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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

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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

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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.

5 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

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5 days ago

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1 week ago

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1 week ago

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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

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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!!!

2020 Chateau Laroque (750ml)

Merlot from Saint-Emilion, Bordeaux, France

B-21 Top Recommendation
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A newly arriving container filled with top rated Bordeaux, these 2020 Bordeaux selections boast outstanding quality across the board at unparalleled value pricing, from a vintage of “brilliant wines” according to the Wine Advocate’s William Kelley and described by Vinous critic Antonio Galloni as “a year brimming with phenomenal wines at all levels, from the big names down to bottles the average consumer can still afford to purchase by the case.”

Although there were no significant heat spikes throughout the growing season, 2020 was a warm growing season overall in Bordeaux, with generally well-timed rain in the spring followed by extremely dry summer weather that prevented the development of mildew. While summer drought conditions led to smaller berries and yields for Cabernet Sauvignon, mid-August rains on the Right Bank plumped up Merlot and cool September evenings during the last phase of ripening preserved freshness in the wines. Inside Bordeaux’s Jane Anson noted that “clay-limestone soils did brilliantly against the heat of the summer, favoring the St Emilion plateau” with an impressive array of wines also coming from the gravel soils of Pauillac and St Julien. Describing the white wines of 2020, Anson declares there are “plenty of delicious bottles,” the earlier harvest delivering “exotic fruit flavors with grip and personality.” Describing 2020 as “an incredibly exciting vintage for Bordeaux,” Antonio Galloni of Vinous finds remarkable quality in each of the Left Bank appellations, while calling Saint Emilion “one of the sweet spots of 2020” and noting “readers will find a bevy of compelling wines from satellite appellations” including Haut-Medoc and Fronsac. Called “an incredible classic vintage” by Jeb Dunnuck producing “a solid swath of cellar-worthy buys in the $65-and-under range” according to the Wine Spectator’s James Molesworth, critic James Suckling summed up the vintage well, declaring “if you buy or drink a bottle of top-rated 2020 Bordeaux, you are going to be more than happy. In fact, you most likely will be elated” and noting “many of the wines give pleasure for a young wine but the best will age for decades ahead.”

Summing it up as “a great modern-day Bordeaux vintage,” Antonio Galloni notes the wines are “less extracted, more vibrant and, frankly, much more fun to drink,” this well priced, wide-ranging offer a terrific opportunity to stock up on an array of age worthy Bordeaux from an exceptional 2020 vintage that according to Neal Martin of Vinous “delivers the goods.”

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A blend of 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Laroque is deep garnet-purple in color. A little subdued to begin, offering subtle notes of crushed rocks and damp soil, it opens out to a core of ripe black and red plums and fresh blackberries, plus a fragrant waft of lilacs. The full-bodied palate is bursting with taut, muscular black fruits and amazing tension, framed by ripe, rounded tannins, and finishing with great length and depth.

97 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Wine Independent (Mar 2023)

The 2020 Laroque is even better than the en primeur sample. Dark and enveloping, with tons of class, Laroque is a winner. Succulent dark plum, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice and pipe tobacco give the 2020 tons of nuance. Laroque is class personified. Winemaker David Suire is doing important work here.

96 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Feb 2023)

From an estate that has been on an incredible run of late, largely due to the talents of director David Suire, the 2020 Château Laroque shows the cooler, limestone-driven style of the terroir beautifully and has a clean, focused style in its darker (almost blue) berry fruits as well as chalky minerality, violets, spice, and floral nuances. Medium-bodied on the palate, this focused, straight, remarkably pure Saint-Emilion has terrific mid-palate depth and a great finish. It needs to be hidden in the cellar for a solid 4-5 years if possible and is going to have 30 years of longevity. If drinking any time soon, give it an hour in a decanter.

95+ points, Jeb Dunnuck (Mar 2023)

There is such incredible balance to this wine, with deftly expressed black and blue fruits, espresso, liqourice and cocoa bean shavings, all delivered slowly but surely through the palate, held in by sculpted tannins, and wet stone texture. This is my biggest upscore from En Primeur - I noted at the time that it was extremely closed, but it is now showing its incredible potential, and is a great value wine. David Suire director, owners Beaumartin family, 61ha of vines.

95 points, Jane Anson (Feb 2023)

Alcohol By Volume: 14.50%

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$39.88

Compare At: $44.99

This item is a pre-order estimated to arrive 2/15/2025. 60+ bottles available.

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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