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...
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 2022 Extremely...
99-100 JS / 99 WI / 99 JD / 98 JA / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96-98 WE / 17++ JR#6 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023#19 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 This has incredible power...
98-100 JD / 97-98 JS / 96-98 WI / 96-98 VM / 97 JA / 96 DE / 94-96 WA The 2022 Château Haut-Bailly is going to be one of the legendary vintages at this château, and it should be a no-brainer purchase for readers...
94 DE / 94 WE / 94 WI / 93 VM / 92 JA / 92 JD / 90 WA / 92-93 JS / 16.5 JR Wow, dark berries and violets on the nose, so sensuous, smells rich and round. Beautifully fresh on the palate, there is a real zing and...
94 VM / 93 JS / 93+ JD / 93 DE / 93 JA / 93 WCI / 92 WS / 92 WI / 17 JR The 2017 Haut-Batailley is powerful, dark and racy. Dark cherry, gravel, smoke, menthol, licorice and spice all pulse with notable energy and tons of...
95 WI / 94 JD / 94 WS / 94-95 JS / 94 WCI / 94 FS / 93 DE / 92 VM / 18 JR Haut-Batailley 2018 is deep garnet-purple in color. It slowly unfurls to reveal notes of cassis, cedar, and pencil shavings, followed by...
96 FS / 95+ WI / 95 JS / 95 JD / 95 DE / 95 VM / 94 WE / 94 WCI / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 JA / 16.5+ JR Dark ruby ​​garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge brightening. Intense bouquet, mint and...
96 DE / 95 WS / 94 VM / 94 JD / 94-95 JS / 94 WCI / 93 JA / 92 WA / 17+ JR Potent on the nose, the Cabernet speaking with herbal tones, some minty freshness, aniseed, vanilla and cedar. Crystalline and pristine handling of...
94 AG / 93 JS / 93 DE / 92 JD / 92 VM / 92 JA / 91 WA / 90 WS The 2021 Haut-Batailley shows an estate in evolution. Aromatic and medium in body, the 2021 is not quite as bombastic as some previous editions, which is a...
Please specify which number bottle(s) you would like at checkout. 97 RP / 19 JR A dark ruby-colored wine with noticeable amber/rust, the 1955 Haut-Brion offers a huge, fragrant bouquet of walnuts, tobacco, wet stones, and...
100 VM / 20 JR / 98 WS The 1959 Haut-Brion is, in my view, the most moving of the utterly profound wines on the table. Ripe and flamboyant, the 1959 races across the palate with kirsch, mint, licorice and tobacco, all in an...
100 RP / 98 VM / 98 JD / 96 WS / 18 JR The dark garnet-colored 1961 Haut-Brion is pure perfection, with gloriously intense aromas of tobacco, cedar, chocolate, minerals, and sweet red and black fruits complemented by smoky...
92 WA / 17.5 JR The 1970 Château Haut-Brion is a First Growth that has probably been over-shadowed by the Latour 1970 during its lifetime. However, this bottle proves that it is not to be underestimated; it highlights...
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99 DE / 98 JS / 97 JA / 96 VM / 96 WA / 95 WS / 19 JR Although the colour of the wine is now bricking at the rim, the core still has a deep, tawny/garnet hue. The aromas here are significantly mature, including smoke,...
100 WA / 100 WS / 100 RP / 100 VM / 100 JA / 100 JS / 100 WS / 100 WCI / 100 FS / 98 DE / 97 JD / 19.5 JR A spectacular wine that only goes from strength to strength, and which ranks among the pinnacles of my birth year...
100 FS / 99 WCI / 98 RP / 97 DE / 96 VM / 18.5 JR Strong ruby ​​garnet, good color depth, violet reflections, delicate water edge. Subtle spicy, black and red berries, candied mandarin zest, spicy and tobacco hints. Juicy,...
100 DE / 99+ WA / 99 WCI / 98 VM / 98 JD / 97 FS / 18 JR Is this as good as the 1989? Certainly it is lush and powerful, lingering and expanding in the mouth with sweet tobacco and cigar box notes, along with still young...
98 WCI / 96 WA / 96 RP / 96 DE / 96 WE / 95 VM / 95 JD / 94 JS / 18 JR Deep ruby in color, with the tell tale aromatics of cigar box, tobacco, tar, cassis and dark ripe fruits, while it's still in the primary stage, it's...
100 WA / 100 RP / 100 JS / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 98+ VM / 98 WS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 96 WE / 19 JR The 2009 Haut-Brion is deep garnet colored and slightly closed and shy to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal sensuous notions of...
100 RP / 100 WA / 100 JD / 100 JA / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 99 WS / 98+ VM / 98 DE / 98 WE / 97 JS / 19 JR As for the 2010 Haut-Brion, it does not have the power of Latour’s 2010 or the intense lead pencil shavings and...
100 WA / 100 WI / 100 JD / 100 WCI / 99 DE / 98 WS / 98 JS / 98 VM / 97 WE / 18.5 JR The 2015 Haut-Brion is a blend of 50% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Cabernet Franc picked between 8 September and 5 October. Of...
100 WA / 100 DE / 100 VM / 100 JS / 100 WE / 100 WCI / 98+ JD / 98 WS / 18 JR #55 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019 The 2016 Haut-Brion is blended of 56% Merlot, 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WI / 97 DE / 97 FS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM / 96 WS / 17.5+ JR #39 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant and...
100 WA / 100 WCI / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 WS / 98 FS / 97 VM / 18 JR #30 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Haut-Brion is composed of 49.4% Merlot, 38.7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 11.9% Cabernet...
100 WI / 100 JS / 100 TB / 100 WCI / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 WA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 18.5 JR #1 Tasting Book Best Red Wines of the World 2023#7 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections...
100 JS / 100 JD / 100 FS / 99 WA / 99 WI / 99 WCI / 97 DE / 97-99 VM / 96-98 WE / 18.5 JR This is a superb Haut-Brion with incredible tannins that are wonderfully fine-grained. It’s really powerful. This is very...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 WCI / 96 WI / 96 FS / 95 VM / 95 JA / 18 JRWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage This is racy and aromatic, with blossom honey, lemons, limes and crushed stone. Some Thai basil, too...
97-99+ WI / 98-99 JS / 97-99 VM / 96-98 JD / 95-97 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Haut-Brion is a blend of 53.6% Merlot, 35.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11% Cabernet Franc aging in 62.9%...
96 JS / 95 WCI / 94 WE / 93 DE / 91-93 JD / 92-94 VM Perfumed dark fruits with toasted spices, crushed walnut shell, savory herbs, graphite and tobacco leaves. Full-bodied. Layers of ripe and chewy tannins that are...
93 JS / 92 DE A juicy, fruity red with blackberry, cherry and tar. It’s medium-bodied with medium, chewy tannins and a savory finish. Delicious now, but a couple of years will make it even better. Will improve with...
The history and evolution of a vineyard through inheritances, purchases, regroupings of lands, can lead to the association of several AOC (Protected Designations of Origins, i.e. PDOs) within the same estate. Chasse-Spleen...
92-94 JD / 91-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 92 DE / 89-91 WI I loved the 2022 Château Joanin Bécot, which might be the finest vintage I've tasted from this château. Based on 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc,...
93 WA Both vintages of L'Arrosee performed slightly better than my original tastings. The impressive 1990 L'Arrosee offers up a provocative, penetrating, super-fragrant nose of minerals, truffles, black fruits (jammy...
98 VM / 98 JA / 97 WS / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18.5 JR This is the most sublime example of the 1998 l’Eglise-Clinet of many that I have tasted. The 1998 is a Pomerol that, after 23-years, has reached its zenith. It has a...
94 WA / 17 JR Real class in evidence here, a wine that rather embarrassed its contemporaries at the IMW horizontal. The nose is not as immediate as other vintages, kind of creeps up on the you with its pure, ripe black...
95 WA / 94 JS Tasted single blind at FINE magazine’s vertical in Dusseldorf. This has a precocious bouquet with blackberry, cassis, and blueberry, very opulent but still very well defined. There is a confidence, a...
100 WCI / 99+ RP / 99 VM / 97 JS / 96 DE / 19 JR 5 Spice, smoke, kirsch liqueur, truffle, tobacco, charcoal and floral aromas pop from the glass. On the palate, this deep colored wine is pure, sensuous, silky and rich...
100 WA / 99 WCI / 98 VM / 98 JS / 96-98 FS / 96+ RP / 96 WS / 18.5 JR Deep garnet colored, the 2010 L'Eglise Clinet begins unassumingly with gentle notions of fragrant dried flowers and wild sage leading to savory nut...
95 JS / 94 WA / 94 WCI / 93 DE / 93 FS / 17.5 JR This is a vivid wine with terrific clarity and vibrance aromas and flavors. Full body, ultra fine tannins and a long, long finish. Class. Really superb for the vintage. Needs...
97 JS / 96+ JD / 95 VM / 95 WA / 95 FS / 94 JA / 94 WS / 94 WCI / 93 DE / 17.5 JR The purity of fruit is so alluring in this wine. Aromas of crushed berries, lemon rind and flowers follow through to a full body, firm and...
98 JS / 98 WI / 98 WA / 97 VM / 95 DE / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR#24 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Extremely enticing aromas of blackberries, brambleberries, sweet tobacco, bark and mushrooms follow through...
99 WI / 99 WCI / 98 JS / 98 VM / 98 WE / 97+ JD / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 JA / 97 FS / 18 JR#28 Vinous Top 100 2024 The 2020 L'Eglise-Client, made from 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, is deep garnet-purple in color. It opens...
99 JS / 96 DE / 96 AG / 96 WCI / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WI / 17.5 JR#10 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024#80 James Suckling Top 100 2024 Extremely complex and subtle with blackberries, wild forest fruits, orange...
95 JS / 95 WCI / 94+ JD / 93 VM / 93 FS / 92+ WA Fantastic purity and depth to this young wine and especially for the vintage. Medium to full body. Creamy and beautifully textured with gorgeous richness and balance...
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99-100 RP / 98 AG / 97 VM / 18.5 JR The 1961 possesses a huge nose of coffee, sweet, jammy, black fruits, buttered nuts, and truffles. The syrupy texture, and fabulous concentration, viscosity, and richness were...
96 WA / 94 WCI Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. This has a languid, sensuous nose with bright red-berried fruit, strawberry, cranberry and a touch of granite. Superb definition and sense of clarity. The...
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 DE / 96 JS / 96 WS / 96-98 JD / 95 WI / 17.5 JR From the very first moment your nose approaches the glass you know something special is happening. Seductive, rich, mouth-filling to the point that you really understand...
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...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97+ JD / 97 WCI / 96 VM / 95 WA / 95 FS / 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,...
97 JS / 96 AG / 95 VM / 94 JD / 94 WA / 94 JA / 94 DE Complex and subtle aromas of black cherries, chocolate and violets with hints of nutmeg and hazelnuts that open to a medium to full body, with fine and polished tannins...
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...
17+ JR / 91.6 CT Exceptional Value from Le Pin’s Jacques Thienpont + One the world’s most-celebrated winemakers+ Unique terroir situated at Bordeaux’s highest point+ Organic farming+ 2016 - an...
98 JS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM This is a compact cylinder of ripe and fresh fruit with currant, fresh-herb and dry-earth character on the palate. So solid. Full-bodied yet refined and checked in every way. Well-defined, formed and...
97 JS / 96 VM / 94 WCI / 17+ JR This is really perfumed with tar, licorice, blackberries and stone. Some gunmetal. This has ultra fine tannins with a tightly wound mouth feel that gives a long, precise finish. The flavors...
99 JS / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 93-96 WS / 93-95 WA / 17 JR #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...
97+ VM / 97 JD / 97 WCI / 96 JS / 95 WI / 94 WA / 17 JR The 2019 L'If is the sort of wine I would like to spend hours with. There is just too much to it. At times the 2019 is opulent and quite racy, and yet in other moments...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 WI / 96 JD / 17.5 JR#73 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#97 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 This is one of the most structured L’Ifs I have had with currants and...
96 VM / 95 WCI / 94 JS / 93 JD / 92-94+ WA / 93 DE / 93 WI / 93 FS / 16.5 JR The 2021 L’If is a wine of power and reserve. It exudes notable density and richness, but in the more restrained style of the year. Black...
98-99 JS / 94-96 JD / 93-95+ WI / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 93 JA / 93 DE Gorgeous and very fine tannins with a fine velvet texture and wonderful berry, chocolate and hazelnut character. Medium-bodied with round and balanced...
60% Merlot / 20% Cabernet Sauvignon / 20% Cabernet FrancClay and limestone soils covered with stony gravel. The second wine of Château Carignan is ripe and fruity. It has red fruits and layers of tannin and...
96 WE / 93-95+ JD / 95 JS / 94+ WA / 94 VM / 94 WCI / 93 DE / 16.5+ JR The second wine of Château Ausone, always produced in limited quantities, provides a fine echo of the top wine. Bold tannins and fine perfumes...
96 JS / 95 WE / 94 VM / 94 WI / 93 WA / 17 JR Such pure and beautiful aromas of blackberries and black cherries with violets and red roses. So aromatic and enticing. Full-bodied with extremely integrated tannins that are...
95 WI / 95 JS / 95 WE / 95 VM / 94 DE / 94 JD / 94 WCI / 92 WA / 16.5++ JR The 2020 Chapelle d'Ausone is a blend of 60% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is shut down to...
94 JS / 93 WI / 93 WE / 92 JD / 92 VM / 92 JA / 92 DE / 91 WA / 91-93 WCI / 16++ JR Aromas of white roses, crushed stones and black currants. Some tobacco, too. Medium to full body with a creamy texture and pretty depth of...
96 JS / 93 RP / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 VM / 93 DE / 17 JR Fabulous nose of spice, mushrooms, blueberries and blackberries follows through to a full body, with firm tannins and a silky tannins. This is so savory and beautiful...
94 WA / 94 JS / 94 WCI / 93 DE / 93 WS / 93 JD / 93 WE / 92 VM / 92 FS / 16.5 JR The 2016 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion is blended of 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36.5% Merlot and 21.5% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep...
96 JS / 95 JD / 94 JA / 94 DE / 93 WA / 93 WI / 93 FS / 93 WCI / 17.5 JR A powerful 2020 for a second wine with blackberry, black olive and blueberry aromas and flavors. Blackcurrants as well. It’s full-bodied yet...
95 JS / 91 WCI / 90 RP This is a phenomenal bottle with licorice, violet and berries on nose. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a velvety finish. This is perfect now. A fabulous wine. Shame this isn't made anymore...
95 JS / 91 WCI / 90 RP This is a phenomenal bottle with licorice, violet and berries on nose. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a velvety finish. This is perfect now. A fabulous wine. Shame this isn't made...
97 WA / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 18 JR This is an upper-ninety point La Conseillante that is very much in the style of the 1990. In comparing the two vintages, the 1989 has slightly more noticeable tannin and structure, but it is a...
96 WA / 17.5 JR La Conseillante made an excellent wine in 2001, another great one in 2005, and the estate hit home runs in both 2008 and, above all, in 2009. In fact, the latter vintage may well end up being the modern-day...
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