2019 Fronsac wines are just great. The wines are already displaying great style and character. They are soft, plush, rich, sensuous, and best of all, they sell for a song. If you love Merlot-based Bordeaux, you should take a serious at the wines in this report.
2019 Graves red and white wines offer soft-textured, early-drinking charm with characteristics similar to some Pessac Leognan wines that sell for prices that will make every savvy wine consumer happy.
2021 St. Julien is a vintage of lovers of classic Bordeaux. With blends dominated by Cabernet, low alcohol, freshness, and loads of sweet, ripe, bright, crunchy red fruit, there ar e some outstanding wines that merit a serious look.
Pomerol produced a myriad of fabulous wines in 2021. Not in the opulent, flashy style of the 3 decent, preceding vintages, but in a classic mode, with lower alcohol levels, freshness, vibrancy, purity, and elegance.
2021 Lalande de Pomerol had a similar growing season to its much more famous neighboring appellation, Pomerol, but the devastation from the frosts was much worse. Even with all of the year’s difficulties and challenges, there are some nice, early-drinking wines offering good style and character.
2020 White Bordeaux is a bit of a mixed bag. The wines offer fabulous aromatics and creamy textures, but they are also on a fast, evolutionary track. With 75 wines tasted, here’s what you need to know.
All great vintages offer character and style at all ends of the spectrum. And with 2020 Bordeaux, every appellation produced strong wines. The St. Emilion Satellite Appellations offer fabulous wines that drink well early while offering value as well. Regions like this prove you do not need to spend a lot of money to drink well.