2012 Château Grand Jean

Good, classic Bordeaux. I'm not a fan of 2012 Bordeaux, but this one is good. Deserves the medal. Strong nose, with black currant note and just a hint of chalk. Dry, not a bit of sugar. A little bit tangy, lots of tannins in it. Had it with smoke salmon pizza, good pairing for any meat, poultry, high end fish, like tuna, mahi mahi, swordfish, marlin.

2014 Marqués de Cáceres Rose

One of the best rose wines in my book. Quite substantial, it's Rioja, after all. Always keep several bottles in my cellar, just in case. As usual with rose, it's hard to separate components of the nose or taste, I enjoy the result. Had it with shrimp dinner today. Great pairing for any seafood, would go well with pork, poultry or veal, although I always prefer red in such cases. Also great choice if you have dinner starting with seafood appetizer, having meat as a main course and don't want to have different wines with it (for example, you are driving after dinner and don't want to go over limit).

2011 Chateau des Milles Agnes Mozart

Classic Bordeaux. This one deserves gold medal. Everything as it should be: complex nose with strong black currant note, good taste, not a bit of sugar. Liked it, probably would buy more if it's still on sale at Haskell's. Had it with mahi-mahi pie, but it would go great with any red meat, poultry, high end fish like tuna or swordfish. Some people think that fish is only good with white (or, for adventurous, rose) wines. I would only say: try it once with red. Yes, fish with white meat, like cod, haddock, flounder etc doesn't go with red wines. But fish with denser meats, like tuna, marlin, swordfish, opa go with red wines perfectly. Salmon, too.

2011 Chateau Monsegur

Strange impression. 2011 was a good year for Bordeaux. This wine received gold medal somewhere (I don't care much for such things, but). If you describe smell, it's interesting: black currant and rowan. Same berries are in the taste, plus a hint of chalk and bummer: big sweet note. It's not that big as in some fruit bombs, but somehow kills this wine. At least for me.
Would never buy again.

2004 El Coto Rioja

This bottle spent at least 7 years in my small cellar waiting for occasion. Great Rioja, matured nicely. I thought it should be at peak of maturity, but running it through aerator found that it has more potential. A pity local shops in Twin Cities area don't offer El Coto anymore.
We had it with lamb tajine, which filled my nostrils with smells of spices, so I didn't feel any fine points of smell. Overall, it smells like a great Rioja: powerful, with leather and a little smoke. There is a distinct leather note in taste and that particular taste of mature wine you won't confuse with anything. It's mature enough wine, shows a little bit of discoloration, but surprisingly, no sediment at all!
Great pairing for tajine.  I usually prefer Rioja with lamb, but sure it's a great pairing for any red meat.

2012 Chateau Moulin des Richards

Another bottle from the box mentioned in previous post. Pretty good. And pretty different. This is classic, medium body Bordeaux. Very pronounced nose and taste of black currant. Subtle taste of chalk, more like a hint. A bit of sugar, not much, just enough to give it some subtle sweetness.
Enjoyed it with veal. Also good pairing for poultry, any meat, and some fish, like tuna, mahi-mahi, swordfish, salmon.
This rounds it up for nice box I bought at Costco. I already disposed of other two bottles, so no posts about those. But they were good too, each in its own way.
Note: I don't get any compensation, monetary or not, from Costco.

2012 Chateau Mallard Les Rousseaux

I am not a fan of 2012 Bordeaux. Year was hard on the region, and results are spotty. But, cheap bastard I am, was seduced by Costco. Couple of weeks ago, I saw a box (nicely made presentation box made of wood, with transparent plastic in the front) with four bottles of Bordeaux for $30. Bought it. And enjoyed it.

Chateaux Mallard Les Rousseaux. Never hear of it before, as well as about any of other producers from this box. Nice wine. A little bit light for Bordeaux, with pronounced nose and taste of black currant and blackberry. A remote subtle note of old leather. No sugar in the taste at all. Enjoyed it with chicken pizza. It would go quite well with any white meat, veal or some fish, like tuna, mahi-mahi or swordfish.
So, you can get good 2012 Bordeaux. Confirmed again: guys at Costco know how to select wine.