It isn’t often that Bordeaux has a vintage as good as 2009—or one that’s likely to be so easy to drink in its youth. While the superlative quality of many 2009s is sure to drive prices for the big names into the stratosphere, plenty of other châteaux that made some of their best wines ever will be far less expensive. In fact, I suspect that their prices will seem downright cheap compared to what you’d pay these days for red wines of equal quality from Napa Valley. READ MORE »
