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Bordeaux wine information with The French Wine Guide: Bordeaux region vineyards and chateau produce a third of the good quality French wine production.more Bordeaux Wine Guide French Wine Guide French wine guide > region > bordeaux Other wine pages : • Bordeaux wine • French wine regions • French wine guide • Buy Bordeaux wines Buy this poster ! Bordeaux Wine Books Bordeaux : A Comprehensive Guide... Wines of France Grands Vins: The Finest Chateaux of Bordeaux and their Wines French Wine : The Essential Guide Bordeaux: People, Power and Politics Bordeaux: The 90 Greatest Wines Bordeaux, third revised edition by Robert Parker jr. Learn more 1584 pages, Parker points, comprehensive description Price: $35.00 (save 30%) Click here! Links Wine Coolers French wine FAQ Wine Glossary Cheese-France French Cheese Guide Cuisine-France French Recipes Bordeaux wines: 21 wines in the French Wine Guide The Bordeaux region is the most important wine producing region in France and in the world. Bordeaux has about 7,000 chateaux! Interview with Jean Philippe Delmas Chateau Haut-Brion Bordeaux region / Map of the Bordeaux wine region Geography, weather, main cities, population, local interests, etc Bordeaux wine making / Bordeaux history Vineyards, soil, wine production, grapes in Bordeaux Wine classification in Bordeaux Grands Crus Classés (Great Growths) - Saint Emilion - Graves - Crus Bourgeois Bordeaux wine and food Bordeaux wine and food, Bordeaux typical food, Bordeaux food and wine Wines from Bordeaux Specific information about 21 appellations in Bordeaux: Graves Pessac Léognan Barsac Sauternes Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux Bordeaux aoc/supérieur Entre deux mers More-in-depth information on : Chateau Margaux - Pétrus Buy Bordeaux wines Other French wine regions : Alsace - Burgundy - Champagne - Corsica - Côtes du Rhône - Languedoc Roussillon - Loire Valley - Provence - South West french wine regions \| grape varieties \| winemaking \| classification in France \| wine tasting \| wine and food \| wine faq \| legendary wines \| wine shop \| french wine guide Recommend this page (to yourself or to a friend!) Terroir-France French Wine Guide (english) Guide des vins de France (french) Französische Weine (deutsch) De Gids voor Franse wijnen (nederlands) Contact: mail@ terroir-france + ".com" This material may not be published, rewritten, or redistributed © Terroir-France, French Wine Guide 2010

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I voted this wine as one of the top 100 Bordeaux values at a tasting in New York in 2008. Plenty of vibrance and richness and structure for the cellar. ...more K&L Wine Merchants - Bordeaux Below is a listing of the wine review scores we frequently reference in our notes. While these sources remain an excellent source of information, we always recommend that you trust your own palate. Scores in these publications often represent the personal taste of an individual critic, which may not always coincide with your own. We have a huge team of excellent wine professionals that can match wines you've had in the past with new arrivals that meet your flavor profile. Sign up to receive custom alerts, new arrivals and the latest happenings from K&L Wines We're extremely focused on Bordeaux - several staff members fly over to the region on multiple trips each year to taste new vintages from barrel and older vintages from bottle. K&L also enjoys excellent relationships with negociants and ch?aux, and over the years we've established outstanding allocations on the top wines. It hasn't hurt that one of K&L's owners is a complete Bordeaux fanatic and our main buyer. The top red wines are typically blends of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc and the white are primarily Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon, though the blends vary substantially depending on which part of the region you're talking about. Within Bordeaux you'll also find the sweet wines of Sauternes. Interested in great Bordeaux? Look no further... 2008 Pontet-Canet, Pauillac (Pre-Arrival) $99.99 2005 Carbonnieux, Pessac-Léognan $34.99 2009 Léoville-Barton, St-Julien (Pre-Arrival) $99.99 2010 Beychevelle, St-Julien (Pre-Arrival) $99.99 Sure, it's not technically ros?eason in this part of the world, but this wine is so delightfully delicious, and so great with a range of foods, you won't turn up your nose at it even in the dead of winter! Rol Valentin made magic happen in 2009 (getting 94-97 points from the Wine Spectator) with their red wine, and this wine is a portent of great things to come! Bright strawberry and raspberry fruit, notes of green herbs and lots of crisp acidity to balance the big, ripe fruit. A lovely wine for Turkey day or any day. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco Take home this third wine (of sorts) from St-Julien's grand Ch?au Beychevelle for a song! Who said you couldn't drink great Bordeaux every day? Just don't wait, this steal sold out quite quickly the last time we had it. This wine is elegant and consists of 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aged partially in new oak barrels, the wine is rich and round, medium to full-bodied and has luscious ripe red fruit flavors, spice and a touch of new oak. Superb value. The label has a picture of the mythical galleon of the famous Ch?au Beychevelle. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 92 points from Robert Parker: "A stunning effort from this property in St.-Christophe des Bardes, this 25-acre vineyard is planted with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Made in a flamboyant style for the vintage, it reveals a dense purple color along with an expressive, ostentatious nose of sweet cherry liqueur intermixed with creme de cassis, toast, spring flowers, incense, melted licorice, and chocolate. Full-bodied with high but sweet, velvety tannins, it is already approachable, but promises to develop more nuances over the next decade. It should l... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco A spectacular value for Sauvignon Blanc, no matter where and the world you compare 'em! Under Jerry David, owner of Sauternes property Ch. Liot. The vineyard is situated along the western bank of the Ciron river (stream). This wine is 90% Sauvignon Blanc and 10% Semillon. It has a citric (grapefruit) undertone on the palate. A great classic Graves white to enjoy in the near term. Inventory: Hollywood San Francisco The Chateau Des Valentons Canteloup is in the commune of St. Loubes just across the Dordogne west of Libourne and south of Fronsac and about 9 miles east of the city of Bordeaux. The estate has been in the Meynard family since 1916 and is planted to 65 % Merlot with 20% Cabernet sauvignon and 15 % Cabernet Franc. Yields are limited to an average of 58hl per hectare by green harvest. The soil is clay and silt on iron rich alluvial gravel subsoil. The grapes are hand harvested, hand sorted and destemmed before a maceration of 25 to 45 days with some bleedi... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco This is the second wine of Stephan von Neipperg's Chateau d'Aiguilhe, which is fresh, pure merlot with some spice - a perfect everyday Bordeaux. K&L's Steve Greer says: "Sweet fruit aromas dominate this wine's nose as well as its palate with a nice background of spice. The beauty here comes from the polished tannins and lower-than-usual acidity, which combine to give this wine its elegant mouthfeel. A lovely wine with a slightly spicy finish." Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco This new wave and super fruity value offers flashy and sexy aromas and flavors. Lush and lovely, you might think of it as a California style cab. 55% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot aged for 14 months in barrique. Yep, a lot like its much spendier neighbors. And, like the wines from those chateau around it, there is great M?c character here with black fruits, nice structure and an extremely likeable freshness that makes this 2006 lovely to drink now. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 89 points Robert Parker: " 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." (04/03) According to the Wine Spectator: "Perfumed red, with floral, currant and dark chocolate aromas. Medium... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco According to the Wine Spectator: "Blackberry and mineral aromas follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins and a fruity finish... balanced and attractive. Best from 2011 through 2013." (03/10) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco According to Robert Parker: "...medium-bodied wine with good ripeness, fine color, and moderate tannin in the finish. It offers good flesh and concentration in an uncomplicated style. It should drink well for 7-10 years." (04/96) From Clyde Beffa, "Big, Rustic style wine from a rustic vintage. Heavy on the cabernet. Enjoy now through the next five years." (2/11) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco The stunning wine estate of Chateau Grand Pierre lies midway between Bordeaux and Bergerac in Southwest France. The vineyard has a great reputation for its wine. Clyde and his cousins tasted this wine at Chateau Ormes de Pez in September and all of them loved it. The richness and sweetness of the 2009 vintage shines through here. Very fruit forward wine with blackberry aromas and flavors. This is a wine to enjoy in the next few years. Best to serve with a prime rib or steak dinner. Decant one hour. -Clyde Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 91 points Robert Parker: "Surprisingly reminiscent of a Burgundy grand cru such as Corton, this 2005 Pessac-Leognan offers a dark ruby hue as well as beautifully sweet, leafy, black cherry, and smoky aromas intermixed with hints of oak and earth. Not a blockbuster, it is a wine of finesse, delicacy, and purity with lovely balance, good acidity, ripe tannin, and a sweetness that permeates the flavors as well as the tannic structure. It should be drinkable at a relatively young age. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025." (04/08) 90 points Wine Enthusiast: " so... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 93 points Robert Parker: "A top-notch success, the dense ruby/purple-colored 2006 Smith-Haut-Lafitte offers aromas of smoky, juicy black currants, graphite, earth, truffles, and forest floor. Full-bodied with superb purity, noticeable but sweet tannins, this round, generous, long wine should drink nicely for 15-20+ years." (02/09) 92 points Wine Spectator: "Gorgeous aromas of dark chocolate, cappuccino and berries lead to a full body, with luscious fruit and round tannins. Long and voluptuous for the vintage. Impressive. Best after 2014." (03/09) 92 po... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Redwood City San Francisco Ch. L?Avocat is from the small commune of Cerons, which is located just north of Barsac and Sauternes in the southern Graves appellation. I met Nicola Allison at a small conference of Women from Bordeaux and Napa Valley in Napa earlier. She followed my advice by sending her wines to our hotel in April to be tasted and Clyde and I liked them. I followed up by visiting the estate almost 8 weeks later and was shown the gravely, plateau vineyards by her husband Sean who manages the vines. The vineyards were purchased by the Allisons in 2002; the fruit was pr... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 90 points Robert Parker: "Already complex, the 2008 displays notes of loamy soil intermixed with creme de cassis, white chocolate and cedar. Deep, medium to full-bodied and pure with supple tannins, it will provide pleasure over the next 7-8 years." (05/11) From Wine Spectator: "Fresh, featuring raspberry and cherry notes, laced with sweet spice and licorice hints. This has a lightly firm, toasty edge on the finish. Drink now through 2013." (03/11) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 91-93 points Parker: "2010: A quintessentially elegant style of Bordeaux, the opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2010 Cantemerle possesses elegant floral notes intermixed with hints of blueberries, raspberries, sweet red cherries and currants. Medium-bodied with impressive purity, concentration and texture, it is not a heavyweight, but rather a well-proportioned, stylish red that should drink nicely for 15-20 years." (05/11) 93-94 points James Suckling: "Layered and rich with lots of blueberry character and ripe velvety tannins. Lovely texture. Best wine from he... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 90 points Wine Enthusiast: "Powered by wood and tight fruits, this is a wine with some potential. The tannins are solid, foursquare, but the fruit is ready to fill out the structure with sweetness and perfume. There is a final rich, juicy black currant character." (4/1/2010) We buy direct from this property and K&L has always loved the wines of Ch?au Caronne Ste Gemme, which is located on the fringes of St-Laurent-du-M?c, St-Julien. 60% cabernet sauvignon, 3% petit verdot and 37% merlot. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco Montalon proudly holds the title as the 3rd highest vineyard in the entire Gironde department, at 86 meters above sea level. Though replanted in 1978, vines have been growing here since at least 1639 when the parcel was mentioned in a family archive. The vineyard is composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. This vineyard yields Medoc-like juice that shows bright fruit and spicy flavors young but develops lovely, complex, deep, exotic flavors when aged. Manual harvest, Barrel-aged, indigenous yeast is used, bottled unfined and lightly filtered. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 90-92 points Robert Parker: "Another impressive Fronsac, Villars? 2010 possesses an extra level of concentration as well as a dense purple color, hints of graphite, spring flowers, blue and black fruits, good tannin, sweet fruit and a lingering finish. It should drink well for a decade or more." (05/11) Inventory: Main Warehouse 42% Merlot, 36% Cabernet, 22% Cab Franc. Owned by the folks of Chateau Siran so you know the wine is good. Very spicy with a rich, round texture on the palate. Great value. Inventory: Hollywood San Francisco 91 points Wine Enthusiast: "With its high proportion of Merlot, this is a slinky, rich wine, smooth and ripe. Yes, there are tannins, but the jammy fruit softens the dark corners. It should age, but is not for the long-term." (06/08) 90 points Wine Spectator: "Round, soft and very velvety, with gorgeous fruit and tannins. Full-bodied, chewy and seductive. This is big and juicy. Best after 2012. " (03/08) 89 points Robert Parker: "The 2005 La Fleur de Bouard (85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc) exhibits a dense ruby/purple hue, rel... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco According to Wine Spectator: "Shows currant bush and sweet tobacco, with berry underneath on the nose. Medium-bodied, with an earthy, funky finish. Good enough. The second wine of Brane-Cantenac. Best after 2010." (Web only, 2008) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco According to Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/Jun 08: "Good ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black cherry and minerals. Supple, sweet and easygoing if a bit reduced today. In a round, slightly chunky style. Finishes with decent purity of fruit and slightly drying tannins." According to the Wine Spectator: "Soft and fruity, with plum and light chocolate character. Medium-bodied, with a light finish..." (Web only, 2008) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco This is not a big bruiser of a Bordeaux, but rather an extremely drinkable strawberry- and cassis-nuanced red with a touch of herbs on the nose and a palate that is forward and supremely appealing. Enjoy now. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco This is the second wine of Ch d'Aiguilhe in the far east of Bordeaux. Proprietor and winemaker Stephan von Neipperg is also responsible for the greatness that lies in each bottle of Ch?au Canon-La-Gaffeli?, Clos l'Oratoire, Ch?au Peyreau and La Mondotte, in case you are wondering about this obscure (and unpronounceable) chateau's pedigree. The cepage is overwhelmingly merlot, with a small percentage of cabernet franc. Drinkable now, this elegant and red-fruit scented wine will serve very nicely indeed over the next five years. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 91-92 points James Suckling: "Soft and silky, with lovely fruit and a long and caressing texture. Excellent core of fruit. Solid for the vintage. An excellent Lanessan." (JS Online 2011) K&L's notes: +V An elegant wine from good terroir. Full-flavored, sweet, lush and sexy. A great value. TB: Juicy, ripe aromas of red cherries and spice. Focused and balanced with hints of minerals and slate. AP: Impressive balance, pretty bright red fruits and lots of complexity. A super sleeper. Inventory: Main Warehouse 92-95 points Wine Spectator: "Dark color, with a spiced nose of cloves and cardamom. Tar too. Full-bodied, with round and velvety tannins and a rich, fruity aftertaste. Gorgeous young wine." 92-94 points Wine Enthusiast: "A fine and spicy wine, the wood toast well integrated with the sweet fruit. Deliciously ripe Merlot vies with the Cabernet tannins to give a dark, complex wine." (04/10) K&L's Notes: 1/2V Remember this property from 1990 and 1989? Well, it is back and fit as a fiddle. Red raspberry and black cherry aromas and flavors. Long and linge... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 96 points Wine Enthusiast: "A gold-colored wine. The palate has intense freshness as well as ripe apricot and orange zest flavors. The acidity cuts through the intense richness, leaving a wine that needs time to fully integrate, and then many more years to mature." (06/10) 93 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: "The Guiraud 2007 has a typically unabashed, exuberant bouquet with tangerine, pear, white peach and honeysuckle. The palate is medium-bodied with a lovely viscous entry, very good weight of fruit, and a lot of botrytis; smooth and very harmoni... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City 90 points, a Smart Buy and one the Wine Spectator's Top 100 Wines of 2009: "Blackberry and raspberry jam aromas follow through to a full body, with very soft tannins and pretty berry and currant character. This is seamless and well done for the vintage." (03/09) The 24-hectare Ch?au Malmaison in Moulis was purchased by the Rothschilds in 1973 and lies adjacent to Ch?au Clarke. The abandoned vineyard was renovated between 1974 and 1978. This 2006 is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Only 8,000 cases produced. Light cherry aromas that follow to ... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 93 points Wine Spectator: "Fabulous aromas of crushed raspberry, blackberry, mineral and licorice follow through to a full-bodied palate. This is chewy yet silky, with a long, long finish. Balanced and powerful. Best after 2012." (03/08) 91 points Robert Parker: "The superb second wine, the 2005 Clos du Marquis, reflects the utter brilliance of the 2005 grand vin. It boasts an inky/ruby/purple color along with a sweet perfume of lead pencil, ripe cherries and black currants, and hints of earth and vanillin. Dense, chewy, fleshy, and full-bodied, this be... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco This red is forward and fresh with red berries and blackcurrant fruit and an foresty/mineral quality. Surprisingly powerful, it finishes with a kernel of rich dark fruit. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 93 points Wine Enthusiast: "A richly liquorous wine, ripe and packed with harmonious sweet textures. At the same time over the ripe structure there is a layer of lively lemon, spice and ginger, spiked with fresh tangerines. The end result is smooth, balanced and vibrant." (03/09) 90 points Stephen Tanzer: "Bright yellow-gold. Good citrus zest lift to the aromas of apricot, orange peel, marzipan and honey. Smooth, sweet and nicely concentrated, with a tactile, chewy quality to the honey and orange blossom flavors. With aeration, this showed a building fr... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City 92 points Robert Parker: "This huge, historic property, owned by Stephan von Neipperg, appears to have produced their finest wine to date. The dense purple-tinged 2005 offers up notes of creme de cassis, charcoal, camphor, and espresso roast. A sleeper of the vintage, it is a full-bodied, layered, super-concentrated, smooth as silk blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Enjoy this superb bargain-priced claret over the next 8-10 years." (08/08) 92 points Wine Spectator: "Displays gorgeous aromas of vanilla bean, mineral, raspberry and blackberry. Fu... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco The Bordeaux Blanc of Ch?au Ducasse is very different from others in this appellation: Winemaker Herv?ubourdieu blends a high proportion of S?llion (60%) and a splash of Muscadelle (5%) with Sauvignon Blanc (35%), creating a rich, full, aromatic mid-palate to complement the clean finish. This is the perfect go-to white to pair well with anything from fish to poultry, picnic fare to Indian curries. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 94 points Robert Parker: "A marvelous sleeper of the vintage from Dominique Hebrard, this 2005 exhibits a dense ruby/purple color, a smoky, blackberry liqueur-filled nose with hints of licorice, earth, and truffles, full body, powerful flavors, and dramatic, but sweet tannin. Moreover, this beauty is still available at a realistic price. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2030." (04/08) 93 points Wine Spectator: "Beautiful aromas of crushed blackberry, dried lavender and licorice lead to a full-bodied palate, with supervelvety tannins and a long, long finish. B... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 88-91 points Wine Spectator: "Pretty blueberry and coffee bean character. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a medium finish. A beautiful Reignac. Whether it will ultimately be better than the 2005, we will see." According to Robert Parker: "Yves Vatelot has produced a dark purple-colored 2009 Reignac offering attractive black cherry and cassis fruit intermixed with spicy new oak and earth. The wine is bigger, more powerful, and higher in alcohol than usual, but it possesses good freshness and lots of personality. Enjoy it over the next 5-7 y... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 90 points Wine Spectator: "Delivers blackberry and pretty, toasty oak, with flowers. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long, long finish of ripe fruit, espresso and a hint of licorice. Balanced and refined. Best after 2011." (Web only, 2008) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 92-93 points James Suckling: "A beautiful core of ripe fruits and berries, with currants and spices. Full and silky. Very polished." 88-91 points Wine Spectator: "Rounded and enticing, with a mix of crushed blueberry, plum and raspberry fruit backed by spice and toasty vanilla hints. Not shy about the toast, but there's plenty of fruit as well." (03/11) According to Parker: "2010: One of the finest over-achievers in the southern Medoc, Belle-Vue is a 36-acre vineyard situated close to Giscours. The 2010's final blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merl... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 70% merlot, 30% cabernet franc and their first vintage is 2008. G?rd Perse, owner of the renowned Ch?aux Pavie, Pavie-Decesse, Monbousquet, and Bellevue Mondotte, has produced a new wine called "Esprit de Pavie" under the Bordeaux appellation.This wine is produced on Bordeaux's finest terroirs of gravel, clay, and clay-limestone soils situated on the fully south-facing slopes of the Dordogne valley. Like the other wines in the Perse collection, Esprit de Pavie receives the same care and attention which produces a distinctive level of quality.The vine... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 92 points Robert Parker: "The brilliant St.-Emilion-based consultant, Stephane Derenoncourt, is working his magic at this great vineyard in Leognan. The 2006, a blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, is a revelation of sweet, lush, black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with subtle notes of scorched earth and barbecue spices. Round, luscious, sexy, and exceptionally complex, the wine is dominated by that smoky minerality that comes from this area. It is the quintessentially elegant yet subst... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood San Francisco This is the "third wine" from the venerable estate of Pichon-Lalande, perhaps K&L's favorite Bordeaux estate, and a producer of silky yet powerful wines year in and year out. The Grand Vin got 94 points from the Wine Enthusiast in 2004. This is aching to be opened and drunk now, with red and black berry fruits, spice and a touch of oak. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 92-94 points Robert Parker: "This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with the Cabernet dominating, looks to be the best they have ever produced, even eclipsing the 2005. Dense purple in color, with extraordinarily elegant floral notes intermixed with raspberry, black currant, cherry, and spice box, it is medium to full-bodied, not massive, but again, very seamless, with beautiful precision, sweet tannins, and an endearing fleshiness and depth of flavor..." (04/10) 90-92 points Wine Enthusiast: "Dense tannins over freshness, the wine is packed with ... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 91-94 points Wine Spectator: "Juicy, with a beam of cassis and spice bread, laced with smoke, graphite and crushed plum on the velvety finish." (03/10) 93-94 points James Suckling: "Mineral, lemon grass and berries on the nose. Full bodied with ultra-fine tannins and wonderful finish. Lasts for minutes. This is the best Beychevelle in years. Maybe decades. $$" (03/11) 90-92 points Parker: "2010: Flowery blueberry, red and black currant fruit notes intermixed with a hint of damp earth emerge from this wine?s moderate aromatics. Elegant with medium body ... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 95 points Robert Parker: "Denis Dubourdieu conjured one of the best 2007 Barsac wines with the 2007 Doisy-Daene, even though it showed a little subdued on the nose and demanded a great deal of coaxing. Touches of lemon curd, mango, white flowers and crushed stone. The palate is very tense on the entry, excellent acidity here and beautifully balanced. There is a sense of ?urgency? to this Doisy-Daene: coiled up energy that explodes on the finish with lemongrass, apricot, clear honey and white peach. Superb length and chutzpah. This is a wonderful wine. Dr... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood 90 points Wine Spectator: "Wonderful aromas of cassis and berries, with hints of spices. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a delicious fruity aftertaste. Harmonious wine. Kirwan makes serious wine now. Best after 2004." (03/02) According to Robert Parker: "The aromatic, oaky, modern-styled 1999 Kirwan boasts a deep ruby/purple color as well as considerable size, depth, and muscle (atypical for the vintage), abundant texture, and loads of flavor (primarily licorice, cassis, and earth). Anticipated maturity: 2004-2015." (04/02) According to Decanter: "L... Read More » Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco 95-98 points Wine Spectator: "Almost flashy, with stunning fruitcake, licorice, blueberry and plum sauce flavors. There's lots of definition already, with a gorgeous chocolate-filled finish. Merlot with 30 percent old-vine Cabernet Franc. Tasted non-blind." (03/10) 94-96 points Parker: "2010: There are approximately 1,500 cases of this 80% Merlot/20% Cabernet Franc blend. Owned by Christian Moueix, Hosanna was carved out of the old estate of Certan Giraud with the finest parcels going in to Hosanna. The dense purple-hued 2010 exhibits a sweet bouquet of... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse 88-90 points Wine Enthusiast: "Lots of spiced wood, with sweet blackberry fruits. The wine is initially soft, but the tannins do kick in. The fruit finally has vivid freshness." (04/10) 87-90 points Wine Spectator: "A fruity and clean wine, with chocolate and berry character. Delicate finish." And, according to Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar: "Inky ruby. Captivating aromas of strawberry, violet, graphite and sexy new oak. Enters very smooth, offering a beautifully tactile mouth feel and flavors of very ripe plum and red cherry complicated by... Read More » Inventory: Main Warehouse This wine is a great spicy value. Good blackberry aromas and spicy flavor. Very good substance and body. (Clyde Beffa, K&L Bordeaux buyer) Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco Somewhat unusual for white Bordeaux, this is 100% Sauvignon and from a vineyard more than 60 years old. Le blanc de la Graside is fermented, made and matured in casks. Though dry, it is not astringent or super acidic, as the grapes are harvested when fully ripe. For the varietal, this wine is round and full of fruit, very pleasant to drink young, when served cool, but not icy and ideal with shellfish and grilled fish. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco This is the second wine of Clos Manou, and like its sibling, it is made in a new wave, decidedly garage style with tons of ripe raspberry fruit and smooth, silky tannins. Owners Francoise and Stephane Dief are passionate newcomers to the wine world, and their enthusiasm shows in this value-priced crowd pleaser. Blended from 44% merlot, 56% cabernet sauvignon aged for 12 months in one-year-old barrels (50% American and 50% French oak) and bottled without fining or filtration, this heady unctuous red is ready to drink now. Inventory: Hollywood Main Warehouse Redwood City San Francisco

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