Most of us need to keep a keen eye on the fine line between budget and value in the wines we enjoy. And that may go double for Burgundy.

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This month’s edition of WineBlueBook rates the 2009 Château Léoville Las Cases, Bordeaux St.-Julien a “great value” wine. Also, its buying guide features 2000-2009 Northern Red Rhone wines.

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Cabernet Sauvignon is the boss grape in red Bordeaux. But move outside Bordeaux … and as often as not, “Cabernet” without a surname might mean “Cabernet Franc.”

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