Bordeaux Wines
Even among the greatest and most reputable wine regions on the planet, Bordeaux stands above the rest, as a god would on a seemingly unreachable mountaintop. The winemakers of this region have a single-minded dedication to the fine art of viticulture and their efforts never fail to show. If you like to consider yourself a fine wine enthusiast, you owe it to yourself to visit Bordeaux because it will change your life. Whether you wish to drink some inspirational and gripping wine as soon as possible, or you want to add some masterpieces to your collection to impress your friends and loved ones, no region on Earth is a more obvious choice.
The noble and beautiful Garonne and Dordogne rivers surge through southwestern France, enriching the soil in a way very few other places can boast. The limestone-based earth is rich in calcium, and the almost oceanic climate conditions give the staple Bordeaux grape varietals vigor and flavor like nowhere else. For their illustrious reds, Bordeaux winemakers rely on a proven combination of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Meanwhile, a sip of their excellent white wine hints at the use of Semillon, Muscadelle and Sauvignon Blanc. Each of these varietals carries a unique identity, making every quality wine a character piece to rival Citizen Kane.
It can be incredibly hard to choose only a few wines to collect for your cellar, because there are so many options that you don’t want to miss. At Sokolin, we’re here to help you select wines that stand out in any collection, and can turn any gathering into a lifelong positive memory for your friends and loved ones. Let’s enjoy Bordeaux’s finest together.
Popular Bordeaux wines
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1966 Palmer - 750 ml98RPNMAvailability: Available Soon...It simply possesses jaw-dropping delineation and undiminished freshness on the nose with initially a Pauillac like aloofness but then revealing subtle exotic notes such as apricot blossom and peppermint. The palate displays breathtaking ..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,295.00 -
1966 La Mission Haut Brion - 750 ml94RPNMAvailability: Available SoonVery ripe, rich and fleshy, although still with a hard backbone. Deep ruby, brick-red color, ripe, intense raspberry aromas, full-bodied, with ripe, rich raspberry flavors and cedar and tobacco notes. There's plenty of tannin here...- 750 ml$990.00 -
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1966 Latour - 750 ml96RPAvailability: Available SoonThe wine of the vintage, the 1966 Latour is a classic, old style Bordeaux that has required decades to become drinkable. A dark, opaque garnet color is followed by a fabulous nose of cedar, sweet leather, black fruits, prunes, and roasted w..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,865.00 -
1967 d'Yquem - 750 ml100WSAvailability: Available SoonFrom one of the 20th century's celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype--unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its "total" everything. Powerful, yet it seems weightless on the palate, almost ..." Learn More- 750 ml$2,600.00 -
1970 Petrus - 750 ml99RPAvailability: Available SoonThe 1970 Petrus has developed magnificently over the last 4-5 years. Tight and reserved early in life, it has blossomed into a true blockbuster. This massive, highly-extracted, full-bodied, jammy, thick, unctuously-textured wine possesses a..." Learn More- 750 ml$4,995.00 -
1970 Figeac - 750 ml92RP-NMAvailability: Available SoonPart of me thinks that the quality of the 1970 Figeac was overlooked in a strong flight that included the 1959 and 1961. But this has a wonderfully harmonious nose dominated by the Cabernet Sauvignon with touches of forest floor, blackberry..." Learn More- 750 ml$440.00 -
1971 Petrus - 750 ml95RPAvailability: Available SoonThis wine has been seemingly fully mature since the mid- to late seventies. It is a seductive, opulent vintage for Petrus. The color now is a dark garnet with considerable amber at the rim. The incredible nose of Christmas fruitcake intermi..." Learn More- 750 ml$5,710.00 -
1975 La Mission Haut Brion - 750 ml100RPHGAvailability: Available SoonThe 1975 La Mission-Haut-Brion has been the most consistent wine of the vintage. Super-concentrated, and now beginning to shed enough tannin so that it can be fully appreciated, this enormously constituted La Mission-Haut-Brion has develope..." Learn More- 750 ml$2,425.00 -
1975 d'Yquem - 750 ml98RPAvailability: In StockThe 1975 may turn out to be the greatest of the modern-day Yquems. When fully mature in another 25-30 years, it may rival the extraordinary 1937 and 1921...it is awesomely concentrated, has perfect balance, and displays the telltale Yquem a..." Learn More- 750 ml$999.00 -
1975 Mouton Rothschild - 750 ml90RPAvailability: Available Soon...The wine exhibits a good dark ruby/garnet color, a sweet nose of cedar, chocolate, cassis, and spices, good ripe fruit and extraction, and a weighty, large-scaled, tannic finish. Although still unevolved, it is beginning to throw off its..." Learn More- 750 ml$795.00 -
1976 d'Yquem - 750 ml96RPAvailability: In StockThe 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied, viscous, luscious wine has been absolutely deliciou..." Learn More- 750 ml$749.00 -
1976 Lafite Rothschild - 750 ml94RP-NMAvailability: Available SoonA sublime mature Lafite-Rothschild that alongside the 1978 counts as the best of the decade. A mature brick core. The nose is leafy and herbaceous with a touch of cigar box and smoke: unmistakably Pauillac. The medium-bodied palate is mello..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,080.00 -
1978 Cheval Blanc - 750 ml94WSAvailability: Available SoonBig and concentrated. Dark ruby-garnet, with tobacco and very rich, ripe, almost raisiny aromas; full-bodied, with very rich fruit flavors, full tannins and a super-long finish...
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1978 Petrus - 750 ml91RP-NMAvailability: Available SoonWhat a gorgeous wine! Obviously more mature in appearance. A lighter brick core with tawny rim. A lovely autumnal nose with a touch of liquorish and cigar-box. Quite austere, perhaps a little dryness yet utterly charming. The palate exhibit..." Learn More- 750 ml$3,030.00 -
1978 Margaux - 750 ml94RP-NMAvailability: Available SoonAlthough the 1978 is a more powerful, fuller-bodied style of Margaux, it is less charming and fruity than the 1979. The 1978's nose has moved from one of ripe fruit and spicy oak, to tarry, truffle, earthy aromas that come across as slightl..." Learn More- 750 ml$1,075.00
