Christmas Wines 2025 (Above $50)

This rich red displays lovely detail, as chestnut, tobacco and sage notes are inlaid in the core of dark plum, braised fig and macerated blackberry fruit. The long, smoldering finish...

From the renowned appellation of Saint-Estephe, La Chapelle De Calon is the third-wine of Chateau Calon-Segur - 3rd Growth (3eme Cru) estate in the 1855 Classification of the Medoc. The wines...

From winemaker Louis Barruol: "The cool temperatures of 2010 have been perfect for Condrieu. When the Viognier ripes slowly, it gives solid wines, fresh, complex and balanced. This is not...

The most backward and potentially longest lived of this trio is the 2003 Shiraz Draycott, a blend of 86% Shiraz, 10% Grenache, and 4% Mourvedre. Its deep ruby/purple color is...

From high elevation, relatively deep soils and their oldest vines – all of the locally traditional “Pommard clone” – and treated to 15 months in half new barrels, WillaKenzie’s 2009...

Château Sociando-Mallet 2003 – Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France Region: Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, FranceAppellation: Haut-Médoc AOCVintage: 2003Wine Type: Red WineGrape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cabernet FrancClassification: Unclassified Bordeaux EstateCountry: France Description Château...

Château Saint-Pierre 2003 – Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, France Region: Saint-Julien, Bordeaux, FranceAppellation: Saint-Julien AOCVintage: 2003Wine Type: Red WineGrape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot & Cabernet FrancClassification: Fourth Growth (Quatrième Grand Cru Classé),...

The 2000 Château Grand Puy Lacoste is an exceptional wine from Xavier Borie. It has a brilliant nose of blackberry, crushed stone, graphite and cedar. Putting it to one side...

Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Smith Haut-Lafitte has an intriguing bouquet with surprising mineral intensity coming through the pure blackberry and cassis...

Château Pontet-Canet 1995 – Pauillac, Bordeaux, France Region: Pauillac, Bordeaux, FranceAppellation: Pauillac AOCVintage: 1995Wine Type: Red WineGrape Varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Petit VerdotClassification: Fifth Growth (Cinquième Grand...

The 2005 Montrose continues to show brilliantly, unwinding in the glass with notes of blackcurrant, red fruits, loamy soil, black truffles and cigar ash. Full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's still...

This was the first vintage made under the administration of Jean Delmas. The most notable and dramatic change made at La Mission-Haut-Brion since 1983 became a more refined, polished, sophisticated...