Château Renard Mondésir, Fronsac

We’re only doing one offer today, and the reasoning behind it is simple: No wine should pull attention away from this 1999 Right Bank masterclass. This is value Bordeaux at its grandest, with a price so reasonable it’ll cause a collective double-take. I imagine most of you are already lurching at the opportunity to secure a case but others may be staring at “Fronsac” and wondering exactly what or where it is. Famously called “the historical cradle of great Bordeaux” by French geologist/author Henri Enjalbert, Fronsac practically neighbors Right Bank powerhouses Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, and today it exists as an undercover titan for sensational, affordable Merlot. Château Renard Mondésir’s substantial 22-year-old Grand Vin has confirmed my belief in the region’s ability to compete with high-performance Bordeaux. In fact, this ’99 is drinking better than a number of swanky $100+ labels from the same vintage, and has outlasted a number of them too (it helps that our parcel spent two dec