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RED BORDEAUX |
MEDOC |
| BXL-102. 05 GREYSAC, CBS Sweet black fruits and good new oak. 05 proportions, freshness, elegance. Great future./ The finesse of 05 claret. Some game notes and fine oak extras. Fine tannin. Superior to its appellation norms. Earns its classification. A keeper. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-103. 06 LACOMBE NOAILLAC 47% cabernet sauvignon, 45% merlot, 5% cabernet franc, 3% petit verdot. Aged in barrels, 15% new. Good quality oak influences. And the fruit is sweet, ripe, and dark for 06. Fine Medoc nose./ Again, the oak adds flattering complexity. Plenty of fruit volume. Well structured. Some grip and astringency still. That will pass. This is a very good value. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
HAUT MEDOC |
| BXL-105. 05 BARATEAU, CB Lots of oak. Vanillin especially. Plum, red and black fruits, fennel seed, cedar, cigar box. Shows fruit evolution from a long time in barrel./ Blackberry, black currant, and chocolate flavors. Nice and open knit now. Greater oak integration to come. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| BXL-106. 05 BARREYRES, CB WineDoctor: ‘The nose has plenty of expressive fruit, dried cranberry and crunchy cherry. It has a lovely cool style on entry, fresh and crisp, beautifully defined, with good delineating acidity. This is fresh and savoury rather than creamy or textured, but very good with it. A reserved style, which I think would do nicely in the cellar for a couple of years, but good now especially with food. 16.5/20 (July 2009).’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| BXL-107. 07 BEAUMONT, CB Very refined, pure, elegant, fruit forward, wonderful 07 style. Plus more substance than a lot of the 07s. Some new oak in the background, as in the 06. Geez, this is just a delight, a beauty./ Young, bright, fresh, sweet cabernet berry-currant fruit. Stylish, forward, tasty. All I could want in an 07 Haut Medoc. Good future too. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| BXL-108. 05 HAUT BEYZAC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-109. 08 HAUT PLANTEY Bright blackberry and black currant cabernet aromas. Crisp, wholesome 08 claret with good form and ripe fruit filling./ Blackberry and cherry fruit of adequate ripeness and density. Compact, with racy acidity. The tannins are not obtrusive. This could be brought to the table now. However, it will reward another year in the bottle with greater softness and fruit fulfillment. 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| BXL-110. 06 LABAT Half each cabernet sauvignon, merlot. The western extension of Chateau Caronne Ste. Gemme. Fine oak and fruit in tandem, both showing great finesse. The oak is sweet and spicy, the fruit-oak aromatic set complex./ Great, plummy fruit flavors. Well extracted. Plenty of stuffing. Grip, chewiness of peels extracts and fine-grained tannins. Well balanced. Long finish. Another successful Left Bank 06. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| BXL-111. 06 LIVERSAN Half each cabernet sauvignon, merlot. Aged in Alliers barrels, 25-30% new. Soft, sweet oak aromas complement ripe red and black fruits. Plum and blackberry. This has finesse and ease. A comfortable air about it. More like an 05 than an 06. Well crafted./ Again, the feel of both fruit and oak is soft and sweet, both cabernet and merlot showing flavor and texture identities. The balance of varieties and of fruit and oak is exemplary. Inviting, almost sassy. Especially for 06 claret. Most accomplished. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-112. 05 MOULIN ROUGE, CB Thick and firm. Good Cussac combo of Saint Julien roundness and Moulis toughness./ Plenty of black currant and tobacco qualities. Starts austere but opens nicely. The tannins are ripe. More class and less severity than any previous vintage. Best Moulin Rouge I’ve tasted. See again at age seven. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 26.99 each |
| BXL-113. 06 SENEJAC, CBS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| BXL-114. 07 TOURTERAN Rich fruit for the vintage. Good wood involvement too./ A solid Haut Medoc for the price. Cabernet sauvignon blackberry flavor and sturdy structure. Hints of cassis and spicy oak. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
ST ESTEPHE |
| BXL-116. 03 BEAU SITE, CBS Yow! Tremendous nose. Oak’s prominent and sophisticated, plus toast, yeast, currant, black fruits, cigar box. Intense and also earthy, like the smell after a rain. Big, sweet, generous, chocolaty nose of a ripe vintage./ New oak flavors of roasted nuts and mocha. Ripe, supple, gutsy, expressive. Surprising style and charm for a young St. Estephe. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 42.99 each |
| BXL-117. 07 TOUR COUTELIN Good and rich fruit for the vintage. Blackberry and black cherry, plus tobacco./ Price is attractive too. Some oak involvement. Better than the 03. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| BXL-118. 05 DE PEZ, CBE Just glows with fruit goodness. This is Saint Estephe at its best, from its finest gravel ‘croupes’ near the estuary. Full and masculine but not muscle-bound. This has breeding and sophistication as well as stalwart bearing. And the oak interweavings add complexity./ The palate is toughening up a little since 2008 tastings. Lots of the 05s are now going into hibernation–a natural and positive course of life cycle. Grand potential. 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 47.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
PAUILLAC |
| BXL-120. 05 GRAND DUROC MILON, CB Perfect poise of the vintage. A very nice expression of 05 fruit refinement and measured richness and beauty. Very classic cabernet-rich claret./ Blackberry, black currant, and cedar–that’s Pauillac cabernet! Solid and vigorous cabernet with a fine future. Age 2-3 years at least. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 35.99 each |
| BXL-121. 04 GRAND DUROC MILON, CB |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| BXL-122. 05 PEDESCLAUX 5ME Young and sturdy, with new-found oak sophistication not present in earlier years. This is serious stuff, Grand Cru in stature, and classic Pauillac in style. The tannins are civilized. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 57.95 each |
| BXL-123. 06 LA BECASSE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 42.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
ST. JULIEN |
| BXL-125. 06 AMIRAL DE BEYCHEVELLE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
LISTRAC |
| BXL-127. 05 LAUZETTE DECLERQ, CB Gets softer and more accommodating all the time. Was so stiff on the nose when it first arrived. Some nice oak to complement the fruit, which is nicely forthcoming and 05 elegant. Yes, refined, complex, and lovely cedar and spices range. Palate shows some tannic resistance–that’s promising. Ample, meaty. Going places. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-128. 05 FOURCAS DUMONT Listrac heft, body, and power. 05 largesse, potential./ 05 refinement. Good fruit richness and ripeness. Better than the 02, which I liked too. Best ever from this estate? 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
MOULIS |
| BXL-130. 05 CHASSE SPLEEN Wine Spectator 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 57.95 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
MARGAUX |
| BXL-132. 03 D’ANGLUDET, CBS Lots of cassis. Lovely pencil-box airs of a first-class cabernet. Compact, sturdy, deep. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 47.99 each |
| BXL-133. 06 FONTARNEY Second wine of Chateau Desmirail. Say, this is clarety, and it has Margaux floral perfume. Nice oak potpourri notes add complexity. A very nice 06. Oodles of fruit and finesse. And ripe enough too. Flirtatious. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| BXL-134. 04 PALMER ALTER EGO Real air of distinction here. Dense textured but also ever-so-Margaux stylish. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 64.99 each |
| BXL-135. 06 PAVEIL DE LUZE, CBS Fresh nose with Margaux elegance. No tart fruit of 06. All positive. Not as bearish as the 05. Pleasant surprise. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| BXL-136. 04 PAVEIL DE LUZE, CBS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| BXL-137. 04 PAVILLON ROUGE (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
PESSAC-LEOGNAN |
| BXL-139. 06 COUCHEROY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-140. 05 CRUZEAU Wine Spectator 90: ‘This shows crushed berry on the nose, with hints of sweet tobacco and cedar, soft tannins and a coffee, toasty oak and ripe fruity aftertaste. Subtle and interesting. Best after 2012.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| BXL-141. 03 LA LOUVIERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
| BXL-142. 01 BROWN Nicely burnished fruit with developed dry flower and moist earth aromatics. Mineral, smoke, brett, leather, animal. Yes, nice development, and quite accessible after a day’s aeration./ Good richness, with a maturing sweetness. Silky. Light, fine tannin. Graceful, with nice spice refinements. A pretty, old style northern Graves with brett and leather norms. Coming into drinkability. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 36.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
GRAVES |
| BXL-144. 08 DES PROMS CUVEE BELLEVUE Certified sustainable vineyard of 70% cabernet sauvignon, 20% merlot, and 5% each cabernet franc and malbec. Stylish, tangy, rich, dark berries. Violets. Graves rocks and gravel./ Dark and tight still. Well poised young 08, and a great value in Graves rouge. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-145. 05 PERRON Fresh, dark, floral and black earth tones of southern Graves. Good 05 fruit class./ Rich and supple, with good flesh and depth. Firm core of tannin. 3-5+ years to maturity. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| BXL-146. 05 CABANNIEUX ELEVE EN BARRIQUES Elegant as usual. The middle Graves purple flowers allure. Some oak involvement. I don’t remember that in earlier vintages. Well, maybe in 03./ Yes, wood and vanilla notes. Richer than usual. Good basis for aging. Liked by the group. 91++/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
ST EMILION |
| BXL-149. 06 CANTENAC, GC Not quite as special as the 05, but they’ve done a nice job with it. Have lightened up on the oak a little, as it should be. Fruit not as intense as the 05. But as I delve into it, there’s nice purity and precision. It’s well focused and well crafted all around. Just less brilliance than the 05./ An admirable effort in 06 and brings up my appreciation for the claret vintage, which is on the ascent with critics worldwide. Less range and depth than the 05, but not a small wine. Oak and fruit tannins yet to resolve. These mask and suppress some of the fruit sweetness and volume. Nice effort. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| BXL-150. 05 CANTENAC, GC magnum (M) Oh! Bottomless depth and beauty and class! Very classy and clear fruit and perfect oak harmony. Continues to impress./ Eau de vie like concentration, especially kirsch. Full 05 race, grace, charm, beauty, equilibrium. And full tannin yet. Grand Cru Classe. 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 67.95 each |
| BXL-151. 07 CANTENAC, GC half bottle (H) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 18.99 each |
| BXL-152. 05 GODEAU, GC Real 05 fruit quality and intensity with Saint Emilion Grand Cru volume and class. Speaks volumes and delivers a punch of blackberry and cassis, plus floral highlights./ Perfect 05 ripeness, plenty of merlot lushness. Firm core of tannin. Fine. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| BXL-153. 07 PICAU -PERNA (Limited Stock) New York Times 3 Stars - BEST OF TASTING: ‘Fresh, fragrant and balanced; distinctive berry and earth flavors; juicy and refreshing now, will improve for several years.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
LUSSAC-, MONTAGNE, & PUISSEGUIN-ST EMILION |
| BXL-155. 05 FONGUILLON, MONTAGNE Oak sophistication plus the richness, generosity, and fruit fulfillment of the vintage./ Sleek, sweet cherry-berry flavors and textures with oak-spice seasoning. Real depth and dimension. Very nice value. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| BXL-156. 05 PUYNORMAND VIEILLES VIGNES, MONTAGNE Lush, deep, sappy. Real old vines concentration. Plenty of new oak embellishments, including toffee./ Deep berry fruit. Pretty, engaging, delightful, really. Tannin spells potential. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| BXL-157. 07 PUYNORMAND, MONTAGNE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-158. 05 LYONNAT, LUSSAC Good creamy oak and ripe fruit. Super. Builds on an already dazzling heritage to achieve its highest quality ever in 05. Great 05 fruit quality, clarity, beauty. No ‘satellite’ rough edges./ Cherry creme, Cavendish, wood smoke, and roasted nut. Good body, fruit filling, extract, acidity, and positive astringency. Well proportioned, well framed for aging. Yow! Very long on the finish. My highest accolade: Complete. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 25.99 each |
| BXL-159. 06 HAUT GAZEAU, LUSSAC Nice nutty oak touch. Soft and warm, with a lush, burnished fruit forward aspect. Mulberry, cranberry./ Quite a bit of terroir intrigue. Nutty oak and warm fruit. Beguiling, contemplative. Different. Pleasing. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
POMEROL |
| BXL-161. 07 LA GRAVETTE DE CERTAN Second wine of Vieux Chateau Certan, the keystone Thienpoint family property. Class act. Full for 07. Still, it has the 07 fruit freshness and buoyancy. And Pomerol velvet. And good oak./ Yes, both 07 uplift and Pomerol velvet. Oak vanilla. Real VCC class. Lots of length. Will improve 3-4 years. Well liked by the group. 93+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 47.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
LALANDE DE POMEROL |
| BXL-163. 05 PERRON Incredible bounty of oak beauties and complexity. Overall rich and dense, really concentrated. First class claret. Big, savory, substantial mouthful of oak and fruit. Wow! 94+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 34.99 each |
| BXL-164. 05 LES CRUZELLES Owned by Denis Durantou of L’Eglise Clinet. Dark and compact to start. Hard to read at present; however, it strongly suggests 05 refinement. With aeration, ripe black fruits are forthcoming. Becomes spicy and seductive./ Tough, black, compact. Bully tannin. Big and ambitious for the A.C. Needs time in the cellar to warrant its price. Deserves 5+ years. 92++/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 42.99 each |
| BXL-165. 07 DE MUSSET Rich for the vintage. And quite frisky./ Plum and cherry flavors. Good value. Glad to have a good LdP for this price. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
CANON FRONSAC |
| BXL-167. 03 ST BERNARD (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
FRONSAC |
| BXL-169. 03 LES TROIS CROIX (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
COTES DE BOURG |
| BXL-171. 05 LE GALION Fresh, crisp, and spry. Fruity. Black cherry and spice. 05 refinement. 05 character is taking the lead./ Rich, burnished warmth of merlot at mid life. The foundations of bottle bouquet beginning to form. Keep aging 1-2 years for full fruition.. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-172. 06 DU NORBERT |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-173. 06 PRINCE TABOURG |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
1ERES COTES DE BLAYE |
| BXL-175. 03 GIGAULT (Limited Stock) 85% merlot, 15% cabernet. 03 ripeness. Some oak extras, like sweet vanilla creme. Well tuned fruit, juicy merlot berry, lavender, pepper, and spices. Blaye on steroids./ Good acidity and racy finesse. Good depth. Fat and engaging now, but plentiful, soft tannins promise age-worthiness. Really nifty for a Blaye. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| BXL-176. 06 LES TOURS PEYRAT VIEILLES VIGNES 80% merlot, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 5% malbec. Aged in barrel 12 months. A fine 06. Fabulously deep, smoky, and clear through and through./ Good material here, adequate fruit stuffing. Fine tannins. Perfectly presentable for current drinking.. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-177. 05 LES TOURS PEYRAT VIEILLES VIGNES (Limited Stock) Wall Street Journal: VERY GOOD. This wine came in #3 in the Journal’s recent 2005 Bordeaux tasting. Our notes: 80% merlot, 15% cabernet sauvignon, 5% malbec in clay over limestone, grown following biodynamic principles. Dense, luscious, black, liqueur-like but dry. Serious stuff, with definite old vines concentration. Very deep and concentrated fruit core. New oak adds a WOW factor./ Very pure and compact. Sleek and racy, lots of class. Superbly well assembled. Fine, fine fruit and all the rest. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
COTES DE CASTILLON |
| BXL-179. 05 JOUANIN PRESTIGE At Montbadon just east of Saint Emilion. A special cuvee commissioned by Vintex. All merlot from three sections of the estate producing the ripest fruit. Part aged in new barrels, half French, half American. Well, this continues to shine. Gorgeous purple fruit with floral overtones and lovely oak seasoning. Ripe, deep, sexy, boisterous./ Mmm. Cherry and cream taste. Fine grained tannins. Wonderful balance of fruit and oak, richness and acidity. Special. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
BORDEAUX SUPERIEUR |
| BXL-183. 05 D’ARGADENS Claret like lift and elegance, 05 stylishness./ Dense, with some solid wood character. Plump, burly fruit, with plenty of power, muscle. Well built. Really rich for its AC. Will improve 2-3 years at least. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| BXL-184. 05 ST BERNARD Very fine 05 claret nose with poise and concentration. Refinement too. Floral highlights./ Svelte texture and red cherry flavor. Friendly and accessible. Wonderful and total Superieur from 05. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
BORDEAUX |
| BXL-186. 04 BONNET (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| BXL-187. 05 BOIS NOIR Deep, sweet berry, cassis, mocha, and oak. Very concentrated and very nicely polished. Palate deep and chewy. Really has some extract and material. I like its future. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-188. 08 CAMARSAC Dark and wholesome, plenty ripe enough claret fruit. 08 Bordeaux red style seems much like that of other European regions. The dark stuff./ Dark berries, black cherry and currant. Has heft and power. Surely plenty ripe and substantial. Very nice future. 90+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-189. 05 FONTENILLE Red berries and lavender. Very seductive, cohesive, and rich. Lovin’ this nose!/ Yes, deep and dark fruited. The allure of 05. Very approachable already. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-190. 04 HAUT PASQUET Dark fruits, cedar, tobacco. Good richness. Decisive./ Solid base. Developing nicely. Lots of verve. Surprisingly full and fulfilled for the vintage. Plenty rich enough. Useful at the table now. Good value. 89/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| BXL-191. 07 LEYTRIE Gold Medal - Aquitaine. Sweet and ripe enough fruit. Good 07. Dark plum, cherry, and berry aromas. Spicy vigor./ Lovely 07 elegance, claret weight, levity. Finely etched acidity and fine grained tannins. This is real claret, and exemplary of what 07 can provide when it’s on top of its game. Very well liked by the group and thought a good value. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 11.99 each |
| BXL-192. 07 PAVILLON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| BXL-193. 05 SAINTE BARBE Very lush and creamy, forthcoming. Oak involved. Great fruit./ Extraordinarily wonderful right now. Oodles of generosity. And it’s upscale as well. Pretty awesome. 92/100.. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 17.99 each |
| BXL-194. 05 THEBOT Most impressive ever. Swollen up full and dark now, with more wood savors than I remember. Great black fruit depth–highly concentrated berry essences./ Full of fruit and oak concentration on the palate. Gives and gives. Full, fine tannin. Over-delivers. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-195. 05 THIEULEY (Limited Stock) This is pretty too. That 05 quality and just a glint of oak, discreet and well integrated./ Fine and juicy fruit with elegant claret lines. Hint of cocoa. Very fine tannin. One of the best Thieuley rouges I’ve tasted. Fine. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 16.99 each |
