Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Cagnas / Bordeaux This wine is closed at this stage, offering just hints to its potential. At the core, there are ripe stone fruits, dark plums as well as blackberries. Fine and stylish tannins add balance. This is a fine wine with a future. Drink […]

Country: US / Signaterra Three Blocks Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California Winery: Benziger / Sonoma Valley Ripe with cherries, mocha, currants and oak, you’ll be tempted to drink this now. Don’t. While it’s not a long-term ager, it will benefit from 4–5 years in a good cellar.

Country: France / La Fleur de Ribeyrolles Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Vrai Caillou / Bordeaux Supérieur From vines in the Entre-deux-Mers, this is a cool wine although with fresh black-currant fruits and balanced tannins. Dominated by Merlot blended with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, it has a juicy character that leaves a […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Lansac La Richarde / Côtes de Bourg This young, fruity and ripe wine blends 75% Merlot and 25% Cabernet Sauvignon. The generous tannic structure goes with the red fruits and the light acidity. A juicy texture will allow it to age quickly. Drink from 2017. […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Lafont Menaut / Pessac-Léognan This wine is packed with tannins, less packed with fruit. That gives it a tough character, very dry and not fruity enough. The estate is owned by the Perrin family of Château Carbonnieux.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château la Rose de Vitrac / Bordeaux This young, purple-colored wine has young fruit to match. It offers stalky red plum and blueberry flavors, light acidity and a fresh character. It is ready to drink.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Grand Bourgeau / Côtes de Bourg This is a tight, structured and stalky wine. Smoky black-currant flavors are freshened by acidity in the 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Sauvignon blend from 15 acres. A firm character keeps the wine tough. Drink from 2016. A member […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château du Taillan / Haut-Médoc Owned by members of the Cruse family, one of the ancient merchants families in Bordeaux, this estate has produced a fruity wine that is juicy with blackberry flavors and considerable acidity. It will need time for the dry core to fill […]

Country: France / Château les Tuilleries Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: VIgnobles Roux / Bordeaux This is turning into a ripe and fruity wine. The tannins are integrating easily into the black currant flavors. Soon the dry core will open out, supporting the fruit taste. The blend is 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Exem / Bordeaux A Merlot-dominated wine, this is light in texture, with fresh black currants and a stalky background. It is ready to drink.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Mézain / Bordeaux This wine has some structure, with enough tannins to sustain the red-berry fruits. It’s juicy, with stalky acidity and an attractive texture that will allow it to age a few months. Drink from early 2017.

Country: US / Sagemoor Vineyards Reserve Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Tamarack Cellars / Columbia Valley (WA) This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (67%), Merlot (22%) and Cabernet Franc draws you in with aromas of dark coffee, dried herbs, medicine cabinet and dark cherry. The sweet flavors are layered and tightly wound, with tart acidity […]