French Bordeaux Red Blend between $10 and $25

The dominant Merlot grape gives this wine bright red fruits and a brilliant ruby color. Hints of chocolate, earth, menthol are harmoniously combined with dark cherry, cassis, and pepper notes. The medium-bodied wine always gives... Read More

Owned by the Aubert family, this estate has produced a well-balanced wine. Tannins and spice lie easily with the berry fruits and final touches of dark chocolate. It will age well. Drink from 2023.

Sports an extroverted core of mulberry and black cherry pâte de fruit notes that are enticing, laced with a touch of black licorice and gilded with gentle toast on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petit Verdot.... Read More

A fresh and juicy wine with a smoky edge, this is full of acidity and spice. Bright berry fruits are succulent and young, with acidity and freshness just beginning to calm down.

Aromas of ripe plums and dark berries with hints of cloves, cardamom and toasted walnuts. Medium-bodied with chalky tannins that are a little grippy, but still quite velvety and polished. Juicy finish.

This wine offers rich tannins and dense black fruits in equal proportions. The structure, with the dry core, shows great promise and the wine is definitely worth aging. Drink from 2024.

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

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.

Color: The wine is a deep garnet color. Nose: An attractively even deep ruby hue and an inviting nose of black fruits backed by tobacco notes. Flavor: Generously fleshy palate of ripe, soft cassis and dark cherries. Long and refined... Read More

Powerful, concentrated wine, a very solid Cabernet-dominated wine. It has dark tannins, the black currant fruit still hiding in the background. Dark and dense, it's destined for good aging, at least over the next six years.... Read More