and excellent but with plenty of life remaining. — a month ago

Ron, Peter and 5 others liked this

Château Branaire (Duluc-Ducru)

St. Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2017

Medium weight and finish. The 2017 is drinking smooth and easy now. It is a nice bottle for sure but this isn’t quite my jam — a month ago

Somm, Dave and 2 others liked this

Château Figeac

St. Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

I truly wonderful St Emilion with velvety mouthfeel and lovely plum notes. A thoroughly enjoyable wine — a month ago

Somm, Ira and 4 others liked this

Château Beychevelle

Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2018

It is time for some Merlot on this #MerlotThursday. Let's bring Merlot back!

Nice color of dark ruby with a reddish rim.

Fruity nose of black currants, plums, cooked cherries, oak, licorice, chocolates, tobacco, herbs, spices, earth and black tea.

Medium plus in body with medium acidity and long legs.

Dry on the palate with black currants, black plums, blackberries, coffee, herbs, chocolates, light oak, licorice, spices, light earth, tobacco leaf and black pepper.

Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.

This is a delicious Merlot based blend from Saint Julien. Elegant and spicy. Fruit forward and chocolatey.

I've had a few vintages of this wine and it is very consistent and always delicious, especially with age.

This 7 year old 4th growth Bordeaux is starting to drink beautifully now, and will continue to age nicely in the next 10 to 15 years.

Well balanced, complex and interesting. Rich and inviting.

Good by itself as a sipping wine or with food.

A blend of 50% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Aged in (60% new) French Oak barrels for 18 months.

14.5% alcohol by volume.

92 points.

$150.
— 2 months ago

Dave, Doug and 16 others liked this

Château Haut-Brion

Graves Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

1st Growth Bordeaux comparison. Young, bold and bit more herbaceous than the rest and would benefit the most from good years lying down. Great potential. — 3 months ago

Andrew, Severn and 10 others liked this