This Special Limited Edition Collection comes in custom hinged OWC and includes 1 bottle each of the following wines never before packaged together: Brane Cantenac 2019 - 97+ WI / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 DE /...
96 JS / 95 DE / 95 FS / 94 WE / 94 JD / 94 WI / 94 WCI / 93 VM / 93 JA / 17.5 JR Intense aromas of blackcurrants, cedar and ripe tobacco with hints of violets, following through to a full-bodied palate with extremely...
96 JS / 94 VM / 94 DE / 94 JD / 94 WE / 94 WCI / 93 WA / 93 JA / 93 FS / 17.5 JR Gorgeous perfumes of plums, berries, light chocolate and walnut follow through to a medium body, fine tannins and crunchy finish. Bright and...
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...
93 WA / 93 VM / 92 WS / 92 WCI / 17 JR In the new classification of St.-Emilion, justice was certainly served with the elevation of Angelus to premier grand cru classe status. No Bordeaux estate has been making as...
100 JD / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 98 WI / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96-98 WE / 95-98 WS / 17.5 JR#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The bottles for the 2018 vintage feature a red phoenix above the...
98 JD / 98 WI / 98 JS / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 WA / 18+ JR Based on a final blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Château Angélus is knockout stuff, and while I'm not...
100 WI / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 98 JD / 98 WE / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 JA / 96-98 VM / 18.5 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...
96 WI / 96 WE / 94-96 VM / 95 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 94 FS / 17+ JR 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...
100 JD Only the second release of this cuvée (it was first produced in 2016 and will be produced in 2019 as well), the 2018 Château Angelus Hommage A Elisabeth Bouchet is 100% Cabernet Franc coming from a...
100 WCI Produced from 100% old vine, Cabernet Franc, the aromas of smoked roses is what you initially notice before finding tobacco leaf, cherries, black raspberries, mint, menthol, and cigar box scents. The wine offers...
100 RP / 100 WCI / 98 WA / 98 WE / 97+ VM / 97 WS / 19 JR 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...
100 RP / 99 WCI / 98 WA / 18.5 JR Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and drought of June, July and August, 2003. This black/purple-colored effort...
100 WA / 100 VM / 100 WI / 100 WS / 99 WCI / 97-99 WE / 18.5 JR This brilliant, blue/black-hued offering reveals an extraordinarily youthful, but promising nose of incense, blueberries, blackberries, currants, licorice, and...
98 WA / 97 VM / 97 WE / 97 JA / 97 WCI / 96 DE / 17.5++ JR #3 Jane Anson Top 10 Right Bank Bordeaux 2024 One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was...
95 WE / 94 RP / 94 WA / 94 WCI / 17++ JR While there is certainly plenty of wood here, the wine has weight and impressive concentration for the year. The tannins are still brooding away, giving a dark firm character to the...
98 JS / 95-97 WCI / 96+ RP / 96 WA / 95+ VM / 95 WE / 95 JA / 94 DE / 18 JR Wild aromas of mint, spearmint, cool chalk and dark fruits. Full-bodied, tight, linear and incredibly long with a evening-stone, blueberry, cherry...
98 WA / 98 WCI / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 JD / 96 WE / 18 JR The deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. It sashays out of the glass with gregarious scents of baked red...
100 WI / 100 WCI / 99 JA / 99 VM / 98+ JD / 98 DE /98 WE / 98 FS / 18+ JR The 2020 Ausone, composed of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. After a shake or two, the nose erupts with...
98-100 JA / 99 FS / 97-99 WI / 97-99 WCI / 97-98 JS / 96 -98 JD / 95-97+ VM / 94-96+ WA / 96 DE / 18 JR Intense and concentrated, with fennel, aniseed and liqourice root. Where Chapelle d'Ausone celebrates a wave of...
97 WCI / 96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 96 WE / 96 FS / 95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 WS / 16+ JR #33 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Deeply colored, the wine is all about its sensuality. Texturally, the wine is silk and...
97 WCI / 96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 96 WE / 96 FS / 95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 WS / 16+ JR #33 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Deeply colored, the wine is all about its sensuality. Texturally, the wine is silk and velvet...
97 WCI / 96 AG / 96 DE / 96 JS / 96 WI / 95 WS / 95 VM / 94+ WA / 17.5 JR#11 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 Deep, dark, rich, full-bodied, concentrated and vivacious, the wine is packed with dark, black and red pit fruits,...
97 VM / 97 WCI / 96-97 JS / 95+ WA / 95 JD / 95 DE / 95 WE / 94 WS / 17+ JR The 2020 Beau-Sejour Becot is a dense, powerful wine. A rush of black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and sweet oak builds as...
98-100 VM / 96-98 WA / 95-97+ JD / 95-97 WI / 96 WS / 96 DE / 96 JA The 2022 Beau-Séjour Bécot has a bit more Cabernet Franc than most years, which comes through immediately in the wine's aromatic profile...
91 WE / 90 VM / 89 JD / 89 JS / 87-89 WA / 88 VM / 16 JR With a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, the wine from this estate in the heart of the Haut-Médoc is rich and full of spicy black-currant fruits...
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100 RP / 100 JD / 99 WCI / 98 WS / 98 FS / 18 JR One of the most singular Bordeaux I have ever tasted, it verges on being port-like, but it pulls back because of the extraordinary minerality and laser-like focus. The wine...
97 VM / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94 WS / 94 JS / 94 WCI / 94 FS / 93 JA / 17 JR An utterly spellbinding wine, the 2014 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is also one of the unqualified successes of the vintage...
100 JD / 99 VM / 99 WCI / 98 JS / 98 WI / 97 WA / 97 DE / 17+ JR Cassis, crushed rocks, graphite, and liquid violet notes all emerge from the 2016 Château Beauséjour, one of the magical wines in this...
97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 96 WE / 95 DE / 95 WS / 16+ JR #90 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 The 2017 Beausejour Duffau is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It leaps with...
100 JA / 100 FS / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 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...
99 FS / 98 DE / 97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 95 VM / 95 JS / 16.5+ JR Dark ruby ​​garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Attractive dark berry confit, nuances of licorice, floral notes,...
100 JD / 98 WI / 98 JA / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WCI / 97 FS / 17+ JR #96 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse), made mostly by the team...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95 WCI / 94 JD / 94 VM / 94 JA#52 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 Fascinating depth and complexity with beautifully knit fruit and oak spices. Glossy, bright but subtle, with lightly...
98-100 DE / 98-100 JA / 97-99 WI / 97-99 WCI / 97-98 JS / 96-98+ JD / 95-97 VM / 95-97 WA One of the clear standouts of the vintage! A sensual, fun, salivating and sublime wine from winemaker Joséphine...
89 WS Delicious, subtle and elegant. Good ruby color. Medium-bodied, with medium, silky tannins, a floral, berry and fresh earth character and a fruity, chocolate and berry aftertaste.--1982 Bordeaux horizontal. - Wine...
98 JD / 97 JS / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 94+ WA / 94 JA / 94 VM / 94 WI / 94 DE / 94 FS / 16.5 JR #17 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023#42 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The finest wine I've tasted from this estate, the...
97-98 JS / 96-98 WCI / 95 JA / 95 DE / 95 FS / 93-95+ JD / 93-95 WA / 93-95 WI / 16.5 JR Blackberry, iron, hazelnut, crushed stone, hints of salt and spice. Medium to full body. Fresh and vivid. Very sophisticated and...
95+ RP / 94 VM / 94 WCI / 93 WS This tiny, 5-acre vineyard with nearly 50-year old vines produces only 4,000 bottles from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. The broodingly tannic, backward 2006 is remarkably...
92-94 WA / 91 FS / 17 JR This terroir is superbly situated between Beausejour Duffau and Beau-Sejour-Becot, with Angelus within shouting distance. Bellevue has been managed by Stephane Derenoncourt and Nicolas Thienpont...
94 WA / 93 WS / 92 JS / 91 WCI / 90 VM / 90 JD / 90 DE / 90 FS / 15.5 JR Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Berliquet gives up expressive notes of baked plums, blackberry preserves and mulberries with hints of...
94 JS / 94 WI / 94 WCI / 94 FS / 93 WA / 93 DE / 93 WE / 92 WS / 91+ JD / 16++ JR #94 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 Blackberry, plum, blueberry and some stone and crushed cement on the nose. Full body with...
94 WA / 93 WI / 93 JA / 93 JS / 93 WCI / 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...
95 WI / 94 JS / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 FS / 93 DE / 93 WE / 93 JA / 93 WCI / 92 WS / 92 VM / 17 JR Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Berliquet, a blend of 69% Merlot and 31% Cabernet Franc, needs a fair bit of coaxing to...
93 WA / 93 JD / 93 JS / 93 AG / 93 JA / 93 DE / 93 WI / 93 WCI / 91 VM / 16 JRWine Advocate Sleepers of the VintageThe 2021 Berliquet is showing very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with notes of sweet wild berries,...
94-96 JD / 94-95 WA / 93-95 WI / 93-94 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 92-94 VM Candied cherries, tapenade, violets, and floral notes all emerge from the 2022 Château Berliquet, a medium to full-bodied, seamless Saint-Emilion...
94 JD / 93-95 WE / 93 WI / 93 DE / 93 JA / 92+ WA / 92 VM / 92 JS / 92 FS / 91 WCI / 17+ JR Drinking beautifully, the deep ruby/purple-hued 2012 Château Beychevelle just about jumps out of the glass with lots of ripe...
96 VM / 96 JD / 96 WCI / 95 FS / 95 WS / 95 WA / 94 DE / 94 JS / 94 WE / 16.5 JR An unabashedly flamboyant, exotic wine, the 2018 Beychevelle possesses tremendous richness and raciness right out of the gate. Inky dark...
96 JS / 95+ JD / 95 WI / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 95 FS / 94 VM / 94 WA / 94 JA / 94-96 WE / 17 JR Gorgeous aromas of currants, crushed stones, blackberries and flowers. Full-bodied with refined tannins that are long and...
97 JD / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WCI / 95 WI / 94-96 WE / 94 JS / 94 JA / 94 WS / 94 FS / 93+ WA / 17.5 JR The Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the...
94 AG / 94 DE / 94 WCI / 93+ JD / 93 JA / 92+ WA / 92 VM / 92 WI / 92 FS / 16.5 JR The 2021 Beychevelle is elegant, understated and classy. Medium in body and less overt than most recent years, the 2021 is impeccably...
95-97+ JD / 95-97 VM / 94-96 AG / 94-96 WI / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 94 WS / 92-94 WA / 93 JA I was able to taste the 2022 Château Beychevelle on multiple occasions, and it never failed to impress me. Based on 54% Cabernet...
94-96 VM / 93-96 JD / 94-95 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 93-94 WA / 90 DE The 2023 Beychevelle is fabulous. As always, Beychevelle includes quite a bit more Merlot than most wines in the appellation, but the Cabernet is especially...
95 JS / 94 JA / 94 JD / 93 WI / 92 VM / 92 DE A bright and vivid white with sliced lemon, grapefruit and mineral character. Medium to full body. Crisp acidity and a minerally finish. Lots of energy this year despite the hot...
94 JS / 92 JA / 90-92 JD / 90 VM / 90 WCI / 90 FS / 16.5 JR Dried oranges and plums with bark, mushroom and forest floor aromas that follow through to medium to full body with a dense finish and excellent energy...
93 JS / 91 JD / 90 VM This shows black cherries and mushrooms with bark and chocolate and hints of citrus. It’s medium- to full-bodied with round and velvety tannins and a juicy finish. Very gourmand and enticing...
An Exclusive Collection of Six Bordeaux Legends in an Elegant Wooden Case1 bottle each: 2000 Chateau Lafite Rothschild (100 JS / 99 WE / 98 WA / 98 WS / 98 VM / 98 DE / 98 JA)2009 Chateau Latour (100 WA / 100 RP / 100 JS /...
94 JS / 94 AG / 94 DE / 94 WA / 94 WCI / 91-93 WI / 92 VM / 92 JA / 16 JRWine Advocate Sleepers of the Vintage The plum, chocolate and orange-peel aromas and flavors are all so attractive, and the tannins are creamy and...
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97 WCI / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WE / 96 JA / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WA / 94 WI / 18 JR Already incredible to drink, the wine is concentrated, rich, sensuous, and packed with layers of fruit that does not quit. Even though it is...
97+ WI / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA / 95 FS / 16.5+ JR #34 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, and 1% Carmenere,...
97+ WI / 97 WA / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA / 95 FS / 16.5+ JR#34 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot, and 1% Carmenere,...
98 JS / 97 JD / 97 DE / 97 WCI / 96 VM / 96 AG / 95 JA / 95-97 WE / 94 WA / 94 WI / 17.5 JR#21 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#43 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 Blackberries, plums,...
95 VM / 95 DE / 95 JS / 95 WCI / 94 WI / 94 JA / 94 FS / 93 JD / 93 WA / 16+ JR#58 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 The 2021 Brane-Cantenac is a classy, elegant wine. The aromatics alone are so enticing. Crushed...
98 DE / 98 JA / 96-98 VM / 96-98 JD / 96-98 WCI / 97 FS / 96-97 JS / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 WA One of the standouts of the year - a wonderful wine with so much to like. Coffee, tobacco, liquorice, dark chocolate, blackcurrants...
This wine was formerly known as Saint-Estèphe de Calon Ségur until the 2019 vintage when it adopted its new name.An integral member of the Calon Ségur family, the third wine exhibits a freshness and...
91 DE / 91 WCI / 89 VM / 89 JS The vines for the second wine of Carmes Haut Brion are in Léognan, a good mile or so away from the main estate. As with the main wine, they work on tension, freshness and purity, helped...
94 JS / 91-93 WA / 91-93 WCI / 92 WI / 90-92 VM / 91 DE This show so much effusive ripe fruit with cherries and strawberries. Lightly jammy. Full-bodied and slightly chewy, yet with so much fruit and brightness. Delicious...
95 WS / 94 WE / 94 JS / 93 WA / 93 WCI / 93 VM / 16.5+ JR 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...
96 JA / 95 WA / 93 DE / 17.5 JR The classic Gasqueton years, when Calon was for the initiated, and they held on fervently to their insider status. Beautiful ruby red colour, rapsberry puree and cocoa dusting aromatics,...
99 JD / 99 DE / 98 WCI / 97 WI / 97 JS / 97 WE / 97 FS / 96-99 VM / 95 WS / 18 JR Easily the greatest example from this château that I've tasted, the 2018 Château Calon Ségur checks in as 65% Cabernet...
99 JD / 98 DE / 98 JA / 98 WI / 98 WCI / 97 WA / 97 WE / 96 VM / 96 JS / 95 WS / 95 FS / 18 JR The 2020 Château Calon Ségur is pure gold and another masterpiece from this estate. Harvested...
97 VM / 97 WE / 95 JA / 95 DE / 94 WCI / 94 JD / 93 WA / 93 JS / 93 WS / 93 FS / 17+ JR#39 Vinous Top 100 2024 A Saint-Estèphe of stature and vertical intensity, the 2021 Calon Ségur dazzles from the very...
97-99 JD / 97-99 WCI / 96-98 WA / 97 FS / 95-97+ WI / 96 WS / 96 DE / 95-96 JS / 94-96 VM / 17.5 JR A wine that's going to flirt with perfection, the 2022 Château Calon Ségur is a blend of 70% Cabernet...
90 CT 1976 in St Emilion is an Above Average to Excellent vintage
97 JS / 94 WA / 17.5 JR This wine shows fabulous aromas of stones and flowers with dried fruits and spices. It’s subtle yet full with ultra-fine tannins and a gorgeous, long finish. Drink now. - James Suckling The...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 WCI / 98+ JD / 97 DE / 97 JA / 97 WS / 97 WE / 96 WI / 96-99 GV / 17.5+ JR#1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018#14 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 From the very beginning, the...
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