Monthly Archives: December 2021

  1. Château Siran 2018 - #1 of Wine Enthusiast 100 of 2021

    Château Siran 2018 - #1 of Wine Enthusiast 100 of 2021

    We have carried Château Siran year after year, believing our customers will be won over once they taste this unpretentious but well-made wine.  It took a #1 ranking by a popular magazine to convince the buyers we haven't served before to clean out our cellar.  By popular demand, we have restocked this wine in Bordeaux and will be shipping it into the states next spring.  Pre-order yours now if you are curious what kind of top-ranked Bordeaux $45 can buy.

    To the insiders, Château Siran has been a hidden gem for quite some time.  As Bloomberg wine columnist Erin McCoy and Decanter Magazine previously reported, the 1955 vintage of Château Siran was used by convicted wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan as a primary ingredient in the blend to fake old vintages of Château Lafite and Château Margaux.  Even some of the auction house critics were fooled.  Is that reason enough to cellar some Siran 2018 to taste

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  2. Quatuor by Château Pichon Baron

    Quatuor by Château Pichon Baron

    Sometimes, the best laid plan needs a rescue.  In November, Château Pichon Baron released a limited edition of a custom-designed Collector's Case.  Many of our customers bought it as a gift idea.  Unfortunately, the chateau's production schedule did not allow enough time for these cases to be shipped into the US in time for this Christmas.

    The rescue? Earlier in the year, Château Pichon Baron introduced Quatuor - a vertical tasting case of its second wine: Les Tourelles de Longueville from 2015 to 2018.  Les Tourelles is made from a Merlot dominant plot at the estate, which allows the wine to be more approachable earlier than the grand vin.  While we wait for the arrival of the vertical case of Pichon Baron, these second wines can be enjoyed this Christmas.

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  3. Wine of the Month - December 2021

    Wine of the Month - December 2021

    Laguna Cellar Wine of the Month Selection for December 2021  

    • Champagne Barons de Rothschild 2010, Champagne, Rated 94 (James Suckling) - It was in 2005 that five members of the Rothschild family, from Châteaux Mouton Rothschild, Clarke and Lafite Rothschild, started a project in Champagne. They purchased an established Champagne house, Maison Prieur in Vertus, and had their first harvest that year. They made their first Blanc de Blancs vintage in 2006 and set up shop in Reims in 2007. Their aim? To make an “exceptional Champagne bearing the hallmark of a great vintage, on a par with the wines produced by the family in its celebrated châteaux.”  Frédéric Mairesse, the family’s representative in Reims, says: “This project is a kind of magical idea from the Rothschild family. It’s the first time that the three branches of the family come together and associate their know-how to give
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