All 1855 classified growths (61 wines, from 1st classified growth to the 5th) of the 2010 vintage, a very special and unique collection, with one bottle of each in special collector wooden cases! "Speaking of quality,...
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 WA / 97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA...
93-94 JD / 92-93 JS / 91-93 WI / 91 JA Tasting like a Grand Cru Classé from Saint-Emilion, the 2022 Château Alcée hails from the cooler Castillon region on the Right Bank and is 100% Merlot aged in...
96 JS / 95 DE / 93 VM / 93 JA Intense aromas of blackcurrants, cedar and ripe tobacco with hints of violets, following through to a full-bodied palate with extremely refined tannins that are well-integrated into the wine...
94 VM / 94 DE / 94 WE / 93 WA / 93 JA /17+ JR The 2020 Alter Ego is phenomenal. Bright acids and lifted floral top notes give the Alter Ego terrific brilliance. The combination of the growing season and a move towards...
92-94 VM / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 WA Palmer's 2021 Alter Ego is fabulous. Dense and rich in the glass, with positively explosive energy, the 2021 dazzles from start to finish. A rush of dark cherry, plum, spice,...
96-97 JS / 93-95 JD / 93-95 VM / 93 DE / 91-93 WA / 91-93 WI / 92 JA The minerality and intensity to this wine is very impressive with blackberry and blue berry aromas and flavors. Salt and pepper. It’s full and...
17 JR / 92-94 VM / 92 WS Magnum. 30% Cabernet Franc, 70% Merlot. Ruby and nuanced colour. Mineral nose. Lots of evolution and lovely harmony. Power underneath – nothing feeble about any of these wines so far! (Back...
100 JD / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 95-98 WS #28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The bottles for the 2018 vintage feature a red phoenix above the label: “Suddenly the...
100 JD / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 95-98 WS#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The bottles for the 2018 vintage feature a red phoenix above the label: “Suddenly the obstacles...
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...
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...
94-96+ WA / 94-96+ WI / 94-96 VM / 95-96 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 JA / 95 DE A brilliant wine that signposts this estate's evolution under Stéphanie de Boüard-Rivoal, the 2021 Angélus is a blend of 60% Cabernet...
98-100 WI / 98-99 JS / 97-99 JD / 96-98 WA / 97 JA / 93-95 VM The 2022 Château Angélus is made up of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc with a pH of 3.65. Deep garnet-purple colored, it prances out of the glass...
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...
Tribute to the world-famous spy James Bond. Chateau Angelus 007 limited edition is a tribute to the world-famous spy James Bond and his iconic codename. Each case is made with walnut wood and leather –in the spirit of...
94-96 JD / 93-94 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 WI / 90-92 VM The second wine of this terrific château is the 2022 Aromes De Pavie, an even split of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon (the same blend as the 2020). It might be...
100 RP 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 aromas of ink, cherries, blackberries, blueberries,...
100 RP / 98 WA 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 boasts a glorious nose...
94 WA The Ausone 2004 possesses a sensual bouquet that demands more encouragement than the Cheval Blanc. It does not quite have the same complexity or nuance of its fellow Saint Emilion, opting for plusher and arguably more...
100 RP / 100 VM / 100 WI This brilliant, blue/black-hued offering reveals an extraordinarily youthful, but promising nose of incense, blueberries, blackberries, currants, licorice, and crushed rocks. This intense 2005...
98 RP One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was thinking, is there any estate in Bordeaux that, since 1998, has made as many legendary wines as proprietor...
94 RP/94 WA The 2007 Ausone is a candidate for one of the wines of the vintage, rivaling Pavie and Lafite Rothschild. Its deep ruby/purple hue is accompanied by a beautiful nose of spring flowers, raspberries, black...
100 JS / 98+ RP Incredible nose of currants and blueberries. Flowers too. Licorice. Such purity on the nose of Cabernet Franc. Full body, incredible structure, with fabulous tannins and a long, long finish. Built out of...
96+ RP / 96 WA One can’t say enough about the amazing job that Alain Vauthier and his daughter have done at this historic property on the decomposed limestone slopes of St.-Emilion. Not surprisingly, the 2012 Ausone...
98 WA / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 JD 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 and black plums, wild...
100 JS / 99 VM / 98+ WA Like a bouquet of fresh flowers on the nose, as well as blackberries, raspberries and blackcurrants. Sandalwood as well. Full-bodied with incredibly polished tannins that have the texture of the...
100 WI / 99 JA / 99 VM / 98+ JD / 98 DE /18+ JR / 95+ WA 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 the most gorgeous...
97-100 WA / 96-97 JS / 95-97 WI / 95 JA / 95 DE A blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot, the 2021 Ausone is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Wafting from the glass with aromas of wild...
98-100 JA / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 96 -98 JD / 95-97+ VM / 94-96+ WA / 96 DE Intense and concentrated, with fennel, aniseed and liqourice root. Where Chapelle d'Ausone celebrates a wave of opulence in the vintage, this...
Special numbered collection limited to 300 cases coming direct from the chateau with one bottle each of 2009, 2010, 2015. Ausone 2009 (100 JS) Incredible nose of currants and blueberries. Flowers too. Licorice. Such...
95-96 JS / 92 DE / 91 JA / 89-91 WI Full-bodied, fine tannined and savory with chocolate and blackberry as well as hazelnut. Lovely and real St. Emilion. Polished and poised at the end. Best ever? - James Suckling Juicy,...
96-98 JD / 94-96 WI / 94-96 VM / 95 JA / 94-95 JS / 91-93+ WA I was blown away by the quality of the 2022 Château Barde-Haut, and this 80/20 split of Merlot and Cabernet Franc does everything right in the vintage...
92-93 JS / 92 JA / 92 DE / 90-92 VM / 89-91 WA / 88-90 WI A linear and very fine second wine with blackcurrants, and a light bitterness with lemons. Medium body. Pretty tannins. Fresh and bright. 65% merlot, 30% cabernet...
96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 95 DE / 94+ WA#33 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 This estate makes an incredibly classic, elegant Saint-Emilion. The 2018 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot is based on 80%...
96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 95 DE / 94+ WA #33 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 This estate makes an incredibly classic, elegant Saint-Emilion. The 2018 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot is based on 80%...
96 AG / 96 DE / 96 JS / 95 WS / 95 VM / 94+ WA#11 Wine Spectator Top 100 2022 The 2019 Beau-Séjour-Bécot is a powerful, explosive wine. Dark fruit, chocolate, cured meats and earthy notes lend quite a bit of...
97 VM / 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 this...
98-100 VM / 96-98 WA / 95-97+ JD / 95-97 WI / 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. Dark, rich...
92 JS / 92 VM / 90-92 JD / 91 JA / 91 DE Aromas of ripe berries, licorice, cloves and nut shell with some earthy undertones. Medium body. It’s round and supple on the palate with dusty tannins and a dry, velvety...
87-89 WA / 86-88 VM / 85 JA / 15.5 JR Offering up aromas of sweet berries, spices and loamy soil, the 2021 Beaumont is medium-bodied, lively and nicely balanced, concluding with a discreetly minty finish. The blend is...
95 DE / 94-95 JS / 94 JA / 92-94 VM / 90-92 JD / 89-91 WI Intensely aromatic on the nose, perfumed and ripely fruited. Concentrated and nicely fleshy on the palate, the tannins give a bounce to the expression against the...
100 RP 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 is massively concentrated, still...
100 RP The 2010 is a more structured, masculine and steely version of the utterly compelling 2009. Tasting like black raspberry confiture with subtle notes of graphite and crushed chalk along with enormous floral notes, the...
97 VM / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94 WS / 94 JS / 17 JR An utterly spellbinding wine, the 2014 Beauséjour Héritiers Duffau-Lagarrosse is also one of the unqualified successes of the vintage. Beams of tannin give the...
100 JD / 99 VM / 98 JS / 97 WA / 97 DE Cassis, crushed rocks, graphite, and liquid violet notes all emerge from the 2016 Château Beauséjour, one of the magical wines in this great, great vintage...
97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 JS / 96 VM / 95 DE / 95 WS #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 notes of blackberry pie and...
100 JA / 99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 97 WA #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...
100 JA / 99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 97 WA #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 as it...
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...
100 JD / 98 WI / 98 JA / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 17+ JR #96 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse), made mostly by the team of Nicolas...
95-96 JS / 95 DE / 93-95+ WA / 93-95+ JD / 92-95 VM / 94 JA / 92-94 WI A complete wine for the vintage, with blackberry, stone, black-licorice and light walnut character. Medium-to full-bodied and linear, with very fine...
98-100 DE / 98-100 JA / 97-99 WI / 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...
Chateau Bel Air la Royere has 22 hectares of vines. The vineyards are planted to 55% Merlot and 45% Malbec. The terroir is clay and limestone soils. They began planting more Malbec in the Chateau Bel Air la Royere vineyard...
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...
96 VM / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95 DE / 95 JD / 95 WS A huge, dramatic wine for the year, the 2014 Bélair-Monange possesses tremendous depth and overall intensity. Succulent black cherry, leather, spice and menthol are some...
93-94 JS / 93 WA / 89-91 VM Black berry, blackcurrant and crushed stone aromas and flavors. Medium to full body. Creamy, velvety tannins. - James Suckling Plenty of graphite and ink notes, cassis and bilberry fruits, firm...
98 JD / 97 JS / 95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 JA / 94 VM / 94 WI / 94 DE #42 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The finest wine I've tasted from this estate, the 2020 Château Bellefont-Belcier is an incredibly...
97-98 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-95+ JD / 93-95 WA / 93-95 WI / 91-93 VM Blackberry, iron, hazelnut, crushed stone, hints of salt and spice. Medium to full body. Fresh and vivid. Very sophisticated and classy. The tannins are...
94-95 JS / 90-92+ JD / 89-91 WA A medium-bodied red with linear and fine tannins that spread across the palate. Blackberries and dark chocolate with hazelnut undertones. One to watch. - James Suckling The 2022...
95+ RP / 94 VM / 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 concentrated,...
17 JR 90% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Very low yields of 18 hl/ha – each grape picked individually? Fermentation in temperature-controlled wooden vats. 13.8%. Dark but lively crimson. Enclave in...
94-95 JS / 92-94 JD Attractive purple fruit here with lavender, nut shell and stones. Medium- to full-bodied. Firm and broad tannin structure with a lingering chalky finish. Lots of juicy fruit. - James Suckling The 2022...
94 WA / 93 WS / 92 JS / 90 VM / 90 JD / 90 DE / 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 licorice, crushed...
94 JS / 93 WA / 93 DE / 93 WE / 92 WS / 91+ JD #94 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 Blackberry, plum, blueberry and some stone and crushed cement on the nose. Full body with firm, chewy and ultra fine tannins that will...
94 WA / 93 JA / 93 JS / 92 VM / 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 full-bodied, seamless...
95 WI / 94 JS / 94 WA / 94 JD / 93 DE Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2020 Berliquet, a blend of 69% Merlot and 31% Cabernet Franc, needs a fair bit of coaxing to bring out notes of blueberry preserves, black cherry...
93 JA / 93 DE / 92-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 89-91 WI An attractive bright purple colour with violet rim, and warming fruit aromatics, touches of cloves. This is impressive, with a lovely sense of lift and freshness, and...
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...
96 VM / 96 JD / 95 WS / 95 WA / 94 DE / 94 JS An unabashedly flamboyant, exotic wine, the 2018 Beychevelle possesses tremendous richness and raciness right out of the gate. Inky dark fruit, chocolate, licorice, spice,...
97 JD / 96 VM / 95 WI / 94 JS / 94 DE / 94 WS / 93+ WA The Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the estate. The blend is 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45%...
97 JD / 96 VM / 95 WI / 94 JS / 94 DE / 94 WS / 93+ WA The Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a tiny selection representing just 55% of the total production of the estate. The blend is 51% Cabernet...
94 DE / 92-94 VM / 91-94 WA / 91-94 JD / 92 JA / 91-92 JS / 90-92 WI Darkly herbal, spiced and perfumed nose. Supple, fruity, forward and lively, this has an initial vivacious and pulsing energy that settles giving some...
95-97+ JD / 95-97 VM / 94-96 AG / 94-96 WI / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 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...
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...
93-94 JS / 92 JA / 90-92 JD / 89 VM Lots of berry, sweet-tobacco, chocolate and spice character. Light coffee, too. Medium to full body with firm, juicy fruit and round tannins. Flavorful finish. Second wine. 57%...
94-95 JS / 92 JA / 92 DE / 89-91 WA / 89-91 WI / 89-91 VM / 89-91 JD This is a fantastic Blason with deep and dark fruit with hazelnut and chocolate aromas and flavors. Full-bodied with juicy tannins and a structured finish...
90-93 JS / 89-91 JD / 88-92 WA / 89-91 VM An elegant and mineral red with a medium body and tight, fine tannins. Stony, with fresh red-fruit and citrus notes. Tight center-palate. Fresh and fine. Second wine. 84% merlot and...
93-94 JS / 91-93 WI / 91-93 VM / 92 DE / 90-92 JD / 89-91 WA A juicy wine with hints of salt and cloves with hazelnuts. Medium-bodied with fine tannins and a bright finish. Crunchy. 88% merlot and 12% cabernet franc. -...
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 /...
93-94 JS / 90-92 WI / 90-92 WA A fresh and juicy red with blackberry, black cherry, crushed stone and walnut aromas and flavors. Medium to full body. Round and velvety tannins. Generous. - James Suckling Deep garnet-purple...
94-95 JS / 93-95 VM / 94 DE / 93-94+ WA / 91-93 WI / 92 JA / 89-92 JD A very pretty wine, showing blackberry and blackcurrant aromas with crushed stone. Medium to full body with layers of fine-grained tannins. Bright and...
94 DE / 93-94 JS / 92-94 WI / 92-94 VM / 90-93 JD / 91 JA Perfumed nose, smells rich and inviting. Juicy, supple and clean - this has bite and tang as well as clear depth and concentration. Excellent profile, it has weight...
96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WE / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WA / 18 JR The 2015 Brane-Cantenac is powerful, structured and explosive in feel. A deep, resonant wine, the 2015 boasts off the charts ripeness allied to formidable structure and...
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