Bordeaux

5 Stars of Sauternes 2016 Case

This special collection includes 1 bottle each of:  2016 Lafaurie-Peyraguey - 98-99 JS2016 Sigalas Rabaud - 95 DE2016 Rayne Vigneau - 93-95 WA2016 La Tour Blanche - 94-96 WA2016 Rabaud-Promis - 91-93 WA2016...

Alter Ego De Palmer 2016 (750ML)

95-96 JS / 90-93 VM / 94-96 GV This is very concentrated yet soft and fresh in texture. Full-bodied and round and mouth-filling. So impressive how it fills your mouth yet remains fresh. It’s so framed. - James...

Angelus 1989 (750ML)

97 WA / 96 RP / 95 WS Tasted at Farr Vintners’ vertical from ex-chateau magnum. One of the finest vintages made at the estate, the Chateau Angelus 1989 has a very intense, powerful bouquet with blackberry, cedar,...

Angelus 1994 (375ML)

92 WS Angélus continues its hot streak. Super color and concentration for the vintage. Exotic aromas of berries, red fruits, toasted oak and minerals. Full-bodied, with full, silky tannins and a long minty, fruity...

Angelus 1998 (750ML)

98 WA / 96 RP The 1998 Angélus, a blend of 40% Cabernet Franc and 60% Merlot, is deep garnet colored with a touch of brick. The nose is completely...WOW! It has an incredible array of smoked meats, incense, cigar box...

Angelus 2016 (750ML)

99-100 JS / 96-98 WA / 94-97+ AG / 96-97 GV Incredible depth of fruit to this Angélus, which is dense yet also agile and energetic. There’s just so much dynamic fruit and tannin structure. Makes you want...

Aromes De Pavie 2016 (750ML)

93-94 JS / 89-92 WS / 88-91 AGA fresh and vibrant second wine of Pavie with ultra-fine tannins and a pretty finish. Lovely length. Lively. - James Suckling This gushes with boysenberry and blueberry preserve flavors,...

Ausone 2000 (1.5L)

100 RP Proprietor Alain Vauthier has produced a prodigious wine that captures the essence of Ausone's terroir. A saturated black/purple color is followed by sensational aromas of ink, cherries, blackberries, blueberries,...

Ausone 2004 (1.5L)

94 WA The Ausone 2004 possesses a sensual bouquet that demands more encouragement than the Cheval Blanc. It does not quite have the same complexity or nuance of its fellow Saint Emilion, opting for plusher and arguably more...

Ausone 2005 (6.0L)

100 RP This brilliant, blue/black-hued offering reveals an extraordinarily youthful, but promising nose of incense, blueberries, blackberries, currants, licorice, and crushed rocks. This intense 2005 boasts powerful,...

Ausone 2006 (750ML)

98 RP One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was thinking, is there any estate in Bordeaux that, since 1998, has made as many legendary wines as proprietor...

Ausone 2008 (750ML)

98 RP / 98 DE / 96 VM Possibly the “wine of the vintage,” the 2008 boasts an inky/blue/purple color as well as a glorious perfume of spring flowers, blueberry and blackberry liqueur, camphor, truffles and...

Ausone 2010 (750ML)

98+ RP / 98 JS Alain Vauthier\'s wines have been so remarkable since he acquired full control of Ausone that readers probably feel I have thrown my critical wits away. However, the proof is in the tasting, and the 2010...

Bahans Haut Brion 2006 (1.5L)

86 WA Tasted blind at Farr Vintners' 2006 horizontal, the 2006 Bahans-Haut-Brion has a fragrant earthy, woodland, almost autumnal bouquet that is well defined and fully mature. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy...

Beau-Sejour Becot 1995 (375ML)

89 RP Beau Sejour Becot's sexy 1995 offers a dark plum color, followed by a sweet, vanillin, spicy, black cherry, and curranty nose that jumps from the glass. In the mouth, this is a supple, round, hedonistically-styled...

Beaumont 2016 (750ML)

91 VM / 91-92 JS The 2016 Beaumont has quite a powerful bouquet with dense black fruit, boysenberry and cedar, traces of pencil lead developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite spicy...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2003 (750ML)

90 RPThe elegant, medium-bodied 2003 Beausejour-Duffau reveals notes of crushed rocks, raspberries, licorice, forest floor and underbrush. The tannins are fully resolved, and the wine remains well-delineated and fresh. It...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2014 (750ML)

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...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2016 (1.5L)

99 VM / 97 WA / 97 DE / 98-99 JS / 94-97 WS  The 2016 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse has come together beautifully since I last tasted it. Nearly seamless in the glass, the 2016 is rich,...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2016 (6.0L)

99 VM / 97 WA / 97 DE / 98-99 JS / 94-97 WS  The 2016 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse has come together beautifully since I last tasted it. Nearly seamless in the glass, the 2016 is rich,...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarosse 2017 (750ML)

95-96 JS / 95 DE / 94-96 WA / 93-96 WS / 93-96 JD / 93-96 VM This is very driven and intense with so much limestone and salt character on the palate. Dark fruits, too. Linear and chewy, especially on the long finish...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse 1989 (375ML)

Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse 2005 (750ML)

91 RP/92 WA While no one will confuse the 2005 with this estates prodigious 1990, it is an outstanding effort from one of St.-Emilions finest terroirs. In terms of potential, the vineyard is exceeded only by Ausone, Pavie...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse 2010 (3.0L)

100 RP The 2010 is a more structured, masculine and steely version of the utterly compelling 2009. Tasting like black raspberry confiture with subtle notes of graphite and crushed chalk along with enormous floral notes, the...

Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse 2010 (750ML)

100 RP The 2010 is a more structured, masculine and steely version of the utterly compelling 2009. Tasting like black raspberry confiture with subtle notes of graphite and crushed chalk along with enormous floral notes, the...

Belair 2005 (750ML)

Bellefont Belcier 2015 (750ML)

96 JD / 95 JS / 93 WA / 93 VM I was blown away by the 2015 Château Bellefont Belcier and this knockout red is a blend of 72% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc and the balance Cabernet Sauvignon that was brought up in 80% new...

Bellevue Mondotte 2006 (750ML)

92-94 WS

Bellevue Saint Emilion 2006 (3.0L)

Bellevue Saint Emilion 2006 (750ML)

Bellevue Saint Emilion 2010 (750ML)

92 WS / 91 DE Very alluring, with dense but silky-textured layers of boysenberry, fig and blackberry fruit. As this moves toward the finish, extra briar, toasted wood spice and black licorice notes emerge, lending drive and...

Berliquet 2016 (750ML)

91-93 WA The 2016 Berliquet, 25% Cabernet Franc and 75% Merlot, is the third vintage that has seen more emphasis on Cabernet Franc. It has an attractive bouquet with black cherries, a touch of crème de cassis and...

Beychevelle 1982 (750ML)

94 RP Beautifully sweet, slightly herbaceous black currant, licorice, and earthy notes emerge from this nearly opaque, dark ruby/purple-tinged 1982. Compared to the more elegant, feminine-styled wine often produced here, it...

Beychevelle 2015 (750ML)

95 JD / 94 WANM / 94 JS / 94 AG / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 DE / 92-94 GV Château Beychevelle covers a full 73.5 hectare of vines in Saint-Julien, with Romain Duclomb (of Château Clinet) functioning as the...

Bourgneuf 2015 (750ML)

95 JS / 93 DE / 92 WS / 91 WANM / 90 JD / 90 AG Impressive fresh violets and earthy notes with ripe dark plums. Leads to a very rich palate with ripe dark cherries, mulberries and boysenberries. Smooth tannins exude suave...

Branaire Ducru 2006 (1.5L)

Branaire Ducru 2015 (1.5L)

95 AG / 94 WS / 93 JS / 93 DE / 92 WA #33 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 The 2015 Branaire Ducru is a gorgeous, totally sexy wine. Rose petal, lavender, mint, sweet red berry and gently spiced notes give the wine much of its...

Branaire Ducru 2016 (750ML)

94-97 WS / 95-96 JS / 92-95 AG / 92-94 WA A fresh bay leaf note leads off, followed quickly by pure, enticing layers of cassis, blackberry and black cherry fruit that emerge steadily through the long finish. Offers lovely...

Brane Cantenac 1999 (375ML)

Brane Cantenac 2015 (1.5L)

96 AG / 96 DE / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WANM / 93 WS  The 2015 Brane-Cantenac is powerful, structured and explosive in feel. A deep, resonant wine, the 2015 boasts off the charts ripeness allied to formidable structure and...

Brane Cantenac 2015 (5.0L)

96 AG / 96 DE / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WANM / 93 WS  The 2015 Brane-Cantenac is powerful, structured and explosive in feel. A deep, resonant wine, the 2015 boasts off the charts ripeness allied to formidable structure and...

Brane Cantenac 2015 (750ML)

96 AG / 96 DE / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WANM / 93 WS  The 2015 Brane-Cantenac is powerful, structured and explosive in feel. A deep, resonant wine, the 2015 boasts off the charts ripeness allied to formidable structure and...

Brane Cantenac 2016 (750ML)

96-98 WA / 95-96 JS / 95 DE / 90-93 WS / 90-93 AG / 94-96 GV The 2016 Brane-Cantenac is a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere picked from 22 September until 17 October (the tiny...

Branon 2005 (750ML)

96+ RP This small jewel of a property owned by the Garcin family has been making great wine for a number of years, with the only problem being its very limited availability. Their beautifully deep 2005 has a dark purple...

Calon Segur 2012 (6.0L)

93 JS / 93 WS / 93 DE / 91 RP A silky and polished red with currant, walnut and black truffle character. Full body, silky tannins and a fine finish. It reminds me of the excellent 1995. Better in 2017. - James...

Calon Segur 2017 (750ML)

94-95 JS / 94 DE / 92-94 JD / 92-94 WA / 92-94 VM / 88-91 WS / This is very delicate on the attack but it grows on the palate with firm and silky tannins that turn lightly chewy. Builds consistently. Compacted and tight. -...

Canon 1971 (750ML)

Canon 2005 (750ML)

96 WA / 94 JS / 93 WS 96 Points Wine Advocate: The Chateau Canon 2005 has a more complex nose than the Clos Fourtet tasted alongside. It is tightly wound at first with black cherries and dried violet petals, terracotta...

Canon 2006 (750ML)

93 WA / 90 RP / 90 WS Tasted at Bordeaux Index's annual 10-Year On tasting in London.The 2006 Château Canon has a vivid, kirsch and wild strawberry bouquet with touches of orange zest and marmalade, a touch of...

Canon 2015 (750ML)

100 AG / 100 WA / 100 JS / 98+ JD / 98 DE / 97 WS / 96-99 GV#1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018#14 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 From the very beginning, the 2015 Canon has made an eloquent case for itself...