Chateau des Graves Graves 2018

Ah, Graves! Home of some of the most expensive Châteaux on earth, but also a couple of family-run hidden gems like this beauty. Cabernet sauvignon and merlot are the players here and for $15.95, just an insane deal on daily drinker Bordeaux! Over 40% OFF!!!

Château des Graves, which has been owned by the Lamothe family for over 200 years, is located in the village of Portets. The 2018 vintage was absolutely stellar in Bordeaux, meaning that the top Chateaux got a lot of crazy high scores, but perhaps more importantly, the small, unknown producers like this were able to make some mind-blowingly delicious values. This drinks like a wine three or four times the price, EASY! With bright red currant, sweet tobacco and cigar box, cedar, and oodles on oodles of that all-important mineral zip that screams “Graves!” – this is just the sort of Bordeaux you want to have on your shelf for now, through the summer, and for years to come.

More recently, the estate instituted many organic and biodynamic winegrowing principles, and the quality of the wines has never been better. The property is located on the rounded hilltop of the Quaternary with extremely deep (up to 60 feet!) soils of pure gravel and pebbles, just like all of the best terroirs on the Left Bank. They have received HVE3 certification (standing for High Environmental Value Level 3), the highest level. We love that they're doing all they can for the environment, but truly, it was one glass of this at our tasting bar, sitting across from one of our favorite Bordeaux insiders, that sealed the deal here. Freshness, depth, intensity, and complexity? All for 43% OFF?!?! Yes! Don’t sleep on this stellar offering, UNDER SIXTEEN DOLLARS! Grab a lot, trust me!