{"id":2922,"date":"2012-05-14T17:50:25","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T17:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2922"},"modified":"2019-03-02T09:35:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-02T09:35:19","slug":"bordeaux-2011-a-raft-of-good-lower-end-wines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leaandsandeman.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/05\/bordeaux-2011-a-raft-of-good-lower-end-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"Bordeaux 2011 &#8211; a raft of good lower-end wines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So many wines have come onto the market today that it has been hard to keep up. The full list of those that make it into our offer can be found <strong>here<\/strong>. (Link expired)<\/p>\n<p>Some at the lower end of the price spectrum offer reasonable value to the drinker. Since they are not &#8216;speculative&#8217; wines, the advantage to buying them now lies more in the fact that the margins taken &#8216;en primeur&#8217; are smaller all round, so that they will be cheaper now than if you wait to buy them on arrival, but do not expect to be able to sell them for a vast\u00a0profit on arrival, this is just a good way to make sure the cellar stays stocked with solidly good wines.<\/p>\n<p>In amongst the huge number of wines out today, we recommend these as wines which will offer good value drinking:-<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wine\/2011-chateau-ferriere-3eme-cru-classe-margaux-16707-00.html?category=261\" name=\"pack21227\">2011 CH\u00c2TEAU FERRI\u00c8RE 3\u00e8me Cru Class\u00e9 Margaux<\/a> \u00a3220<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wine\/2011-chateau-haut-bages-liberal-5eme-cru-classe-pauillac-16781-00.html?category=261\" name=\"pack21187\">2011 CH\u00c2TEAU HAUT BAGES LIBERAL 5\u00e8me Cru Class\u00e9 Pauillac<\/a> \u00a3255<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wine\/2011-chateau-gloria-cru-bourgeois-saint-julien-chateau-gloria-16786-00.html?category=261\" name=\"pack21089\">2011 CH\u00c2TEAU GLORIA Cru Bourgeois Saint Julien Ch\u00e2teau Gloria<\/a> \u00a3245<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/wine\/2011-lacoste-borie-du-chateau-grand-puy-lacoste-pauillac-16793-00.html?category=261\" name=\"pack21127\">2011 LACOSTE BORIE du Ch\u00e2teau Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac<\/a> \u00a3155<\/p>\n<p>We are big fans of <strong>Claire Villars<\/strong> who makes Ferriere and Haut Bages Liberal. 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