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100 WA / 100 JD / 100 RP / 98+ JS Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Pontet-Canet is a little shut down to begin, but with coaxing this baby is soon firing on all cylinders with a full-throttle nose of...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97+ JD / 96 VM / 95 WA / 17+ JR #29 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 L'Evangile is composed of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is a little...
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...
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...
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...
96-97 JS / 93-95 WA / 92-94 WI / 92-94 VM / 92 JA One of the most suave, classy vintages from this estate in some years, the 2023 Malescot St. Exupery is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot...
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...
98-100 WA / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WI / 98 JA / 96-98 VM / 96-98 JD / 97 DE One of the most profound wines of the vintage is the 2023 Cheval Blanc, a striking wine that stands out for its strong sense of identity and seamless...
98 JS / 97+ JD / 97 DE / 96 VM / 97-99 WA #73 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 So attractive on the nose with blackberry, black olive and a hint of brown sugar. It’s full-bodied with layers of...
92 JS / 91 WS / 91 DE / 90 RP / 16.5+ JR Perfumed and bright with mineral, currant, raspberry and citrus character. Full body, fine tannins and a crisp finish. Orange peel. Better in 2017. - James Suckling Admirably rich...
98-100 JA / 97-99 WI / 97-99 WA / 98 DE / 97-98 JS / 95-98 VM / 95-97 JD This hits you right off the first nose, driven by slate and crushed rocks, setting the tone and the architecture, guiding the fruit through the palate...
97 VM / 97 WS / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 DE / 95 WA The 2017 L'Évangile,100% Merlot for this first time, is just as impressive from bottle as it was from barrel. Dark, sumptuous and wonderfully inviting, the 2017 has...
99 WI / 98 JS / 98+ VM / 98 JD / 97+ WA / 97 WE / 97 JA / 96 WS / 96 DE #99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Made from 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Merlot, the 2020 Leoville Las...
97 WE / 96 VM / 95 DE / 95 JS / 94 WA / 94 WS / 94 JD A classic in development, a wine that will last for decades. It is certainly powerful, but already the shape is finalized, with its plums and berries settling down with...
94 WS / 92 RP / 18 JR Nectar-like if a bit on the sweet side, impressively complex, concentrated and focused. Deep gold, big, sweet and rich, with gobs of concentrated fig, brown sugar, butterscotch and oak flavor. A...
98+ JD / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 JS / 96 DE / 95 WS / 95 WEA special bottle for 2020 celebrates 100 years of the Cuvelier family as owners of the estate. The Grand Vin 2020 Château Léoville...
99 DE / 98 WA / 98 JD / 97 JS / 97 VM / 97 WI / 96 WE / 96 JA #90 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Perfumed nose, heady and seductive, the aromas shining out of the glass. Full, rich and vibrant tones of...
97-98 JS / 96 DE / 96 AG / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WI / 93-95 JD / 94 WAMedium-bodied with very fine-textured tannins. Delicious sweet and salty and mineral character. Blackberries, violets, cloves and dark olives. Peaches, too...
94-95 JS / 94 JA / 93-95 VM / 92-94 WA / 91-93+ JD A medium- to full-bodied red with very fine tannins. It’s firm and structured, showing a bright, dark-fruited character. Focused, with a good center-palate and...
94-95 JS / 94 JA / 93-95 JD / 91-93 WA / 90-93 VM This shows structure and focus, with creamy, powdery tannins and a very pretty, silky texture. Medium to full body with a solid line of tannins running through the wine...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94+ JD / 93 DE / 93 WA #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety tannins with a long and satisfying...
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 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...
99 JD / 97 WA / 97 DE / 96+ VM / 95 JS / 94-96+ GV Tasted on four separate occasions, the 2016 Château Clinet is another brilliant wine from this estate. Showing slightly more freshness and purity than the 2015, its...
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...
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...
96-98 WI / 97 DE / 96-97 JS / 95-97 WA / 95-97 VM / 95-97 JD / 95 JA The 2022 L'Evangile is composed of 82% Merlot, 17.5% Cabernet Franc, and 0.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it needs a lot of swirling...
96-97 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 92-94+ WI The purity of the fruit is really wonderful here, with blackcurrants, orange peel and raspberries. Aromatic. Full body, chewy tannins and a juicy finish. But it...
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...
100 JS / 99 JD / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 95+ VM / 95 WS / 97-99 GV #40 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 Stunning aromas of blackberries, black olives, brown sugar and dried flowers. Tar. Full-bodied, dense and layered...
In the 19th century, it was a common practice of the time to “hermitage” the wines. Bordeaux chateaux would add to their wines a certain quantity of wine from the Rhone - notably from the region of Hermitage...
94 WA Tasted single blind at the Fine Wine Experience horizontal in London. This has a gregarious nose, very extrovert with ripe red-berried fruit, a touch of menthol coming through, the most New World of the flight so far...
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,...
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...
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...
98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WA / 96 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 18 JR #65 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35.5% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot, and 0.5% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Rauzan-Segla has a deep...
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...
99 RP / 98 WA / 96 VM / 19.5 JR The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses full body,...
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...
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...
100 WI /100 JD / 100 JS / 97 DE / 97-99 VM / 18 JR#27 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Pavie sashays out with...
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...
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,...
98 JS / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 96+ VM / 95+ JD / 95 WS Wine Advocate Top 100 of 2020#35 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Very perfumed and subtle with dried flowers and citrus, as well...
96 JD / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WCI / 94 WS / 94 JA / 17++ JR As to the Grand Vin, the saturated ruby/purple-hued 2021 Château Pavie defies the vintage with its ripe, powerful aromatics of cassis,...
100 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 WA / 18 JR#1 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021#99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than...
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...
97 WA / 96 JS / 95 RP / 94 WS / 17 JR Tasted at Farr’s Ducru-Beaucaillou dinner at the Ledbury. Consistent notes when compared to last year with a spellbinding bouquet: blackberries, smoke, a touch of dried herbs and...
97 DE / 96 AG / 96 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95 JD / 94 VM / 92 WS A showstopper of a wine that offers a fragranced nose of purple flowers, blackcurrant, cola and liquorice. Smooth and silky, this has a gorgeous weight and...
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...
96 JS / 94 VM / 94 JD / 93 DE / 92 WA / 17.5 JR Shows incredible depth and power with near perfect Margaux character of black fruits and power. Full body, very tannic yet polished and refined. It’s like...
98-100 VM / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 96-99 JD The purity of the botrytis grabs your attention, with density and intensity to the dried fruit, sweetness and length. Very spicy and long. Almost oily. Really rich. 150g/L residual...
97 JS / 95-97 WA / 95 VM / 94+ JD #70 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Lots of blackcurrants and blueberries on the nose, together with walnuts and chocolate. Full-bodied and very layered, with super depth and...
98-99 JS / 97 JA / 96-98 VM / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 JD / 96 DE / 95-96 WA The finesse is pretty phenomenal here, with such complexity of fruit and vivid, bright flowers. Lavender and rose. Seductive. Ever-so long and precise...
100 JS / 98+ WI / 98 VM / 98 JA / 97 DE / 96 WA Breathtaking aromas of perfectly ripe fruit with blackberries, black olives, licorice, cedar and sweet tobacco. Full body, incredible depth and power, yet this is always in...
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...
98 DE / 97 WA / 96 RP / 95 WS / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR Even at 32 years old the tannins are dense, even chewy, still so much power. Here you get pure black truffle, along with olive paste, raspberry, enveloping violet and peony...
99 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 97+ VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #9 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#17 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#38 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Reminding me of the 2016,...
100 JD / 99 VM / 99 WI / 98 DE / 98 JS / 97 WS / 97 JA Reminding me a little of the 1998, the 2019 Château Trotanoy is all Merlot sourced from a 7-hectare vineyard planted on dark clay and gravelly soils. A prodigious...
100 JS / 100 AG / 99 WA / 98 DE / 97 WS #11 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 The blackberries, blueberries, oyster shell and violets are so mesmerizing. Full-bodied, focused and deep. It takes you to...
96 WI / 96 JS / 95 RP / 95 WS / 95 VM No. 9 James Suckling's Top 100 List of 2012 Red Bordeaux To celebrate the property's promotion to Premier Grand Cru Classé "A" status, the 2012 vintage comes with a special...
97 DE / 95-97+WI / 95-97 VM / 95-97 JD / 95-96 JS Lovely vibrant purple colour in the glass. Smells fragrant and lifted, a combination of sweet and ripe and fresh blackcurrant and black cherries on the nose with 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...
98 VM / 96-97 JS / 96 WI / 95 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 93-95 JD The 2021 Vieux Château Certan may very well be the wine of the vintage on the Right Bank. Intensely aromatic and nuanced, with exceptional balance, the 2021...
95-96 JS / 94 JA / 92-94 WI / 91-94 WA / 91-93 VM / 91-93 JD Very classy, with a crushed-stone and terra-cotta highlight to the blackberry, chocolate and hazelnut character. It’s medium-bodied with a personality that...
99 VM / 99 JS / 99 WI / 98 AG / 98 JA / 98 WE / 97 JD / 97 DE / 96+ WA #18 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 The 2019 Palmer is beautifully defined on the nose with pencil lead infused black fruit,...
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 WI / 97 JS / 96 VM / 95+ JD / 95 WS / 95 DE The 2015 Rauzan-Segla (Rausan-Segla) was a magnificent wine out of barrel, but what matters, of course, is how you and I find this Margaux in bottle...
98 JA / 97 JS / 95 WI / 94 WS #100 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 A great example of this always-arresting dry white, with a ton of soft apple blossom aromatics, before drawing inwards to show scraping...
96 WS / 94 VM This is creamy, with crushed plum, red currant and cherry fruit seamlessly layered and gliding along, while notes of bergamot, rooibos tea, cedar and allspice paint a lovely backdrop. Mature, but still firm...
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...
98 WA / 97 JS / 97 DE The 2018 d'Yquem is all lime cordial, grapefruit oil and mandarin peel to begin. With a little coaxing, the fireworks really begin, letting off a whole array of honeysuckle, candied ginger, dried...
99 WA / 99 JS / 98+ RP / 98 JD / 98 WS / 98 WE / 97 DE / 97 VM Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Léoville Las Cases rocks up with a drop-dead gorgeous nose of baked blackberries, warm plums and crème de...
90 WA / 90 JS / 17 JR 1966 DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU #26 DAMAGED LABEL, MID-TOP SHOULDER Medium brown colored with a touch of brick, the 1966 Ducru-Beaucaillou gives up savory notions of smoked meats, sautéed herbs and tapenade...
90 WA / 90 JS / 17 JR 1966 DUCRU BEAUCAILLOU #25 DAMAGED LABEL, LOW SHOULDER FILL Medium brown colored with a touch of brick, the 1966 Ducru-Beaucaillou gives up savory notions of smoked meats, sautéed herbs and tapenade...
96 WI / 94-96 VM / 95-96 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 JA / 95 DE / 94+ WA A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot, the 2021 Angelus has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It needs a little swirling to coax out notes of wild...
97-98 JS / 97 DE / 96-98 WI / 96 JA / 95-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 93-96 JD The transparency of fruit and the finesse is really something here. There’s depth and beauty to the pristine, fresh fruit. Full-bodied and muscular...
97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 DB / 96 DE The 2020 Château d'Yquem a blend of 75% Sémillon and 25% Sauvignon Blanc. It has 135 grams per liter of residual sugar and a pH of 3.79. Pale lemon-gold colored, citrus and baking...
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...
99+ RP / 99 VM / 97 JS / 96 DE Proprietor Denis Durantou has produced a blockbuster Pomerol from a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, tipping the scales at just over 14.5% natural alcohol. A riveting wine, pure,...
99 JS / 98+ JD / 98 AG / 98 DE / 98 WE / 97 VM / 97 WS / 97 WA / 97 WI / 96 JA / 18 JR#8 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023#32 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 Fabulous aromas of blackcurrant, blueberry,...
92 RP / 90 WS This wine has been fully mature and delicious for many years, so I was not surprised by how stunning this bottle was. It has always been an outstanding wine for the vintage - complex, rich, savory, and the...
99 DB / 98 JA / 98 WCI / 97 WI / 96 VM / 95 WA (Sauternes; 65% Sémillon; 35% Sauvignon Blanc; a final yield of 8 hl/ha, comparing favourably with the appellation average of just 3 hl/ha; 148 g/l of residual sugar; pH...
100 JS / 98 JD / 98 WA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS / 99-100 GV #48 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 I am breathless with the dark-berry, lavender and burnt-orange aromas. Some salt. Just so formidable and deep...
98 VM / 97+ WI / 97 WS / 97 JA / 97 DE Owners LVMH took the decision to delay the release of the 2019 Yquem until spring 2022. It was tasted with winemaker Sandrine Garbay in London. After the summer drought when Sauternes...
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...
100 WA / 100 JD The finest wine ever made by proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard, the 2009 Smith-Haut-Lafitte exhibits an opaque blue/purple color in addition to a glorious nose of acacia flowers, licorice, charcoal,...
99 JD / 99 WI / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 WS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 96 WE#20 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 The 2019 Château Pavie is another beauty that offers more density and sexiness than...
98-100 WI / 98-100 AG / 98-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 97-99 VM / 98 DE / 96 JA A blend of 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon with a yield of 35 hl/ha, the 2022 Vieux Chateau Certan is deep...
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...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 98-100 JD / 98-100 VM / 98-100 AG / 98-100 WI / 98-100 DE / 97 JA This shows no gravity. The tannins are totally melted in the wine and give it fantastic structure, but the texture is so fresh and...
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...
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94 WI / 93 VM The 1990 Rauzan Segla has a medium brick color. It strides confidently from the glass with classic, mature scents of cigar box, new leather, celery seed, and rusty nails, leading to a core of dried figs, plum...
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...
100 WI / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 WE / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 JA / 96-98 VM / 18 JR The 2020 Angelus is a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, with the tiniest splash of Petit Verdot. It has a deep garnet-purple color and...