Recomend Bordeaux please

If you can provide a little more information, you will probably get much more useful suggestions. Things that would help: What country are you in; what price rage would you consider; do you want to drink the wines now or age them; what red wines from other countries have you tasted and liked or not liked.

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"JDS" wrote in news:1108853648.1762a7fa1b869664d5eaa2c6b8b2cfd0@teranews:

How much do you want to spend?? Fairly good bordeaux can be had around 20USD excellence costs more

There's a huge range to choose from. You'd stand a better chance of a considered resonse if you say what you are prepared to pay. And you presumably mean red Bordeaux....? They do dry whites too.

Good points - sorry Ima newbie: USA - Illinois and Nebraska - Price range is $20ish to $40ish (but always looking for the miracle Cab for cheap!) - for drinking now mostly but would like to buy and know its good next year. I've had lots from everywhere - love Cab taste and want to compare French to USA alot Thanks.

"JDS" wrote in news:1108858360.ce58c92782555920a7c1e6e42e9b8bc8@teranews:

Beau Site is readily available at just over 20. I have had good luck with it.

Price range is $20ish to $40ish (but always looking for the miracle Cab for cheap!) - for drinking now mostly but would like to buy and know its good next year.

Price range is $20ish to $40ish (but always looking for the miracle Cab for cheap!) - for drinking now mostly but would like to buy and know its good next year.

OK, read the later posts as to location, etc. As you probably have noticed, that is rather important as to recommendations, as not all areas of the world have the same availability - too bad. :-(

Two that come immediately to mind, as I've just done a vertical of one, and always love to find the other on a wine list of Bdx in a restaurant. Both are owned by the same family now, and are basically at each end of your price spectrum: Ch Gloria (lower end), and Ch St Pierre. A few more years of age will benefit the St Pierre, and the Ch Gloria is usually enjoyable when you find it.

This is in NO WAY a short-list of what you should try, as there are way, way too many. These are just two that I really like and try to keep in my cellar. Though the original family owners were my wife's family, I am in no way associated with this vineyard/winery. As a matter of fact, that part of my wife's family stopped talking to the US segment, as soon as they emigrated! Regardless, these are two drinkable Bdx and fit, approximately, into your price range.'

I anticipate that you will get tons of other recs. and feel that the responders in this group will not steer you wrong on any of them.

Hunt

As a Bordeaux newbie last year I bought a range of different reds from $15-$75. I wasn't really impressed with Bordeaux in general until I discovered that they really do need age. I've since had a few more mature Bordeaux and have enjoyed them a lot. When the French sale rolls around to my local store, I buy a few of the current vintage to cellar for at least 10 years, and I buy a few Chateau Simard... Chateau Simard is a wine that they age before they even release it. The current vintage in the stores around here is 1990. They're only $25 and I find them to be pretty enjoyable.

I'd just add a "me too" to that comment. It is not just the producer and price that are significant, but the degree of maturity.

For my taste I find that, with Bx more than almost any other wine, it needs to be mature. YMMV.

Be aware that Bx is almost without exception a mixture of grapes. The Left Bank (e.g. Medoc, Haut-Medoc, Margaux, St Estephe, Pauliac, St Josef, Graves) is Cab Sauv dominated, with some Merlot and other variaties. Right Bank wines (e.g. St Emillion, Pomerol) are Merlot dominated, with some Cab Sauv and other varieties.

You might well find RIght Bank more to your taste if your are more used to Californian styles, but if you really want to try Bx Cab Sauv go for the Left Bank.

From some of the examples I gave maybe?