Three outstanding Bordeaux and Burgundy wines

[Spie]

First of all let me say these wines are anything but reasonably priced although you can pay an awful lot more for some of the more fashionable Bordeaux wines.

Here are three of my favourites - two from Bordeaux and one from Burgundy.

Château Léoville Poyferré, St. Julien 2003 - (€115)
Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac 2003 - (€65)
David Duband Les Procès, Nuits-Saint-Georges 2005 (€33)

Don't be tempted to pick an inferior year as the difference between vintages is quite large.

You need to take care of these wines and store in good cellar conditions - around 12C and around 70% humidity. In any case all of the above are ready to drink now.

If anyone else has any first-hand experience of other fine wines let's hear about it.

 

[Spie]

Spie

totally agree on the Château Léoville 2003, very drinkable

may i suggest a Château Montrose, 2005, that is probally one of the best wines ive drunk, and quite reasonably priced too.

Thank you for the recommendation. Looks like my merchant has it in stock so I will be picking up a bottle on Tuesday

 

[Spie]

Have you drank all of your Grange yet? If not, give me a bottle!

4 bottles left. I'm really doing my best not to drink this wine, but it's hard!

 

[Spie]

Quite unbelievably, my darling wife has just given me this for my birthday.

97+ on Parker's. I really can't wait to taste this one

 

[Spie]

lol, im calling B.S on this one

pic with bread please,

and if it is true, i take it all back, and i'm on my way up to your now

No bread in our house today, so crumpets it is

 

[Spie]

Over the weekend I had a bottle of 2005 Château Lagrange, St Julien. I very highly recommend you try it, as it is excellent value for money and is easily one of the best Bordeaux reds I have tried, and it certainly has potential to open up more over the next 5-10 years.

I shall look out for this. Thank you

 

[Spie]

may i suggest a Château Montrose, 2005, that is probally one of the best wines ive drunk, and quite reasonably priced too.

Decanted and waiting to be enjoyed, which I shall be doing shortly

 

[Spie]

Well Mr mangobreeder, I'd like to thank you for that recommendation. It was superb. Such intensity of smooth deep blackcurrant with a really long finish. I'm going to hunt a case or 2 down.

Probably the best bottle of Bordeaux wine I have tasted so far.