Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Country: US / Stevens424 Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Washington Winery: Stevens / Yakima Valley A blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot and Malbec, this wine exudes complex aromas of leafy herbs, pencil lead, black licorice, citrus peel and dark cherries. On the palate, the blue and red fruit flavors are front and center, well […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château la Croix Melin / Saint-Émilion Soft and full in the mouth, with spice adding an extra dimension to the broad berry fruits. The wine is ready to drink, its acidity melding well into the richness. The final taste is solid and dense.

Country: France / Baron d’Ardeuil Vieilles Vignes Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Southwest France Winery: Vignerons de Buzet / Buzet The Buzet co-op’s top brand, this is big, powerful and rich. It is dominated by blackberry jelly and sweet plums, as well as firm tannins. The palate is weighty, solid, maybe missing freshness but certainly giving […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château la Bienfaisance / Saint-Émilion Complex tannins lend this wine weight and structure. It has a good sense of freshness, and its black currant flavor underscores the dark, dry core.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Grand Barrail Lamarzelle Figeac / Saint-Émilion This wine starts with a shock of acidity, followed by a ripe blackberry note. It is upright, structured and still young, and its sweetness is just beginning to show through the tannins and acidity. Give it 3–4 years.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Deyrem Valentin / Margaux Located north of Margaux village, Deyrem Valentin is a small, family-owned property of 32 acres that represents one of the values of Margaux. This wine is smooth, polished and concentrated, with flavors of wood and a sweet-tasting blackberry. The acidity and […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château de Villegeorge / Haut-Médoc This fine, rich, fruity wine is from a chateau controlled by the Lurton family. It is solid, concentrated and dense, packed with blackberry flavor. Deliciously juicy now, it has the tannins and acidity that suggest it is capable of aging for […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château les Ormes / Saint-Julien From one of the few Saint-Julien properties that are not cru classé, this nevertheless shows all the class of the appellation. It has ripe black-currant and berry flavors, laced with acidity and dry, dense tannins. Its richness is still developing. This […]

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Edmus / Saint-Émilion This powerful effort is holding back on its richness now, but it has great potential. It has concentration, firm tannins and round fruit that will soften over the next several years.

Country: France / Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux / Moulis-en-Médoc From the Poujeaux section of Moulis, Dutruch Grand Poujeaux is still family-owned and -inhabited. This is deliciously fruity and the juicy black-currant flavor is firmly balanced by ripe, generous tannins. A concentrated wine that will certainly age well.

Country: US / Red Door Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend California Winery: Hill Family Estate / Napa Valley This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Malbec offers classic peppercorn and big juicy cassis and blackberry notes. It’s enjoyable now in its vibrant fruit forwardness but also structured enough to let sit 2018–2020. On the finish are […]

Country: France / Badine de la Patache Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux Winery: Vignobles K / Pomerol The wine, with its firm tannins and solid structure, is still young. The hints of black-plum fruits are way behind the structure. That’s all good, because this wine will come together well, to give a rich full wine […]