Author Jeff Leve

2015 Haut Medoc wines are uneven. Still, if you know where to look, and we do, we have a few hot tips for you.

2015 is an outstanding vintage for Pessac Leognan and Graves. Better for the red wine, than the dry, white wines, you find smoky, fruit filled aromatics, sensually textured mouth feels and a great sensation of purity in the fruit. But there were times during the growing season when it did not look all that promising.

This could be the best vintage for the Margaux ever! At their best the wines display a beautiful sense of purity of fruit, freshness, concentration, silky tannins and length. They are exciting wines to taste!

2015 St. Julien wines are stylish and consistent. While many estates in Saint Julien produced good wine in 2015, as you will see, two estates made much better wine than their neighbors.

St. Estephe ruled the roost in 2014 when they produced best wines in Bordeaux. However, that is not what took place in 2015, which turned out to be a difficult vintage in the northern part of the Medoc.

2015 Pauillac produced some very strong wines with great style. But the vintage was not great for all producers and while stylish, is it as good as 2009 or 2010? What about 2014? It depends on who you ask, and which wine you’re asking about.