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94 JD / 93 JS / 93 WS / 93 DE / 93 WE / 92 WI / 91 VM / 90 WA / 16.5 JR Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2019 Ormes de Pez comes bounding out of the glass with energetic scents of black raspberries, fresh...
96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA / 94 DE / 94 WI / 93 VM / 17 JR The 2019 Château Nenin is truly fantastic, and my money is on it being the finest vintage to date for this estate. Based on 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc...
100 WI / 99 JS / 99 AG / 98+ WA / 98 JA / 98 VM / 98 WS / 98 JD / 98 WE The 2019 Mouton Rothschild is a blend of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet-purple in color, it...
100 VM / 100 WI / 100 WE / 99 DE / 99 JA / 97 WA / 97 JS / 97 JD #3 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022#4 Wine Independent Top 50 QPR Collector Wines 2023 The 2019 Montrose is very clearly one of the wines of...
93 DE / 91 VM / 90 WE Delicate florality to this, smells wonderful, bursting with flowers and black fruits - incredibly welcoming. Lovely acidity on the palate, you can feel this is lively with great energy and drive...
96 JS / 96 VM / 96 FS / 94+ WI / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 DE / 17 JR #1 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Wow. This is so perfumed and mesmerizing with currant, floral and blackberry character...
98+ WI / 98 JD / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 97 JS / 97 JA / 96 WA / 17.5+ JR #18 Decanter Wines of the Year 2023 The 2019 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is made from 50% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 16% Merlot, with 70%...
98 JD / 97 VM / 97 AG / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 WI / 95 JS The flagship 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is based on 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and the balance Petit...
98 WA / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WI / 98 WS / 98 JS / 97+ JD / 97 VM / 97-99 WE The 2019 Léoville Las Cases is a brilliant young wine that will delight Bordeaux purists. Unwinding in the glass with...
98 WI / 97 WA / 97 JA / 97 JD / 97 VM / 96 AG / 96 DE / 96 JS / 96 WS / 96 WE #7 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 The 2019 Leoville Barton is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a fair bit of swirling to coax...
96 JS / 94 VM / 94 DE / 94 WI / 94 JA / 93 JD / 93 JA / 93 WE / 17 JR This is so floral and beautiful with roses, violets and some lavender. Spices and stems, too. Medium-bodied, firm and bright with compact...
98 JS / 96 JD / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 94 DE / 94 WI This is a luscious and beautiful young wine with blackberry, hazelnut, dark-chocolate and black-olive character. It’s full and layered with round, soft tannins and a...
95 VM / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WE / 94 WCI / 92 DE / 90-92 WA Just as it was en primeur, the 2019 Le Carré is a wild, virile wine. The Cabernet Franc is again incredibly assertive, with strong savory and feral notes...
96 JS / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94-96 WE / 93+ JD / 92+ WA This is extremely linear and refined with a super-fine line of tannins running through the center of the wine. It’s full-bodied, yet...
92-94+ LPB / 94 JD / 93 VM / 93 JS / 93 DE / 90+ WA Opaque purple-black colored, the 2019 Larrivet Haut-Brion charges out of the gate with wonderfully fragrant scents of black raspberries, Morello cherries and wild...
95 AG / 95 JD / 94 VM / 94 WS / 94 JS / 93 DE / 92 WA The 2019 Lafon-Rochet is every bit as compelling today as it was from barrel. There is a feeling of elegance to the 2019 that is so striking. Sweet dark cherry, plum new...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 JS / 95 WE / 94 VM / 94 WI / 93 WA / 17 JR Such pure and beautiful aromas of blackberries and black cherries with violets and red roses. So aromatic and enticing. Full-bodied with extremely integrated tannins that are...
97+ VM / 97 JD / 97 WCI / 96 JS / 95 WI / 94 WA / 17 JR The 2019 L'If is the sort of wine I would like to spend hours with. There is just too much to it. At times the 2019 is opulent and quite racy, and yet in other moments...
99 DE / 96 JS / 96 WS / 96-98 JD / 95 WI / 17.5 JR From the very first moment your nose approaches the glass you know something special is happening. Seductive, rich, mouth-filling to the point that you really understand...
100 WI / 100 JS / 100 TB / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 WA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 18.5 JR #1 Tasting Book Best Red Wines of the World 2023#7 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022#69 James...
95+ WI / 95 JS / 95 JD / 95 DE / 95 VM / 94 WE / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 JA A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, the 2019 Haut-Batailley is deep garnet-purple colored. It has a pretty, floral nose with...
94 DE / 94 WE / 94 WI / 93 VM / 92 JA / 92 JD / 90 WA / 92-93 JS / 16.5 JR Wow, dark berries and violets on the nose, so sensuous, smells rich and round. Beautifully fresh on the palate, there is a real zing and...
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...
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...
97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WI / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 JS / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR The 2019 Grand-PuyLacoste has a well-defined bouquet with cedar and graphite infused black fruit, hints of pencil shavings,...
96 VM / 95 JD / 95 JA / 94 JS / 94 WS / 94 WCI / 94 DE / 93+ WA / 93 WI / 18 JR The 2019 Gloria has a compelling nose: black fruit, crushed rocks, tobacco and very subtle marine scents that are all...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 94+ JD / 94 JA / 17.5 JR #4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux#6 Vinous Best Values of the Year 2022 - Antonio Galloni#37 James Suckling...
97 DE / 97 VM / 95 JS / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 WI / 93 JA / 16.5+ JR 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...
95 JS / 94 WA / 94 DE / 94 WS / 94 JA / 93 VM / 93 JD / 17+ JR Aromas of currants and sweet tobacco with some lead pencil. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a long, linear finish. Very fine, silky tannins...
100 JD / 99+ WI / 98 VM / 98 JS / 98 JA / 98 WE / 96+ WA#12 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 The wine of the vintage in Saint-Julien, if not all of the Médoc, the 2019 Château...
94 JA / 94 DE / 94 WE / 93 WI / 93 JS / 92 WS / 91 VM / 91 JD / 17 JR Depth and power through the mid palate, good quality tannins, this is classically restrained St Estèphe power, with savoury yet juicy black fruits...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95 JD / 95 VM / 95 WI / 94 WA #2 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Fresh currants and raspberries pop out of the glass, together with oranges and cedar. Such purity of fruit...
97 DE / 96 FS / 95 VM / 94 JS / 95-97+ WA / 93-95 JD / 95 JA / 94 WCI / 18 JR Intense exotic fruits abound, powerful apricot, nectarine, white flowers and white truffles with excellent bitter almonds on the...
94 VM / 93 JA / 91 JS / 91-93 JD / 91 WCI The 2019 Côte de Baleau takes quite a few minutes to settle in the glass. It has a very concentrated bouquet of black cherries, mulberry, touches of licorice and...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 VM / 98 DE / 98 WE / 97+ WA / 97 JA / 96 JD / 96 WS / 18+ JR #15 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022#18 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France...
98 JA / 97+ JD / 97 WI / 97 DE / 97 VM / 96+ WA / 96 JS / 95 WS / 95 WE 20ha of prime St Emilion limestone, punching at the very top of its game. This is muscular, less exuberant than the exceptional...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 WE / 93 JD / 93 WS / 17+ JR Aromas of crushed stone, blackcurrants and blackberries. Full-bodied with extremely well-crafted tannins that are chewy and layered, yet...
100 WA / 100 WI / 100 JS / 100 VM / 99 DE / 99 JD / 98 JA / 97 WS / 97 WE / 18 JR#72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 One of the unequivocally great wines of the vintage is the 2019 Cheval Blanc, a stunning...
92 VM / 91 WI / 91 JS The 2019 Carignan is composed and harmonious on the nose, perhaps a little low-key compared to its peers, pencil box and black fruit, neat 'n tidy. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, very...
94 WE / 93 JS / 93 DE / 92 VM / 91 JD / 91 WA / 91 WS / 16.5 JR The estate is noted for white wine, and this latest release lives up to the reputation. This textured, mainly Sauvignon Blanc wine has tight acidity set...
95 JS / 94 DE / 93-95 WE / 92 JA / 92 WA / 91 WI / 91 VM / 91 JD / 16.5 JR A red with lots of currant, blackberry, fresh-herb and tobacco character. Hint of mushroom, too. It’s full and layered with...
97 VM / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 WA / 95 WI / 95 DE / 94 WS / 17 JR The 2019 Canon La Gaffelière is utterly fabulous. All the elements come together in a Saint-Émilion that dazzles with its...
100 JA / 100 WI / 98 DE / 98 AG / 98 JD / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WA#2 Wine Independent Top 50 QPR Collector Wines 2023 Château Canon has been taking off over the past few years, and here you see why. Just so much...
97 WA / 97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA#34 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Derived exclusively from the château's holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane-Cantenac has turned out...
94 WA / 93 WI / 93 JA / 93 JS / 92 VM / 92 JD / 91 WS / 17 JR The 2019 Berliquet is showing beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of cherries, wild berries, sweet spices, violets and forest floor. Medium to...
98 DE / 97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 WA / 95 VM / 95 JS Another stunning vintage from this brilliant estate that is just delivering hit after hit. Concentration and intensity right from the initial aromatics, damson, cassis and...
96 AG / 96 DE / 96 JS / 96 WI / 95 WS / 95 VM / 94+ WA / 17.5 JR#11 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 The 2019 Beau-Séjour-Bécot is a powerful, explosive wine. Dark fruit, chocolate, cured meats and earthy notes...
100 JS / 99 VM / 99 WE / 99 WI / 98+ WA / 98 JD / 97 DE / 18.5 JR Like a bouquet of fresh flowers on the nose, as well as blackberries, raspberries and blackcurrants. Sandalwood as well. Full-bodied with incredibly polished...
98 JD / 98 WI / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 WA Based on a final blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Château Angélus is knockout stuff, and while I'm not sure it matches...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 96 VM / 18 JR #5 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023#6 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#14 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector...
97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 VM / 95 WS / 94 JS This will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. It’s a good one to start with as this is a vintage...
94 JA / 94 JS / 94 DE / 93 VM / 93 WA / 93 WE / 93 JD / 92 WS #10 Jane Anson Top 10 Left Bank Wines of 2023 This 2nd wine of Château Latour has got to be one of the all time greatest 2nd wines for...
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...
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...
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...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WS / 99 WE The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s, including First Growths,...
99 DE / 98 JS / 97 JA / 96 VM / 96 WA / 95 WS / 19 JR Although the colour of the wine is now bricking at the rim, the core still has a deep, tawny/garnet hue. The aromas here are significantly mature, including smoke,...
91 JS Very floral and pretty with currant and violet character. Full body, round and velvety tannins and a flavorful finish. I like the hazelnut and chocolate undertones to this. Drink in 2020. - James Suckling Blackberry...
95 WS / 94 WE / 94 JS / 93 RP / 92-94 VM Loads of crushed berries, with mineral, lightly toasted oak and licorice. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and a long, caressing finish. This is the sleeper of the vintage...
94 VM / 94 RP / 92 JS/ 92 WE A powerful, intense wine, the 2012 Les Carmes Haut-Brion exudes richness and depth. Game, smoke, tobacco, grilled herbs, black cherries and incense are some of the signatures. This explosive,...
93 JS / 16.5 JR Plum, ripe-blackberry, tar, chocolate and walnut aromas. It’s medium-to full-bodied with sleek, round tannins and a creamy texture. Delicious. Nicely done for the vintage. Rich and layered. 100% merlot...
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...
100 RP / 100 JS / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is the sexiest Latour ever made.Âť He also described it as the 1990 without any brettanomyces.Âť I loved this wine from the barrel and was...
92 WA / 17.5 JR The 1970 Château Haut-Brion is a First Growth that has probably been over-shadowed by the Latour 1970 during its lifetime. However, this bottle proves that it is not to be underestimated; it highlights...
92 JS / 88-90 WA 92 Points James Suckling: Lots of espresso with plums, dark chocolate and blackberries peeking through in the background. This is full but with lots of juicy fruit going on and a marked tannin...
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...
98 WA / 95 DE The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that never ceases to perform. Now at 27 years of age, it is clearly at its peak, and what a wondrous thing it is. Now showing...
98 WI / 97 JS / 95+ WA / 93+ RP Special edition label designed by Karl Lagerfeld for the 350th Anniversary of the chateau. A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Merlot, the 2009 Rauzan-Segla is deep garnet-colored,...
17+ JR / 91.6 CT Exceptional Value from Le Pin’s Jacques Thienpont + One the world’s most-celebrated winemakers+ Unique terroir situated at Bordeaux’s highest point+ Organic farming+ 2016 - an...
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...
97 DE / 97 WE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 JS A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels through the palate, with rose...
93 JS / 91 DE / 90-92 WA / 88-91 VM A succulent and savory young wine with fine and polished tannins that start well and finish very long. Medium body with chocolate, hazelnut, plum and wet-leaf flavors. Lasts a long time...
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...
99 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 98 WE / 97 RP / 97 DE / 96 VM / 18.5 JR The 2009 Palmer is unquestionably one of the greatest young Bordeaux I’ve tasted, and it has a rare mix of richness and elegance that’s incredible...
93-95 JD / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93 DE / 92 WA / 91 WS / 90 VM / 17 JR In the running for the top second wine of the vintage, the 2018 Le Petit Cheval checks in as 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc and has incredible quality for...
91 JS / 16 JR This is fine-tannined with pretty currant, light chocolate and walnut character. Medium-to full-bodied with a chewy finish. Drink in 2022. - James Suckling Black core with purple rim. Dark, savoury...
100 JA / 99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 97 WA / 97 WI #16 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#54 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#71 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The 10th vintage under the Nicolas Thienpont team, and...
99-100 JS / 96-98 JD / 94-97 WS / 94-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96 WA Wow. I can’t get over the pureness of fruit in this wine with so much currant, tar and wet-earth character. Flowers, too. So aromatic. Full body, yet...
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...
99 JS / 97 VM / 93-96 WS / 93-95 WA #15 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Aromas of black cherries, blueberries, licorice, dried lavender, nutmeg and grated milk...
96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 WS #33 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 This estate makes an incredibly classic, elegant Saint-Emilion. The 2018 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot is based...
97-100 / 96-99 WS / 97-98 JS / 96-99 VM / 96-98 WA / 96 DE In the running for the wine of the vintage in Saint-Estèphe (if not the whole Medoc), the 2018 Château Calon Ségur is a tentative blend of 65%...