92 JS / 92 WE / 92 FS / 91-93 WCI / 16.5 JR I am impressed with this for the vintage. It’s full and round with a succulent, juicy structure, silky tannins and a plum, cocoa, cedar and berry aftertaste. Outstanding...
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...
97 DE / 95 JA / 94+ JD / 94 JS / 94 WA / 94 WE / 94 FS / 93 VM / 17.5 JR Suave, elegant and calmly confident. A masterclass in high-definition winemaking where all the elements are presented harmoniously with structure,...
95-96 JS / 94-96+ JD / 93-95 VM / 94 DE / 91-93 WA Very Pauillac in its blackcurrant, dark chocolate and walnut husk character. Full-bodied yet compacted. Wet earth, mushroom, earth, black tobacco. Fine and intense tannins...
94-95 JS / 93-95 WI / 93-95 VM / 93-94 WA / 92-94 JD So much pure graphite and lead pencil here, together with blackcurrant and iodine aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with creamy and velvety tannins that are very polished...
92-94 WE / 16 JR Barrel sample. Great, solid wine, intensely structured, balanced with sufficient new wood. This has excellent potential, a wine with some freshness, but more weight from the ripe black fruits. - Roger Voss,...
94 DE / 93 JS / 91 JD / 90 VM / 90 WI / 90 WCI / 16.5 JR Lifted notes of freshly picked strawberries, raspberries and summer fruits with blackcurrant tones and hints of crushed rocks. Precise, showing clarity on the palate,...
95-96 JS / 93 JD / 93 DE / 92 JA / 92 FS / 16 JR Intense graphite and violet character with lead pencil. It’s full and firm with chewy and balanced tannins. Iodine coming through. So intense. Super second wine. Like...
93 JS / 91-93 JD / 91 DE / 91 WS / 89-91 VM / 90 JA Black currant, chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with polished tannins and a pretty texture. Vivid and creamy mouthfeel. Lovely finish...
93 JS / 90 WA / 16.5 JR A juicy and rich red with blackberry and black-truffle aromas and flavors. Layered and beautifully toned. Full-bodied, round and juicy. Beautiful wine. Really well done. Drink or hold. - James...
95 JS This is the first vintage of this wine. It is in beautiful condition with lots of ripe and spicy fruit, as well as redwood and cedar undertones. Currants. Full-bodied, chewy and rich with a balance of freshness...
Figeac 2010: 98 JS / Palmer 2005: 98 VM / Leoville Las Cases 2000: 100 JS A unique mixed case gathering three emblematic estates of Bordeaux. This very special and limited case features three legendary...
96-98 JD / 94-95 JS /92-94 WI / 92-94 VM I continue to absolutely love the wines from Jeremy Chasseuil’s tiny estate located in the heart of Pomerol. His 2022 Château Feytit-Clinet checks in as 88% Merlot and...
96 DE / 94 WA / 19 JR One-third each of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc, 100% new oak, with a harvest that lasted from 17 September to 6 October. Still deep in colour, and is given a huge boost by the...
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...
97 JA / 17.5 JR Dense ruby in colour, slight bricking around the edges. Beautifully supple tannins, hints of black truffle, cocoa dusting. Signature Figeac finesse. Bright and vivid, feels like the slow-moving 2000 is now...
98 JA / 98 JS / 96 WS / 96 WE / 95 WA / 95 JD / 95 FS / 94 WCI / 94 WI / 18.5 JR #2 Jane Anson Top 10 Right Bank Wines of 2023 Impossible to resist the 2009 Figeac, with its tight cassis fruits that widen and...
100 DE / 100 WE / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 VM / 98 WCI / 98 FS / 97+ WA / 97 JA / 96 WS / 18 JR #23 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#71 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France...
100 WI / 100 FS / 99 AG / 99 WE / 99 WCI / 98 VM / 98 JD / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 JS / 97 WA / 18.5 JR#9 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 Composed of 36% Cabernet Franc, 34%...
100 WA / 100 JS / 99 WI / 99 WCI / 98 JD+ / 98 DE / 98 JA / 97 WE / 97 VM / 97 FS / 96 WS / 18.5 JR#4 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023#6 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France...
100 WA / 100 JS / 99 WI / 99 WCI / 98 JD+ / 98 DE / 98 JA / 97 WE / 97 VM / 97 FS / 96 WS / 18.5 JR#4 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023#6 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#10 Wine...
97 JA / 97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WI / 96 WCI / 95-97 WE / 95 JS / 95 JD / 95 FS / 17++ JR Wine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Lovely aromatics right off the bat, good spice, white peppers, touches of savoury cassis. This 71% mix...
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...
94+ WA / 94 JS / 94 JD / 94 DE / 94 VM / 93 WS / 93 WE / 17 JR#77 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Only 1,000 magnums have been packaged with this unique, hand-numbered label, packed in especially screen-printed...
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93+ RP / 91 VM A powerful, virile 2011, Gazin reveals a dense ruby/purple color, a big, meaty, earthy richness, lots of coffee, black cherry liqueur and spice notes, and a full-bodied mouthfeel. It will benefit from another...
97 JS / 95+ JD / 95 WA / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 94 WI / 17.5 JR Lots of cedar, tea-leaf and hazelnut character and ripe fruit aromas. Citrus peel, too. Full body, round and juicy tannins and a flavorful finish. Smoky...
96 JS / 96 JD / 95 JA / 95 VM / 95 WI / 95 WCI / 94 FS / 94 DE / 93+ WA / 17 JR Lovely texture to this Pomerol. Fine velvety tannins with plum, walnut and crushed stone character. Savory finish. Needs time to...
95 VM / 94 JS / 91-93+ WA / 91 JA / 92 DE The 2021 Gazin is a dark, ample wine. Layers of dark fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and spice unfurl in the glass. Broad and powerful, the 2021 is super-impressive in this...
95-96 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 92-94+ WA / 92-94 WI / 92-94 JD A very juicy and nicely chewy young red with black berry, chocolate and cedar aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with integrated tannins and a fresh and persistent...
91 WS This is extremely well-crafted. Dark colored, with wonderful milk chocolate and ripe berry aromas. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and plenty of refined and rich fruit. Give this time. Super quality from a...
91 JA Interesting to taste next to the 1982, as this appellation famously over-performed the rest of the Médoc in 1983. A punchy opening of liqourice root, tobacco and crushed rose petals, with a sweeter black...
97 WE / 96 JS / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94+ VM / 17 JR 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...
96 WE / 94 JS / 94 DE / 93 VM / 93 WCI / 16.5+ JR This wine is rich with tannins and ripe black fruits. A core of lusciousness gives the wine weight and density. It will be a fine wine to drink from 2024. Cellar Selection -...
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...
96 JS / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 95+ WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 94+ JD / 94 WI / 93 WE / 17 JR Fascinating aromas of blueberries, crushed stone, and blackcurrants. Very aromatic. Full-bodied with juicy tannins that are creamy and intense...
96 WE / 95 VM / 94+ WA / 94 JS / 94 WCI / 93 JA / 93 DE / 92+ JD / 16.5 JR Dark spice aromas are here, along with rich tannins and structure, just hinting at the wood aging. The wine, from the south of the appellation, has...
97-98 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI / 94-96 JD / 95 JA This is a big move forward for Giscours. Full-bodied yet agile and fresh with tannins that are precise and integrated, with great beauty and length...
94 JS / 93 VM / 92 WA / 90-92 JD / 91 AG / 91 JA / 91 DE Excellent depth for 2021. Refined and complex with aromas of graphite, cassis, mineral, chili chocolate, white pepper and cigar box. Fresh and juicy, with...
97 VM / 96 RP / 96 WCI / 18.5 JR The 1982 Grand-Puy-Lacoste put in a magnificent performance where it looks the First Growths in the eye and challenges their supposed superiority. This is unquestionably the best of a...
96 JA / 95 JD / 95 DE / 95 VM / 95 WA / 95 JS / 95 WCI / 93 WS / 18 JR Generous, juicy, a vintage that I am starting to often prefer - at least right now - to the 2010, but it is not quite pipping it...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WCI / 95 FS / 94-96 GV / 93 WI / 93 WE / 92 WS / 17.5 JR Swathed in spicy and toasty oak aromas, this has a wealth of superbly expressed red and dark berries, flowers and mint...
97 JS / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 WCI / 95 WI / 95 FS / 94 JD / 94 WS / 17.5 JR A neoclassical edition of Grand-Puy-Lacoste, this has cedar, graphite, deeply integrated cedar and spicy-oak influence and a very fresh array of ripe...
94 JA / 93 DE / 93 JS / 93 VM / 92 WS / 92 WI / 91 WE / 17.5 JR A lighter-framed vintage that will be ready to drink before the classic 10 year window. You see hints of this immediately in the plum colour, with shadings of...
96 VM / 95 WS / 95 DE / 95 FS / 93-95 WCI / 94 JS / 94 JD / 93 WA / 17.5 JR The 2018 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous, just as it was from barrel. Strong Cabernet inflections soar out of the glass, giving the wine a...
97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WI / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 JS / 96 WCI / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR The 2019 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a well-defined bouquet with cedar and graphite infused black fruit, hints of...
97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WI / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 JS / 96 WCI / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR The 2019 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a well-defined bouquet with cedar and graphite infused black fruit, hints of pencil...
97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 WS / 96 DE / 95+ JD / 94+ WA / 96-97 JS / 17.5 JR #18 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 The 2020 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has a wonderful, "cool" bouquet with refined, graphite-infused black fruit that...
95 DE / 95 JS / 94 WA / 94 WCI / 93 VM / 93 JA / 93 FS / 16.5 JR#59 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024A superb GPL this year with one the highest percentages of Cabernet in the blend. Rose hawthorn notes on the...
96-98 VM / 95-97 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95-96 JS / 93-95 WI The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste was picked from 7 to 23 September and contains more Merlot due to the high quality of the fruit, matured in 75% new oak. There is 14.2%...
94+ WA / 94 DE / 92 WCI / 92 JS / 91+ WI / 91 VM / 17 JR A terrific performance for this estate, the 2019 Grand Village reveals a delicate, perfumed, complex bouquet with inviting aromas of dark wild berries, iris,...
95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 93 WI / 92 JS / 92 JA / 91 VM / 16.5++ JR #10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $25 2023Vinous Memorable Wines of 2022 - Neal Martin A medicinal edge on the nose, some...
94 DE / 93 WA / 92 JD / 92 JS / 91 AG / 91 VM / 91 JA / 91 WCI / 91 FS / 16 JRWine Advocate Sleeper of the Vintage Softly floral-touched blackcurrants - violet and lilac, quite a subtle perfumed tone to them but giving...
93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 92-94 WA / 92 DE / 91-93 VM / 90-92 WI / 91 JA / 16.5 JR The 2022 Grand Village (Lafleur)comes from more clay and limestone soils and is 80% Merlot (half of the Merlot is a massale selection from...
94 DE / 92-94 WA / 92-93 JS / 92 JA / 90-92 VM / 89-91+ WI / 16 JR Great aromatics, really ripe and expressive, deep and almost heady on the nose. Dark fruits, floral notes and liquorice spice. Round and supple, a lovely...
95 JS / 94 JD / 93 DE / 93 WCI / 92 VM / 91+ WA Currant, chocolate, wet-earth and cedar aromas follow through to a medium to full body with integrated, refined tannins that build on the palate and follow through in a...
94 DE / 94 JA / 93 JD / 93 WI / 92 WA / 17 JR2nd wine of Vieux Chateau CertanLovely soft spicing on the nose, liquorice touches and bramble fruits - gorgeous aromatics on show. Excellent clarity on the palate, this has...
96 JS / 95 WI / 95 JD / 95 VM / 93 WE / 93 WCI / 93 DE / 92 JA / 16 JR Wow. What a second wine with berries, chocolate, and coffee beans. Black berries. Full and layered with such incredible length and intensity. The real...
91 WS / 90.3 CT Garnet rim. A big, rich, ripe, generous yet tannic claret with fragrant tar cedar, ripe cassis and tobacco flavors...a lovely, classic wine - Wine...
100 RP / 97 FS / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18 JR "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the greatest Gruaud Larose I have ever tasted, and I have had most of them - back through the...
100 RP / 97 FS / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18 JR Actual bottles shown here: 100 RP / 97 FS / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18 JR "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the...
94 WS / 92 WA / 92 JD Delivers fabulous aromas of crushed red fruits, with leather, tar, tobacco and mint. Full-bodied, offering supersoft and silky tannins, as well as a beautiful polish. Open and luscious, with amazing...
97 JD / 97 FS / 95 JS / 94 DE / 94 WS / 94 WE / 94 WCI / 95-97 WA / 17++ JR Based on 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Château Gruaud Larose sports a dense purple hue as...
97 JA / 96 FS / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95+ WI / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD / 17.5 JR Savoury, chiselled and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated fruits, totally gorgeous and so moreish. Controlled power, huge precision, with an...
98 DE / 96 WA / 96 JS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR#25 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 Detailed and delicate, this has a seductive charm to it, slowly displaying scented blueberries and raspberries,...
95 DE / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WI / 93 WCI Black peppercorns, tobacco, ash, vanilla, cinnamon and cedar spice. A gorgeous mouthfeel straight away, the tannins so plump, not heavy or opulent but filling and ripe. This...
97 DE / 95-97 VM / 96 JA / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm. Smooth and supple, silky but firm,...
95-96 JS / 95 WCI / 94 WA / 94 VM / 93 DE / 16.5 JR A classy, refined red, highlighting the success in Pomerol for the vintage. It’s full and tight with layered tannins that are polished and gorgeous. - James...
95 JS / 94 DE / 94 WCI / 93 AG / 93 WA / 92 VM Beautiful aromas of plums, chocolate, nutmeg and hazelnuts follow through to a medium to full body, with firm and silky tannins that are persistent and refined. Racy...
95-97 WCI / 93-95 WA / 92-94 VM The wine pops with its nose of chocolate, black cherries, and flowers. But, the best part of the experience is the silky, creamy, sexy textures, and the layers of dark cocoa, and plums. The...
94 JS / 92 RP Pretty nose of blueberries, currants and blackberries, follows through to a full body, with ultra-refined tannins and polished, caressing texture. Very refined and long. Perhaps the best ever from here. Try...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 94 WA / 94 WE / 94 JD / 94 FS / 17 JR #51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Blackcurrant, orange peel and green coffee bean aromas follow through to a full body with medium, round tannins...
98+ JD / 98 JS / 98 DE / 98 FS / 98 WCI / 97+ WA / 97 AG / 96 VM / 95 WS / 17.5++ JR #2 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds 2018The 2015 Haut Bailly checks in as a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot...
100 JD / 99 WI / 98 WA / 98 JS / 97+ AG / 97 DE / 97 WE / 97 FS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM / 18 JR I obviously underrated the 2016 Château Haut-Bailly on release, and it easily tops out my scale. A hypothetical blend...
99 JS / 99 JD / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 97 FS / 96 WA / 96 WE / 17.5 JR #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#53 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100...
99 JS / 98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 WE / 97 WCI / 96+ WA / 96 JD / 96 FS / 17.5+ JR #2 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#22 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of...
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