It seems fairly easy to find good, everyday Bordeaux for less than $25 even in the more expensive, better acclaimed vintages. Some of the wines I like in this price range include Lanessan, Senejac, Cambon La Pelouse, Puygueraud and Lilian Ladouys.
Are their any value wines similar in price to these in Margaux?
Labegorce-Zede, Angludet, Dauzac, Montbrison, Siran, La Tour de Mons …
also Marquis de Terme and du Tertre shouldn´t be too expensive …
d’Angludet and Monbrison are some of the good cru bourgoise Margaux AOC, worth checking out. However they tend to run more $30-$35 stateside.
I’d note of your list above Cambon La Pelouse, is very close to the area and tastes sort of like a Margaux to my palate.
I think Labegorce Zede is no longer existent. It´s now simply Labegorce.
Difficult, but not impossible, although I suspect you’re closer to $35-$40 at the starting point. The best in that price range are : Deyrem-Valentin, Monbrison, la Tour de Mons, Paveil du Luze, Labegorce, Marquis d’Alesme and, d’Angludet. The one to watch is Siran, which is coming on strong these days! Vintage variation is going to factor into the price. You can other tips on Margaux here: - Learn about Margaux Bordeaux Best Wines Chateaux Vineyards Character
Gerhard mentions Labegorce-Zede, and it really is a nice little Margaux.
Drank the 2000 and 2001 some six years ago.
The '00 showed strong color, good ripeness, very enjoyable, but could use 5-8 years more to peak. (Today ?)
01 is missing the ripe component, less concentration, a little more bitter tannins, still a fine wine, close to mature. No further cellaring advised.
Jürgen, I’m not sure if L-Z still has its own label. Winesearcher has a 2014 listed (Not a proof I know, probably the new second, Zede de Labegorce.).
But I have seen a 2008 !
If it is/was a separate production from Ch. Labegorce, I don’t know.
Jeff Leves notes are a little hard to read.
-Søren.
I have two in my cellar that are under $30:
'11 La Tour de Bessan - from Total Wine
'09 Marsac Seguineau - from my favorite local retailer.
Labegorce Zede no longer exists. It was merged into Labegorce at some point after 2005. Zede de Labegorce is the second wine of Labegorce.
Thank You, Jeff.
Labégorce-Zédé RIP.
Jürgen,
you are absolutely right, Labegorce and L-Zede (and Chateau de l’Abbé Gorsse de Gosse) were combined in 2009 under a single ownership … I didn´t know that so far …
You can find 2014 futures for Chateau Ferriere (a third growth) for about $30-35. It tastes like a Margaux located wine and is traditionally made. I have not had the 2014, but the 2009 was very nice.
Its too bad because I prefer labegorce zede over labegorce
As for inexpensive margaux:
La tour de mons should fit the fill
Blason d’issan is quite great, as is dame de malescot. I wouldn’t mess with anything much cheaper.
Monbrison, d’Angludet and Siran are my favorite bargains. Also the last couple vintages of d’Arsac have been very good - popped a 2010 d’Arsac the other night and it was terrific -
d’Arsac is terrific value. I’ve been working on two cases of the 2004, and have enjoyed them all.
Glad to hear good things about the 2009 as I picked up a couple at Costco (summer 2015) for ~$40/bottle and have yet to open one.
+1 On the L-Z; sorry to hear it is no longer extant. Enjoyed a couple of bottles of the '95 a while back. The first one, in a crowd, was a real eye-opener. No one had heard of it before and we were all impressed with how beautifully it drank–maybe around 2013 this was. I will have to source more.
I’ve had ‘dusty’ flavors in some La Tour de Mons, and am leery of it.
Good suggestion on the Blason d’Issan from Blake. Maybe a little harder to find though.
And that’s what I like about the La Tour de Mons. I haven’t had any of the new vintages, but back in the day, Tour de Mons was extremely old school and built for the looooong haul. I still have a couple bottles of the '78 La Tour de Mons and it’s still grippy/earthy on the palate, but still lots of stuffing -
When I was at retail we carried a great one, Pontac Lynch. I forget exactly who but it’s surrounded by some top tier properties. We sold it for ~$30.