92 WA / 91+ VM / 91 RP This is much better than my previous encounter when it was served blind. Even though it is surpassed by the 2009, the 2005 has a very introverted bouquet with baked black cherry, soy and a little...
97 AG / 95 DE / 94 JD /94 WS / 94 JS / 17 JR An utterly spellbinding wine, the 2014 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is also one of the unqualified successes of the vintage. Beams of tannin give the 2014...
17 JR 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Very low yields of 18 hl/ha – each grape picked individually? Fermentation in temperature-controlled wooden vats. 13.8%. Dark but lively crimson. Enclave in...
90 WA / 92-93 JS The 2015 Le Clementin du Pape Clement is medium garnet-purple colored with a warm plums, mulberries and earth-scented nose with a touch of dried herbs. Medium-bodied and firm with good tension and...
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...
97 WE / 96 JS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94+ VM This firm wine shows the tannic side of the vintage. Those tannins are dusty, enriched with black-currant fruits and a dense backdrop. The wine is concentrated and elegant, very...
95 WA / 95 JD / 95 JS / 93 VM / 93 DE Made up of 75% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2016 La Gravette de Certan has a deep garnet-purple color and features lovely redcurrants, black raspberries and...
100 DE / 98 RP / 98 JS / 96 VM As ever when tasting the two together, the striking thing is the difference in character rather than quality between 2009 and 2010. This is tighter, more structured in its concentration, more...
60% Merlot / 20% Cabernet Sauvignon / 20% Cabernet FrancClay and limestone soils covered with stony gravel. The second wine of Château Carignan is ripe and fruity. It has red fruits and layers of tannin and...
95 JS / 90 RP The 1998 Right Bank are great now. Buy and drink!This is a phenomenal bottle with licorice, violet and berries on nose. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a velvety finish. This is perfect now. A...
“The Chateau dates back to 1732 and the 53 hectare vineyard planted to 62% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.A floral, fruity and dense Pessac, yet tannic enough, beautiful potential...
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...
99 JS / 97 AG / 96 JD / 95 WS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 96-98 GV #81 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 The aromas to this are phenomenal with oyster shell, blackberries, iodine and black truffles. Full-bodied,...
94 WS #25 Wine Spectator Top 100 1993Dances across your palate with floral, vanilla, blackberry and black cherry flavors and superbly silky tannins. An exciting wine. A wonderfully polished wine. Superfine...
94 RP / 93 WS / 92 VM Readers looking for a modern day version of Latour's magnificent 1962 or 1971 should check out the sensational 1999 Latour. It is a big, concentrated offering, exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, and...
100 JS / 99 RP / 99 JD / 98 DE A classic Las Cases with masses of mineral, floral and blueberry character. Full and chewy, with so much power. It’s just opening now. - James Suckling This wine has put on weight and,...
100 JD / 100 RP / 98 WA The greatest wine I’ve ever tasted from this address is the 2009 Léoville Poyferré, which is a step up over both the 2000 and the 2010. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29%...
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...
99 RP / 97 WS At its release, the 2003 Pavie was somewhat controversial in wine tasting circles, but eleven years later it is obviously a great classic. Its deep purple color is accompanied by notes of vanillin, lead pencil...
99 JS / 98 WA / 97 JD / 96 VM / 95 WS / 94-96 GV #46 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 A very intense yet playfully ripe and balanced expression of dark plums, dark stones and blackberries. Then wait for the dark,...
97 JS / 95+ WA / 93+ RP Special edition label designed by Karl Lagerfeld for the 350th Anniversary of the chateau. Complex aromas of dried citrus fruit, with very ripe plums and currants. Full and very dense, with lots of...
95 WA95 Points Wine Advocate: Tasted blind at the Valandraud vertical at the property, the 1995 Valandraud has a forward, fruit-driven, hedonistic bouquet with copious scents of kirsch, red plum, orange peel and blueberry...
90 WS Lots of ripe fruit, with tobacco, cherry and plum character. Medium- to full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. Shows a surprising degree of harmony. - JS, Wine...
96 JS / 94 WS / 93 VM / 17.5 JR The aromas of this are so gorgeous, with blackberries, black cherries and wet earth. Full body with super-fine tannins and bright acidity. A firm, tightly structured young red with orange...
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