Château de Clotte, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Today, $25 gets you an impeccably crafted, perfectly preserved, top-vintage Bordeaux that can only be found here—and we couldn’t be more excited.For years now, we’ve searched high and low for profound Right Bank values from the blockbuster 2015 vintage because it was a year that delivered a rare combination of luxuriousness and elegance. In their initial vintage report, Wine Spectator emphasized the incredible opulence of Pomerol, the absolute perfection of Saint-Émilion, and the immense values to be found in Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. And although it took a seemingly endless amount of time to secure this deal, Château de Clotte’s 2015 Grand Vin may very well be the paragon of “immense value” to which they alluded. Now at six years old, this is $25 Bordeaux at its most polished, stylish, and breathtakingly elegant. This exceptional blend of Merlot and Cabernets is brimming with lush berry fruit, silky texture, and powerful minerality that all point to Castillon’s mythical terroir and