2019 French Wine

This is a really beautiful, seductive wine with chocolate, walnuts, currants and some tobacco. Full-bodied, with a supple tannin texture and a flavorful finish. Succulent. Blend of 60% merlot and 40% cabernet sauvignon. Second... Read More

Soft and velvety in texture, this wine is full of ripe fruit. Cushioned by the texture, the tannins are dense enough to promise aging to this wine with potential. Drink from 2024.

The 2019 Gruaud Larose is performing extremely well in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of wild berries and plums mingled with notions of licorice, potpourri, pencil shavings and subtle soil tones. Medium to full-bodied,... Read More

Perfumed and ripe, this wine shows a more tropical side of Bordeaux white. Toasty flavors mingle with yellow fruits and crisp apples. Drink from 2023.

This 430-acre estate has produced an elegant, fruity wine. The wine comes from vines on the edge of the Pauillac appellation, with deep gravel soil that gives structure to the approachable black fruits. Drink from 2025.... Read More

Intense nose, smells powerful, strong and structured. Excellent energy, this is good quality, quite bold and rich, velvety and clearly powerful with tannins that are at the fore right now and totally cover the mouth. This has... Read More

Château Lilian Ladouys 2019, a vintage that is fresh yet sumptuous. The tannins are velvety, the balance exceptional: here is a wine similar in some ways to 2016 or 2018, yet even fresher and more aromatic.

Blend: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot

A smoothly textured wine with dark-chocolate and blackberry flavors, this has tannins that are already integrated with the fruits and acidity. It shows well at this stage and is likely to be ready from 2025.

Fresh and open-knit, with pomegranate and damson plum notes carried by cedar and savory hints. Fine-grained finish. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Drink now through 2026. 13,000 cases made.