Dwight's Top Picks for the 2010 Bordeaux Release!

I thought I would be the conduit for Dwight's "FWS" insights into the Bordeaux release this year….. so….. below are his top picks for the left and right banks… a bit of an inside tip are the Fronsac. It is a really good value as the AOC, the area the wine is from, is right beside Pomerol, one of the more famous right back Bordeaux communes. 

Fronsac is a bit obscure, not popular because it is not well known and not well marketed.. so you don't see it very often. Fronsac has the same level of commune restrictions as Margaux or Saint-Emilion, meaning the French gov't regulations for the quality are exactly the same, which means the quality is there for half the price. 

Dwight's value picks for the 2010 Bordeaux release! One of the best vintages in the last 10 years! (numbers are based on the catalogue from the BC Liquor Distribution Catalogue) 

Left Bank Bordeaux's - Cabernet Sauvignon based

#21 - Chateau Brown, Pessac-leognan $38.00 - Drink now or 2020 

#13 - Château Bel-veu, Haut-medoc $38.00 Drink now through 2020

Right Bank Bordeaux's - Merlot based 

#86 - Haut-Carles, Fronsac $38.00 - Drink now through 2030 

#154 - Chateau La Vieille Cure. Fronsac $38.00 - wait till 2015 then good for another 10 yrs 

#17 - Chateau Bourgneuf, Pomerol $68.00 - hold till 2015… and longer :-) 

So Dwight is heading straight for the Fronsac's.. my job is to tackle the crazy people that get in our way!! Got to get my elbows out and go Haligonian on them!!!!!  :-) 

Ann