Best Bordeaux 2019 wines: Best value reds

After tasting more than 900 en primeur samples Jane Anson has said unhesitatingly that 2019 was a successful vintage in Bordeaux.

Scroll down to see the best value en primeur 2019 red wine tasting notes and scores

Within each appellation Anson highlighted a number of estates in two categories, ‘top scoring’ and ‘best value’ of which the red wines are listed below.

Pauillac

Best value: La Fleur Peybaron, Fonbadet, Grand Puy Lacoste if priced well. Batailley is not inexpensive of course, but it’s a buy for me, a delicious, brilliantly characterful wine with great appellation signature.

St Julien

Gloria, Moulin de la Rose, Les Ormes, Fleur Lauga (a real success in the vintage and one to look out for).

Margaux

Labegorce, Le Coteau, Haut-Breton Larigaudière.

St Estèphe

Ormes de Pez, Meyney, Lilian Ladouys, Le Crock, Tour des Termes, Haut Marbuzet, Petit Bocq, Domeyne.

Pomerol

Bonalgue, de Sales, Guillot-Clauzel, Saint-Pierre, Maillet, Enclos Tourmaline, le Moulin, Clos de la Vieille Eglise.

St Emilion

Clos Debreuil, Saintayme, Teyssier, de la commanderie, Haut-Brisson, de Candale, Tertre de la Mouleyre, Clos Romanille, la Fleur d’Artus, Bel-Air Ouy.

Pessac & Graves

Ferran, Seguin, Peyrat (excellent quality in the Graves, look out for it), Clos d’Uza, Cérons, Haura, Luchey-Halde, Brown, Roquetaillade la Grange, Larrivet Haut-Brion, Saint-Robert, Agora.

Fronsacs & Canon Fronsas, Satellites and Côtes

In Lalande: Chatonnet estates, especially La Sergue, Haut-Chaigneau, Les Hauts Conseillants, Grand Ormeau, de Chambrun.

In Fronsac: Moulin-Haut Laroque, Les Trois Croix, La Vieille Cure, La Dauphine, Canon-Pécresse, Tessendey. Les Perrieres de Lafleur is just outside Fronsac in AOC Bordeaux but is a clear standout.

In the Cötes: Ch Réaut, Joanin-Bécot, Domaine de L’Aurage, Ch le Rey, Clos Fontaine, Puygueraud.

In the Satellites: Tour Bayard L’Angelot, La Grande Clotte.

Médoc & Haut-Médoc, Moulis & Listrac

Médoc/Haut-Médoc: Gironville, Belle-Vue, Tour Séran, Bel-Air Gloria (owned by Domaines Henri Martin), Escurac, Maurac, Coudot, Les Grands Chênes, Belgrave, Gironville, Senejac.

Listrac/Moulis: Chasse Spleen, Poujeaux, Maucaillou, Fonréaud, Clarke, Fourcas Dupré, Fourcas Hosten.

Prices

In her report, Anson explained that a score of 94 points is a ‘strong buy’ marker but insisted there’s plenty of value to be found with lower-scoring wines.

Using prices for wines already released during this year’s campaign, and comparison data from last year’s 2018 wines for those not yet out, we’ve compiled a list of wines all scoring 90 points or more and priced under £20/$25 per bottle in bond.

The 32 wines listed below range in scores with two at 94 points, seven at 93 points, 12 at 91 points and 3 at 90 points and cover the entire Bordeaux region including St-Estèphe, Margaux, St-Émilion (Grand Cru), Pomerol and Pessac-Léognan.

Within the list are six wines that are priced less than £10.50 / $12.50 and 18 wines that are less than £15 / $18.50 providing a host of wallet friendly options for en primeur purchases.

94 points

Château La Vieille Cure, Fronsac, £15.66 per bottle in bond

Saintayme at St-Émilion (Grand Cru), £10.33

93 points

Château Belle-Vue, Haut-Médoc (Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel), £10.83

Château Brown, Pessac-Léognan, £10.83

Château La Fleur d’Arthus, St-Émilion (Grand Cru), £17.08

Château Le Crock, St-Estèphe, £18.16

Château Les Trois Croix, Fronsac, £12.91

Château Lilian Ladouys, St-Estèphe, £12

Château Meyney, St-Estèphe, £18.67

92 points

Château Bonalgue, Pomerol, £19.50

Château Chasse-Spleen, Moulis-en-Médoc, £19.17

Château de la Dauphine, Fronsac, £12.33

Château de Sales, Pomerol, £17

Château Fonréaud, Listrac-Médoc, £10.42

Chateau Joanin Bécot, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux, £12.92

Château Labégorce, Margaux, £20

Château Moulin-Haut-Laroque, Fronsac, £14.17

Château Ormes de Pez, St-Estèphe, £14.67

Château Petit Bocq, St-Estèphe, £13.20

Château Poujeaux, Moulis-en-Médoc, £16.67

Château Tour des Termes, St-Estèphe, £13.33

91 points

Château De Gironville, Médoc, £12.27

Château Fourcas Hosten, Listrac-Médoc, £13.08

Château Haura, Graves, £7.92

Château Haut-Breton Larigaudière, Margaux, £16.50

Château Haut-Brisson, St-Émilion (Grand Cru), £18.50

Château Maucaillou, Moulis-en-Médoc, £14.92

Château Sénéjac, Haut-Médoc, £10.04

Château Tour des Termes, St-Estèphe, £13.33

90 points

Château Fourcas-Dupré, Listrac-Médoc, £10

Château Puygueraud, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux, £9

Château Réaut, Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux, £7.17

All prices were correct at the time for either the 2019 or 2018 vintages. Actual prices for wines not yet released may vary. 

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