Cabernet Blends Archives

Château Haut-Bages-Libéral Pauillac 2005

By Sean Mitchell / April 21, 2016

I think of Château Haut-Bages Libéral as an affordable and reliable entry level grand cru classé from Pauillac that is […]

By Sean Mitchell / March 22, 2016

Here’s one the last Okanagan Valley reviews. It’s from Stag’s Hollow and is a Bordeaux blend, this time 49% merlot,

By Sean Mitchell / March 18, 2016

Forgive my continuing North American theme (I promise I will attend to the growing mountain of new arrivals from Australia

By Sean Mitchell / February 22, 2016

Fresh from my glowing review of the 2010 vintage of The McAlister reviewed here (see also the 2005 reviewed here),

By Sean Mitchell / February 15, 2016

This is still a relatively youthful expression of Château Chasse-Spleen from Moulis en Médoc on Bordeaux’s left bank, despite being

By Sean Mitchell / February 13, 2016

Moss Wood’s Ribbon Vale cabernet sauvignon is the smart choice in Moss Wood’s range. Substantially better than the inconsistent and

By Sean Mitchell / February 10, 2016

There is no particularly good reason why a cru bourgeois from 1975 should prove drinkable in 2016 (for more on