Grand Saint Brice

Château Grand-Pontet

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

2019 - bought from binnys. Good aroma. Dark and thick. Very enjoyable. — 7 days ago

Karina Wong
with Karina

Château Laroque

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2015

Ming L
9.2

Really enjoy this. It feels like a great snapshot of what made 2015 such a good vintage. Lots of ripe black cherry and plum, with cedar, tobacco and a little earth underneath. The fruit is generous without feeling too plush, and there’s enough acidity and fine tannin to keep everything in balance.

Under $40 from Costco. A steal!
— 2 months ago

Joel, Tom and 1 other liked this

Denis Durantou

Saintayme Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2023

Elegant and a terrific deal. I love it! 93. — 3 months ago

Douglas, Sagee and 2 others liked this

Château Fleur Cardinale

Grand Cru Classé Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

Strawberries, black cherries, dark chocolate and truffles. Very powerful. Apparently it is aged in 100% new oak, which is often not the best idea,but in this one it's perfectly integrated. Very long finish. — 7 months ago

Peter, Tom and 3 others liked this
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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Underrated effort.

Château Fonplégade

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Going back in time for this one. Let it sit a little and it opened right up. — 9 months ago

Emmett BroxsonBrian Broxson
with Emmett and Brian
Bobbi Jo and Scott@Mister liked this

Paul Jaboulet Aîné

Le Grand Pompée Saint-Joseph Syrah

2020 vintage. You can't go wrong with Jaboulet these days! Black fruit, wild flowers and pepper. Medium-bodied, juicy and spicy with ripe tannin, finishing with dark chocolate and roasted coffee beans. Abv. 13,5% — 4 years ago

Josh, Joe and 1 other liked this

Château Léoville-Las Cases

Grand Vin de Leoville du Marquis de las Cases Saint-Julien Red Bordeaux Blend 2002

Intoxicating nose. Tres Bordeaux, complex, high bore, intriguing. On the palate, this is youthful, red fruited, tart and fresh.
Drinking lovely at the moment. Still has some future.
— 8 days ago

Paul, ESF and 4 others liked this

Bernard Magrez

Château Fombrauge Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Enjoyable that is holding up well — 23 days ago

Tom, Joel and 3 others liked this

Château Destieux

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2005

Very enjoyable — 2 months ago

Tom, David and 4 others liked this

Château Grand Mayne

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2014

in the zone…👌🏼🍷 — 3 months ago

Jan, Dave and 3 others liked this

Château Le Grand Faurie

Saint Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

Very nice item from Trader Joe’s! Soft, supple, rich. — 6 months ago

Château Canon

Croix Canon Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2022

Atherton Wine Imports 2026 tasting at République, Los Angeles. 2022 vintage. Better, longer finish than the 2021 version. Dark plum and cassis ruling the roost here. 3.18.26. — 8 months ago

Jeroen, Neil and 11 others liked this

Chateau Valandraud

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2009

2009 vintage. Opened with a Durand and decanted. Perfect fill and cork. Some sed but slightly less than expected. Throwing out color more purple than any royalty could ever dream of. Tasted after 15 minutes and 2.5 hours. Seductive, come hither nose and accompanying medium/medium-heavy curvaceous body. Took as much restraint as I could muster not to crush this instantly. Ridiculously excellent. Second impressions after 2.5 hours…wine had dropped the seductive pretensions and was downright dirty. Earth, mushrooms, chalk, tobacco all without the initial, devilish richness. Still didn’t suck. This was phenomenal and the Dickens Tale Of Two Cities “age of light, age of darkness.” Essential. 2.6.26. — 9 months ago

Ted, Tom and 25 others liked this
Paul K

Paul K

Coincidentally just picked one up. Glad I saw your review. I’ll crush before the epoch of incredulity.
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego

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@Paul K Pick another one up or at least have it in your sights. You’ll want to have backup available before committing to opening one.

Château Haut-Sarpe

Grand Cru Classe Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend 2019

This is really good. Apparently I had this on the Memorial Day fishing trip, but bottles were flying everywhere so I forgot about it.
Delicious dark fruit and a leathery mouthfeel.
Listening to BB King
— 22 days ago

Ray, Peter and 23 others liked this

Château Pavie

Saint-Èmilion Grand Cru Red Bordeaux Blend 2003

2003 vintage. *Full disclosure* Not the biggest Pavie fan as I've consistently found it underwhelming for the commanding pricing and eternally in need of yet "another hour" in a decanter. Great fill and opened with a Durand but feel that the cork (in great shape) would have come out decently easy with a standard wine key. Given my issues with Pavie in the past, brought over two decanters so as to agitate the wine between them four times. Initial pass, good amount of sediment with the vast majority of it caked onto the sides of the bottle. Yay! Great boysenberry/raspberry nose noted during the first decant. Tasted after two hours. Medium body. Some earth, the aforementioned berries and hints of rich chocolate cake, including frosting, on the scene. Despite all the lavished attention and fuss, still suspect this would show better twelve hours later at breakfast with waffles and Count Chocula cereal. High-maintenance for the bean-counters. 9.26.26. — 2 months ago

Zach, David and 14 others liked this
Somm David T

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Agreement on Pavie underwhelming for the price point. Not that it is bad. It. Just never enjoyed it that much compared to other of its peers at the same price point or less.
Douglas Braun

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I’ve found some of their vintages kinda green (as far as aromatics go ) but haven’t had them recently

Lucien Le Moine

Clos Saint Denis Grand Cru Pinot Noir 2016

Smokey, meaty, good acid. Still quite harsh, tannic. — 3 years ago

Brecht, Ira and 1 other liked this