{"title":"Bordeaux","description":"\u003cspan\u003eThe Bordeaux wine region, an emblem of vinicultural prestige, is bisected by the Gironde Estuary into the Left and Right Banks, each celebrated for distinct styles shaped by their unique terroirs. The Left Bank is renowned for its structured, Cabernet Sauvignon-led blends, while the Right Bank favors the softer, Merlot-dominated wines. This region is also the birthplace of the luscious, sweet wines of Sauternes. 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The region’s warm days and cool nights, typical of the 2020 vintage, allowed the grapes to ripen evenly while preserving their acidity, imparting balance to the wine. The gravelly soils of this part of Bordeaux encourage deep root systems, giving the vines access to essential nutrients that enhance both concentration and minerality. It’s a place where the autumn sun lingers over the vines, nurturing a true expression of Bordeaux’s classic elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wine:\u003cbr\u003eThe 2020 vintage captures the richness of the season, offering a medium full-bodied wine with a harmonious blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. With 13.5% alcohol, it opens with aromas of ripe blackberries, plum, and a hint of cassis, accompanied by subtle notes of cedar and spice. On the palate, it reveals a smooth texture, supported by fine tannins and a refreshing acidity. The flavors of dark fruit unfold gradually, with a touch of tobacco and earthiness on the finish, showcasing a wine that is both approachable yet structured for immediate enjoyment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe People:\u003cbr\u003eThe Château de Bouillerot estate is family-run, with a deep-rooted commitment to sustainable viticulture and traditional Bordeaux craftsmanship. The winemaker, drawing on generations of knowledge, approaches each vintage with a philosophy of minimal intervention, allowing the vineyard to speak through the wine. 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This terroir, combined with the influence of the Gironde estuary, imparts a distinctive minerality and structure to the wines.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCreated in 1990, \"Blanc de Lynch-Bages\" is an elegant blend, composed of 79% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Sémillon, and 6% Muscadelle, showcasing the finest expressions of these variety from eight distinct parcels within the historical Lynch-Bages terroir.\u003cbr\u003eSince 2006, a comprehensive selection project has been implemented in the vineyards to enhance the vitality of the vines and promote the expression of vibrant fruit and floral notes. Meticulous harvesting practices, including intra-parcel selection and careful handling to prevent berry oxidation, ensure the preservation of pristine fruit flavors.\u003cbr\u003eThe 2021 vintage, with its elegant interplay of aromas and flavors, exemplifies the quality of this acclaimed wine. On the nose, the wine reveals a captivating bouquet of fresh fruit, with the zesty citrus notes of Sauvignon Blanc, including juicy lemon and grapefruit, mingling with the dried or candied fruit and white floral aromas of Sémillon and Muscadelle.\u003cbr\u003eThe wine undergoes partial malolactic fermentation and ages for six months in 50% new French oak barrels, imparting subtle toasty and rich notes that contribute to the wine's aromatic complexity. On the palate, the 2021 Blanc de Lynch-Bages exhibits a medium-bodied richness with a vibrant acidity and a creamy texture.\u003cbr\u003eIn its youth, Blanc de Lynch-Bages displays a lively and explosive character, with the vibrant Sauvignon Blanc notes taking center stage. As the wine evolves, the influence of Sémillon becomes more prominent, introducing aromas of dried apricots, candied fruit, and nuts. Throughout its life, the wine maintains an exhilarating freshness and a long, lingering finish, characteristic of the finest white wines of Bordeaux.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Winery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChâteau Lynch-Bages, a renowned Fifth Growth estate in Pauillac, is known for its commitment to producing wines of exceptional quality. The estate, under the stewardship of the Cazes family, has a long history of innovation and a dedication to sustainable viticulture. 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Since 2017 the estate has been under the Cazes family (of Lynch-Bages), who continue efforts to replant and refine the vineyards. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Haut-Batailley vineyards are planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and smaller parcels of Cabernet Franc or Petit Verdot (though Verso’s 2022 is composed of 54% Merlot, 43% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Petit Verdot). \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 2022, the ripening was vigorous and the vintage pushed the fruit toward richness; the estate’s terroir (deep gravel soils, Pauillac drainage, maritime influence) helped maintain freshness and definition. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Wine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eVerso 2022 shows a clear tilt toward dark fruit, elegance, and floral lift. On the nose it reveals blackberry, cassis, violet, sweet spice, and hints of cedar. The palate is round, supple, and medium-full in body, with a layered mouthfeel, fine tannins, and a freshness that gives it a nice lift. Notes of dark cherry, plum, leather, tobacco, spice, and cocoa thread through, adding complexity as it evolves. It is meant for earlier approachability than the Grand Vin, yet retains structure and character and is surprisingly excellent given its affordable price point.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eHaut-Batailley is a Fifth Growth in the 1855 Médoc classification, historically part of the Borie family holdings before acquisition by the Cazes family. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eUnder the Cazes stewardship, the château is reworking its vineyard plantings, selecting barrels more strictly, and refining its stylistic direction so that even its second wine reflects the house’s identity. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eVerso provides a window into Haut-Batailley’s vision, a wine that balances approachability with depth, offering consumers a taste of Pauillac pedigree without the full austerity of the flagship wine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eRed Wine–Braised Short Ribs with Herbs \u0026amp; Cheese Grits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSlow-braised short ribs, sweet shallots, and creamy cheese grits call for a wine that’s equally layered and composed. Château Haut-Batailley “Verso” 2022 brings Pauillac depth and graphite-tinged precision to the dish, its dark cherry fruit cutting through the richness while its tannins frame every bite. 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The topsoil here is slightly sandier and less clayey, running between 1.0 and 1.3 meters deep — a small but meaningful distinction that gives the wine a bit more lift and approachability relative to the flagship cuvées. This corner of the Right Bank is one of the most compelling and undersung terroirs in all of Bordeaux, where limestone bedrock and a cool, maritime-influenced climate conspire to produce wines of genuine freshness and site clarity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon — fermented with indigenous yeast, aged 12 months in small cement vats, and bottled without filtration. No new oak, no manipulation, no sulfur until bottling. The cement preserves aromatics and texture without adding anything extraneous. The result is a Bordeaux that drinks with an immediacy that the region rarely delivers at this price: full bodied but elegant. Dark cherry, plum, slightly reductive, perfectly balanced with velvety tannins and enough freshness to keep you coming back. This is a fresher and more natural expression of Bordeaux and a style that the best producers are moving towards. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe People \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eJean-Pierre Amoreau and his son Pascal are the 14th generation of the Amoreau family at Château Le Puy. The estate maintains 150 acres of forests, fig trees, hazelnut groves, and beehives alongside their vineyards — not as an aesthetic choice but as a deliberate ecological strategy to maintain biodiversity and natural predator-prey balance in the farming system. No synthetic treatments have ever been used at the estate, which is certified biodynamic, with harvest done by hand, grapes entirely destemmed, and fermentation driven solely by indigenous yeast. The Duc des Nauves is farmed and vinified with the same rigor as the estate’s top wines. At this price, it is one of the most honest bottles in Bordeaux.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFood Pairing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eDuc des Nauves is the kind of Bordeaux that wants food with some weight and earthiness but nothing that overpowers it. Think roasted lamb with herbs, a mushroom and lentil ragù, a burger, or a simple bavette steak. The wine’s sandy limestone freshness and lack of new oak mean it favors honest, savory preparations over anything rich or heavily sauced — this is a table wine in the best French sense of the word.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Natural","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49004615008479,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P4230042.jpg?v=1776984763"},{"product_id":"chateau-carbonnieux-blanc-2021","title":"Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc 2021","description":"","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50049300332767,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P6080341.jpg?v=1780961653"},{"product_id":"chateau-puyanche-blanc-2023","title":"Chateau Puyanche Blanc 2023","description":"","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50049301151967,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P6060327.jpg?v=1780892754"},{"product_id":"haut-bailly-ii-2019","title":"Haut-Bailly II 2019","description":"","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50049324843231,"sku":null,"price":51.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P6060325.jpg?v=1780892733"},{"product_id":"chateau-haut-bailly-pessac-leognan-2019","title":"Chateau Haut-Bailly Pessac-Leognan 2019","description":"","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50049326285023,"sku":null,"price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/P6060326.jpg?v=1780892710"},{"product_id":"chateau-clos-manou-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Clos Manou 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e limited public 2025 critic coverage available at time of writing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClos Manou has long been one of the great under-the-radar estates of the northern Médoc, and the 2025 should appeal to anyone looking for serious Bordeaux without chasing classified-growth pricing. The estate is known for dense but honest Médoc fruit, careful farming, and a cellar approach that includes concrete eggs and amphora alongside oak. Expect dark currant fruit, savory Médoc structure, and enough grip for mid-term cellaring. This is the kind of bottle we like in a futures offer: not flashy, not obvious, but deeply useful for those who want real Bordeaux character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110141104351,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y.webp?v=1781284081"},{"product_id":"chateau-pontet-canet-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Pontet Canet 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Wine Advocate 98–100, Vinous 96–98+, Decanter 97.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePontet-Canet is one of the most compelling wines of the 2025 vintage for our style of Bordeaux. The estate’s biodynamic farming and distinctive cellar work produce a Pauillac that feels less polished-by-committee and more alive in the glass. Early notes point to cassis, dark berries, violets, spice, graphite, and a fresh, saline finish. Critics are praising the combination of substance and finesse: there is real Pauillac structure here, but the wine does not sound heavy or overbuilt. For us, this is one of the clearest “buy with confidence” wines of the campaign.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110238392543,"sku":null,"price":94.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y.jpg?v=1781284116"},{"product_id":"chateau-laroque-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Laroque 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Laroque 2025 — Saint-Émilion Grand Cru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Decanter 96, Jeb Dunnuck 94–96, Vinous 93–95.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaroque continues to be one of the smartest Right Bank buys in Bordeaux. The estate’s limestone terroir gives the wine a cooler, more lifted profile than many modern Saint-Émilions, and the 2025 notes point toward fragrance, silky texture, chalky minerality, and real freshness. Expect dark raspberry and cassis fruit, floral lift, mint, white pepper, and a mouthwatering mineral finish. This is exactly the kind of Right Bank wine we want in a futures program: elegant, terroir-driven, and still priced within reach.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110240129247,"sku":null,"price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_04b8d587-f28f-4342-8f54-5ea9ddfc03ef.jpg?v=1781284179"},{"product_id":"chateau-doisy-daene-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Doisy Daene 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Doisy-Daëne 2025 — Barsac\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jeb Dunnuck 96–98, Lisa Perrotti-Brown 95–97, Vinous 92–94.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDoisy-Daëne is one of the essential names in Barsac, and 2025 looks especially strong for the great sweet wines of Bordeaux. The early notes suggest a beautifully balanced wine: rich in botrytis character, but lifted by bright acidity and limestone freshness. Expect citrus peel, ginger, orchard fruit, honeyed complexity, and a precise mineral line rather than sheer heaviness. This is not dessert wine as an afterthought; it is one of Bordeaux’s most age-worthy and underappreciated categories.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110243078367,"sku":null,"price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_72930e96-7440-4318-a407-d6ef59c7b758.webp?v=1781284208"},{"product_id":"chateau-haut-bergey-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Haut Bergey 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Haut-Bergey 2025 — Pessac-Léognan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e James Suckling 93–94; other critic responses appear more mixed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHaut-Bergey is an organically and biodynamically farmed Pessac-Léognan estate, which makes it philosophically very appealing for our Bordeaux selection. The 2025 is described by its more positive reviewers as medium-bodied, elegant, dark-fruited, and framed by precise tannins. That said, critical response appears more divided here than for some of our other picks, so we are treating this as a wine for customers specifically interested in the estate’s farming and Graves\/Pessac character rather than as a consensus critic darling. The appeal is earthy, savory, and more alternative-Bordeaux in spirit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110246453471,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_ea19507d-3d8c-467f-b0b8-d2618ce45e25.jpg?v=1781284247"},{"product_id":"chateau-larrivet-haut-brion-blanc-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc 2025 — Pessac-Léognan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jeb Dunnuck 93–95, Vinous 92–94, Decanter 94.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarrivet Haut-Brion Blanc is a strong 2025 dry-white Bordeaux pick. The vintage seems to have favored whites that were picked with precision, preserving acidity while still achieving concentration. Notes point toward white peach, citrus, pear, ginger, mint, floral aromatics, and a lightly reductive mineral edge. This is a more expressive style than Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, but still very much within the serious Pessac-Léognan tradition: textured, aromatic, and built around freshness rather than weight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110247370975,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_4badaaed-4d3c-4a58-94f9-615e6a7f763e.jpg?v=1781284284"},{"product_id":"domaine-de-chevalier-blanc-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDomaine de Chevalier Blanc 2025 — Pessac-Léognan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vinous 97–99, James Suckling 98–99, Jeb Dunnuck 94–96, Jane Anson 95.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is one of the great white wines of the 2025 Bordeaux campaign. Domaine de Chevalier Blanc has the rare ability to combine richness, tension, and age-worthiness without feeling heavy. The notes point toward lemon confit, pear, slate, mint, white flowers, tangerine peel, citrus oil, and long mineral freshness. This is a serious cellar wine and one of the easiest bottles in the offer to recommend with conviction. For white Burgundy drinkers open to Bordeaux, this is the bottle.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110257660127,"sku":null,"price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_f7abe57e-ae16-44a7-bde3-4e73b374282f.jpg?v=1781284343"},{"product_id":"chateau-sociando-mallet-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Sociando Mallet 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Sociando-Mallet 2025 — Haut-Médoc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vinous 92–95, Neal Martin 92–94, Decanter 92, Jane Anson 92.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSociando-Mallet is always one of the most characterful non-classified wines of the northern Médoc, and the 2025 sounds classic: dark, structured, savory, and built to age. Notes mention blackberry, wild strawberry, undergrowth, black olive, dark fruit, brisk acidity, and firm but fresh Médoc structure. This is not soft, plush Bordeaux. It is old-school in the best sense: serious, cellar-worthy, and a little rugged when young. For those who appreciate traditional Bordeaux, Sociando-Mallet remains one of the smartest buys.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. And any bottles which were not purchased from us go into our inventory where we are able to charge higher margin thanks to the futures price being so low. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTLDR: You pay for wines 2 years before you get them, but there'll never be a lower price. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Misa Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50110260084959,"sku":null,"price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0439\/7436\/1248\/files\/y_19f8225a-7744-4864-9b88-c61942c35606.jpg?v=1781284388"},{"product_id":"chateau-poujeaux-2025-bordeaux-en-primeur","title":"Chateau Poujeaux 2025 [Bordeaux En Primeur]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a Bordeaux Futures item. \u003cstrong\u003eEstimated Arrival Fall 2028\u003c\/strong\u003e. However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Poujeaux 2025 — Moulis-en-Médoc\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vinous 92–95, Neal Martin 92–94, Jeb Dunnuck 91–93.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoujeaux is a classic Moulis value, and the 2025 appears to be a strong, well-regarded release. The notes and scores suggest a wine with dark Médoc fruit, graphite, structure, and enough polish to be approachable with a few years of bottle age. It sits in a sweet spot for futures: recognizable enough for Bordeaux buyers, but still far from the inflated pricing of more famous Left Bank names. This is a practical cellar-builder for wine people who want real Bordeaux structure at a sane price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. 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However, you'll never get a better price on this great vintage of Bordeaux. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Price does not include possible tariffs. Tariffs will be collected on arrival if we have to pay them - we are hopeful that they will no longer be in affect by 2028*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChâteau Larcis Ducasse 2025 — Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScore references:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Jeb Dunnuck 97–99, Neal Martin 95–97, Vinous 95–97.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLarcis Ducasse is one of the most compelling limestone Saint-Émilions in 2025. The best notes emphasize ripe red and black fruit, tobacco, graphite, crushed stone, rose, lavender, sage, and a long, mineral finish. What makes this especially appealing is the balance of power and finesse: there is depth and concentration, but also bright acidity, fine tannins, and a clear limestone signature. For this vintage we looked to limestone based right bank wines, as those on clay seemed to have a harder time dealing with water stress. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. 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This is a grand, cellar-worthy Bordeaux for serious collectors: powerful, polished, and built for long aging. It is not the most understated wine in the offer, but it is one of the most important.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. 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Notes point toward cassis, black cherry, graphite, flowers, tobacco, limestone-like freshness, racy tannins, and a long saline finish. This is not a giant Pauillac, and that is precisely the appeal. It is vivid, mineral, and extremely compelling for the price.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-12 mt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"d-flex mb-4\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow futures work\u003c\/strong\u003e: Many great chateaux of Bordeaux release a portion of wines from the latest vintage in the spring after harvest. Critics and other industry players flock to Bordeaux in April for barrel tastings to score the wines and judge the vintage as a whole. We are offered wines as they release prices over the next couple of months knowing that these won't arrive for 2+ years after we order them. However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. 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However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. 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However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. 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However, once the wines release the prices will usually be much higher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a retail shop we have to pay a few months after we order these wines, so we offer the bottles for sale to help fund that payment, and in exchange we take a very low margin. When the wines arrive the purchasers have the benefit of owning bottles which will age for decades at a great price. 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The 2016 growing season was a story of extremes, a wet spring followed by more than 80 days of summer drought, with rain arriving in mid-September just before the white harvest and preserving concentration without dilution. Pessac-Léognan came out of it with a set of fresh, well-defined whites. This is a 1.5 liter magnum, a format that ages more slowly and pours well for a table of guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChâteau de Fieuzal is a classified-growth estate in Léognan, ranked among the Crus Classés for its red in the Graves classification, though its dry whites are just as sought after. Since 2001 the estate has belonged to the Irish businessman Lochlann Quinn and his wife Brenda, who invested heavily in vineyard and cellar; winemaker Stephen Carrier arrived in 2007 and a modern gravity-fed cellar followed in 2011, all built around parcel-by-parcel precision and hand harvesting. 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The vineyard sits on gravel over clay and limestone, soils that drain hard and push the vines deep, and its white grapes come off cooler sand-and-gravel parcels that favor aromatic, high-acid Sauvignon. This is white-wine terroir first and foremost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Sauvignon-based dry white from one of Pessac-Léognan's classified white-wine estates, now thirty-five years old and very much alive. 1990 was one of Bordeaux's great modern vintages, a hot, sunny, ripe year, and that warmth shows in how the wine has aged: deep golden color and a rich, exotic character of apricot, poached pear, apple cobbler, and a touch of ginger. It is ripe and exotic with plenty of life still left in it, the kind of mature white Bordeaux that surprises people who assume whites do not last. 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The limestone holds freshness and acidity while the gravel drives ripeness in the Cabernet, which is why critics rate this as one of Listrac's strongest terroirs for structured, ageable claret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA classic Left Bank blend built on Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, grown on Listrac's limestone and gravel. At more than a quarter century old, this 1999 is drinking well: still fresh, showing red and black currant and pomegranate, ripe and lush, with almost none of the green, herbaceous edge that cooler Médoc sites can carry. 1999 was a warm Bordeaux vintage marked by harvest-time rain, a year that produced softer, forward wines meant to be enjoyed earlier rather than cellared for decades, which makes this bottle's freshness at its age a pleasant surprise. The tannins are resolved and the wine is mature and ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChâteau Fourcas Hosten dates to the 18th century and takes its name from the Fourcas plateau and the Hostein family, who owned it in the 1800s. When this 1999 was made, the estate belonged to the Bordeaux merchant house Schröder \u0026amp; Schÿler, who held it from 1971 to 2006. In 2006 it was bought by Laurent and Renaud Mommeja of the Hermès family, who invested heavily in vineyard and cellar and added a white wine, sharpening the estate's standing as one of Listrac's leaders. This bottle predates that modern era, a snapshot of Fourcas Hosten under its earlier ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMature Médoc is classic red-meat wine. Serve it with roast lamb, a steak in peppercorn sauce, braised short ribs, or a wedge of aged Comté or Cheddar. 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The name is literal: gravel, deposited by the Garonne over millennia, mixed with sand and underlain in places by fractured limestone. Gravel drains fast and forces vines deep, and the limestone below is what supplies the mineral bite that separates a real Graves blanc from generic Bordeaux white. The appellation runs along the left bank south of the city, warm enough to ripen Sémillon properly but cut by the river and by the pine forests of the Landes, which pull nighttime temperatures down and keep the whites from turning heavy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Wine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e60% Sémillon, 35% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Muscadelle. That Sémillon-dominant proportion is the classical Graves formula and increasingly the minority position: most modern Bordeaux whites lead with Sauvignon Blanc for its immediate aromatics. Sémillon does something different. It is lower in acid and broader in texture, giving the wine a waxy, lanolin weight through the middle that Sauvignon alone cannot produce, while the Sauvignon supplies the citrus lift and the Muscadelle adds a floral top note. Lime, tangerine, white apricot, green plum, and gunflint, with a firm mineral spine and a long dry finish. 2024 was a cool, difficult vintage in Bordeaux that struggled to ripen the reds, and dry whites were the clear success of the year: lower alcohol, sharper acidity, more definition than the recent run of warm vintages produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe estate farms sustainably in the Graves appellation and builds the wine around Sémillon rather than Sauvignon Blanc, which is a deliberate stylistic position rather than a default. Bordeaux dry white spent the 1980s and 1990s being reinvented, largely under the influence of Denis Dubourdieu, whose work on skin contact, lees handling, and reductive protection turned the region's whites from oxidized and tired into some of the most precise in France. Graves properties working in the traditional Sémillon-led register are the direct beneficiaries of that research, making wines that carry real texture without sacrificing freshness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSémillon weight plus Sauvignon acidity is a genuinely versatile combination at the table. Oysters on the half shell, grilled shrimp with garlic and parsley, roast chicken with lemon and thyme, or a goat cheese salad with walnuts. The waxy mid-palate stands up to butter and cream where a leaner white would vanish, and the mineral finish resets things between bites. 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Look for a garnet core under a wide brick rim, and aromatics that have turned entirely tertiary: dried black fruit, cigar box, damp earth, dried mushroom, iodine, and old leather. The tannin that made this commune famous now reads as a firm, drying finish rather than as grip. Stand the bottle upright 48 hours before opening, use a two-pronged cork puller if you have one, and decant slowly off the sediment. Serve at 60 to 62°F and drink within two hours. A wine this old gains from air for a short window, then loses its fruit quickly. Provenance is everything at this age, and bottle variation is real.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstate records for Chateau Tour Pomys are thin, and that is itself part of the story. The Cru Bourgeois class was the working middle of the Medoc: several hundred properties, most of them small, most of them family held, making serious wine without classified-growth prices or classified-growth publicity. Many have since been absorbed, renamed, or dissolved, and their old vintages survive only in private cellars and at auction. What can be said with confidence is what the appellation gave them. Saint-Estephe growers in 1982 farmed the same clay and gravel as their famous neighbors, picked the same extraordinary fruit in the same three-week heat, and worked in the traditional manner of the commune: long macerations, aging in oak, patience. This bottle is a survivor from a tier of Bordeaux that no longer advertises itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMature Saint-Estephe wants richness and salt. A standing rib roast, rare, with its own jus. 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