Archive for the ‘Petite Verdot’ Category

Cellar Treasure: 2000 Château Saint-Saturnin Médoc

Monday, January 18th, 2021 Posted in Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cellar Treasures, Cheap and Red, France, Merlot, Odds, Ends & Blends, Petite Verdot | No Comments »

21 years old… old enough to drink itself. I bought six bottles of this wine in 2017 from my favorite online crack dealer. I’ve consumed one bottle a year since. They have never failed to please. I paid LESS than ...

Cellar Treasure: 1978 Château Montrose

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 Posted in Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cellar Treasures, Expensive, France, Merlot, On Somebody Else's Tab, Petite Verdot | No Comments »

1978 Château Montrose The purpose of this website has always been to unearth great bargains. It started on the bottom shelf of my local grocery store's wine section, and the wine lists of a few small town restaurants. It has evolved, ...

Cellar Treasure: Walter Clore Private Reserve Columbia Crest 2003 Red

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2016 Posted in Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cellar Treasures, Cheap and Red, Merlot, Odds, Ends & Blends, Petite Verdot, Washington State | No Comments »

This bottle has been laying about my family's cellars for well over a decade. First in my father's basement, and eventually mine, as my folks sold the family home earlier this year and the goods were distributed among the kids ...

Petite Petite

Saturday, February 7th, 2009 Posted in California, Cheap and Red, Lodi, Petite Verdot, Pinot Noir | No Comments »

I saw this bottle as I was picking up some Secreto Malbec to give away as xmas gifts. My eye of course was drawn to the "petite" word on the label, always a promise of my favorite varietal. It was ...