Bordeaux Futures 2018 - Arrives Spring 2021
| Product Name | LCBO# | Score | mL | $/btl. | Qty. Avail. | Qty |
| Bordeaux |
Blanc de Lynch-Bages 2018
Blanc de Lynch-Bages 20180012242 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $79.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : This wine has a lovely complexity with balance and lift and does that thing where it waits for a heartbeat, then makes you wait for a heartbeat, before releasing its stone fruit and succulent, slate-tinged citrus. The plots are on the west side of the appellation, often 1.5oC lower than at main Lynch Bages, with more limestone in the subsoils helping keep the balance that is evident here. Two thirds of the juice was fermented in barrels with one third in stainless steel - it's juicy and pretty much ready to go (it bottles in two weeks). 50% new oak used. 3.08pH. Drinking Window: 2020-2030. Score - 94. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012242
| 94 (DEC) | 750 | $79.00 | 0 |
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Bordeaux Collection 2018
Bordeaux Collection 20180012416 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 6750 mL $15,500.00 per btl PRODUCT NOTE: The 2018 vintage Bordeaux Collection includes nine wines: Ausone (RP 98-100), Cheval Blanc (VIN 97-100), Haut-Brion (DEC 98), Lafite Rothschild (RP 98-100), Margaux (RP 97-100), Mouton Rothschild (JS 100), La Mission Haut-Brion (RP 98-100), Pétrus (RP 98-100) and d'Yquem.
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0012416
| () | 6750 | $15,500.00 | 0 |
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Pavillon Blanc 2018
Pavillon Blanc 20180012363 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $399.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Easily one of the best whites that I have tried this year. It's extremely juicy, showing white pear and stone fruits on the nose, with lovely grip and a slatey texture on the palate that suggests minerality, although it doesn't quite have the mineral punch of 2017. It just gets and gets better and better in the glass - a delicious wine with the depth that you expect at this level. Harvest ran from 27 August to 31 September, yielding just 17hl/ha because of the mildew (the vines are 4km from the main estate and were worse affected). The ph is at 3.1, unchanged from last year, helped by the fact that they fraction the juice at Margaux, using just the first, freshest portion for their own wine and selling the rest in bulk. Drinking Window: 2021-2034. Score - 95. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012363
| 95 (DEC) | 750 | $399.00 | 34 |
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| Bordeaux Supérieur |
Château Le Conseiller 2018
Château Le Conseiller 20180011744 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $23.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : The 2018 Le Conseiller, 100% Merlot from the oldest vines at Croix Mouton, offers lovely floral and savory notes to play off a core of bright, red-toned fruit. Powerful and yet understated, this expressive, structured Bordeaux Supérieur has so much to offer. Score - 88-90. (Antonio Galloni, vinous.com)
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0011744
| 88-90 (VIN) | 750 | $23.00 | 161 |
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| Côtes de Bordeaux -- Castillon |
Château Alcée 2018
Château Alcée 20180011737 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $29.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : You are getting a lot of complexity for a wine that usually retails for under 20 Euros. There are oak notes but they are well handled, joined by seductive aromatics with floral touches, and dense plum and black cherry flavours. This was bought by Nicolas Thienpont in 201 as a 2ha estate that has now been expanded to 6ha. The former owners took the wine produced to the local cooperative. Drinking Window: 2022-2032. Score - 93. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0011737
| 93 (DEC) | 750 | $29.00 | 0 |
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Château Ampélia 2018
Château Ampélia 20180011997 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $25.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Blended of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2018 Ampelia opens with cedar, baked black cherries and prunes with wafts of Indian spices and fried herbs. Medium to full-bodied with a good black fruit core, it has a firm and grainy texture and a lively lift to finish. Score - 88-90. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com)
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0011997
| 88-90 (RP) | 750 | $25.00 | 186 |
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Château Brisson 2018
Château Brisson 20180011732 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $19.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Brisson leaps from the glass with a mélange of black cherries, blackberry coulis and cedary notes with nuances of bay leaves, tobacco and tilled soil. Full-bodied with a firm, ripe, grainy texture, it has a lovely line of freshness cutting through the densely packed black fruit layers, finishing on a mineral note. Score - 90-92. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com)
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0011732
| 90-92 (RP) | 750 | $19.00 | 0 |
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| Côtes de Bordeaux -- Francs |
Château La Prade 2018
Château La Prade 20180011638 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $24.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : This is great value here from a property that's almost all on the limestone plateau whereas sibling estate Puygueraud has more clay in its soils, and you feel it in the different expressions of the vintage in both wines. In this one you get a touch more chalk and lightness to the tannins, a touch more salinity on the finish, and it's altogether a fruit-forward but succulent and supple wine. Drinking Window: 2021-2032. Score - 93. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0011638
| 93 (DEC) | 750 | $24.00 | 0 |
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Château Puygueraud 2018
Château Puygueraud 20180011637 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $26.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : This is great stuff and highly drinkable with a wonderful richness on the nose and palate. It's pretty fierce in fact and has real impact with the austerity of the mid palate quickly filled out by rich sweet black cherry fruit and a deeply spiced finish. The harvest took place between 24 September and 5 October. Drinking Window: 2021-2028. Score - 92. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0011637
| 92 (DEC) | 750 | $26.00 | 0 |
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| Fronsac |
Château Carlmagnus 2018
Château Carlmagnus 20180011801 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $26.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 Carlmagnus gives pronounced notes of plum preserves, baked blueberries and mulberries with touches of mocha, licorice and tar. Full-bodied and jam-packed with opulent, expressive black and blue fruit, it has a firm, velvety frame and fantastic freshness, finishing long and layered. Score - 92-94+. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com)
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0011801
| 92-94+ (RP) | 750 | $26.00 | 0 |
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Château Fontenil 2018
Château Fontenil 20180011889 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $39.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Deep purple-black in color, the 2018 Fontenil struts out of the glass with confident black plum preserves, black cherries and mulberries scents plus suggestions of underbrush, Indian spices, violets and mossy bark. Full-bodied, rich and decadently fruited, it has a solid, plush frame and loads of freshness, finishing long and perfumed. Score - 93-95. (Lisa Perrotti-Brown, MW, robertparker.com)
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0011889
| 93-95 (RP) | 750 | $39.00 | 0 |
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Château La Vieille Cure 2018
Château La Vieille Cure 20180012196 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $42.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : This is intense with tons of tar and cloves against the well-defined cassis fruits and lovely vibrant violet edging. The silky texture and legs indicate generous alcohol, but this is balanced, if on the larger side. It takes its time in the glass, at first a little overpowering, but it settles into itself and has been well handled offering good ageing potential. There were new owners as of harvest 2018, as French entrepreneur Jérôme Pignard took over from American co-owners; the Gant, Ferenbach and Sachs families. Drinking Window: 2023-2040. Score - 94. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012196
| 94 (DEC) | 750 | $42.00 | 0 |
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| Haut-Médoc |
Château Beaumont 2018
Château Beaumont 20180011888 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $25.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Firm, deep and well extracted, this is a rich purple colour with sweet blackberry fruits on the nose along with some gentle spicing. It's an elegant and extremely classic Médoc wine. The tannins are already smooth and starting to integrate with the fruits. The quality bodes well for the medium-priced wines in this vintage. One of the value picks of the Médoc. Drinking Window: 2023-2035. Score - 91. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0011888
| 91 (DEC) | 750 | $25.00 | 0 |
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Château Cantemerle 2018
Château Cantemerle 20185e Cru 0011747 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $54.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : There's an enjoyable texture and plush fruit in this elegant, well balanced wine. It has precise aromatics of black pepper, liquorice and freshly cut herbs. It's good but a touch more restrained than most of its peers. 33hl/ha. Aged in 40% new oak. 6% Petit Verdot makes up the blend. Drinking Window: 2023-2038. Score - 92. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0011747
| 92 (DEC) | 750 | $54.00 | 240 |
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Château Sénéjac 2018
Château Sénéjac 20180012142 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $29.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : A violet-edged, austere style. You can feel a real pull inwards and upwards through the palate that emphasises redcurrant rather than raspberry fruits. It has relatively chewy tannins on the finish. An enjoyable wine that should age. 38hl/ha yield in 2018. Ageing in 30% new oak. 5% Petit Verdot completes the blend. Owned by Famille Bignon-Cordier. Drinking Window: 2024-2036. Score - 90. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012142
| 90 (DEC) | 750 | $29.00 | 0 |
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Château Sociando-Mallet 2018
Château Sociando-Mallet 20180012438 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $65.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : A beautiful rich damson colour, this is powerful, intense, classic Sociando - and for me it's even better than the 2016. It has good tannins, and lots of them, with a core of plum, damson and cassis with a side of fresh herbs, liquorice and subtle spice. It shows great persistency. A wine to look out for. Drinking Window: 2024-2038. Score - 94. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012438
| 94 (DEC) | 750 | $65.00 | 169 |
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| Listrac-Médoc |
Château Fonréaud 2018
Château Fonréaud 20180012198 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $27.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : This is flavourful, if a touch on the sweet side, with the oak influence translating as tar and vanilla bean, though once it settles into the glass the aromatics are delicious, and you start to see autumnal damson and blackberry fruits followed by liquorice and black chocolate. Good stuff from Vignobles Chanfreau. Drinking Window: 2022-2032. Score - 91. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012198
| 91 (DEC) | 750 | $27.00 | 0 |
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| Margaux |
Château Brane-Cantenac 2018
Château Brane-Cantenac 20182e Cru 0012420 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $129.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : This is a serious wine, with well constructed walls and floor, but it's full of life too, with brambled, succulent and generously-extracted fruit on the nose. It has less immediate charm than some in the appellation and will take a while to come round, but it has clear ageing ability and is one to savour. You feel the precision and confidence in how it presents itself. 1% Petit Verdot makes up the blend - there was no Carmenère in the grand vin in 2018. 45hl/ha yield. 70% new oak. Drinking Window: 2027-2042. Score - 95. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012420
| 95 (DEC) | 750 | $129.00 | 303 |
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Château Cantenac Brown 2018
Château Cantenac Brown 20183e Cru 0012130 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $99.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : Barrel sample. Winey and dark in profile, with steeped currant, plum and blackberry fruit, buttressed by ganache, smoldering tobacco and warm earth notes. Accents of bay leaf, alder and mineral are in reserve. Delivers a beguiling feel despite the concentration. A very strong showing. Score - 94-97. (James Molesworth, winespectator.com)
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0012130
| 94-97 (WS) | 750 | $99.00 | 312 |
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Château d'Angludet 2018
Château d'Angludet 20180012437 (XD) 13% Alc./Vol. 750 mL $69.00 per btl TASTING NOTE : There was no Angludet last year because of frost, so it's good to see it back in 2018. It's making a sterling return, even if in smaller quantities from a yield of just 10hl/ha. It's wonderfully fragrant with touches of florality and beautiful ripeness to the brambly fruits. The palate has a lovely texture, where you feel the alcohol is generous but not overpowering. It's a brilliant wine, reminiscent of the excellent 2015 and possibly even better. It's one of my picks of the vintage in terms of its value to quality ratio, and you won't have to wait too long to drink it. Aged in cement vats, with malo in barrel for the Petit Verdot. 33% new oak. Drinking Window: 2025-2038. Score - 93. (Jane Anson, decanter.com)
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0012437
| 93 (DEC) | 750 | $69.00 | 0 |
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