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Chateau Malmaison Baronne Nadine de Rothschild 2001
This delicious medium to full bodied, opaque purple/red hued wine is rich, complex and full of promise. After allowing to breathe for one hour the tight nose opens nicely to exhibit aromas of blackberry, cherry, cedar wood, vanilla and leather. On the palate, the the upfront plum, currant and blackberry flavors are well balanced by the delicate oak, refreshing acidity, loads of velvety tannins and a rich, thick finish which is long and delicious. The wine was matured in new and year-old casks that confer smoothness, elegance and finesse – female traits befitting the Baroness Nadine de Rothschild. Amazing quality for this estate. Best after 2008.
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$39.99
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Barons Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild Haut Medoc 2001
The Rothschild family is renowned for its impeccable production of elegant red Bordeaux wines. Located in the heart of Medoc, the vineyards of Baron de Rothschild are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. The excellent conditions of the 2001 vintage helped create a wine that reflects the great style and quality of Bordeaux. The kosher Baron Rothschild Haut Medoc 2001 is full bodied with a dark ruby color and displays red fruit aromas, a solid core of blackberry flavor full of dark, juicy cassis fruit on the mid-palate underscored by gentle oak with a note of fresh tobacco on the finish. The broad, firm tannins and balanced acidity suggest it will develop over time.
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$39.99
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Barons Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild Haut Medoc 2002
This is a nice Bordeaux. The flavor profile is well balanced between a solid core of blackberry with a serious earthiness. The tannins are firm and well integrated. Overall it is complex, yet delicate, with secondary herbal and spice flavors with a moderately long finish.
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$39.99
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Barons Edmund Benjamin de Rothschild Haut Medoc 2003
This wine has a brilliant ruby color with a slight garnet tint; a refined nose that opens with jammy red fruit and autumnal aromas, mingled with vanilla and a touch of toast. Round and smooth on the palate, it displays a fine balance between flavor and structure.
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$39.99
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Barrail de Zede Bordeaux Superieur 2000
This wine is comprised of 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Petit Verdot. All the care that was taken with this vineyard is identical to that of its big brother "Chateau Labegorce Zede". The winemaker has obtained a fruity and lightly tannic wine. This smooth and structured wine can be drunk while still young.
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$39.99
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Barrail de Zede Bordeaux Superieur 2001
Ripe black fruit aromas and soft tannins give this wine a silky feel on the palate. The taste profile reveals a great purity and a beautiful sharpness of the fruit.
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$39.99
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Chateau De La Tour Clos-Vougeot Grand Cru 2002
Deep ruby-red color, lavish aromas of black fruit and oak, full-bodied, spectacularly concentrated flavor with a long finish. This Burgundy is yet another incredible representation from this fine winery. A great investment as this wine will only appreciate.
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$135.99
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Chateau Fonbadet Pauillac 2000
The deep color is an undeniably tempting sharp cherry red. The scent of the wine is rich with strawberries. The wine is overflowing with juicy tastes and is running over with a wealth of flavor, good extract of cassis, very Pauillac in a plummy style.
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$70.99
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Chateau Giscours Margaux 2001
This wine is really superb. Rich ripe fruit flavors of currants, raspberries, plums and blackberries dominate this classic. Incredible aromas of flowers, anise, coffee, black licorice, herbs, dark chocolate, and with intriguing aromatic traces of un-smoked cigars, leather, and even tar. This lovely, medium to full bodied wine is nicely balanced, with a solid core of fruit, incredibly finely knit tannins and a finish that goes on and on.
Best after 2009. Wine Spectator 92 points
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$81.99
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Chateau Labegorce Margaux Grand Vin Exceptionnel 2001
Located in the upper part of the Margaux appellation, Chateau Labegorce produces wines that are full-bodied yet refined. The palate displays enticing fruit and mineral flavors with a smooth finish. Best paired with richly flavored courses.
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$60.99
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Chateau Labegorce Zede Margaux 2001
A Bordeaux blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. There are fabulous aromas of crushed berries and dried flowers. Full-bodied, with extremely well-integrated tannins in a dense fruit structure. It turns smoky, ripe and complex on the finish. Best paired with intensely flavored courses. Meticulous work in the vineyard and cellar over a number of years and conscientious barrel ageing has brought Chateau Labegorce Zede to the height of the best classified growth of the Margaux appellation. This vintage remains a delightful Margaux with lovely perfume and plenty of finesse. Labegorce Zede has been awarded 5 stars by the most famous wine critics as one of the greatest wines in the Bordeaux region.
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$78.99
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Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint Estephe 2003
The origin of Lafon Rochet's vines goes back to the 17th century. The estate includes a single 100 acre block of vineyards in the distinguished Saint Estephe Grand Cru appellation, next to the estate of Lafitte Rothschild. Characteristic of wines from Saint Estephe, this red is powerful, rich, concentrated, full bodied and smooth. It is a blend of 55% Cabernet, 40% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc. Chateau Lafon Rochet's vineyards and vintners produce wine of a rich and dense character that will age gracefully for years to come. This is a sleeper of a vintage with dense blue/purple color. It exhibits plenty of blackberry, cassis and graphite along with a touch of toasty new oak. The wine is more backward than expected, but it possesses full-bodied, concentrated flavors as well as good elegance, purity, and overall equilibrium. This is a long-distance runner. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2025.
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$135.99
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Chateau Le Crock Saint Estephe 2002
Deep color, fruity bouquet, strength and complexity characterize this wine. Chateau Le Crock is classified as one of the leaders of the better “Cru Bourgeois.” The great care lavished on these wines by the vintners have allowed them to clearly express the St Estèphe terroir. The wine characteristically displays robust tannins and a full fleshy structure with exceptional aging potential which will mellow to produce beautiful complexity. Château Le Crock is classified among the first Bourgeois growth Supérieur of the Médoc region. It produces wines which distinguishes themselves from others by their exceeding aromatic nose, their full-bodied structure and their finesse. The politique of low quantité but high qualité and the production methode which are applied to Château Le Crock, are based on the same principals as those of Château Léoville Poyferré.
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$51.99
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2000
The wines of Château Léoville Poyferré are first distinguished by their considerable aromatic complexity ranging from red fruits, such as cherry, to mushroom for older vintages. Thanks to its terroir, Léoville Poyferré displays a magnificent balance between alcohol, acidity and tannins. The wine develops a sumptuous velvet quality in addition to plenty of elegance and finesse, altogether with a very great potential for aging.
"Wow, this wine has really come on strong. A brilliant effort, it boasts an opaque purple color in addition to a gorgeously sweet nose (make that explosive nose) of blackberries and creme de cassis intermixed with minerals, smoke, and earth. The 2000 is opulent, full-bodied, and much more accessible than either of its two Leoville siblings, Leoville Las Cases or Leoville Barton, with low acidity, sweet tannin, and a layered, sumptuous finish. It continues to improve dramatically and looks to be a great success, rivaling the brilliant 1996 and 1990. Anticipated maturity: 2009-2030." (Robert Parker 95 points)
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$179.99
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2001
This wine is superb. Vivid, with lovely aromas of berries, minerals, toasted oak and leather. A well known Grand Cru. This wine also displays intensely rich aromas of licorice and chocolate. It is full bodied, earthy with a lot upfront fruit and accompanied by a subtle oak flavor and a long finish. A wine to remember. One of the finest ever from this estate. Silky extremely well integrated tannins provide am exceedingly smooth texture. Best paired With full flavored, rich, saucy dishes.
Sweet notions of plums, black currants, caramel, and spicy oak are provocative and alluring. Subtle but substantial, layered, and textured, with medium body as well as sexy, up-front flavors, low acidity, and ripe tannin, this beauty is among the most evolved and flamboyant of the appellation. Nevertheless, it should age well. Anticipated maturity: now-2016. Robert Parker 90 points (Jun 2004)
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$129.99
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Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2002
This is a big, traditionally made wine. The Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2002, like all the St. Julien wines, with high levels of sweet tannins and refreshing acidity, is a wine of very long aging which will open itself completely to lovers of fine wine after 2008. The carefully selected Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes exhibit an opaque ruby/purple color with intense flavors of raspberry, blackberry and plum intermixed with some licorice, espresso roast and toasted bread. Great structure with a beautiful mouth feel and a very long finish. Best paired with spicy beef, veal or chicken dishes.
One of the stars of the vintage, this 2002 reveals a saturated to the rim purple color as well as a big, sweet, provocative nose of earth, licorice, creme de cassis, and toasty new oak. It possesses medium to full body, great purity, tangy underlying acidity, and an impressively long, 40-second finish. This top-flight St.-Julien should hit its prime in 5-8 years, and last for over two decades. Bravo! Robert Parker 94 points (Oct 2003)
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$107.99
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Chateau Malartic Lagraviere Pessac Leognan 2003
A model of elegance, symmetry, and balanced power, the dense ruby/purple colored 2003 displays sweet aromas of plums, currants, tobacco, and smoke. Situated for centuries on the finest group of hills in Leognan, the Malartic Lagraviere estate is famous throughout the world for its wines which are powerful, complex, elegant, and subtle. The wine possesses abundant power, concentration, extract and length. This elegant, expansive, juicy, layered, medium bodied effort should prove very long-lived.
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$86.99
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Chateau Montviel Pomerol 2004
The dynamic management style of Chateau Montviel owners has resulted in a Cru that truly represents the splendor of the Pomerol district of Bordeaux, France. The grapes for these masterfully blended Merlot and Cabernet Franc lots used to produce this outstanding wine were meticulously selected and harvested at their peak maturity. Chateau Montviel combining power and subtlety was carefully aged in oak barrels during 18 months and expresses rich, complex fruit flavors characteristic of Pomerol's great wines. The excellent acid and tannin structure of this wine should allow it to mature in bottle for many years.
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$74.99
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Chateau Patache d'Aux Medoc 2002
Full bodied and dry, with hints of blackberry, plum, and oak. Its deep purple colour and powerful tannins melt in nicely and are typical of wines intended for long cellaring.
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$48.99
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Chateau Patris Filius 2000
This wine has a brilliant garnet tinted ruby color; a refined nose that opens with jammy red fruit. Plenty of red licorice, flowers and berry character. Full bodied, with refined tannins and a long finish. Very racy and elegant.
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$58.99
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Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2002
Chateau Pontet-Canet is located in the town of Pauillac in the Haut-Medoc region. The large amount of gravel in the soil allows for excellent drainage. Chateau Pontet-Canet is a prestigious classified growth which encompasses the finest terrain of all the estates situated in Pauillac-Bordeaux's famed sub-region located on the west side of Medoc. Thanks to scrupulous viticulture and vinification regulations, the wines of Chateau Pontet-Canet are among the most reknowned and most representative of the Pauillac appellation. Concentrated, full bodied, rich and bold with fine, lively fruit, quite pure black currant, aromas of wild violets, blackcurrant, cassis, smoke, and sweet Asian spices. Very Pauillac. Very good. this wine should cellar well into the next decade.
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$108.99
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Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2003
Full bodied with aromas of ripe currants and berries. Smooth Tannins with a long finish. This wine should ideally be cellared for extended ageing, as it requires time to reveal the characteristic qualities of Pauillac wines: full body, dark color, truffle and chocolate flavors. Best paired with heavy meat, grilled steak and spicy chicken dishes.
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$129.99
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Chateau Royaumont Lalande de Pomerol 2002
This effort displays beautiful aromas of raspberry, berry and hints of wet earth. It's full-bodied, with a good core of fruit, velvety tannins, and bright acidity. Best paired With full flavored dishes of beef, veal or chicken.
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$48.99
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Chateau Sarget De Gruaud-Larose Saint Julien 2000
Absolutely wonderful aromas of flowers, currants and citrus with a center core of fruit that tastes of crushed raspberries and a finish that goes on an on. This classic wine is made from a blend of all 5 Bordeaux varietals: 57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec. The wine has a brilliant ruby color, with noticeable oak on the nose, and notes of almond and cherry. Nicely softened tannins and hints of spice. Chateau Sarget De Gruaud-Larose 2000 is a wine that is full bodied, but elegant with lots of fruit. The wine ages very well and develops all the characteristics of a great Bordeaux. This may be the greatest vintage from this estate since 1945.
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$85.99
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Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Grand Cru 2000
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte a charming place known worldwide and a great growth, is perpetuating a great tradition of winemaking. The richness of the soil and meticulous care given to the vineyard has made this estate one of the best wines in the Bordeaux region. This kosher vintage has clearly benefited from this charming place, where culture is combined with technique to reach the top. With its inky purple color offering wonderfully complex aromas of black currants and a hint of toast, it is thick and rich, with a long concentrated finish with high but sweet tannins. Typical of its appellation it is complex with an intense bouquet, fine structure, excellent balance and just the right touch of oak. The result of outstanding methods of wine production. This 2000 vintage will mark its century.
"A sensational effort, and undeniably the finest wine to ever emerge from this estate, the opaque purple-colored 2000 offers scents of tobacco, camphor, graphite, creme de cassis, and licorice. This full-bodied, concentrated effort possesses low acidity, a multi-layered texture, tremendous intensity of flavor, and a persistent finish with considerable ripe, well-integrated tannin. This is a brilliant example of equilibrium and finesse allied to considerable power and flavor. Kudos to the Cathiards. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2025" 94 points Robert Parker
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$173.99
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Chateau Tertre Daugay Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2000
Chateau Tertre Daugay Saint Emilion Grand Cru, though still in adolescence, is beginning to show some charming aromas and flavors of fresh blackberries, black cherries, ripe raspberries, and currants, overlaid with vanilla, oak, cloves, and even hints of tobacco. Wine Spectator said "Very, very complex, with berry, raspberry, cloves, and turmeric. Full bodied, yet very reserved and silky. Refined and long. Superimpressive and a triumph for this estate. Best after 2008."
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$89.99
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Chateau de Valandraud Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2001
Readers of the Wine Advocate and collectors of the micro-produced "garage" wines of Saint Emilion know Valandraud to be the first of these remarkable specialty wines to be made in Bordeaux. Fashioned with an attention to detail impossible at larger estates, Valandraud is one of the most intense, complex and dramatic red wines made in France. First encounters are almost shocking, as if the wine were made at Harlan or Screaming Eagle but drier and more refined. Proprietor Jean-Luc Thunevin and wife Murielle were perspicacious enough to make 100 cases of the very first 'garage' Kosher wine in the world! Deeply colored. Rich, tight, brooding nose at first but the 2001 slowly unfolds to reveal very enticing black raspberry and bitter chocolate aromas. Sweet, supple and broad but not at all over the top. Rich flavors of cocoa powder and spices. Decidedly modern in style on the palate, with well-extracted fruit. The wine's big, rich, chewy tannins are a bit stern, but the wine's length is impressive. Excellent acidity keeps everything moving like a wagon train across the palate.
As hard as it may be to believe, Valandraud’s 2001 is better than their 2000. One of the great efforts from proprietors Murielle Andraud and Jean-Luc Thunevin, the 2001 Valandraud boasts a saturated plum/purple color as well as a sumptuously sweet nose of Varhona chocolate intertwined with espresso roast, blackberries, cherry jam, and currants. Full-bodied, opulent, voluptuously textured, pure, rich, and seriously endowed, this is a brilliant effort from Bordeaux’s leading revolutionary. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2020.
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$335.99
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Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Premiere Cru 1999
Still ageing nicely, the 1999 vintage marks the end of the century. An intense and complex bouquet, with peach, apricot, mango, candied white fruit, honey, vanilla, elderflower, lily of the valley and roast aromas. Full on the palate, fat, fleshy, fresh citrus fruit alongside apricot with apple tart and cloves, very sweet and concentrated. Beautifully pure with lots of substance, a precise attack, very slender characterised by the Sauvignon Blanc. Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Premiere Cru 1999 shows loads of wonderful botrytis character, with sweet mace and sweet tobacco on the palate with a super long finish. Its exceptional potential will allow this wine to be laid down as well as to be enjoyed rapidly.
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$128.99
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Chateau Piada Sauternes 2001
With a bright golden color, Chateau Piada has the beautiful Sauternes characteristic flavors and aromas of spice and citrus fruits, with an ample honeyed mouth and a rich and plump body. The lemon rind, butterscotch and luscious honey finish is very long and lingering. Try this wine with full flavored cheeses and sweet desserts, such as cheesecake, ice cream, creme brulee, biscotti and custard or fruit pies.
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$81.99
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Anselme Deslar Chassagne Montrachet 2001
Only Pinot Noir is allowed in the classified red wines of the Cote de Beaune, Burgundy, home of the Chassagne-Montrachet appellation. The terroir of the region is marked by Burgundy's cool climate and large limestome deposits. This wine is luscious and buttery smooth. Typical of Montrachet wines, this one has a long finish which leaves a delicious butterscotch flavor on your palate.
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$57.99
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Domaine Labet Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2002
This white Burgundy has a beautiful golden color, with aromas of cinnamon, fresh white stone fruit, oak, and honey balanced with citrus peel, earthy-mineral aromas and flavors. Good drinking now but to let this one show its full elegance and power hold until at least 2008 and then cellar comfortably until 2015 or longer. It is best paired with lightly flavored dishes such as fish and chicken.
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$153.99
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Domaine Labet Puligny Montrachet 2002
This is a beautifully vivid 100% Chardonnay white Burgundy. This famed region produces Chardonnay wines that are like nothing else. The vineyard here is renowned for producing elegance and acidity and this wine is no exception. Aromas are light and flowery, with apricot and nutmeg on the nose. The taste profile shows hints of minerality with light stone fruit. The balance of the wine is something to behold and should not be passed over. Don’t overchill this one or you may miss all of the subtle notes on the palate and lingering finish.
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$62.99
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