2014 Bordeaux – Les Découvertes: Under the Radar Gems and Sleepers

Bordeaux’s 2014 vintage yielded a number of fabulous wines. Although Bordeaux gets a lot of criticism – at times warranted – for its high prices, the reality is that once past the most desirable bottles, prices become much more sane. These are some of my favorite, affordable 2014s. Some are second wines, while others emerge from properties that have recently seen a change in owner or winemaker, or come from less well-known appellations. A handful of wines are on the list simply because they have overachieved, but all of these wines share two attributes; they are flat-out delicious and should be reasonably priced when they are released. 

Red

2014 d'Agassac (Haut-Médoc)

2014 d'Aiguilhe (Fronsac)

2014 d'Armailhac (Pauillac)

2014 Bel-Air - Jean & Gabriel (Montagne Saint-Emilion)

2014 Belle-Vue (Haut-Médoc)

2014 Bolaire (Bordeaux Supérieur)

2014 Calon Ségur-Marquis de Calon (St. Estèphe)

2014 Capbern (St. Estèphe)

2014 Clos Puy Arnaud (Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 Clos Manou (Médoc)

2014 Clos Saint Julien (St. Emilion)

2014 Croix Canon (St. Emillion)

2014 Croix-Mouton (Côtes De Bordeaux)

2014 De Francs-Les Cerisiers (Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 La Dauphine (Fronsac)

2014 des Fougères - Clos Montesquieu (Graves )

2014 G Acte 6 (Lalande de Pomerol)

2014 Haut Nouchet (Pessac-Léognan)

2014 Labégorce (Margaux)

2014 Les Grands Maréchaux (Blaye - Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 Gree Laroque (Bordeaux Supérieur)

2014 Haut-Carles (Fronsac)

2014 Joanin Bécot (Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 Lilian Ladouys (St. Estèphe)

2014 Marsau (Francs – Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 La Marzelle (St. Emilion)

2014 Montrose-La Dame de Montrose (St. Estèphe)

2014 Ormes de Pez (St. Estèphe)

2014 Le Pape (Pessac-Léognan)

2014 du Parc (St. Emilion)

2014 Pédesclaux (Pauillac)

2014 Petit Gravet Aîné  (St. Emilion)

2014 Poesia (St. Emilion)

2014 Quinault l’Enclos (St. Emilion)

2014 La Roncheraie (Castillon - Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 Saint-Paul (Haut-Médoc)

2014 Saint-Pierre de Corbian (St. Estèphe)

2014 Siaurac (Lalande de Pomerol)

2014 Teyssier (Montagne Saint-Emilion)

2014 Tronquoy-Laland (St. Estèphe)

2014 La Vieille Cure (Fronsac)

2014 Le Vieux Poirier (Galgon)

White

2014 Les Charmes Godard (Francs - Côtes de Bordeaux)

2014 Marjosse Blanc (Entre Deux Mers)

2014 Reynon Blanc (Cadillac - Côtes De Bordeaux)

Sweet White

2014 Broustet (Sauternes)

2014 Les Carmes de Rieussec (Sauternes)

2014 Filhot (Sauternes)

Springtime in St. Emilion

-- Antonio Galloni