BROWSE WINES

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Yesterday

Loved the price, delivery options and speed of service‑ will order again!

Yesterday

Always reliable. Quick delivery. Easy website

Yesterday

Timely delivery and no broken bottles

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Good prices and flat rate shipping...

Yesterday

Very good Products. Really fast delivery. Love it.

2 days ago

As always, they deliver. They have become my and several of my friends, go to for liquor needs.

2 days ago

Products always in stock, and shipping is very efficient with excellent packaging. A+++

2 days ago

easy to order and delivered right on time.

2 days ago

Consistently responsive, timely and reliable.

3 days ago

Good communication, quick ship. Fair prices,

3 days ago

Service impeccable. Envoi rapide

3 days ago

Everything except delivery which is out of your control. UPS not reliable

3 days ago

Great customer service. Very fast response. Timely delivery. I’ve never been disappointed.

4 days ago

Responsive, knowledgable and courteous

4 days ago

Very helpful

4 days ago

Wonderful selection of wine. Prices are good and shipping cost was relatively low. Delivery was very fast

4 days ago

Always a pleasure to buy from them. Product is in stock and ships quickly for a great price. Thank you

4 days ago

Had our wine choices and Quick delivery!

4 days ago

It was delivered on time with no problems, the shipment was intact and nothing damaged.

4 days ago

B‑21 ALWAYS does a great job and that is why I keep ordering wine from them. Their selection is always good, their pricing is always good, they fill orders accurately and they ship quickly. This is a good outfit that deserves your patronage.

4 days ago

I like them quick to deliver and they have hard‑to‑find items

5 days ago

Shipping takes quite a long time but they are one of only three places I shop online for wine. Great prices and even better customer service

5 days ago

Excellent wine merchant , good price, fast shipping.

5 days ago

We have been shopping thru B21 for a couple years now and never had any issues. We love how easy it is, my daughter drinks Tarantula tequila and it is not a tequila that is in all stores. Very happy with B21

5 days ago

Good selections. Decent prices. The order gets out the door in a hurry.

5 days ago

Ordering was easy, arrived on time safely.

5 days ago

B‑21 assisted with shipping options, very helpful!

5 days ago

Great prices, great service and efficient shipping.

5 days ago

Great pricing and shipping, good customer service

1 week ago

Perfect, as all ways!

1 week ago

They have a very clean and efficient program. Very manageable website.

1 week ago

Easy order, on time delivery!

1 week ago

excellent as usual. B21 has the best prices and selections ive found. i have been shopping with them for a number of years and have never had a complaint of any kind. thank you. john

1 week ago

Fastest service around, always get my shipment in less than 4 days. Great products and very good prices.

1 week ago

A very broad selection, with easy to use reviews and ratings. Great prices. Very fast shipping.

1 week ago

Wonderful selection of wines at very good prices. Free shipping offers on cases make it a deal that’s really worthwhile.

1 week ago

I love them!

1 week ago

good selection, reasonable pricing nd prompt shipping.

1 week ago

Good price, free shipping, Austin Hope cab

1 week ago

Great selection and great prices. They stepped up and fixed a problem I had with an order.

1 week ago

You have great wines, fair prices and outstanding delivery! Nothing could be better. You are the only ones we buy for online anymore. Thanks!!

1 week ago

Very disappointed B21 has increased spend for free shipping on 21st of the month‑ not as good a deal now!

1 week ago

Followed through well. Product was delivered intact.

1 week ago

B‑21 great about getting my Evan Williams shipped to me. Everything went smooth, from using their website to FedEx delivering my purchase.

1 week ago

Always great prices and fast shipping

1 week ago

Perfect

1 week ago

Could not find tracking until I reached out to them directly, good customer service

1 week ago

I Ike the selection, prices and convenience. The monthly deal on the case price has gone way up in price since I’ve been using your site. It used to be I had to purchase a case with a value in $186. Range. Now it has to equal over $220.!

1 week ago

I have used B‑21 for years...their selection is good, their pricing competitive and their customer service attentive. My one grave issue with them is that they use UPS for delivery out of state and on multiple occasions, the UPS driver has claimed to attempt deiivery, when, in fact, he has not interest in carrying the package from his truck to our front door...on 6 or 7 steps! I have complained but nothing seems to change...

1 week ago

Fantastic!!!

2018 Chateau La Vieille Cure (750ml)

Merlot from Fronsac, Bordeaux, France

B-21 Top Recommendation
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"Always a winner, I can't remember the last vintage of this cuvée that didn't put a smile on my face." - Jeb Dunnuck

Declared “so reliable” by Jane Anson that it’s “a bellwether to the success of a vintage,” Château La Vieille Cure is considered the standard bearer for Fronsac, its exceptional consistency over the last decade driven by winemaker Jean-Luc Thunevin, the original garagiste pioneer and owner of Château Valandraud, who took the reins in 2013. The 20-hectare La Vieille Cure vineyard is situated in a single, contiguous plot facing Pomerol, planted mostly to Merlot vines averaging 40 years of age with the oldest at over 75 years. This trio of value stunners from Bordeaux's famed "trifecta" of 2018, 2019, and 2020 puts Anson's words into full perspective, as each rendition captures the quintessential character of the vintage while offering the unmistakable signature of this benchmark Fronsac terroir.

Defined by the vintage's power and opulence, the seductive 2018 La Vieille Cure "is a total pleasure bomb" according to Antonio Galloni, "In a word: fabulous." Jeb Dunnuck likewise sums it up as "a smoking wine that readers should snatch up!" The slightly more refined and approachable 94-point 2019 (again, a hallmark of the vintage) is "just an impeccably made, satisfying, classic Right Bank beauty." Rounding out this run of undeniable winners, the 2020 is another "fabulous" effort with "gorgeous depth and texture" as Galloni describes it. Projecting upwards of a decade of cellar development, Dunnuck notes, "It has the vintage's concentrated, pure style front and center," once again confirming the estate's reference-point status.

This trio also confirms that Bordeaux continues to be a hotbed of unbeatable values, offering wines of superb sophistication and cellar potential for prices that allow anyone to load the cellar and reap the rewards for years to come.

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The deep ruby-hued 2018 Château La Vieille Cure is a smoking wine that readers should snatch up! Lots of red and black currants, cedary spice, dried tobacco, and a touch of chalky minerality all emerge from the glass, and it's medium to full-bodied, with a fruit-loaded, concentrated mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. It has a touch of background oak, but that should integrate with 2-4 years in the cellar, and this gorgeous Fronsac will shine over the following decade or more.

93 points, Jeb Dunnuck (Mar 2021)

Aromas of plum, blueberry, dark chocolate and walnut husk. Some pine cone, too. It’s medium-to full-bodied with firm, powdery tannins. Chewy, creamy and polished all at once. Extremely well done. Try from 2023.

93 points, James Suckling (Mar 2021)

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2018 La Vieille Cure opens with cedar chest, graphite and tree bark scents, giving way to a core of baked blackberries, stewed plums and cherry compote, with wafts of Sichuan pepper and star anise. The full-bodied palate (15% alcohol) is wearing a lot of oak at this stage, with a good core of baked black fruits and loads of exotic spice accents, supported by grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing woody. Give it a good 5 years for the oak to integrated and drink it over the next 12-15 years or more.

92+ points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Advocate (Apr 2021)

The 2018 La Vieille Cure is a total pleasure bomb. Rich, sumptuous and exotically beautiful, the 2018 grabs hold of all the senses and never lets up. Inky dark fruit, spice, new leather, licorice, mocha and chocolate build as this exuberant, deeply layered Fronsac shows off its soft curves and considerable charms. In a word: fabulous.

92 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Mar 2021)

This has a succulent feel, pulling you into its mix of fresh plum, red cherry and raspberry coulis flavors while bergamot and red tea accents stay in the background. Finish is juicy but tightly focused, with an underlying chalky thread lending precision. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2030. 7,633 cases made.

92 points, James Molesworth, Wine Spectator (Mar 2021)

Alcohol By Volume: 15.00%

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$29.88

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60+ bottles in stock. Ships in 1 to 2 business days.

This item is available in original wood case. Would you like to include the wood case in your order? There is an additional $12.00 shipping fee for wood cases.

Available in Original Wood Case of 6

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