A new entry into the Kirkland Signature line at Costco, we review the Kirkland Signature St-Emilion Grand Cru Bordeaux. 83% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon and from Saint-Emilion, ...

The 2022 vintage for French Bordeaux wines has solidified its reputation as stellar. Earlier this year I already wrote about 2022 wines from the right bank of the Gironde estuary, as well as from the ...

After aging, most 2020 Bordeaux wines were released last year. After sampling hundreds of wines throughout Médoc, Graves, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol, Fronsac, Entre-deux-Mers, Bourg and Blaye in the ...

Famed for its merlots and cabernet sauvignons, Bordeaux’s most prestigious wine appellations are characterized by their position on either the left or right banks—and among the most prominent are the ...

18:11, Wed, Mar 23, 2016 Updated: 18:43, Wed, Mar 23, 2016 Just half an hour away from the city of Bordeaux is Saint-Emilion and it's even more beautiful than the famed city of Bordeaux. Saint-Emilion ...

The words Grand Cru and Premier Cru (sometimes written as 1er cru) appear on lots of (usually very expensive) French wine labels. But what do these terms actually mean? As usual, it is a little ...

Complex, powerful, cellar-worthy, exclusive—all are traits clinching the appeal of Bordeaux’s First Growths and their top-tier Napa Valley counterparts for connoisseurs and collectors. The corollary, ...

Gaïa, the brand-new tasting space at Château Smith Haut Lafitte, is now part of the visitor's tour of the Martillac estate (Gironde). QC All of them reported a multifaceted crisis in the region, and ...

This misconception is not false, provided it is understood in the plural sense of the term. The terms "grand cru" (a classification of high-quality vineyards) do correspond to precise definitions, but ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Forty kilometres from Bordeaux at the market town of Libourne, the road crosses the lazy, ...