Bordeaux lovers have been blessed with some truly great vintages recently.
The 2022 produced some "unbelievable wines" (Decanter) and you have three luxury examples here. 2018 and 2020 were exceptional too, as the TRIPLE Gold 2018 Gromel Bel Air and SEVEN Gold 2020 Haut Pougnan show. And then there’s a not-so-recent vintage – an extraordinary 2004 from a very fine St-Émilion estate. Held back for 21 years until its most magnificent drinking peak, it’s beautifully, evocatively mellow – a glorious wine.
Lussac is a satellite appellation of Saint-Emilion, renowned for its high-quality, good-value clarets. Château de Lussac is one of the best, this superb 2004 showing mature notes of mellow, toasty red fruit, with hints of cedar and spice box.
Le Bonalguet is brimful of rich fruit and Saint-Emilion-like finesse. It's from 2022, described by critic Lisa Perrotti-Brown as "a classic, great Bordeaux vintage". With all its luscious, velvety fruit, this Gold-medal winner is a stunner.
Moulin du Prieur is from Ludovic Roussillon, the winemaker behind the generous ripe fruit and velvety tannins of Château Le Coin. Here you’ll find the same appealing style. Generous creamy plum and spice notes.
For customers looking for a bargain, Bordeaux wines are a rich hunting ground. Rich, velvety clarets with appealing ripe fruit going for a song. Château de la Grande Tour is from the highly respected Christian Dumas and already a Gold-medal winner.
Château Haut Pougnan has a long history of awards – seven Golds just last year. 150 years of experience and well-placed vineyards just over the river from the Right Bank stars, plus an exceptional vintage in 2020, have raised this rich-fruit claret.
