PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
This is a rare thing: a Bordeaux with the Rothschild name that is also kosher. Barons Edmond & Benjamin de Rothschild Haut-Médoc comes from the Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild, the family’s wine company, which oversees a collection of estates across France, South Africa, Argentina, Spain, and New Zealand. It is a left-bank Bordeaux blend from the Haut-Médoc appellation: the 2019 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, aged 12 months in French oak “according to the tradition established by the great wines of Bordeaux.”
It is OU kosher, mevushal, and Kosher for Passover, which means it can be handled and poured by anyone at the table, a practical advantage for restaurants, hosts, and holiday meals. The producer describes the wine as having “attractive spicy notes, with rich fruit flavors,” and “a round and velvety tannic structure that’s characteristic of this great wine.” A kosher retailer describes it as drinking “like Bordeaux,” with “real fruit weight, real tannin, and a finish that earns its place on the Shabbos table,” with notes of “dark cassis, ripe plum and graphite” around “an undercurrent of cedar shavings and pipe tobacco,” and a “long and earthy” finish where “oak spice [fades] into dried herbs and a final whisper of dark chocolate.” For context, a later vintage (2022) was described with a nose of blueberry, plum, cassis, ginger, leather, and tobacco, and a palate that is “complex and full-bodied with lovely mouth-coating tannins.”
No professional critic scores are published for the 2019, but it’s a dependable, classic left-bank Bordeaux for customers who keep kosher or who host guests who do. It’s best at cellar temperature (about 16-18°C), with half an hour of decanting, and it pairs well with braised lamb, grilled beef, and aged hard cheeses such as Comté.
Barons Edmond & Benjamin de Rothschild 2019 Haut-Médoc is produced by the Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild in the Haut-Médoc appellation of Bordeaux, France. The 2019 is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, aged 12 months in French oak barrels. OU kosher, mevushal, and Kosher for Passover. About 13-13.5% ABV, 750ml.
No professional critic scores are published for this vintage.
Producer (official description):
“From harvest to bottling, this wine was produced with the utmost commitment to quality. Aged in French oak barrels for 12 months, according to the tradition established by the great wines of Bordeaux. The wine offers attractive spicy notes, with rich fruit flavors and a round and velvety tannic structure.”
Retailer tasting notes:
“Dark cassis, ripe plum and graphite frame an undercurrent of cedar shavings and pipe tobacco. Medium-to-full bodied with mouth-coating tannin, the palate carries blackcurrant, cocoa nib and a savoury note of fresh tobacco leaf. The finish is long and earthy, oak spice fading into dried herbs and a final whisper of dark chocolate.”
Nose
Dark cassis, ripe plum, and graphite, with cedar shavings, pipe tobacco, and attractive spice.
Palate
Medium- to full-bodied, with blackcurrant, plum, cocoa nib, and tobacco leaf, and round, velvety tannin.
Finish
Long and earthy, with oak spice, dried herbs, and a hint of dark chocolate.
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Appellation | Haut-Médoc, Bordeaux, France |
| Blend | 60% Cabernet Sauvignon · 40% Merlot |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Producer | Compagnie Vinicole Baron Edmond de Rothschild |
| Aging | 12 months, French oak |
| ABV | ~13-13.5% |
| Kosher | OU Kosher, Mevushal, Kosher for Passover |
| Style / Identity | A classic, structured, left-bank Bordeaux that happens to be kosher and mevushal |
| Aromas & Flavors | Cassis, plum, graphite, cedar, tobacco, spice |
| Serving Temperature | 16-18°C |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
Serve at cellar temperature, about 16-18°C (61-64°F), and decant for 30 minutes to open the tannins.
Bottle Size: All bottles are 750ML/700ML unless otherwise noted.
21 and Over: Adult Signature Required
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