Bordeaux

Ronan By Clinet Bordeaux Merlot 2016

The Ronan By Clinet Bordeaux Merlot 2016 is 100% Merlot sourced from estates near Chateau Clinet, located in the premier section of Pomerol in the Bordeaux region of France. Chateau Clinet Bordeaux wines sell in the $150 to $350 range, and I found this wine for $8.99. While the grapes used did not come from…

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Ronan By Clinet Bordeaux Merlot 2016
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Légende Pauillac Bordeaux 2016

The Légende Pauillac Bordeaux 2016 is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot sourced from Rothschild (Lafite) vineyards in the Pauillac AOC inside the Haut-Medoc AOC on the Left Bank or westside of the river in the Bordeaux region of France. The Légende line of Rothschild (Lafite) is their drink-it-now export brand. It…

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Legende Saint-Emilion Bordeaux 2016

The Legende Saint-Emilion Bordeaux 2016 is a blend of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc sourced from contract vineyards in the Saint-Emilion region of the Right Bank of Bordeaux in western France. The Legende brand is the Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) line of Bordeaux regional wines. The wines (except for one) are not sourcing grapes…

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LÉGENDE Bordeaux Blanc 2019

The LÉGENDE Bordeaux Blanc 2019 is 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Sémillon sourced from a vineyard in the Entre-deux-Mers region of Bordeaux in southwest France. 90% of the wines produced in Bordeaux are Red but Entre-duex-Mers accounts for 90% of the White wine. The LÉGENDE is a brand owned by Domaines Barons De Rothschild (LAFITE)…

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Chateau Le Grand Moulin 2016 Costco

The Story The Chateau Le Grand Moulin Bordeaux 2016 is a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Malbec from the Estate vineyard in the Blaye Cotes de Bordeaux AOP. This is wine available at Costco for $7.99, I don’t think this is a Costco exclusive, on-line retailers seem to sell the same wine…

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Barons De Rothschild Légende Bordeaux Blanc 2017

The Barons De Rothschild Légende Bordeaux Blanc 2017 is 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon sourced from Rothschild vineyards in the Entre-Deux-Mers AOC region, a mostly White grape growing area of Bordeaux. If you are new to White Bordeaux wine, the main grape is Sauvignon Blanc that is often blended with Sémillon and occasionally other White grapes….

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Locations “F” (France) Red Blend

The Locations “F” (France) Red Blend is an outlaw wine. If you’re used to California wines, it’s nothing new, but if you’re used to wines from France, it will set your hair on fire! This is a blend of Bordeaux grapes, Rhone grapes, and Roussillon grapes – and if you don’t think that’s strange, go…

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Avant Garde Blanc 2012

The Avant Garde Blanc 2012 is 100% Sauvignon Blanc sourced from AOC vineyards in Bordeaux, France. There three White grapes permitted in Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blanc is the main grape along with Semillion and Muscadelle ( a local grape not related to the sweet Moscato grape). The Avant Garde is a young wine (no oak conditioning…

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Les Hauts des Lagarde Rouge Bordeaux 2011

The 2011 Les Hauts des Lagarde Rouge Bordeaux is a blend of 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and  10% Cabernet Franc sourced from a certified organic Estate vineyard near the town of Saint Laurent du Bois in the Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux in France. This wine is also Vegan friendly, you would think all wine is…

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Les Hauts De Lagarde Rose’ 2012

The 2012 Les Hauts De Lagarde Rose’ is a blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec grown in an organic estate vineyard near the town of Saint Laurent du Bois (the Entre-Deux-Mers region, Right Bank) in Bordeaux, France. This Rose is certified organic and Vegan friendly. To put it simply, maybe…

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Les Hauts De Lagarde Blanc 2012

The 2012 Les Hauts De Lagarde Blanc is a certified organic, Vegan friendly, Estate grown blend of 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Semillon grown in a vineyard near the town of Saint Laurent du Bois in Bordeaux, France. Vegans do not eat or drink food made with animal by-products.  While wine is fermented grapes and…

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Mouton Cadet Bordeaux Rose’ 2011

The 2011 Le Rose’ de Mouton Cadet Bordeaux Rose’ is a blend of 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon sourced from many vineyards in the Bordeaux wine AOC. The Mouton Cadet label is Baron Rothschild’s entry level wine and it was started in 1930 after a series of very bad vintages, he…

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Le Petit du Chateau de La Garde Bordeaux Cuvee Natural 2012

The 2012 Le Petit du Chateau de La Garde Bordeaux Cuvee Natural is 100% Merlot sourced from their certified Organic Estate vineyard in the Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux. This is one of those Natural wines you may have heard about, organic grapes, no Sulfites added, produced with natural and chemical free methods, sort of like all…

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Chateau Amour Red (Medoc) 2009

The Chateau Amour Red (Medoc) 2009 , a $7.99 Trader Joe’s exclusive (this bottling was produced specifically for Trader Joe’s) is a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot grown in estate vineyards in the Medoc region of Bordeaux, France. Chateau Amour is one of Chateau Panigon labels, Chateau Panigon’s usual Bordeaux…

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Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut Medoc 2006

The Chateau Larose-Trintaudon Haut Medoc 2006 is sourced from an Estate established in 1719 and a vineyard first planted in 1838 (the vines have since been replanted several times due to insect infestation and other reasons) and is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot. The wine was aged in oak barrels for…

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