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"De gustibus non est disputandum." - There is no disputing matters of taste.

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February will be BORDEAUX MONTH.  We'll explore why Bordeaux is often referred to as the "King of Wines."

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Welcome!  This blog is focused on finding value-priced wines that offer excellent taste and quality.                      Please feel free to add comments about the posts and make suggestions for other excellent wines that can be purchased for under $25.

Format

Most of the posts will focus on a single wine.  Every couple weeks, I'll try to summarize all of the wines discussed so far for a particular type of wine like Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon.  Occasionally, I'll offer a news article or a "How to" article on various topics (tasting wine, collecting wine, storing wine, etc.).  The posts are tagged with keywords that are listed on the right side below.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

How to understand Bordeaux wines - part 3 - summary of Graves and Pessac-Leognan

The following wines from the Graves and Pessac-Leognan appellations have been described in previous posts (listed from most expensive to least expensive):

$39 - Chateau Haut-Bergey (92 points from Robert Parker)
$39 - Chateau Carbonnieux (91 points from Robert Parker)
$36 - Mejean Rouge (91 points from Robert Parker)
$35 - Chateau Larrivet-Haut-Brion (90 points from Robert Parker)
$30 - Chateau de Fieuzal (90 points from Robert Parker)
$29 - Cantelys Rouge
$28 - Chateau Luchey-Halde (92 points from Robert Parker)
$27 - Clos Marsalette (91 points from Robert Parker)
$25 - Chateau Rouillac (89 points from Robert Parker)
$22 - Chateau des Fougeres "La Folie" (90 points from Robert Parker)
$20 - Clos Floridene Rouge
$20 - Chateau Leonie
$20 - Chateau de Chantegrieve
$19 - Chateau Haut Vigneau
$19 - Chateau Bois Martin
$18 - Chateau de Rochemorin (89 points from Robert Parker)
$18 - l'Avocat Rouge

I think all of these wines provide good quality-to-price ratios.  From a Robert Parker perspective, the best values appear to be the Chateau de Rochemorin and Chateau Des Fougeres "La Folie" for under $25 -- and the Chateau Luchey-Halde, and the Clos Marsalette for over $25.  But be on the lookout for sales and discounts.  I found the Chateau Bois Martin on sale for $15 and have been enjoying it for the past year or so.

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