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...
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 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 foudres for...
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,...
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 JS / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 WA / 97-99 LPB 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
98+ RP / 98 JS Alain Vauthier\'s wines have been so remarkable since he acquired full control of Ausone that readers probably feel I have thrown my critical wits away. However, the proof is in the tasting, and the 2010...
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 DE /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 the most gorgeous perfume of juicy...
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...
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...
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...
95-97+ WA / 96-97 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 DE / 92-94 VM Displaying a deep purple-black color, the 2020 Beau-Sejour Becot prances out of the glass with showy scents of preserved plums, chocolate-covered cherries, wild...
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...
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...
92 WA / 91+ VM / 91 RP This is much better than my previous encounter when it was served blind. Even though it is surpassed by the 2009, the 2005 has a very introverted bouquet with baked black cherry, soy and a little...
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...
98-99 JS / 95-98+ AG / 94-97 WS / 93-95 WA / 95-97 GV Is this the twin brother of the amazing 2015? We will see. What a superb density and richness with bright and intense tannins that are buttressed with fresh acidity...
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...
99-100 JS / 98-100 DE / 97-99 JD / 95-98 WS / 95-97+ WA / 94-97 VM #16 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 #54 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 A muscular and powerful young wine with incredible depth 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 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...
98 WI / 97-98 JS / 95-98 VM / 95-97+ JD / 97 DE The 2020 Beausejour Duffau has a deep garnet-purple color. It needs considerable swirling to coax out notes of black cherry compote, plum preserves, and tar, leading...
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...
89 JS / 89 VM Aromas of green olives, fresh herbs and currants follow through to a medium body, with light tannins and a succulent, easy finish. Drink now. James Suckling The 2016 Bel Air Gloria has a classic cedar and...
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...
95 JS / 94 VM / 94 WA / 94 JA Very attractive plum and cherry aromas with hints of flowers and wet earth, following through to a medium to full body with linear, polished tannins and a juicy finish. Juicy fruit to finish...
97 JS / 94 JA / 94 VM / 94 WI / 94 DE / 93-95 VM / 93-95 JD Fascinating aromas of plums, peaches, lavender, violets, and other flowers. Hints of fresh herbs, too. So complex. Full-bodied yet so elegant and polished with a...
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 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...
94 JS / 94-96 WA / 92-94 JD / 93 DE Blackberry with charcoal and dark earth aromas that follow through to a medium to full body with fruit, iron and moss flavors. It’s structured and well-formed with excellent balance...
94 JS / 95 WI / 92-94 JD / 93 DE / 93 JA / 92 VM Blackberry with charcoal and dark earth aromas that follow through to a medium to full body with fruit, iron and moss flavors. It’s structured and well-formed with...
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...
95-97 JD / 94-97 WS / 94-96 WA / 93-96 VM / 94 DE / 93-94 JS Showing beautifully both times I was able to taste it, the 2018 Château Beychevelle checks in as a blend of 50% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit...
95-97 JD / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 94-95 JS / 94 DE Based on 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, the Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a stunner that does everything right, offering a monster...
95-97 JD / 95 WI / 94-96 VM / 94 JS / 94 JA Based on 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot, the Grand Vin 2020 Château Beychevelle is a stunner that does everything right, offering a...
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...
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%...
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...
97 JS / 96 VM / 94 JD / 94 DE / 94 WS / 93 WA #81 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Very attractive aromas of currants, tile and sandalwood with black and red currants. It’s...
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...
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...
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...
98 JS / 94-96 JD / 94-96 VM / 94 DE / 94 WI Blackberries, plums, currants, tobacco and violets on the nose. Bitter chocolate and mocha, too. It’s refined and focused, with a medium to full body and firm,...
93-96 VM / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WA / 94 JA / 92-94 JD The 2021 Brane-Cantenac notably marries fruit intensity with energy and structure. There is an exotic richness to the 2021 that is impossible to miss. Kirsch, red...
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...
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...
89-91 VM / 89 JS With every bottle of C Des Carmes Haut Brion 2017 purchased, save $10 on a bottle of Carmes Haut Brion 2018. Savings shown once products added to your cart.The 2017 Le “C” des...
94 JS / 91-93 WA / 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 now, but give it two...
96 DE / 93 WI Beautiful fragrance to the nose, perfumed and delicate yet so expressive, nothing out of balance with cherries and violets bursting out of the glass. Gorgeous smooth mouthfeel with some milk chocolate...
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...
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%...
98 DE / 98 JA / 98 WI / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95-97 JD / 95 WS / 92-94 VM / 18 JR Very deep perfumed nose; the 1% Petit Verdot is quite potent and intense with ripe fruit aromas. Super-smooth and silky on the palate however, just...
95-97 VM / 94-97 JD / 95-96+ WA / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-94 JS / 90-92 WI The 2021 Calon Ségur was cropped at 36hL/ha and aged entirely in new oak for a planned 20 months. This year, the gap between the Grand Vin and the...
97 JS 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...
95 WS / 93 WA This is dreamy and fully mature, with incense, black tea and a very fine chalky thread weaving through the silky core of raspberry and damson plum coulis. Long and beguiling through the finish. This...
100 AG / 100 WA / 100 JS / 98+ JD / 98 DE / 97 WS / 96-99 GV#1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018#14 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds of 2018 From the very beginning, the 2015 Canon has made an eloquent case for itself...
98+ WA / 98 WE / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 JD / 95 WS Composed of 74% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc and aged for 18 months in 70% new French barriques, the 2016 Canon is medium to deep garnet-purple in color,...
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