92 JSThis shows lots of ripe strawberries and hints of shaved chocolate that follow through to a full body with silky tannins and a fresh finish. The pure Merlot character comes through beautifully. Excellent now. - James...
2009: 93 JS + 2008: 90 JS + 2006: 92 JS + 2005: 90 JS + 2004: 91 JS Both cuvees from this well-run estate merit attention. - Robert Parker Prima can compete with wines four or five times the price...
2018: 93 JS + 2016: 92 JS + 2015: 93 JS + 2014: 92 JS + 2012: 92 JS Both cuvees from this well-run estate merit attention. - Robert Parker Prima can compete with wines four or five times the price...
An excellent wine that sells for a song. - Robert Parker These are excellent value Bordeaux. - James Suckling This large château is about half an hour’s drive from the center of Bordeaux in the...
88-91 WS The 87/10/3 Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle blend is plump and open-knit with green plum, nectarine and coconut notes with a round, easy feel through the plantain-tinged finish. - James Molesworth, Wine...
16.5 JR Rich sweet and dark. Fine sandy tannins and an overriding freshness giving an elegant and juicy finish.-Julia Harding MW, Jancis...
100 RP / 100 JS / 100 DE Our special guest for the night was administrator Pierre Lurton, and one of his favorite vintages under his impeccable guidance at Cheval Blanc is the 1998, a wine that has gone from strength to...
96 WA / 94 WS / 18 JR Tasted at Chateau Climens. A slightly lighter colour than the 2007. The nose has a tightly-coiled bouquet of tinned apricot and orange-blossom, with a hint of tangerine in the background. The palate...
97 JD / 96 WA / 95 VM / 95 WS / 18.5 JR I loved this bottle of 1982 Cos d'Estournel, and it was easily the best bottle I’ve had of this wine...It shows classic, even youthful notes of lead pencil, currants and saddle...
92 WS / 17.5 JR Beautiful aromas of fresh herbs, such as tarragon and mint, with berry and cherry undertones. Medium- to full-bodied, with fine tannins that are polished and very pretty. Caressing finish. -- '88/'98...
92 WA / 90+ VM / 90 WS / 16.5 JR Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very floral, exuberant bouquet with white peach and grapefruit soaring from the glass. It is very pure and vivacious. The palate is...
95 WA / 94 JS / 94 VM The 2010 Coutet, a blend of 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, is pale lemon-gold in color with a nose that explodes with decadent pineapple, mango and lemon meringue pie...
98+ WA / 98 DE / 96 JA / 96 WS / 95 VM / 17.5 JR Pale to medium gold colored, the 2007 d'Yquem delivers powerful scents of tropical fruits—dried mangoes and pineapple paste—accented by acacia honey, toasted...
97 JD / 97 JS / 97 VM / 96 DE / 95 WA / 18 JR I was able to taste the 2015 Domaine de Chevalier twice and it showed sensationally both times. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot that was...
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91 WS This is extremely well-crafted. Dark colored, with wonderful milk chocolate and ripe berry aromas. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and plenty of refined and rich fruit. Give this time. Super quality from a...
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15.5 JR Very pale. Strongly mineral and Sauvignon on the nose. Slightly hot and a little bit simple. Very adequate in a lemony way. Quite chewy but it’s difficult to see that it is going got develop great depths...
91 DE The estate had just been bought the year before by the Freys, taking over from René Chayou, owner of Ayala Champagne - although Caroline Frey arrived a few years later. Significantly higher Merlot than in...
97 DE / 96 WE / 95 RP / 95 WA / 95 WS / 94+ VM / 19 JR Colour still tight and inky at 10 years old. Smooth, silky, very expressive; this is so powerful it almost lulls you into a false sense of security with the tannin...
96 DE / 95 VM / 95 RP A more refined expression than in La Chapelle, but I would strongly recommend going for La Chapelle right now. as these tannins remain fairly closed at the moment. Great future ahead, a sculpted and...
96 RP / 98-99 JS A staggeringly rich blend of 81% Semillon and the rest Sauvignon Blanc, this full-throttle, impressively endowed wine has good acidity, with hints of candle wax, mandarin orange marmalade, caramelized...
100 RP / 100 JS / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE “Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is “the sexiest Latour ever made.” He also described it as “the 1990 without any brettanomyces.” I loved...
90 CT Produced on the exceptional terroir of Chateau Montrose and made in the chateau’s winery, Saint-Estephe de Montrose is the estate’s third wine, blended from wines from younger vines and lees wines...
91 WE Editors' Choice: This marks the first vintage of this Moulis estate under the ownership of the Barton family of Léoville Barton. Already the wine is showing breeding and an understated structure and richness...
96 WI / 96 JS / 95 RP / 95 WS / 95 VM No. 9 James Suckling's Top 100 List of 2012 Red Bordeaux To celebrate the property's promotion to Premier Grand Cru Classé "A" status, the 2012 vintage comes with a special...
98+ JD / 98 WS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like...
92 WS / 91 RP / 91 WA / 91 VM Very concentrated, with a dark gold color and dried pineapple, mango, honey, caramel and butterscotch. Full-bodied, with a long finish. Very, very thick and sweet. A bit monolithic on the...
97 JS / 95 WI / 94 WA / 17.5 JR What a wine for the vintage, with spices and furniture wax undertones, then dried citrus fruit. Great intensity in this, powerful stuff. Perhaps the best 2005. - James Suckling The 2005...