Charles de Monteney Bordeaux 2005

Price: $5 Maker: Charles de Monteney, France Varietal: Bordeaux (100% Merlot) Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork Alcohol: 12% Our Rating: 8 out of 10

Charles de Monteney Bordeaux 2005 is 100% Merlot, and is found only at Aldi stores. It has an interesting nose of licorice, woody cedar, and raspberry. This is a lighter-bodied [...]

FreeRange Box Places in Top 100 Bordeaux List

A boxed wine cracked the top 100 list of affordable Bordeaux wines compiled by the Bordeaux Wine Bureau.

The Selection Process: Today’s Bordeaux were selected from more than 270 wines nominated by importers and retailers across the country priced $8 to $25 retail. In February 2007, the jury tasted all entries grouped by price in [...]

Free Range Red Bordeaux 2005

Price: $29 Maker: JuiceBox Wine Company, Manchester, MA Varietal: Bordeaux Packaging: 3-liter box Alcohol: 13% Our Rating: 8.5 out of 10

Free Range Red Bordeaux 2005 is the last red boxed wine from Free Range Wines – we’ve already tried Free Range Merlot 2005 and Free Range Pinot Noir 2005. This red is quite different [...]

Collection des Chateaux de Boardeaux

Price: $9 Maker: Prestige Wine Group, Princeton, Minnesota (importer) Varietal: Cabernet Sauvignon Packaging: 750 ml bottle, artificial cork Alcohol: 13% Our Rating: 8 out of 10

Collection des Chateaux de Boardeaux has a nice marketing pitch. The label explains that the year-to-year variations in Bordeaux vintages frustrate the wine drinker – some should be drunk [...]