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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 HAUT BEYZAC |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-106. 05 LE HAUT MEDOC DE BEYCHEVELLE (Limited Stock) Is this what used to be known as Les Brulieres de Beychevelle? Good cabernet black currant fruit. More openly woody than in the Bateau Prestige. Pretty Beychevelle style fruit and flowers under./ Classy and elegant. True Haut Medoc distinction. Lovely, spicy, balanced new oak influences. Ambitious. I like its prospects. Give it 3+ years of aging. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 34.99 each |
| BXL-107. 08 HAUT PLANTEY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 13.99 each |
| BXL-108. 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-109. 04 LAROSE TRINTAUDON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 21.99 each |
| BXL-110. 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-111. 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-112. 06 SENEJAC, CBS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
ST ESTEPHE |
| BXL-114. 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-115. 05 MOULIN DELILLE (Limited Stock) Firm but lovely 05 fruit quality. No clay, no herbs of backwoods Saint Estephe./ Big and sturdy, with evident cabernet structural strength and black currant fruit. Muscular, but not without 05 polish. Needs time. Great price! 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-116. 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: 42.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
PAUILLAC |
| BXL-118. 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-119. 04 GRAND DUROC MILON, CB |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
| BXL-120. 03 GRAND DUROC MILON, CB Great price for a Pauillac these days. Pauillac style and build. 03 ripeness. Plentiful for the price. 92/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
| BXL-121. 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-122. 06 LA BECASSE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 42.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
LISTRAC |
| BXL-125. 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-126. 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-128. 05 CHASSE SPLEEN Wine Spectator 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 57.95 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
MARGAUX |
| BXL-130. 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-131. 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-132. 05 MARQUIS D’ALESME BECKER, 3ME |
| How Many bottles/singles: 47.99 each |
| BXL-133. 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-134. 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-135. 04 PAVEIL DE LUZE, CBS |
| How Many bottles/singles: 33.99 each |
| BXL-136. 04 PAVILLON ROUGE (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 54.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
PESSAC-LEOGNAN |
| BXL-138. 06 COUCHEROY |
| How Many bottles/singles: 19.99 each |
| BXL-139. 03 CRUZEAU 55% cabernet sauvignon, 43% merlot, 2% cabernet franc. Sweet and smooth fruit, with a nice, suave oak veneer and pencil-box highlight. Sleek, handsome, fashionable. Elegant, poised, well defined. Richness, density, and depth of the vintage./ Sweet and spicy. Lovely soft black fruits and cedar highlight. Polished, full, ripe, nicely tuned. Fine texture, tannin, depth, length. Good Lurton craftsmanship here. Enjoys the ripeness of the vintage and gives it refinement. Well liked by the group. 91/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 29.99 each |
| BXL-140. 03 LA LOUVIERE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 41.99 each |
| BXL-141. 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-143. 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-144. 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-147. 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-148. 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-149. 06 CANTENAC, GC half bottle (H) 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: 16.99 each |
| BXL-150. 03 FLEUR CARDINALE, GC Parker 91: ‘Superb scents of roasted herbs, meat, black cherry jam, cassis, licorice, smoke, and a hint of truffles. This flavorful, up-front wine combines power and concentration with a sense of elegance and balance. Enjoy this savory, expansive, exceptionally pure 2003 over the next 10-15 years. It is unlikely to shut down.’ |
| How Many bottles/singles: 48.99 each |
| BXL-151. 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: 36.99 each |
| BXL-152. 07 PICAU -PERNA 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-154. 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-155. 06 PUYNORMAND, MONTAGNE |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-156. 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 |
RED BORDEAUX |
POMEROL |
| BXL-158. 05 HERMITAGE MAZEYRES (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 31.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
LALANDE DE POMEROL |
| BXL-160. 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-161. 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 |
RED BORDEAUX |
CANON FRONSAC |
| BXL-163. 05 LARIVEAU Deep and haunting purple plum aroma. Showing the usual class and 05 flair./ Yes, deliciously balanced, full of fruit, and 05 refinement too. Fine acidity, texture, tannin. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-164. 03 ST BERNARD (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 27.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
FRONSAC |
| BXL-166. 05 DU GAZIN Compact, high strung red fruits with highlights of oak and spice, especially mace. Jorge finds the scent of a little red berry from the Andes called choncholi./ Dark, perfumed, complex. Ripe and attractive. Taut elegance and lovely composition of 05. Another display of 05 refinement. Well measured. What a fine claret! Stellar. 91+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-167. 03 LES TROIS CROIX (Limited Stock) |
| How Many bottles/singles: 23.99 each |
| BXL-168. 03 DE LA RIVIERE Gold Medal - Bordeaux. Fabulous oak extras, including toast, smoke, Oriental spices, potpourri, and sandalwood. Ripe and ample, warm and fleshy 03 fruit to match, neither overripe nor over-powerful. Fabulous nose./ Very open-armed, come hither 03 style, spicy, with fine oak and the plentiful ripe plum and raspberry fruit to match. A model for 03 claret. Fabulous. 93/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 28.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
COTES DE BOURG |
| BXL-170. 06 DU NORBERT |
| How Many bottles/singles: 14.99 each |
| BXL-171. 05 PRINCE TABOURG Fruity, very explicit, very delightful. Plum and blackberry. Deep, with a special licorice note. Palate sweet and on the ripe side. Altogether, a very rich, savory, and giving claret. 90/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
RED BORDEAUX |
1ERES COTES DE BLAYE |
| BXL-173. 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-174. 05 LES TOURS PEYRAT VIEILLES VIGNES 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-176. 05 BEL AIR LA CHAPELLE Futs de chene. Oak under control, very Grand Cru in disposition as is usual with this wine. Inviting fresh and dried flowers airs, including lavender. Lovely, sweet cherry-berry merlot-cabernet franc fruit set. And fine, fine oak./ Yes, the usual Grand Cru finesse here. Charming, stylish, layered, complex. So well balanced it’s easy to assimilate now. So lovely. But it’s a keeper too. Age 2-4 years. The group was in awe. 92+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 22.99 each |
| BXL-177. 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-181. 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-182. 06 RECOUGNE Sweet and ripe enough fruit for 06. Some green cherry too./ Again, the green cherry strain, and, again, the adequate richness. Black fruit, bell pepper, black pepper, soda cracker. Stylish and cohesive. Will improve. Liked by the group 89+/100. |
| How Many bottles/singles: 15.99 each |
| BXL-183. 05 RECOUGNE (Limited Stock) ‘Superieur’, indeed. Upscale oakiness and fruit concentration. Blackberry, cassis, tobacco./ Berry plus seed spiciness. Real 05 flair. The lift, the charm, the upbeat nature of 05. Plus classic claret build, acid, all. Same superb quality as the 03 in an 05 interpretation. Big group favorite. 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. 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-189. 06 PAVILLON |
| How Many bottles/singles: 12.99 each |
| BXL-190. 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-191. 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-192. 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 |
