Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,

It’s been quite a fervent 2023 Futures Campaign with SPEC-tacular pricing and AMAZING quality being offered from top to bottom!  Here is a quick vintage overview. I will be releasing my ‘Barlow in Bordeaux’ recap/overview in the next couple of weeks.

Just email me with your orders and/or questions!  Thank you for participating in this dynamic vintage!

Vintage Overview

• Despite incredibly hot weather, resilient vines across the region turned an otherwise challenging growing season into a wildly successful vintage for many producers. Chateaux adapted extraordinarily well to the elements.
• While not necessarily as consistent a vintage as a 2019 or 2009, many chateaux still produced wines that are on par with or better than their top vintages of the past few decades.
• Perhaps most incredible is how accessible the wines all are at such an early age. Soft, super fine tannins are already seamlessly integrated into many wines, and top chateaux have the structure to age for 50+ years.
• There is a sweetness and plushness to the fruit quality of the wines not often present in young Bordeaux. Tartness often dominates the palates of these Primeurs wines, but the mature flavor profiles are stunning.
• As is always the case in a top vintage, the Bordeaux hype machine is indeed in full effect. Although price increases for the 2023 campaign were anticipated, the actual release prices were mostly down 20-30% so there is excellent value to be had with many producers!

Description/Ratings/ Futures Price
Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien JS 97/98 JA 98 $ 176.97
Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac JA 98/100 JS 97/98 $ 87.97
Clos du Marquis Saint Julien JS 95-96 JA 94 $ 51.97
Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac (Allocated – 6 Bottle Max) WA 98/99 JB 97/99 $ 512.97
Carruades de Lafite Pauillac (2nd wine) JS 95/96 JB 95/97 $ 189.97
Chateau Duhart Milon Pauillac JA 95 JS 94/95 JB 95/96 $ 72.97
Chateau L’Evangile Pomerol JS 96/97 JA 96 $ 195.97
Chateau Talbot Saint Julien JS 94/95 AG 93/95 $ 48.97
Chateau Senejac Haut Medoc NM 90/92 WA 89/91 $ 15.97
Chateau Nenin Pomerol JS 94/95 JA 94 $ 64.97
Fugue de Nenin Pomerol (2nd wine) JS 92/93 $ 29.97
Chateau Trotte Vieille Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 98/99 $ 77.97
Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac JS 98/99 AG 96/99 $ 424.97
Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild Pauillac (2nd wine) JS 95/96 JB 94/95 $ 172.97
Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac JS 95/96 JB 93/94 $ 71.97
Chateau Saint Pierre Saint Julien AG 93/95 JS 93/94 $ 47.97
Chateau Cantemerle Haut Medoc JS 93/94 $ 24.97
Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion JS 97/98 WA 95/96 $ 345.97
Chateau Pedesclaux Pauillac JB 95/96 JS 95/96 $ 34.97
Chateau Haut Batailley Pauillac JS 94/95 JA 94 $ 46.97
Fleur de Pedesclaux Pauillac (2nd wine) JS 92/93 JA 91 $ 19.97
Chateau Lafon Rochet Saint Estephe AG 93/95 JS 93/94 $ 40.97
Le Carillon D’Angelus Saint Emilion (2nd wine) JS 97/98 WA 95/96 $ 89.97
Chateau Chasse Spleen Moulis en Medoc JS 92/93 JA 91 $ 29.97
Chateau Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion (Allocated – 6 Bottle Max) WA 98/100 JS 98/99 $ 499.97
Chateau Leoville Barton Saint Julien (Allocated – 12 Bottle Max) JB 96/97 JS 96/97 $ 74.97
Chateau Langoa Barton Saint Julien JB 94/95 JS 94/95 $ 40.97
Chateau Mauvesin Barton Moulis en Medoc JS 93/94 JA 92 $ 20.97
Chateau La Tour de Mons Margaux JD 91/93 JA 90 $ 21.97
Chateau D’Armailhac Pauillac JS 93/94 JB 92/93 $ 45.97
Chateau Alcee Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux JS 92/93 AG 90/92 $ 18.97
Chateau Puygueraud Rouge Francs Cotes de Bordeaux JS 92/93 $ 14.97
Chateau Les Charmes Godard Blanc Francs Cotes de Bordeaux JA 93 AG 92 $ 14.97
Chateau Puygueraud Blanc Francs Cotes de Bordeaux JA 93 JB 91/92 $ 13.97
Chateau Haut Brion Rouge Pessac Leognan JA 98/100 JS 98/99 $ 404.97
Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Rouge Pessac Leognan JS 97/98 JB 95/96 $ 234.97
Chateau Lynch Bages Pauillac JS 97/98 JB 96/96 $ 95.97
Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac JS 95/96 JB 94/95 $ 61.97
Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux JB 96/97 JS 95/96 $ 44.97
Chateau Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien JB 95/97 AG 95/97 $ 75.97
Chateau Beychevelle Saint Julien JB 95/96 JS 94/95 $ 79.97
Clos de L’Oratoire Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe JB 94/95 JS 94/95 $ 31.97
Chateau Brane Cantenac Margaux JS 95/96 JB 94/95 $ 60.97
Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan Rouge JS 97/98 WA 94/96 $ 61.97
Clos Fourtet Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 97/98 WA 94/96 $ 95.97
Chateau Lagrange Saint Julien JS 94/95 WA 93/95 $ 42.97
Chateau Haut Bages Liberal Pauillac JS 95/96 WA 93/95 $ 35.97
Chateau Durfort Vivens Margaux JS 95/96 WA 94/95 $ 54.97
Chateau du Tertre Margaux JS 95/96 JB 93/94 $ 36.97
Chateau Siran Margaux JB 95/96 JS 94/95 $ 29.97
Chateau D’Aiguilhe Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux JS 92/93 JB 90/91 $ 19.97
Chateau Quintus Saint Emilion JS 95/96 JB 95/96 $ 89.97
Chateau Carbonnieux Rouge Pessac Leognan JB 93/94 JS 93/94 $ 31.97
Chateau Carbonnieux Blanc Pessac Leognan JA 94 JS 93/94 $ 34.97
Chateau Pichon Comtesse de Lalande Pauillac JS 98/99 WA 97/99 $ 144.97
Reserve De La Comtesse Pauillac (2nd wine) JB 95/96 JS 94/95 $ 45.97
Chateau Branaire Ducru Saint Julien JB 95/96 JS 95/96 $ 44.97
Chateau Phelan Segur Saint Estephe JS 96/97 JB 94/95 $ 42.97
Chateau Palmer Margaux (Allocated – 6 Bottle Max) AG 98/100 JS 97/98 $ 314.97
Alter Ego de Chateau Palmer Margaux (2nd wine) JS 95/96 JB 91/92 $ 79.97
Chateau Pichon Baron Pauillac JB 97/98 JS 96/97 $ 135.97
Chateau Gazin Pomerol JS 95/96 JB 94/95 $ 69.97
Chateau Giscours Margaux JS 96/97 JB 95/96 $ 55.97
Chateau du Tertre Blanc Bordeaux JS 93/94 $ 29.97
Chateau Margaux Margaux (Allocated – 6 Bottle Max) JS 99/100 AG 97/100 $ 469.97
Pavillon Rouge du Margaux Margaux (2nd wine) JB 96/97 JS 96/97 $ 159.97
Pavillon Blanc du Margaux Margaux (Allocated – 3 Bottle Max) JB 96/97 JS 96/97 $ 314.97
Chateau Gruaud Larose Saint Julien NM 93/95 $ 79.97
Chateau Les Carmes Haut Brion Pessac Leognan (Allocated – 12 Bottle Max) WA 97/99 JS 98/99 $ 104.97
Chateau Rauzan Segla Margaux JB 97/98 JS 97/98 $ 79.97
Chateau Canon Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 99/100 WA 96/98 $ 119.97
Chateau Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 98/99 JL 97/99 $ 64.97
Chateau Calon Segur Saint Estephe JS 96/97 WA 94/96 $ 104.97
Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac (alternate 2nd wine) JB 94/95 JS 93/94 $ 34.97
Chateau Haut Brion Blanc Pessac Leognan (Allocated – 3 Bottle Max) JB 96/98 JA 98 $ 714.97
La Clarte de Haut Brion Blanc Pessac Leognan (2nd wine) JS 93/94 JB 91/92 $ 89.97
Chateau Pape Clement Rouge Pessac Leognan JS 97/98 JB 95/97 $ 74.97
Le Clarence de Haut Brion Pessac Leognan (2nd wine) JS 95/95 JA 94 $ 129.97
Chateau La Mission Haut Brion Blanc Pessac Leognan (Allocated – 3 Bottle Max) JS 96/97 $ 569.97
Chateau Cos D’Estournel Saint Estephe JS 98/99 JL 96/98 $ 149.97
La Chapelle de La Mission Haut Brion Pessac Leognan (2nd wine) JS 95/96 JB 92/93 $ 59.97
Echo de Lynch Bages Pauillac (2nd wine) JB 93/94 JS 92/93 $ 35.97
Blanc de Lynch Bages Bordeaux JB 95/96 $ 59.97
Dragon de Quintus Saint Emilion (2nd wine) JS 94/95 AG 90/92 $ 34.97
Chateau Ormes de Pez Saint Estephe JS 93/94 JB 92/93 $ 24.97
Chateau Gloria Saint Julien JS 93/94 JA 93 $ 34.97
Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien JB 97/98 JS 96/97 $ 159.97
La Croix de Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien (2nd wine) JS 94/95 JA 93 $ 44.97
Le Petit Ducru de Ducru Beaucaillou Saint Julien (3rd wine – formerly Lalande Borie) JS 92/93 JD 90/92 $ 29.97
Madame de Beaucaillou Haut Medoc JS 91/92 AG 90-92 $ 19.97
Chateau Meyney Saint Estephe JS 93/94 JA 94 $ 26.97
Les Pagodes de Cos Bordeaux Blanc JS 95/96 JB 94/95 $ 154.97
Chateau D’Issan Margaux JS 96/97 JA 95 $ 51.97
Blason D’Issan Margaux (2nd wine) JS 94/95 $ 25.97
Chateau D’Arsac Margaux Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel** JS 89/90 $ 19.97
Chateau Du Glana Saint Julien JS 90/91 $ 21.97
Chateau Ferriere Margaux JB 95/97 JS 94/95 $ 38.97
Chateau La Gurgue Margaux JS 92/93 JB 91/92 $ 22.97
Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan Blanc JS 97/98 JB 94/95 $ 104.97
Chateau Grand Corbin Despagne Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe AG 92/94 JB 90/91 $ 29.97
Chateau Ampelia Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux JS 91/92 AG 90-92 $ 12.97
Baron de Brane Margaux (2nd wine) JS 92/93 JA 92 $ 24.97
Clos Marsalette Blanc Pessac Leognan JS 93/94 JB 92/93 $ 21.97
Clos Marsalette Rouge Pessac Leognan JB 93/94 JD 92/94 $ 21.97
Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JB 97/98 JS 97/98 $ 122.97
Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 96/97 AG 94/97 $ 71.97
Chateau La Mondotte Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 97/98 AG 95/97 $ 141.97
Chateau Cote de Baleau Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe JS 94/95 JD 91/94 $ 26.97
Chateau Larrivet Haut Brion Rouge Pessac Leognan AG 93/95 WA 92/94 $ 34.97
Lacoste Borie Pauillac (2nd wine) JB 94/95 JS 92/93 $ 29.97
Chateau La Confession Saint Emilion Grand Cru JB 94/95 JS 92/93 $ 27.97
Chateau La Croix St Georges Pomerol JB 96/98 WA 93/95 $ 44.97
Chateau Cap St George Saint Georges Saint Emilion JB 91/92 WA 90/92 $ 19.97
Chateau Laroque Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classe AG 94/96 JS 93/94 $ 29.97
Chateau La Pointe Pomerol JS 94/95 JA 93 $ 39.97
Chateau Daugay Saint Emilion JB 90/91 $ 26.97
Chateau L’Eglise Clinet Pomerol (Allocated – 3 Bottle Max) NM 98/100 JS 97/98 $ 279.97
La Chenade Lalande de Pomerol (2nd wine) JS 93/94 AG 90/92 $ 19.97
Chateau Montlandrie Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux NM 92/94 JS 92/93 $ 24.97
Saintayme Saint Emilion Grand Cru JS 92/93 AG 91/93 $ 17.97
Chateau Pibran Pauillac JS 96/97 WA 95/97 $ 35.97
Les Griffons de Pichon Baron Pauillac (2nd wine) JB 94/95 JD 91/93 $ 44.97
Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe “A” JS 99/100 AG 95/97+ $ 309.97
Aromes de Pavie Saint Emilion Grand Cru (2nd wine) JS 95/96 JD 92/94 $ 79.97
Petit Figeac Saint Emilion (2nd wine) $ 54.97
Chateau La Conseillante Pomerol WA 98/100 JS 97/98 $ 199.97
Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe JS 99/100 WA 97/100 $ 159.97
Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 97/98 JB 97/99 $ 204.97
La Dame de Montrose Saint Estephe (2nd wine) JS 94/95 AG 92/94 $ 36.97
La Sirene de Giscours Margaux (2nd wine) (NOT PRODUCED IN 2022)JB 93/94 JS 93/94 $ 26.97
Haut Medoc de Giscours Haut Medoc (3rd wine) JB 90/91 JS 91/92 $ 21.97
Chateau Capbern Saint Estephe JB 91/93 JS 93/94 $ 24.97
Le Marquis de Calon Saint Estephe (2nd wine) JS 93/94 JB 90/91 $ 30.97
Chateau Clinet Pomerol JB 95/96 JS 95/96 $ 79.97
Chateau Beau Sejour Becot Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe WA 96-98 JS 96/97 $ 61.97
Chateau Larcis Ducasse Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe JS 96/97 AG 94/96 $ 69.97
Chateau Guillot Clauzel Pomerol JB 96/98 JS 94/95 $ 84.97
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc Pessac Leognan JA 98 JS 97/98 $ 144.97
Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge Pessac Leognan JS 98/99 AG 95/97 $ 124.97
Chateau L’If Saint Emilion JS 96/97 AG 94/96 $ 129.97
Ch Haut Bailly II Pessac Leognan JB 92/93 JA 93 $ 39.97
Vieux Chateau Certan JB 98/99 JS 97/98 $ 244.97
Chateau Haut Bailly JS 97/98 NM 96/98 $ 122.97
Chateau Le Pin (ALLOCATED) JS 99/100 AG 96/99 $ 2,599.97

WINE CRITIC KEY
JB – JAMES BARLOW
JS – JAMES SUCKLING
JA – JANE ANSON
AG – ANTONIO GALLONI
NM – NEAL MARTIN
WA – WINE ADVOCATE
JD – JEFF DUNNUC

*Pricing listed reflects a 5% discount for payment with cash, debit card or check. Spec’s does not guarantee final case sizes or delivery times. Orders not finalized with payment within 30 days of invoicing date will be subject to voiding*

*All prices indicated in this offer include a 5% discount for “cash”. All orders accepted are subject to availability and confirmation. Prices are subject to change prior to payment and may subsequently be subject to an additional surcharge if state or federal tax rates are changed. All wines are offered on a first-come, first-served basis but some wines are available only in extremely limited quantities and Spec’s reserves the right to limit quantities. If for any reason, a wine does not come in from our suppliers or is shipped short, Spec’s may refund the original purchase price of the wine only with no further obligation. Any orders that have not been picked up after 90 days of notification and remain on site will be considered forfeit and resold without reimbursement.