2014 Château Courrèges Cap de Fer, Cadillac-Côtes de Bordeaux

We’ve been on a bit of a Bordeaux kick as of late. It’s not shocking though, the values that emerge from this region are really tough to beat. But today’s offer is easily the best value we’ve seen from this famous corner of France, or really any corner of any country, in a very long time. And although Bordeaux doesn’t get much love from the cool-kid contingent these days, here at SommSelect, we think “cool” is great but “good” is what really matters. And, the fact remains that Bordeaux delivers an incredible amount of very good, very well priced, very sound aged red wine. It is readily available from Bordeaux’s vast network of négociants (merchants), who can offer a perfectly stored, decade-old stunner like this wine from Château Courrèges at an unbelievably fair price. This 2014 kind of snuck up on us, presented as it was without any real fanfare, but it was a consensus favorite and a reminder of just how well Bordeaux wines age. It’s just straight-up good—which is pretty cool in our