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96-98 VM / 95-96 JS The 2021 Doisy-DaëneL'Extravagant is phenomenally great. It offers up a head-spinning mélange of grilled pineapple, ginger, tangerine oil, candied orange peel and cloves. Rich and unctuous,...
97-99 WI / 96-98 VM / 93-96 AG The 2022 L'Extravagant de Doisy Daene, 100% Sauvignon Blanc, is pale to medium straw in color. The nose erupts with vibrant grapefruit, lemonade, and lime cordial scents, leading to...
95 VM / 95 JS / 93 JD / 93 JA / 93 DE / 93 WS #6 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux The 2019 Faugères is one of the most elegant wines I have ever tasted from Silvio Denz's...
96-98 JD / 94-95 JS /92-94 WI / 92-94 VM I continue to absolutely love the wines from Jeremy Chasseuil’s tiny estate located in the heart of Pomerol. His 2022 Château Feytit-Clinet checks in as 88% Merlot and...
96 DE / 94 WA / 19 JR One-third each of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, 100% new oak, with a harvest that lasted from 17 September to 6 October. Still deep in colour, and is given a huge boost by the...
95 WS / 19 JR Best Figeac in years. Loads of blackberry, chocolate and stones. Full-bodied and concentrated with masses of tannins and fruit. Long, long finish. Needs time. Best after 2002. -Wine Spectator Impérial...
97 JA / 17.5 JR Dense ruby in colour, slight bricking around the edges. Beautifully supple tannins, hints of black truffle, cocoa dusting. Signature Figeac finesse. Bright and vivid, feels like the slow-moving 2000 is now...
98 JA / 98 JS / 96 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 95 JD #2 Jane Anson Top 10 Right Bank Wines of 2023 Impossible to resist the 2009 Figeac, with its tight cassis fruits that widen and soften to creamy damson halfway...
100 WE / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 VM / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 96 WS #23 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#71 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon,...
100 WE / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 VM / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 96 WS #23 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021 With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has density and immense structure balanced by...
100 WI / 99 AG / 99 WE / 98 VM / 98 JD / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 JS / 97 WA#9 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 Composed of 36% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 30% Merlot, the...
100 WA /100 JS / 98 JD+ / 98 DE / 98 JA / 98 WE / 97 VM / 96 WS #4 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023#6 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#10 Wine Independent Top 50 QPR Collector...
97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 96+ WA / 94-96 WI / 94-95 JS / 94 AG / 94 VM Wine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Lovely aromatics right off the bat, good spice, white peppers, touches of savoury cassis. This 71% mix of the two...
98-100 WA / 96-99 VM / 98-100 DE / 98 JA / 97-99 WI / 96-98+ JD / 97-98 JS A blend of 35% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2022 Figeac is a brilliant wine with which to celebrate this property's...
94+ WA / 94 JS / 94 JD / 94 DE / 94 VM / 93 WS / 93 WE#77 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Only 1,000 magnums have been packaged with this unique, hand-numbered label, packed in especially screen-printed single...
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93+ RP / 91 VM A powerful, virile 2011, Gazin reveals a dense ruby/purple color, a big, meaty, earthy richness, lots of coffee, black cherry liqueur and spice notes, and a full-bodied mouthfeel. It will benefit from another...
97 JS / 95+ JD / 95 WA / 95 DE Lots of cedar, tea-leaf and hazelnut character and ripe fruit aromas. Citrus peel, too. Full body, round and juicy tannins and a flavorful finish. Smoky undertone. This is structured and...
97 DE / 97 VM / 95 JS A rich, full and heady nose. On the palate there's ripe blackcurrant, red cherries, raspberries and strawberries but also some mint, black pepper and truffle. Excellent precision and density with a...
96 JS / 96 JD / 95 JA / 95 VM / 94 DE / 93+ WA / 16.5 JR Lovely texture to this Pomerol. Fine velvety tannins with plum, walnut and crushed stone character. Savory finish. Needs time to soften. Very classy and...
95 VM / 94 JS / 91-93+ WA / 89-92 JD / 91 JA / 90 DE The 2021 Gazin is a dark, ample wine. Layers of dark fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and spice unfurl in the glass. Broad and powerful, the 2021 is...
95-96 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 92-94+ WA / 92-94 WI / 92-94 JD A very juicy and nicely chewy young red with black berry, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with integrated tannins and a fresh and persistent...
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...
91 JA Interesting to taste next to the 1982, as this appellation famously over-performed the rest of the Médoc in 1983. A punchy opening of liqourice root, tobacco and crushed rose petals, with a sweeter black...
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...
96 WE / 94 JS / 94 DE / 93 VM This wine is rich with tannins and ripe black fruits. A core of lusciousness gives the wine weight and density. It will be a fine wine to drink from 2024. Cellar Selection - RV, Wine...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 95 WA / 94+ JD / 94 JA #4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux#6 Vinous Best Values of the Year 2022 - Antonio Galloni#37 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France...
96 JS / 96 VM / 95+ WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 94+ JD / 94 WI / 93 WE / 17 JR Fascinating aromas of blueberries, crushed stone, and blackcurrants. Very aromatic. Full-bodied with juicy tannins that are creamy and intense...
95 VM / 94-95 JS / 94+ WA / 91-94 JD / 93 JA / 93 DE The 2021 Giscours is not quite as showy as some recent vintages, but all the ingredients are there. Aromatic, deep and layered, with tremendous balance, the 2021 has so...
97-98 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI / 94-96 JD / 95 JA This is a big move forward for Giscours. Full-bodied yet agile and fresh with tannins that are precise and integrated, with great beauty and length...
95 JA / 94 JS / 93 WA / 93 RP / 93 VM Love this 2009, it is so much Gloria at its best - plump black fruits, black cherry, damson, generous without overplaying its hand, offering signature St Julien mixed with a subtle...
96 VM / 95 JD / 95 JA / 94 JS / 94 WS / 93+ WA The 2019 Gloria has a compelling nose: black fruit, crushed rocks, tobacco and very subtle marine scents that are all beautifully combined. Perhaps the most...
96 JA / 94 JS / 94 DE / 93 VM / 93 WS / 93 WI / 93-95 JD / 93-95 WE A brilliant wine from a great vintage in St Julien, rich, silky and utterly delicious. Espresso, cocoa, creamy blackberry and cassis, with juicy...
94 JS / 93 VM / 92 WA / 90-92 JD / 91 AG / 91 JA / 90 DE Excellent depth for 2021. Refined and complex with aromas of graphite, cassis, mineral, chili chocolate, white pepper and cigar box. Fresh and...
96 RP This is a tour de force, and one of the all-time great Grand-Puy-Lacostes ever produced, as I hope the 2000 and 2005 will become. This is an inky/purple, beefy, broad, super-rich Pauillac revealing classic creme de...
96 DE / 95 VM / 95 RP / 95 JS / 93 WS Another wine that showed just a nudge better at the Decanter Premium tasting in New York - I'm thinking the double-decanting made the difference; a useful tip if you're looking...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 VM / 94-96 GV / 92 WS Swathed in spicy and toasty oak aromas, this has a wealth of superbly expressed red and dark berries, flowers and mint. The palate delivers a very assertive and energetic array...
97 JS / 97 VM / 97 JA / 95 WI / 94 WS / 17.5 JR A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe blackberries, dark...
94 DE / 93 JS / 93 VM / 92 WS These guys often over-deliver in challenging years, and have done so yet again. As you would expect in a vintage that has produced such an excellent Lacoste Borie, this GPL is exceptional, a...
95-98 WS / 93-96 VM / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA This captures the style of the vintage to a T, with vividly ripe cassis and plum fruit, carried by solidly built but fine-grained structure. Lots of graphite and tobacco...
96 VM / 95 WS / 95 DE / 94 JS / 94 JD / 93 WA The 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous, just as it was from barrel. Strong Cabernet inflections soar out of the glass, giving the wine a compelling aromatic profile laced...
97 VM / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 JS / 95 WS The 2019 Grand-PuyLacoste has a well-defined bouquet with cedar and graphite infused black fruit, hints of pencil shavings, controlled and refined. The...
96 WS / 96 VM / 95 DE / 94+ WA / 93 WI / 96-97 JS / 92-95 JD / 17.5 JR#18 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 A nice, tightly coiled Pauillac, with a blitz of iron and savory notes wrapped around a core of cassis, damson...
94-96 VM / 95 DE / 95 JS / 94 WA / 93 JA / 92 WS The 2021 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous. Bright and punchy, with terrific aromatic presence, the 2021 is a terrific example of the modern classicism of the year at its best...
96-98 VM / 95-97 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95-96 JS / 93-95 WI The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked from 7 to 23 September and contains more Merlot due to the high quality of the fruit, matured in 75% new oak. There is 14.2%...
94+ WA / 94 DE / 92 JS / 91+ WI / 91 VM A terrific performance for this estate, the 2019 Grand Village reveals a delicate, perfumed, complex bouquet with inviting aromas of dark wild berries, iris, violet, menthol and...
95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 93 WI / 92 JS / 92 JA / 91 VM #10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $25 2023Vinous Memorable Wines of 2022 - Neal Martin A medicinal edge on the nose, some gorgeous floral...
94 DE / 92-94 JD / 93 WA / 91-92 JS / 91 AG / 91 VM / 91 JAWine Advocate Sleeper of the Vintage Softly floral-touched blackcurrants - violet and lilac, quite a subtle perfumed tone to them but giving such expressive...
93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 92-94 WA / 92 DE / 91-93 VM / 90-92 WI / 91 JA / 16.5 JR The 2022 Grand Village (Lafleur)comes from more clay and limestone soils and is 80% Merlot (half of the Merlot is a massale selection from...
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...
95 JS / 94 JD / 93 DE / 92 VM / 91+ WA Currant, chocolate, wet-earth and cedar aromas follow through to a medium to full body with integrated, refined tannins that build on the palate and follow through in a polished way...
94 DE / 94 JA / 93 JD / 92 WA2nd wine of Vieux Chateau CertanLovely soft spicing on the nose, liquorice touches and bramble fruits - gorgeous aromatics on show. Excellent clarity on the palate, this has a silky smooth...
95 WI A blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2020 La Gravette de Certan is deep garnet-purple in color. It flows effortlessly from the glass with flamboyant notes of juicy black plums, crushed blackberries,...
91 WS / 90.3 CT Garnet rim. A big, rich, ripe, generous yet tannic claret with fragrant tar cedar, ripe cassis and tobacco flavors...a lovely, classic wine - Wine...
100 RP / 96+ VM "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the greatest Gruaud Larose I have ever tasted, and I have had most of them - back through the 1920s. The 1961 stands out, but...
100 RP / 96+ VM / 96 WA "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the greatest Gruaud Larose I have ever tasted, and I have had most of them - back through the 1920s. The 1961...
100 RP / 96+ VM / 96 WA Actual bottles shown here: 100 RP / 96+ VM / 96 WA "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the greatest Gruaud Larose I have ever...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 WE / 94 JA / 93+ RP / 93 WS Ripe raspberries and blueberries with hints of fresh flowers. Deep nose of dark fruits. Full body, with silky tannins and a beautifully integrated tannin structure. It's long...
97 JD / 95 JS / 94 DE / 94 WS / 94 WE / 95-97 WA / 17++ JR Based on 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Château Gruaud Larose sports a dense purple hue as well as a stunning...
97 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95+ WI / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD Savoury, chiselled and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated fruits, totally gorgeous and so moreish. Controlled power, huge precision, with an elasticity to the...
97 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD Savoury, chiselled and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated fruits, totally gorgeous and so moreish. Controlled power, huge precision, with an elasticity to the tannins...
97 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95+ WI / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD / 17.5 JR 13.5% alcohol Savoury, chiselled and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated fruits, totally gorgeous and so moreish. Controlled power, huge precision, with an...
98 DE / 96 WA / 96 JS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR#25 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 Detailed and delicate, this has a seductive charm to it, slowly displaying scented blueberries and raspberries,...
95 DE / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WI Black peppercorns, tobacco, ash, vanilla, cinnamon and cedar spice. A gorgeous mouthfeel straight away, the tannins so plump, not heavy or opulent but filling and ripe. This has a...
97 DE / 95-97 VM / 96 JA / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm. Smooth and supple, silky but firm,...
93 AG / 93 WA / 92-93 JS / 92 VM The 2021 Guillot-Clauzel turned out beautifully. It shows terrific depth and tons of character, with no hard edges and fine balance. The oak, once an issue here, is impeccably integrated,...
93-95 WA / 92-94 VM The best wine that Guillaume Thinepont has produced to date at this small estate is the 2022 Guillot Clauzel, an attractive blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc that exhibits aromas of...
94 JS / 92 RP Pretty nose of blueberries, currants and blackberries, follows through to a full body, with ultra-refined tannins and polished, caressing texture. Very refined and long. Perhaps the best ever from here. Try...
97 JS / 96 VM / 94 WE / 17 JR #51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Blackcurrant, orange peel and green coffee bean aromas follow through to a full body with medium, round tannins. Citrusy, juicy and rose bush...
100 JD / 100 DE / 100 RP / 97 WA / 97 JS I continue to think the 2009 Château Haut-Bailly is the finest wine from this estate to date. It exemplifies the inherent elegance and finesse of this terroir while...
98+ JD / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 AG / 96 VM / 95 WS #2 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds 2018The 2015 Haut Bailly checks in as a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot that comes from the gravelly...
100 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 97+ AG / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96+ VM / 18 JR I obviously underrated the 2016 Château Haut-Bailly on release, and it easily tops out my scale. A hypothetical blend of the 2009 and 2010, it...
99 JS / 99 JD / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96 WA / 96 WE #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#53 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Complex and expressive nose, offering...
99 JS / 98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 JD #2 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#22 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Extremely aromatic, with incredible...
99 JS / 98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 JD #22 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Extremely aromatic, with incredible wet-earth, bark, stone and graphite notes on the nose, then...