Value Drinkers

Capbern 2019 (1.5L)

93-94 JS / 92 DE   This is a gorgeous young sample with wonderful blue fruit and spices, as well as a nice overlay of pretty wood. Medium to full body and firm, silky tannins. Hints of minerals. Better than 2018...

Capbern 2019 (375ML)

93-94 JS / 92 DE   This is a gorgeous young sample with wonderful blue fruit and spices, as well as a nice overlay of pretty wood. Medium to full body and firm, silky tannins. Hints of minerals. Better than 2018...

Carignan Prima 2019 (1.5L)

93-94 JS A solid young merlot with lots of black-olive, brown-sugar and plum character. It’s full-bodied and layered. Remake of the 2018? - James...

Carignan Prima 2019 (375ML)

93-94 JS A solid young merlot with lots of black-olive, brown-sugar and plum character. It’s full-bodied and layered. Remake of the 2018? - James...

Carignan Prima 2019 (750ML)

93-94 JS A solid young merlot with lots of black-olive, brown-sugar and plum character. It’s full-bodied and layered. Remake of the 2018? - James...

Chateau Carignan 2019 (3.0L)

91-92 JS This is a solid red with currant, chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with firm tannins and a delicious finish. Precise. Better than the 2018. - James...

Chateau Carignan 2019 (6.0L)

91-92 JS This is a solid red with currant, chocolate and hazelnut aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with firm tannins and a delicious finish. Precise. Better than the 2018. - James...

Clerc Milon 2019 (1.5L)

95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA The wine has the highest levels of Cabernet Sauvignon since the 1980s, and even on the nose you can feel its impact in terms of the depth of tight black fruit. Extremely good quality with fine...

Clerc Milon 2019 (375ML)

95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA The wine has the highest levels of Cabernet Sauvignon since the 1980s, and even on the nose you can feel its impact in terms of the depth of tight black fruit. Extremely good quality with fine...

Clerc Milon 2019 (750ML)

95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA The wine has the highest levels of Cabernet Sauvignon since the 1980s, and even on the nose you can feel its impact in terms of the depth of tight black fruit. Extremely good quality with fine...

D'Armailhac 2019 (3.0L)

93 DE / 92-93 JS / 91-93 WA Thoroughly enjoyable Armailhac, with concentration immediately apparent on the nose, more so than in many vintages of this wine. There's a pleasing austerity to the...

D'Armailhac 2019 (6.0L)

93 DE / 92-93 JS / 91-93 WA Thoroughly enjoyable Armailhac, with concentration immediately apparent on the nose, more so than in many vintages of this wine. There's a pleasing austerity to the...

Grand Village Rouge 2019 (750ML)

90 DE Pretty serious dark fruit character with concentration and veins of minerality that reflect the limestone soils of an estate that is close to the Fronsac borders. Clearly a wine that has character and impact, more...

Gruaud Larose 2019 (3.0L)

Gruaud Larose 2019 (6.0L)

Labegorce 2019 (1.5L)

92 DE / 91-92 JS The largest of the Perrodo estates in Margaux, this is a little heavier set and muscular than the Marquis d'Alesme, extremely accomplished and majoring on coffee beans and tobacco alongside blackcurrant...

Labegorce 2019 (375ML)

92 DE / 91-92 JS The largest of the Perrodo estates in Margaux, this is a little heavier set and muscular than the Marquis d'Alesme, extremely accomplished and majoring on coffee beans and tobacco alongside blackcurrant...

Labegorce 2019 (750ML)

92 DE / 91-92 JS The largest of the Perrodo estates in Margaux, this is a little heavier set and muscular than the Marquis d'Alesme, extremely accomplished and majoring on coffee beans and tobacco alongside blackcurrant...

Madame de Beaucaillou 2019 (750ML)

91 DE Entirely new wine this year from Ducru Beaucaillou plots in Haut-Medoc (in Cussac Fort Médoc, just over the border). This has a juicy balance, and round supple tannins, approachable but with ageing potential...

Malescot St Exupery 2019 (3.0L)

96-97 JS / 95-97 VM #1 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Wow. This is so perfumed and mesmerizing with currant, floral and blackberry character. It’s full-bodied, yet so refined and polished with...

Malescot St Exupery 2019 (6.0L)

96-97 JS / 95-97 VM #1 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Wow. This is so perfumed and mesmerizing with currant, floral and blackberry character. It’s full-bodied, yet so refined and polished with...

Pichon Comtesse Reserve 2019 (1.5L)

93-94 JS / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 92-94 WE This is a very solid second wine of Pichon Lalande with blackberry, blueberry and sweet, dried-tobacco character. It’s full-bodied, chewy and polished. - James...

Pichon Comtesse Reserve 2019 (375ML)

93-94 JS / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 92-94 WE This is a very solid second wine of Pichon Lalande with blackberry, blueberry and sweet, dried-tobacco character. It’s full-bodied, chewy and polished. - James...

Pichon Comtesse Reserve 2019 (750ML)

93-94 JS / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 92-94 WE This is a very solid second wine of Pichon Lalande with blackberry, blueberry and sweet, dried-tobacco character. It’s full-bodied, chewy and polished. - James...

Saint Pierre Saint Julien 2019 (3.0L)

94-96+ WA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 VM / 95 DE / 93-94 JS Very deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Saint-Pierre comes shooting out of the glass with vibrant scents of crushed black and red currants, black raspberries and...

Saint Pierre Saint Julien 2019 (6.0L)

94-96+ WA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 VM / 95 DE / 93-94 JS Very deep purple-black colored, the 2019 Saint-Pierre comes shooting out of the glass with vibrant scents of crushed black and red currants, black raspberries and...