How to understand Bordeaux wines - part 9 - summary of St. Julien, Pauillac, St. Estephe, and Haut-Medoc

Here is a quick summary of the wines that were discussed for St. Julien, Pauillac, St. Estephe, and the Haut-Medoc:

$43 - La Tour Carnet (91 points from Robert Parker)

$40 - La Dame de Montrose (88 points from Robert Parker)

$39 - Reserve de la Contesse Lalande

$36 - Chateau Hortevie (88 points from Robert Parker)

$35 - Chasse-Spleen (88 points from Robert Parker)

$32 - Chateau Coufran

$32 - Belgrave (89 points from Robert Parker)

$31 - Lalande-Borie (90 points from Robert Parker)

$31 - Reignac (90 points from Robert Parker)

$31 - Meyney (86 points from Robert Parker)

$30 - Marquis de Calon

$30 - Clarke (90 points from Robert Parker)

$28 - Du Glana

$28 - Charmail (90 points from Robert Parker)

$27 - Clement-Pichon

$27 - Lanessan (90 points from Robert Parker)

$27 - Conseiller (91 points from Robert Parker)

$27 - Les Grands Chenes (91 points from Robert Parker)

$26 - Rollan de By (90 points from Robert Parker)

$22 - d'Escurac (89 points from Robert Parker)

$19 - Beaulieu Comtes de Tastes (89 points from Robert Parker)

$19 - Beaumont

$18 - Verdigan

$17 - Sorbey

$17 - Caronne St. Gemme

$17 - La Tour St. Bonnet (88 points from Robert Parker)

$16 - Bernadotte

$13 - Haut-Nadeau

$12 - Haut-Belian "Prestige"

For wines with a list price under $25, the best are La Tour St. Bonnet, Beaulieu Comtes de Tastes, and d'Escurac (from a Robert Parker points perspective).  I purchased Beaulieu Comtes de Tastes on sale for $16 from J.J. Buckley, and it was definitely a high-QPR wine IMO.

Of the two lowest-priced wines, Haut-Nadeau has more body and somewhat more structure and tannins, but I think the Haut-Belian "Prestige," with good fruit and toasty oak flavors, is also a very good everyday table wine.  K&L Wines has noted that Haut-Nadeau was their #1 seller among all 2005 Bordeaux wines (and they are a premier wine shop for Bordeaux).  Last year, K&L also offered the Haut-Belian "Prestige" for $9.49 a bottle for their wine club members -- which represented incredible value for that price IMO.