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2008 BORDEAUX FUTURES

The 2008 vintage in Bordeaux is that seemingly rare combination of very high quality and very fair prices. Robert Parker calls the vintage “dramatically better” than he’d expected, and a vintage “at least excellent in quality.”

Moreover, Sherry-Lehmann is excited about the pricing of the vintage. There are a slew of values and great reductions from the top chateaux.

Again, this year we’ve held back from offering these wines until all of our positions were secured. Quantities have been cut, though, and many wines are more limited than they have been in the past. We expect many of the wines offered to sell out quickly so act fast.

And one more point: in June of 2001, we included the following excerpt from Steven Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar with our 2000 Bordeaux futures offering, and it seems appropriate to quote it again this year:

“But futures buyers beware: many American wine retailers are in shaky financial condition today, as they attempt to work off high inventory in a slow market. It’s extremely likely that some shops that take money upfront for Bordeaux futures will never deliver the wine. If en primeur prices from stores you’ve never heard of seem too good to be true, they probably are; merchants in deep financial trouble may view your cash as a way to get through a difficult period. Stick to major retailers with established track records for delivering the wines they’ve sold as futures, even if you must pay a slight premium.” —Steven Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, May/June 2001 issue

Sherry-Lehmann has been offering Bordeaux Futures since the 1959 vintage and has been in business since 1934. We deliver!

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(Margaux)

Alter Ego de Chat. Palmer, (Margaux), 2008

Currant and berries on the nose, with hints of vanilla and coffee. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and lovely fruit. Refined and pretty….
Wine Spectator

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$49.95
Case
$575.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1254

No-label-red

Belair-Monange, (St. Emilion), 2008

“The 2008 is clearly a product of fully ripened fruit and physiologically mature tannins, something the previous administration rarely sought. That has all changed under Christian and Edouard Moueix’s guidance. The dense ruby/purple-tinged 2008 reveals an extraordinary aromatic display of crushed rocks, spring flowers, and abundant kirsch and black raspberry fruit. The wine possesses good acids, unreal minerality, and superb intensity, texture, and length; an amazing effort that should evolve for 30 years.

Formerly known as Chateau Belair, 2008 is the first vintage in which Christian Moueix, his son, Edouard, and new oenologist, Eric Murisasco, had 100% control at Belair-Monange, and they have admirably demonstrated just what this great terroir is capable of producing. [After this chateau’s renaissance], it appears ready to compete with its near-by neighbor, Ausone." The Wine Advocate

Robert Parker rating 93-95+ pts.

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$148.25
Case
$1,695.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A4257

(St. Emilion)

Bellevue-Mondotte, (St. Emilion), 2008

This blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon grown in the limestone plateau of the so-called Cote Pavie emerges from a 5-acre vineyard planted with 46-year-old vines;…the result is a compelling wine of great depth, richness, and aging potential. The dense purple color is accompanied by an extraordinary nose of charcoal, spring flowers, black raspberries, and creme de cassis. As my tasting notes read, this is “amazing stuff,” with incredibly sweet tannins as well as the vintage’s freshness and crispness, which makes it very different from recent vintages such as 2006, 2005, 2001, and 2000.
Abridged from Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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Very Limited

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$233.95
Case
$2,675.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1620

(St. Julien)

Beychevelle, (St. Julien), 2008

Made in a seductive, soft, charming style, the 2008 Beychevelle is destined to be drunk during its first 15 years of life. It is a sensual St.-Julien offering pretty raspberry and cranberry fruit as well as hints of darker fruits on the palate. With soft tannins and good purity, this is a medium-bodied, well-made, evolved, forward 2008.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$44.95
Case
$515.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1256

(St. Julien)

Branaire-Ducru, (St. Julien), 2008

Sweet black raspberry and blueberry fruit intermixed with hints of acacia flowers and crushed rocks always provide Branaire with a distinctive perfume. In the mouth, there is impressive purity, a powerful yet elegant style, noticeable but sweet tannin, and nicely integrated acidity. The wood component is not apparent given the density and richness of the fruit. The 2008 should come close to rivaling the 2005, 2003, and 2000.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$41.50
Case
$475.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1341

(Macau)

Cantemerle, (Macau), 2008

New owners have done a wonderful job at Cantemerle, and while the 2008 may not be quite as terrific as the 2005, it is an elegant, floral, raspberry and black cherry-scented effort displaying sweet tannins, medium body, and admirable purity. If it fleshes out in the bottle, it will merit the higher score.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$27.50
Case
$315.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1342

(Pessac-Leognan)

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, (Pessac-Leognan), 2008

The second wine now incorporates virtually everything that was in the Latour-Haut-Brion vineyard. The 2008 La Chapelle de la Mission exhibits spicy, earthy, forest floor-like notes intermixed with red currants and black fruits. It is a fresh, elegant, medium-bodied offering to enjoy during its first 10-12 years of life.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$45.95
Case
$525.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1330

No-label-red

Le Clarence de Haut Brion, (Pessac-Leognan), 2008

The second wine [formerly BAHANS], the 2008 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion, offers sweet, pure, black cherry and black currant fruit, a distinctive underlying minerality/earthy component, medium body, and a rich, flavorful personality. Give it 2-3 years of cellaring and consume it over the following 15.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Back Story:
“In 2009 Domaine Clarence Dillon will be celebrating the 75th anniversary of the first visit of Clarence Dillon to Chateau Haut-Brion. This milestone will enable us to write a new page in the modern history of our second wine. In recognition of three quarters of a century of presence of the Dillon family at Chateau Haut-Brion, Domaine Clarence Dillon has decided to mark the occasion by renaming our second wine ‘Le Clarence de Haut-Brion’ and by bottling our second wine in the elegant ‘Haut-Brion’ bottle, specially engraved with the mention:‘Clarence.’” [Press release, June, 2008]

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$69.50
Case
$795.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1329

(Pauillac)

D'Armailhac, (Pauillac), 2008

Although unevolved, the fresh, medium-bodied 2008 d’Armailhac is a more elegant, delicate take on this vintage than some of the more concentrated wines from the Medoc and the right bank. Fresh cranberry, sweet cherry, and spicy notes are present in this wine. While it does not appear to be one of the stars of the vintage, it possesses brilliant delineation as well as an exceptionally pretty style somewhat reminiscent of the 1996 vintage. The blend is 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. This wine may put on weight and flesh out given its late malolactic fermentation and retarded harvest.
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate

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$34.50
Case
$395.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1260

(Pessac-Leognan)

Domaine de Chevalier, (Pessac-Leognan), 2008

One of the finest wines made at this estate over the last three decades, (60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc). The most noticeable thing is that consultant Stephane Derenoncourt has drastically cut back the influence of new oak, or at least its ability to intrude on the aromatics and flavors. This beautifully textured, dense purple-colored 2008 exhibits notes of graphite, spring flowers, and blue as well as red fruits in an elegant, full-bodied, flavorful, layered mouthfeel. The freshness of the vintage, combined with low yields has given this cuvee an atypical density and richness that is largely unprecedented.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$46.95
Case
$535.00

Size: F - 750 ml

Bin: A1347

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