2004 Red Bordeaux
The Berry Bros & Rudd buying team has tasted more than 500 wines from the eagerly awaited 2004 Bordeaux vintage. The consensus is that 2004 is definitely a classic vintage and in the Médoc the wines are comparable with 1988 or 1996 in style.
Berrys' Bordeaux buyers comment: "2004 is a cool, classic and precise vintage for those properties that monitored the vineyards, green harvested and removed foliage to allow sunshine to ripen the grapes. Some properties that picked the Cabernets during September did not get full maturity from the grapes, however those like Gruaud-Larose who waited to maximize contact with the sun and picked in October produced ripe Cabernets."
The old favourites from Pauillac and St Julien have done very well. They are classic in style, have a good balance of acidity, tannins and the fruit has good aging potential. Fruit was very obvious on the nose with the best wines, but dry tannins dominated the palate, however top wines had great length.
The crop was very generous and so there is plenty of wine about which, hopefully, will keep prices at a sensible level. Interestingly, this is not a year where one particular appellation or variety has come out on top; this year is all about the producer.
-
We found
26
products
| VINTAGE | WINE | BOTTLE SIZE | PRICES | LIST SETTINGS |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
Chateau La Roche Gaby, Canon Fronsac
France » Bordeaux » Fronsac |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 11.75 |
|
| 12 x £ 10.55 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
126.60
Buy 12 and save £ 14.40 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Ready, but will keep,
Cork Closure,
12.5% alc.
A rich, smooth and supple wine made predominantly from the Merlot grape, this is wonderful with cassoulet. | ||||
|
Ch. Marsau, Côtes de Francs
France » Bordeaux » Côtes de Francs Limited Stock
|
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 13.95 |
|
| 12 x £ 12.55 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
150.60
Buy 12 and save £ 16.80 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Merlot,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Burgundian-style truffles, earth and a hint of spice vie for your attention on the nose while the classic, plummy Merlot fruit brings you straight back to Bordeaux. This wine represents the best of both worlds. Jancis Score: 16/20 | ||||
|
Chateau du Gaby, Canon Fronsac, Vignobles Famille Curl
France » Bordeaux » Fronsac |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 15.95 |
|
| 12 x £ 14.35 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
172.20
Buy 12 and save £ 19.20 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Ready, but will keep,
13% alc.
Located in some of Bordeaux's best countryside atop a limestone plateau, this wine is instantaneously pleasurable, exhibiting vanilla, chocolate and summer fruits. Equally adept with food or as a 'stand alone' wine, give the 2004 half an hour of air and tuck straight in. | ||||
|
Ch. de Fonbel, Grand Cru, St. Emilion
France » Bordeaux » St-Emilion Limited Stock
|
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 16.95 |
|
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Merlot,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
"Alain Vauthier has spared no effort or money to drive up the level of quality at Fonbel, just as he has at his more celebrated properties, Ausone and Moulin St.-Georges. Fonbel is an up-and-coming estate, possessing class, roundness and an appealing approachability even in youth. 2004 was a ... MORE Jancis Score: 15.5/20 Parker Score: 90/100 | ||||
|
Ch. Potensac, Médoc
France » Bordeaux » Medoc |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 17.75 |
|
| 12 x £ 15.95 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
191.40
Buy 12 and save £ 21.60 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Ready, but will improve,
13.5% alc.
"Potensac is an estate in the northern sector of the Médoc, a district renowned for producing tannic, brooding clarets which require significant ageing before drinking. It belongs to the Delon family, who also own the great Ch Léoville Las Cases, and benefits from being made by the ... MORE | ||||
|
Ch. Mille Roses, Haut-Médoc
France » Bordeaux » Haut-Médoc |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 19.95 |
|
| 12 x £ 17.95 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
215.40
Buy 12 and save £ 24.00 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Drink now,
13% alc.
Its charming name apart, this is a superior modern claret made from just five hectares in the village of Macau, producing a stylish red whose fragrant, cedary polish from its time spent in oak is complemented by appealing red- and black-fruit flavours; it's drinking perfectly now, thanks to its ... MORE | ||||
|
La Parde de Haut Bailly, Pessac-Léognan
France » Bordeaux » Pessac-Léognan |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 20.95 |
|
| 12 x £ 18.85 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
226.20
Buy 12 and save £ 25.20 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Ready, but will keep,
12.5% alc.
I love this stylish Claret from what was a very successful vintage for Ch.
Haut-Bailly. Refined, with supple, ripe cassis on the palate, fine tannins and
excellent balancing acidity, Haut-Bailly's star is on the rise, and this is a
wonderful chance to see what all the fuss is about at a very ...
MORE
| ||||
|
Ch. Lafleur-Gazin, Pomerol
France » Bordeaux » Pomerol Limited Stock
|
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 23.00 |
|
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
For laying down,
12.5% alc.
| ||||
|
Ch. Moulin-St Georges, Grand Cru, St Emilion
France » Bordeaux » St-Emilion |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 29.50 |
|
| 12 x £ 26.55 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
318.60
Buy 12 and save £ 35.40 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Merlot,
Ready, but will keep,
13.5% alc.
Alain Vauthier is one of the great figures in Bordeaux, respected not only as the owner of the great St Emilion First Growth, Chateau Ausone, but also as a winemaker of consummate skill. His family own several other properties in St Emilion of which this is one. It shares a similar terroir to ... MORE Drink 2009-2014 . BBR Score: 17/20 Jancis Score: 16.5/20 Parker Score: 89/100 | ||||
|
Ch. Destieux, Grand Cru, St Emilion
France » Bordeaux » St-Emilion |
Bottle
(75cl) |
£ 32.00 |
|
| 12 x £ 28.80 |
|
|||
|
Special case price
£
345.60
Buy 12 and save £ 38.40 (10%) |
|
|||
|
Medium-Full Bodied,
Dry,
Red,
Cab.Sauvignon Blend,
Ready, but will improve,
13.5% alc.
"A beautifully accessible ripe 'cola' nose with black cherries and tempered vanilla. The depth and complexity on the palate fully justify the Grand Cru St. Emilion classification - this is a classic wine, well made and very accessible. Ripe black currants and firm yet integrated tannins lead to a ... MORE | ||||
|
|
|
|
|
