Chateau Ausone Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2015
Price range: £3,350.00 through £3,880.006x750mlIf you can invest in Château Ausone (St. Émilion Grand Cru), you should do it. The estate only produces 2,000 cases of its cabernet franc and merlot blend per year. Château Ausone also has the distinction as one of four châteaux to be ranked Premier Grand Cru Classé (A) for Saint-Émilion wine.
Chateau Batailley 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 2008
Price range: £572.00 through £669.0012x750mlIf you’re looking for exceptional value, Château Batailley is the place to start. The grand vin has gained a reputation for sophistication and complexity in recent years but remains affordable for a fifth-growth Bordeaux wine estate.
Chateau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 1995
Price range: £1,023.00 through £1,184.002x750mlWhen wine is this good, it’s hard not to notice. Château Cheval Blanc (St. Émilion Grand Cru) is one of the most prestigious wines from the Right Bank of Bordeaux. It’s received not one, not two, but seven 100-point ratings from wine critic Robert Parker. The cabernet franc and merlot-dominant blend has even made appearances in the Ratatouille, Never Say Never Again, and Frasier.
Chateau Cheval Blanc Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018
Price range: £3,000.00 through £3,475.006x750mlWhen wine is this good, it’s hard not to notice. Château Cheval Blanc (St. Émilion Grand Cru) is one of the most prestigious wines from the Right Bank of Bordeaux. It’s received not one, not two, but seven 100-point ratings from wine critic Robert Parker. The cabernet franc and merlot-dominant blend has even made appearances in the Ratatouille, Never Say Never Again, and Frasier.
Chateau Climens Premier Cru Classe, Barsac 1998
Price range: £675.00 through £787.0012x750mlChâteau Climens stands as one of the two titans of Barsac. (The other being Château Coutet). Its 100 Sémillon is at its apex when young, exuding lightness and subtle complexity. Wine critics have even gone as far as to describe select vintages as superior to the legendary Château d’Yquem.
Chateau Feytit-Clinet, Pomerol 2001
Price range: £618.00 through £721.0012x750ml
Chateau Figeac Premier Grand Cru Classe B, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020
Price range: £1,140.00 through £1,322.006x750mlSome wine estates decline in quality as they expand. Not Château Figeac. As the largest estate in Saint-Émilion, it holds a Premier grand cru classé (B) rating. Its Bordeaux red blend also earned a perfect rating from Lisa Perrotti-Brown and Jeb Dunnuck in 2019, while the 2016 vintage earned a 100 out of 100 from Roger Voss.
Chateau Pape Clement Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan 2008
Price range: £475.00 through £553.006x750mlChâteau Pape Clément is the oldest wine estate in Bordeaux and a powerhouse among red and white wine producers. Even a place as renowned as Château Pape Clément can benefit from some good PR, though. In 2010, wine critic Robert Parker gave the grand vin the magic 100-point rating, and within a year, the price jumped from $1,270 to $2,170 (70.9).
Chateau Pape Clement, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan 2014
Price range: £545.00 through £633.006x750mlChâteau Pape Clément Blanc comes from the oldest planted vineyard in Bordeaux. Since starting in 1300, this mixture of sauvignon blanc and Sémillon has served as a beacon for quality and craftsmanship. In 2009, wine critic Robert Parker bestowed this non-cru classé white wine with a perfect rating.
Chateau Pape Clement, Blanc, Pessac-Leognan 2018
Price range: £510.00 through £593.006x750mlChâteau Pape Clément Blanc comes from the oldest planted vineyard in Bordeaux. Since starting in 1300, this mixture of sauvignon blanc and Sémillon has served as a beacon for quality and craftsmanship. In 2009, wine critic Robert Parker bestowed this non-cru classé white wine with a perfect rating.
Chateau Pavie Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2020
Price range: £1,140.00 through £1,322.003x1500mlChâteau Pavie (Saint-Émilion Grand Cru) is equal parts rare and renowned. The château only produces 6,500 cases of this merlot and cabernet franc blend each year. The 2016 vintage received 100-point ratings from wine critics James Suckling and Lisa Perrotti-Brown, who praised it as “a classic” and “superb,” respectively.
Chateau Tertre Roteboeuf, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2006
Price range: £778.00 through £903.006x750mlChâteau Le Tertre Roteboeuf (St. Émilion Grand Cru) exemplifies the class and quality of its appellation. It has low-yielding vineyards, making its merlot-dominant blend supremely concentrated and rich. Currently, it ranks as one of the most expensive red wines from St. Émilion grand cru, with a price that has steadily risen over the past decade.
Chateau Troplong Mondot Premier Grand Cru Classe B, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2002
Price range: £452.00 through £526.006x750mlFor an estate with a Premier grand cru classé (B) rating, Château Troplong Mondot doesn’t garner as much attention. The estate has turned that perception around in recent years, thanks to collaborations with oenologist Michel Rolland and Food and Wine Magazine’s Winemaker of the Year, Aaron Pott.
Petit-Figeac, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2014
Price range: £533.00 through £624.0012x750mlWhile Château Petit-Figeac, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is considerably more expensive than other wines from the appellation, it’s a bargain by investing standards at under $100. The wine jumped 53.4 from 2017 to 2021. How high will this merlot go? That’s anyone’s guess.