Inexpensive Red for cellaring If interested in a moderately-priced red Bordeaux (a standard, internationally popular wine genre that might be used for such experiments), Château Larose-Trintaudon is one example that various sources mention. It is widely available in the US for circa $15-$20 retail in recent vintages. This wine is in the broad category of Cru Bourgeois or "unclbuttified" but individual Bordeaux. It is "the largest estate in the Médoc" (Tom Stevenson, who also calls its quality consistently high) -- the one with the dark-red label. It also incidentally is one of the longest-cited wines on the Internet (through the wine newsgroup's creation as net.wines in February 1982 and eventual migration to AFW which you're now reading). L-T spends two years in wood and normally takes about six years from vintage date to a mature phase. Below (with apologies to the regulars) some re-postings. (Note the trouble with spelling "Trintaudon.") Charles Hunt, 22-Apr-85: Right now, there are dozens of fine bordeaux available ... For small estates recommend: La Tour de By, Fourcas Hosten, Fourcas Dupree, Greysac, Larose Trantadon, de Pez, Ormes de Pez, Marbuzet, Haut Marbuzet, Phelan Segur, Carbonnieux, Smith Haute Lafitte, Plagnac, Bel-Air, ... they all have a "Chateau" before the name to impress your friends, but are mostly really just farms. Stephen P Pope, 28 Feb 86: 
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