($15, Ex Cellars Wine Agency):  This is the kind of Bordeaux that everyone loves to find because it delivers more than either the price or the appellation suggests.  Château Recougne, one of the key properties of the talented Milhade family, is located near Pomerol on the right bank of Bordeaux’s Gironde River.  Similar to most right bank properties, Merlot is predominant, comprising 75% of the blend, with Cabernet Franc (10%) and Cabernet Sauvignon accounting for the remainder. The 2006 Recougne had a hard act to follow, coming after the excellent 2005 and performs beautifully.  Not just fruity, it delivers a gracious combination of leafy, earthy notes and ripe red fruit flavors surrounded by fine tannins.  Château Recougne, despite its lowly appellation, is a wine that develops beautifully with bottle age.  Over the last decade, I’ve had many bottles of the 1952, which continues to show complexity, suaveness and brightness.  So you can buy this one by the case and not worry that its many charms will fade. 90 Michael Apstein Sep 14, 2010