Monthly Archives: January 2021
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Posted: January 29, 2021Categories: Bordeaux
Read more »Not sure what to gift the wine lover in your life this Valentine's Day? Consider Château Calon Ségur.
A hundred years before the modern-day era of 1855 Bordeaux Classification, there lived a famous winemaker in Bordeaux. He was the Marquis Nicolas-Alexandre de Ségur (1696 - 1755), who was given the nickname “The Prince of Vines” by Louis XV following a glowing introduction to the royal court. During his time, the Marquis de Ségur was considered the consummate winemaker with the magic touch in the whole of Europe. In an unprecedented way unfollowed by anybody since his days, he simultaneously owned these famous estates: Château Lafite (later known as Lafite Rothschild after Baron James de Rothschild bought it in 1868), Château Latour
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Posted: January 24, 2021Categories: BordeauxRead more »
Fresh off the press, the Best Wine of the World competition, sponsored by the Tasting Book, named Château Mouton Rothschild 2018 the World's Best Wine of 2021.
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Posted: January 11, 2021Categories: BordeauxRead more »
This month's selection:
La Dame de Montrose 2015, Saint-Estèphe, rated 88-90 (Neal Martin). La Dame de Montrose is the second wine of Château Montrose, a heavy weight from Saint-Estèphe, just north of Pauillac.
Château La Dauphine 2015, Fronsac, rated 91-93 (Neal Martin). For modern day wine drinkers, Fronsac is not a household name as Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Julien, or Saint-Emilion that define Bordeaux. But, once upon a time, Fronsac's vineyards were among the best in the Bordeaux area. In the 18th century, Fronsac’s wines enjoyed the best reputation in the Libourne area (i.e., the Right Bank of
