99 WA / 99 FS / 99 WCI / 98+ AG / 98+ WI / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 JS / 19 JR One of the wines of the vintage, but likely to prove slower evolving and more introverted than its 2019 counterpart, the 2020 Lafleur...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 97 JA / 96 JD / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 96 FS / 95+ WI / 18 JR It’s the mid-palate that really impresses you with a depth, focus and polish of such beauty and complexity. Hint of fresh tomatoes...
99-100 DE / 98-100 JA / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 97-99 VM / 96-98+ WI / 96-98 JD / 17.5++ JR A sublime wine from Lafleur in 2022 that delivers a vibrant, electric and incredibly charming wine with subtle power. A beautiful...
98-100 WA / 98-100 WI / 98-99 JS / 97-99 VM / 98 JA / 98 WCI / 97 DE / 17.5 JR *2023 Lafleur is available by the case of 3 with the purchase of 6 bottles of 2023 Grand Village Rouge. Place an order for Grand Village and...
95 AG / 95 JD / 94 VM / 94 WS / 94 JS / 93 DE / 92 WA The 2019 Lafon-Rochet is every bit as compelling today as it was from barrel. There is a feeling of elegance to the 2019 that is so striking. Sweet dark cherry, plum new...
96 VM / 95 WCI / 93-95 WE / 94 DE / 93 JD / 93 JA / 17 JR The 2020 Lafon-Rochet represents the essence of classicism in Bordeaux. Medium in body and finely-cut, Lafon-Rochet is one of the classiest, more refined...
94 WA / 94 JA / 18 JR Tasted blind at Bordeaux Index’s 2000 tasting in London. There is a lot of ripeness on the nose with small black cherries, pomegranate, a touch of leather, pencil shavings and allspice. The...
95+ JD / 95 WA / 95 WCI / 94 VM / 94 WI / 94 JA / 94 JS / 94 FS / 94 DE / 16.5 JR Coming from depressingly low yields of just 26 hectoliters per hectare (the lowest since 1991), the 2020 Château Lagrange...
94 VM / 93 WA / 93 JA / 92-93 JS / 93 JD / 91 DE The 2021 Lagrange turned out beautifully. Succulent red cherry, plum, cedar, tobacco, spice and mocha infuse the 2021 with gorgeous depth. Soft, succulent and inviting,...
95-97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI / 94-95 JS / 91-94 JD The 2022 Lagrange was picked between 8 and 30 September, it ages in 60% new oak for a planned 21 months. It has an almost clinical bouquet, with...
97 JS / 95 JD / 94 WA / 94 WCI / 94 WE / 17.5 JR #59 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023This is very linear and structured, with blackcurrant, pine-needle, graphite and cedar aromas and flavors. Intense...
93 WA / 93 VM / 92-93 JS / 92 JD / 92 AG / 92 JA / 89-91 WI The chateau is celebrating 200 years in 2021 with a special label. The 2021 Langoa Barton offers up attractive aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with sweet...
96-97 JS / 95 DE / 93-95+ WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA / 92-94 WI / 91-93 VM Deep fruit, dark spices and graphite with wide yet polished, linear tannins. Full-bodied and intense with depth and structure. Long and chalky at...
100 WA / 100 JD / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 97 WI / 17 JR With an unbelievable nose of licorice, tapenade, black cherry and blackcurrant liqueur, as well as full body, super-sweet tannin, and astonishing richness and length, this...
99 JS / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 JD / 96 WI / 95 WS / 95 DE / 94 WA / 96-98 GV / 17.5 JR #81 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 The aromas to this are phenomenal with oyster shell, blackberries,...
99 JS / 97 VM / 97 WCI / 96 JD / 96 WI / 95 WS / 95 DE / 94 WA / 96-98 GV / 17.5 JR #81 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 The aromas to this are phenomenal with oyster shell, blackberries, iodine...
99 JS / 97 VM / 97 JD / 97 WCI / 96 WA / 95 WS / 95 DE / 17 JR #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2019 The aromas here are so spellbinding with shitake mushrooms, wet earth and moss, as well as tree bark and,...
96 JS / 96 VM / 95 WI / 94 JD / 94 WCI / 93 WS / 93 WE#72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 This is a wine that is showing lots of structure with tightly wound tannins that spin through the center...
100 JD / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 JA / 96 WA / 17 JR #7 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#98 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Château Larcis Ducasse checks in as 89% Merlot and 11%...
99 WI / 99 JD / 98 VM / 98 DE / 98 JS / 98 WCI / 97 JA / 96 WA / 17++ JR#2 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $100 2023#51 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 The 2020 Larcis Ducasse is a blend of 90% Merlot...
96 JS / 96 WI / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 93 JD / 16+ JR#67 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 Very complex and subtle with cedar, dried herb, green tobacco, berry and lavender aromas that follow through to a medium...
98-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WI / 96-98 VM / 97 DE / 96 JA / 94-95 WA Tasted on multiple occasions and one of the legendary wines in the making from this vintage, the 2022 Château Larcis Ducasse clocks in as 86%...
94 AG / 94 WI / 93 JD / 93 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 93 WCI / 92+ WA / 92 VM / 16.5 JR#1 Wine Independent 2024 Holiday QPR Red Wine Under $50 The 2021 Laroque is classy, elegant and polished. A wine of stature and breeding,...
97 DE / 97 JA /95-97 JD / 94-96 WI / 93-95 WA / 93-94 JS / 92-94 VM A clear stand out in 2022 that delivers refined density and sublime drinking pleasure. Smells perfumed and opulent, aromatically expressive and alive on...
94 JA This definitely gives Giscours 1970 a run for its money in terms of being the sleeper of the Margaux appellation in this particular vintage. Plenty of depth and vibrancy to the colour (barely lighter than the 1990 by...
16 JR A pleasant red, with berry and tobacco character. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a delicate finish. - Wine Spectator A deep garnet core with thin tawny rim. Looks quite mature for a 9-year old Cru Classe. The...
96 JS / 96 FS / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94-96 WE / 93+ JD / 93 WCI / 92+ WA / 16 JR This is extremely linear and refined with a super-fine line of tannins running through the center of the wine...
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100/100- Jenny Cho Lee MW 1947 750ML LATOUR #39 LOW FILL, TORN LABELSold As Is: No Returns, All Sales...
98 WA 1949 750ML LATOUR #40 STAINED LABEL/LOW FILL On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting, opulently-textured drinking experience. Its...
98 WA 1949 750ML LATOUR #42 TORN LABEL/NO FOIL/LOW FILL On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting, opulently-textured drinking experience. Its...
100 WA / 99 VM Port-like, with an unctuous texture, and a dark garnet color with considerable amber at the edge, the 1961 Latour possesses a viscosity and thickness. One of the three bottles served at the Chateau's tasting...
19.5 JR / 96 WA / 94 JS Very deep crimson. A very big-boned wine of great density. Some very strong menthol character with a touch of liquorice too and pretty dry on the finish. This seems to have taken on flesh since its...
94 RP / 92 WS / 90 VM / 18.5 JR One of the great wines of the vintage, the 1978 Latour has reached full maturity. While it does not possess the extraordinary concentration of the massive 1970, or the power of the 1975, the...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 AG / 100 JA / 100 DE / 100 WI / 100 RP / 100 WCI / 100 FS / 99 JD / 98 JS / 98 WS / 19.5 JR The 1982 Latour is the most consistent of the First Growths in this auspicious vintage. Tasted from both...
97 DE / 96 RP / 96 WCI / 94+ VM / 94 WS / 18.5 JR The nose showed warm and sunny, baked black and red fruit on the nose and a supple but dense texture. The impressive level of tannin noted in earlier tastings is softening...
100 WA / 99 RP / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 19.5 JR Deep garnet-black in color, the 1996 is classic Latour at its utmost. The nose offers a tantalizing array of complex notes including dried Chinese plums, toasted nuts, Indian spices...
94 RP / 93 WS / 92 VM Readers looking for a modern day version of Latour's magnificent 1962 or 1971 should check out the sensational 1999 Latour. It is a big, concentrated offering, exhibiting a dense ruby/purple color, and...
100 JS / 100 WCI / 99 WA / 99 WS / 99 DE / 99 FS / 98 RP / 98 WI / 97 VM / 19 JR Latour has made truly great wines in the past two decadesand this is one of the best. It has fabulous aromas of black truffles, currants,...
97+ AG / 97 DE / 96 JD / 96 WI / 95 RP / 95 WS / 19 JR The 2001 Latour is magnificent. A huge, structured wine, the 2001 Latour boasts notable depth to match its vertical, towering structure and pure power. At nearly...
96 RP / 96 WS / 94+ VM / 94 WCI / 17.5 JR The wine of the vintage? There are only 10,000 cases of this extraordinarily rich, dense 2002 that is as powerful as the 2003 (even the alcohol levels are nearly the same, 12.85%) ...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 WI / 98 WS / 97 IWC / 97 WE / 97 VM / 19+ JR “Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is “the sexiest Latour ever made.” He also described it as “the 1990 without any...
100 VM / 100 JS / 100 WI / 100 WE / 99 WS / 99 JD / 98+ WA / 98 RP/ 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 19 JR The 2005 Latour was mind-blowingly profound in two recent tastings for this report. Deep and sensual to the core, the...
97 DE / 96 WCI / 96 WE / 95 RP / 95 WS / 95 VM / 94 WA / 18.5+ JR Powerful, concentrated and seriously young tannins are closed tight around the pure, intense, dark, sweet fruits, followed by a deep undertow of liquorice,...
100 JD / 100 WI / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JA / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 99 VM / 99 DE / 99 WS / 99 WE / 19+ JR An incredible wine in every way, the 2009 Château Latour displays the ripe, sexy style of the vintage while still...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 100 WCI / 99 WS / 99 WE / 98 JA / 19 JR The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s,...
97 DE / 97 WE / 96 WS / 95 JS / 94-96 WA / 94 FS / 94 WCI / 18+ JR A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels...
97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 VM / 95 WS / 95 WCI / 94 JS / 18+ JR This will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. ItÂ’s a good one to start with as this...
94 JS / 94 WCI / 93 FA / 93 DE / 93 WA / 92 VM / 92 WS / 16.5++ JR Aromas of blackberry, dark chocolate and cedar yet bright and fragrant. Full body yet tight and polished. It starts off and then slowly grows on the palate...
99 JS / 97+ WA / 97 WE / 97 WS / 97 WCI / 96 VM / 96 JD / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 WI / 19 JR So much violets, licorice, pencil, flowers and currants define this on the nose before it moves to fresh mushrooms...
99 WI / 99 WCI / 98+ VM / 98+ JD / 98 JA / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97 WS / 97 WA / 97-99 WE / 18+ JR The 2015 Latour is a blend of 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot, and 0.3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet in color, it needs a...
100 RP / 19 JR One of the wines of the day was the 1950 Latour à Pomerol. 1950 was a forgotten vintage in Bordeaux until I started writing about how great some of the Pomerols were. It is one of those unusual...
95 WA / 94 WCI / 93+ VM Tasted at the Latour-à-Pomerol vertical in London. The 1982 Latour-à-Pomerol has been a great wine for many years and this might well be the best that I have ever encountered. It has...
93 WE / 92 WCI In 2000, this was still the property of Lily Lacoste, who also owned Pétrus. Latour à Pomerol was sold in 2001 to a Catholic charity. The management, then and now, is with the Moueix family who...
100 RP / 98 VM 1961 750ML LATOUR A POMEROL MISE LAFITTE #45 BAD CORK/LOW FILL Sold As Is: No Returns, All Sales FinalAlthough the 1947 Cheval Blanc is widely considered to be the "wine of the century" among collectors, the...
95 VM / 95 WI / 94 JD / 94 JS / 94 WE / 94 WCI / 92 DE Just as it was en primeur, the 2019 Le Carré is a wild, virile wine. The Cabernet Franc is again incredibly assertive, with strong savory and feral notes that...
97 JS / 94 WS / 94 FS / 93+ JD / 93 WCI / 93 VM / 92+ WA / 17 JR A refined, silky red with currant, chocolate, walnut and leaf aromas and flavors. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a polished, refined finish...
96 JS / 94+ JD / 94 WCI / 93 WI / 93-95 WE / 91-93 VM / 93 DE / 93 JA / 17+ JR Aromas of blackcurrants and blueberries. Lots of stones, too. Full-bodied and chewy with plenty of crushed cement. Chewy finish. Medium at the...
94-95 JS / 92 WA / 92 DE / 92 JD / 90-92 VM / 91 JA Lots of iodine and oyster-shell aromas, together with blackberry and black cherry, following through to a medium to full body. Polished yet slightly chewy tannins and a...
94 DE / 94 WE / 93 WI / 93 JS / 92 VM / 92 WS / 16.5 JR Clearly standing out in this line-up, an impressive, well-crafted wine with great tannic hold; a wine you would be thrilled to own. Cassis, bilberry, blackberry,...
95-97+ WI / 95-96 JS / 95 JA / 94-97 VM / 93-95 JD / 94 DE A blend of 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Merlot, Le Dome 2023 has a pH of 3.81. This vintage has the fruit from Les Asteries vineyard incorporated into it. It has a...
93-95 WE / 92-94 FS / 92-93 JS / 92 WI / 90-92 JD / 91 WCI / 90 WA / 16 JR Barrel Sample. Under the same ownership as first growth Château Haut-Brion, this estate is now beginning to reveal some fine wines...
91-92 JS / 90 DE / 90-92 VM / 90 WA Medium-bodied, round and nicely spiced with powdery tannins. Juicy ripe-cherry notes with some sweet spice. Pretty. Firm tannins in the center-palate. 82.7% merlot, 14.5% cabernet franc...
97 WCI / 95 JD / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WA / 93-96 VM / 17+ JR A deep, jewel of a color, this wine is filled with black plum liqueur, flowers, black cherry and fig aromatics. Opulent, sexy and with depth of character, like the...
98 JS / 96 JD / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 94 DE / 94 WI This is a luscious and beautiful young wine with blackberry, hazelnut, dark-chocolate and black-olive character. It’s full and layered with round, soft tannins and a...
98 JS / 96 WCI / 94-96 WA / 95 VM / 94 JD / 94 JA / 94 DE / 94 FS / 17 JR#44 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#62 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 So much black mushroom to the dark fruit, such as...
93 JS / 93 JD / 93 DE / 93 WE / 92 AG / 91 WI / 90 WS / 17 JR Fresh blackberries, blackcurrants, graphite, chocolate and spearmint on the nose. Medium to full body, with sleek and well-integrated tannins. Fruity and...
94 WE / 92 AG / 91 JS / 91 FS / 91 JD / 91 WCI / 90+ WA / 16.5 JR This second-label wine is a fine reflection of the estate. It is rich, with beautiful tannins and a creamy texture that has soft and generous...
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