Bordeaux Futures Offering 2017 & 2018 Vintages It has been some time since we have offered Bordeaux Futures, but the quality of fruit from the upcoming 2018 vintage is too special to pass up. Simply put, this offer is intended to give you the absolute best pricing we can give on some of the best wines made in this vintage. I was fortunate to visit the left and right banks just before harvest in 2018 and there was plenty of excitement in the air with beautiful bunches of fruit hanging on both sides of the Gironde River. The vintage was warm with a long dry period punctuated by just enough rainfall to keep the vines safe from hydric stress and achieve ideal ripeness with exquisitely balanced phenolic properties. It will rank among the top Bordeaux vintages in history with some of the best wines ever produced from these châteaus. We’re also offering some highly curated picks from the 2017 vintage, which, while not as perfect as the 2018 vintage, produced strong wines with great balance and early-drinking appeal. Tony’s picks in this vintage are the perfect combination of value and quality and should not be missed. While one never needs an excuse to buy wine, there are a number of reasons to invest in these Bordeauxs. Have kids born in 2017 or 2018? Having these stored in anticipation of their 21st birthday would be an incredible way to cheers to the milestone. Get married? These wines will be a way to mark the occasion for many years to come, growing, evolving, and maturing along with you. Graduations, Celebrations, and many other milestones could be perfectly commemorated with these wines. Thirsty yet? Please read on and comb through the wines we are offering. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to me, [email protected], or let’s set up a time to discuss the wines that pique your curiosity. I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers, Matthew Anderson General Manager Bin 604 Saint-Estèphe Château Lilian Ladouys 2018 Bottle $30.99, Case $371.88 “The wine will see 12 months aging in 35% new and 65% two-year-old barriques. The blend is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, and it has 14.41% alcohol. From the lieu-dit Blanquet and with a deep purple-black color, the 2018 Lilian Ladouys gives up wonderfully spicy black fruit preserves notions: plum preserves, crème de cassis and blueberry with hints of exotic spices, menthol and violets. Medium to full-bodied, firm and fine-grained in the mouth, it has layer upon layer of rich, spicy black fruits with a lift to the finish.”(90-92 pts. Lisa Perrotti, Wine Advocate) Saint Julien Château Lalande Borie St. Julien 2018 Bottle $39.99, Case $479.80 “The 2018 Lalande-Borie is pliant, supple and wonderfully inviting. Bright floral notes perk up the red/purplish berry fruit in a silky, succulent Saint-Julien that will drink well right out of the gate. In the glass, the 2018 is heady and alluring, and yet it retains its classic mid-weight personality and structure. Readers will have a hard time keeping their hands off this jewel of a wine. The blend is 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon.” (90-92 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous) Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St. Julien 2018 Bottle $235, Case $2820 “Very deep purple-black in color, it prances out of the glass with flamboyant, showy scents of cinnamon stick, wilted roses, star anise, fallen leaves and Ceylon tea with a core of blackcurrant cordial, black cherry compote, violets, chocolate mint and espresso plus a waft of crushed rocks. Full-bodied, opulent and decadently fruited with layer upon layer of black/blue fruit and floral nuances, it has an exquisitely ripe, fine-grained frame and fantastic freshness supporting the multifaceted, beguiling fruit, finishing with tons of fragrant flowers and mineral sparks. At once beautifully elegant and wonderfully bold.” (97-99 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Léoville Poyferré 2017 Bottle $96.99, Case $1163.88 “The 2017 Léoville Poyferré is very deep purple-black in color with super intense notes of freshly crushed black currants, wild blueberries and Sichuan pepper with hints of lavender, baking spices and wood smoke. The palate is medium- bodied, firm and grainy with restrained, understated fruit and a long, mineral-laced finish.” (93-95 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Léoville Poyferré 2018 Bottle $115, Case $1380 “Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2018 Léoville Poyferré begins sporting a veil of cedar, opening out to reveal profound notions of crème de cassis, warm kirsch, Black Forest cake and Indian spices plus hints of char-grilled meats and Sichuan pepper. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, the taut, muscular black fruit has a solid frame of firm, ripe tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with loads of savory nuances. Aging is anticipated to be for 18 months in barriques, 80% new. The current blend is 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.” (94-96+ pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Saint Pierre 2018 Bottle $76.99, Case $923.88 “A powerful, virile wine, the 2018 Saint-Pierre is also one of the highlights of the vintage. Black cherry, graphite, smoke, leather, menthol, violet and spice meld together in a brooding, tannic Saint-Julien that is going to need a bit of time to truly come into its own. Saint-Pierre is muscular, massively tannic and forbidding, and yet there is a ton of fruit behind all of that structure. Cabernet Sauvignon features heavily in the blend, and that comes through in the wine’s flavor profile and overall feel. Readers will have to be patient. I can’t wait to taste it from bottle. The 2018 is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot.” (92-95 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous) Château Gloria 2018 Bottle $55.99, Case $671.88 “Gloria is once again fabulous. Brisk and vibrant, the 2018 has so much to offer. The 2018 is a bit more linear than other recent vintages (such as the 2016) but it nevertheless has a lot to offer. Bright red cherry, cedar, tobacco, spice and floral notes pulse with tremendous energy. The tannins need a few years in bottle to unwind, but there is so much to look forward to. The blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc.” (91-94 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous) Château Gloria 2017 Bottle $48.99, Case $587.88 “The 2017 Gloria, tasted from a new barrel though the final blend will include 50% new oak and the remainder one-year old, has a straightforward but pure bouquet with blackberry, briary and cedar aromas accompanied by a distant whiff off the estuary. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannin, crisp acidity, a little “brittle” in the mouth, but quite precise towards the finish.”(89-92 pts. Antonio Galloni, Vinous) Margaux Château Labégorce Margaux 2018 Bottle $41.99, Case $503.88 Tony Foreman Featured Selection “Deep purple-black colored, the 2018 Labégorce is a little subdued by cedar to begin, giving way to a core of plum preserves, Black Forest cake and Indian spices with wafts of garrigue and lavender. Full, concentrated and laden with black fruit preserves, it has an approachable frame of firm, rounded tannins and just enough freshness, finishing on a peppery note.” (91-93 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker Margaux 2017 Bottle $49.99, Case $599.88 “Blended of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 33% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Marquis d’Alesme Becker is very deep purple-black in color with lovely baked plums, black forest cake and tapenade notes with suggestions of grilled meat and wild thyme. The palate is medium-bodied and intense with very firm, grainy tannins and fantastic freshness, finishing with great length and depth.” (92-94 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Marquis d’Alesme Becker 2018 Bottle $56.99, Case $683.88 Tony Foreman Featured Selection “Deep purple-black in color, it leaps from the glass with bold, expressive black cherries, warm plums, crème de cassis and red roses scents with touches of baking spices, potpourri and fragrant earth. Full-bodied, rich and opulent, it completely fills the palate with hedonic black fruit preserves and spices, framed by firm, velvety tannins and finishing with fantastic length.” (92-95 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Rauzan-Ségla 2017 Bottle $93.99, Case $1127.88 “Composed of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot and sporting a deep garnet-purple color, the 2017 Rauzan-Ségla (Rausan-Ségla) has a profound nose of cassis, warm blackberries and black plums with touches of baking spices, violets, mocha and smoke plus a waft of garrigue. Medium to full-bodied with a great core of sustained, energetic black fruit, a frame of fine-grained tannins and a lively backbone, it finishes with great length.” (94-96 pts. Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate) Château Rauzan-Ségla 2018 Bottle $128, Case $1536 “Deep purple-black in color, it comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant notes of warm plums, crème de cassis, Black Forest cake and candied violets with hints of mocha, Indian spices and fragrant earth plus a waft of crushed rocks. Full-bodied, multi-layered and sporting a lot of freshness and tension in the mouth in spite of all its decadent perfumed black fruits, it has a firm, finely grained frame and seamless freshness, finishing long and fragrant.