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96 WA / 17.5 JR La Conseillante made an excellent wine in 2001, another great one in 2005, and the estate hit home runs in both 2008 and, above all, in 2009. In fact, the latter vintage may well end up being the modern-day...
98 JS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 96 RP / 96 WS / 96 JD Aromas of blueberry, minerals, flowers, and hints of brewed coffee. Sweet tobacco. Full bodied, with an amazing palate of intense dark fruits that verge on kir, but then a racy...
97-100 JD / 96-98+ WA / 97-98 JS / 95-98 VM / 97 DE The 2018 Château La Conseillante checks in as a blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc brought up in 70% new French oak, with a small amount...
98 VM / 98 WA / 97+ JD / 97 JS / 97 DE The 2018 La Conseillante is a regal and utterly exquisite Pomerol from the very first taste. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team turned out a jewel of a...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JS / 98+ WI / 98 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 WE #30 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#41 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 An utterly brilliant...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JS / 98+ WI / 98 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 WE / 17.5 JR #30 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#41 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 An utterly...
96 AG / 96 JS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 93-95 JD / 94 VM / 92-94 WI The chateau is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2021 with a commemorative bottle and special OWC. The 2021 La Conseillante is bright, fresh and...
98-100 WI / 98-100 JD / 97-100 WA / 98-99 JS / 96-98 VM / 98-100 DE / 97 JA A blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 La Conseillante has a pH of 3.65 and is aging in 70% new oak. The yield was 33 hl/ha...
96 JS / 95 JA / 94 VM / 94 JD / 94 WE / 93+ WI / 93 WCI Fantastic aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants, licorice and walnuts. So St.-Julien. Full-bodied with a solid core of fruit and chewy tannins that are really...
95 DE / 95 JS / 94 JD / 92-94 VM So much purity and definition, this is a beautiful wine with clarity of flavour. Touches of grilled almond and rosemary, mocha, smoke and coffee bean, there is so much freshness, with juice...
94 JS / 92 VM / 92 DE A rich and layered red that shows plenty of fruit and velvety tannins, with a citrusy and black olive undertone to the ripe and flavorful fruit. Full and intense. Give it two or three years to...
98 VM / 98 WI / 97 JS / 96 WE / 95 DE / 95 WA / 95 JA / 95 WS / 94 JD / 17.5 JR #3 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $100 2023#78 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 La...
96 AG / 94-96 WI / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JA / 93 WA / 92 WS The 2021 La Gaffelière is a wine of sublime elegance and understated finesse. Aromatic and pliant, the 2021 shows the more delicate side of the...
98-100 VM / 96-98+ WI / 96-97 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96+ JD The 2022 La Gaffelière is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty. Refined, sculpted and wonderfully precise, La Gaffelière simply has it all. Hints of...
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...
“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...
Chateau La Grande Clotte is managed by Michel Rolland and Dany Rolland under a leasing agreement. While the property has vines for the production of red wine, it is the white Bordeaux wine of Chateau La Grande Clotte Blanc...
89 VM Saturated red-ruby color. Redcurrant, tobacco, smoked nuts and oak spice on the nose; less lively than the '96. Sweet entry, then firm and rather withdrawn. Gives an impression of higher acidity and less ripeness than...
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...
93 VM / 93 JS / 93 WE / 92+ WA / 92 WI / 92 JA / 91 JD The 2019 La Louvière Blanc is well-defined on the nose, featuring scents of green apple, nettle and pear and a touch of melted wax. The palate is well balanced,...
100 RP / 100 VM / 98 AG / 19 JR / 96 JA Even allowing for the greatness of Haut-Brion and Mouton-Rothschild, the 1955 La Mission is the "wine of the vintage." It possesses a sweet, cedary, clove, smoke, and...
100 RP / 100 AG / 98 VM / 96 WS / 18.5 JR One of the greatest 1961s, La Mission-Haut-Brion has been fabulous to drink for the last 5-10 years. Where well-stored, this wine will continue to drink well for 10-20 years. It is...
93 WS / 92 VM / 17 JR Very ripe, rich and fleshy, although still with a hard backbone. Deep ruby, brick-red color, ripe, intense raspberry aromas, full-bodied, with ripe, rich rasberry flavors and cedar and tobacco notes...
90 WS Medium garnet; spicy vanilla nose, with cedar and cassis accents; very full-blown cassis flavor; very concentrated, generous and complex; has some volatile acidity, but it's not a flaw. - Wine...
97 RP / 18 JR This is undisputably the wine of the vintage, a year that was clearly over-exposed and over-rated, largely because it was better than the four vintages that preceded it. However, it was not terribly exciting...
99 JS / 98 VM / 97 WA / 96 RP / 18 JR I am blown away by the intense iodine and dark fruits and roses on the nose. Full-bodied with very clear and bright fruit. Stoney. Superb quality. - James Suckling There was one...
89 RP / 16.5 JR Dark plum/garnet-tinged with some amber at the edge, the 1979 offers up notes of garrigue, truffles, damp earth, hints of iodine and seaweed (which I associate more with wines made within 100 kilometers of...
90 WA The 1981 exhibits a more youthful purple hue to its dark plum color than any vintage back to 1970. Somewhat narrowly constructed for a La Mission-Haut-Brion, it reveals plenty of incense, blueberry, black...
100 WA / 99 RP / 99 DE / 97 JS / 19 JR One of the great wines of the vintage, and the last produced under the ownership of the Woltner family, the 1982 La Mission Haut-Brion remains remarkably youthful, exhibiting a...
100 RP / 100 VM / 96 WS / 18.5 JR I am certainly not going to argue with anyone who believes La Mission-Haut-Brion\'s 1989 is every bit as profound as the 1989 Haut-Brion. It is a spectacular wine, and as it ages in the...
99 WA / 97 VM / 18.5 JR Reminiscing over the 1989 and 1990 vintages, which I have followed from birth, there always seemed to be a dramatic difference in quality. Not that the 1990 was not a top wine, but in its infancy, I...
100 RP / 98 DE / 97 VM One of the wines of the vintage, the 2000 has barely budged in its evolution since it was bottled and released in 2002. After ten years in bottle, it still reveals a dense opaque purple color along...
100 RP /100 VM / 100 WI / 100 JD / 99 JS The 2005 La Mission Haut-Brion is pure perfection. It has an absolutely extraordinary nose of sweet blackberries, cassis and spring flowers with some underlying minerality, a...
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...
100 WA / 100 RP / 100 JD / 98 JS / 97+ VM / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96 WS / 18.5 JR The deep garnet colored 2009 La Mission Haut-Brion absolutely sings of warm red and black currants, chocolate-covered cherries, liquid licorice,...
100 JS / 100 FS / 98 WCI / 98+ RP / 98 VM / 97 WE / 97 WS / 18+ JR This is crazy. The nose is so unique with the iodine, stones and currant aromas with wet earth and mushroom. Aromas like this don't usually come out until...
96 DE / 94-96 WE / 95 VM / 95 WA / 93 WS / 93 JS / 17 JR 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...
98 JA / 96 VM / 96 JS / 95+ AG / 95 JD / 95 WE / 18.5 JR This is a briliant vintage for both wines of the Haut-Brion stable at the time, I remember them standing out during En Primeur, and wow this is...
100 JS / 98 JD / 98 WA / 98 VM / 96 WS / 96 DE / 19 JR #45 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 Rose petals, sandalwood and currants with some plums and fruit tea. Full-bodied, tight and focused. Incredibly...
99 VM / 98+ WA / 98 DE / 98 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 18.5+ JR The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion was stunning from barrel, and now in bottle. It has a sublime bouquet of blackberries, briar and hints of dark chocolate and...
99 VM / 99 WI / 98+ WA / 98 DE / 98 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 18.5+ JR The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion was stunning from barrel, and now in bottle. It has a sublime bouquet of blackberries, briar and hints of dark...
100 JD / 99 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #75 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Although it emerges from a similar terroir and the same winemaking team, the 2018 Château La Mission...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JA / 98 WI / 98 JS / 97+ VM / 97 DE #45 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 The 2019 Château La Mission Haut-Brion is Merlot-dominated, checking in as 53% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest...
100 WA / 99 JD / 99 WI / 99 JS / 98 VM / 98 JA #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 La Mission Haut-Brion is a brilliant effort that exhibits a level of balance and integration that are...
97 JA / 94-96 JD / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WI / 93 VM Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone minerality...
98-99 JS / 97-99 WI / 97-99 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE /95-97 JD / 94-96 WA This has real al dente fruit character on the palate with lemon rind and blackcurrants with blueberries. Lead pencil and stone, too. Full-bodied with chewy...
96 RP / 19 JR An exquisite blend of 84% Semillon and 16% Sauvignon Blanc, this wine possesses a zesty crushed rock component intermixed with lemon butter, fig, white currant, quince and melons. Its steely backbone of...
98-99 JS / 97 WCI / 96 RP / 17 JR I love the lemon-lime, mineral and lilac character to this young white. It says great Montrachet but it’s dry white Bordeaux. Full and super minerally and racy. Intense and vibrant...
99 JD / 97-99 LPB / 97 JS / 96 WS / 95+ VM / 95 WA A gorgeous wine, yet one that's going to demand bottle age, the 2019 La Mondotte comes from a tiny vineyard located just beside Pavie Decesse and is...
99 JD / 97-98 JS / 97 VM / 96+ WA / 96 WE / 95 WS / 94 DE / 16++ JR #39 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023 Just about pure perfection, the 2020 La Mondotte comes from a tiny parcel of limestone soils on the...
92 JS / 91-93 WA / 91 DE / 91-93 VM Aromas of blackcurrant and tobacco leaf with some dark cherry follow through to a medium body, creamy tannins and a medium finish. Some bitter wood, too. Drinkable now, but better at the...
93 JD / 93 VM / 92 JS / 92 WS / 92 DE / 91 WE Under the helm of Marjolaine de Coninck, who arrived from Fonplegade in 2009, this estate has been firing on all cylinders, and they've made a beautiful 2017...
94 JD / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 DE / 92 WS / 93-95 WE / 93-94 JS The 2018 Château Labegorce is a perfumed, already complex Margaux based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot...
94 VM / 94 JD / 94 WCI / 94 JA / 92 DE / 92 JS / 16.5 JR The 2019 Labégorce, picked from 19 September to 12 October and matured in 40% new oak, has one of the more flamboyant Margaux bouquets with expressive black...
93 VM / 93 AG / 93-95 JD / 93 DE / 92-93 JS The 2020 Labegorce, matured in 40% new oak, has a fragrant, floral bouquet with wilted rose petals infusing the lively red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit. There is something...
99-100 JS / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 VM Another mind-blowing Sauternes with dense and concentrated fruit, and incredible depth and power. Spices galore. Very sweet. 260 grams residual sugar. Twice the normal year. French TBA? 95%...
100 DE / 99 JD Actual bottle shown. Per back label was recorked at the chateau in 1991. I have tasted this wine several times over the past few years, and each bottle has blown me away. Now almost 60 years old, it still...
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96 JS / 94 WA / 93 RP This is the wine of the vintage. I love the rosewater, currants and citrus character to this now. It's still full body yet so ethereal. It goes on and on in the finish turning creamy and citrusy. From...
100 RP / 100 DE The 1986 possesses outstanding richness, a deep color, medium body, a graceful, harmonious texture, and superb length. The penetrating fragrance of cedar, chestnuts, minerals, and rich fruit is a hallmark of...
98 RP A blend of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, this wine represents only 34% of Lafite's total harvest. In a less than perfect Medoc vintage, it has been spectacular since birth, putting on more weight and flesh...
100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WE / 98 WS / 97 VM Well, well, well - Lafite Rothschild does it again. Ever since manager Charles Chevalier was transferred from his beloved Sauternes property of Rieussec (also owned by the...
100 RP / 99 FS / 99 WCI / 98 JS / 97 WE / 18 JR A modern day version of the 1959 Lafite, the 2003 Lafite Rothschild was bottled in mid-May, 2005 after achieving 12.9% natural alcohol hardly an astonishing figure given the...
100 DE / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 WE This vintage featured a cold winter and cool weather at flowering, followed by a dry summer with a hot July and warm days and cool nights in August and September. The season...
100 DE / 100 JS / 100 JD / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS #98 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 What I love about the 2016 Lafite is that the sweetness of the fruit comes through even at this early stage...
100 DE / 100 JS / 100 JD / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS #98 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 What I love about the 2016 Lafite is that the sweetness of the fruit comes through even at this early stage. Sweet, ripe...
100 WA / 100 WE / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97 WS#34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#53 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021 Lafite celebrates their 150th...
100 WA / 100 WE / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97 WS#53 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021 Lafite celebrates their 150th Anniversary with a Special Label for the 2018 vintage The...
100 WA / 100 JS / 98 JA / 98 WS / 98 VM / 98 DE / 98 JD One of the greatest wines produced in Bordeaux this year is the 2019 Lafite Rothschild, an impeccably balanced classic of immense charm and grace...
100 JD / 100 WE / 100 JS / 99 DE / 98 VM / 98 WI / 97 WA / 97 JA Looking at the Grand Vin, the 2020 Château Lafite-Rothschild is a sensational effort checking in as 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot, and...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WI / 97-99 JD / 98 DE / 96-98 VM / 97 JA / 95-97 WA A classical Lafite that reminds me of something like the 1986, with its blackcurrant and tobacco character with cedar and hazelnut, but it's so today...
96 WS Harmonious, supple and very generous, full-bodied, with ripe tannins; perfect to enjoy now but it should last, it's almost black in color and explodes with cassis and green olive aromas and flavors.--Château...
91 VM As it is my birth year, I enjoyed two or three encounters with the 1971 Lafleur before. To be honest, it is not as good as one might expect given that Pomerol excelled in this vintage. It has a leathery nose with...
98+ WA Along with Haut Brion, this is one of the two candidates for the wine of the vintage. The wine is approaching full maturity, yet still seems so atypical for a 1979, a phenomenally concentrated, thick, massively...
98 WCI / 97+ WA Off the hook from the first sniff, sip, and swallow. The compelling nose, with its ripe and overripe plums and kirsch, black cherry, charcoal, mint, flowers, truffle, and forest scents was almost more than...
91 RP Still backward, but one of the great successes of the vintage, the 1994 still has a deep ruby/purple color, notes of plums, a hint of prunes, earth, truffle, and mineral. As the wine sits in the glass, some of the...