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,...
100 WE / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 VM / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 96 WS #23 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#71 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon,...
98 JA / 97+ JD / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 WS / 96 VM #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 One of the standouts of the vintage, with blackcurrant fruits that are layered through with bitter black chocolate,...
93-95+ JD / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WA / 91-94 VM / 93 DE The 2018 Chapelle D'Ausone is another second wine that can easily compete with most estates’ top wines. Coming from a blend of 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Franc and 10%...
100 JD / 98 JA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 95-98 WS / 17.5 JR#14 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#30 Decanter Wines of the Year 2022 Save $10/bottle on Carmes Haut Brion 2018 with every bottle of C Des Carmes...
94 JD / 94 WE / 92 WI / 92 JS / 92 DE#69 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Capbern checks in as a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes 37% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, all of which was...
94 JD / 94 WS / 93 DE / 92 VM / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA The flagship 2018 Château Haut-Batailley checks in 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot that was brought up in 60% new French oak. It's another...
99+ WA / 99 JS / 99 JD / 99 WI / 99 WE / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 18.5 JR #27 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Vieux Château Certan is composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, weighing...
98 JS / 98 JD / 97+ VM / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 DE This is really rich and intense with beautiful blackberry, violet and blueberry aromas that follow through to a full-bodied palate with extremely polished...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 WI / 96 JD / 96 WA / 96 WE / 95 DE / 95 JA / 18 JR This is a very linear red and layered at the same time, showing blackberry, blueberry, black-truffle, bark and stone character. Chalk and...
96 JS / 95 WS / 94 DE / 94 WE / 93+ JD / 93 VM To celebrate the 100th year of acquisition by the Cordier family, the 2018 Chateau Talbot will be packaged in special silkscreened bottles for the 750ml, and...
99 JD / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 WS #20 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#42 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte is based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot,...
95 WE / 94 JS / 93 DE / 93 WS / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 JA #1 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 2021 From an estate in the southern part of Margaux, this wine has just the right mix of rich tannins and taut black-currant flavors to...
99 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 97+ VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #9 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#17 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#38 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Reminding me of the 2016,...
97 JS / 96 JD / 94+ WA / 94 DE #14 out of 48 in the Saint Emilion Oswald's Blind Tasting, London 2022 featuring 2011-2018 Angelus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Figeac, Pavie, Quintus A wine with wonderful clarity of fruit...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JS / 98 WS / 97 VM #29 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 One of the wines of the vintage is the 2018 Château Pavie, and Gérard Perse continues to...
99 JD / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 96 VM / 95 DE Coming from 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc brought up in 60% new French oak, the 2018 Château Pape Clement from Bernard Magrez...
100 JS / 100 DE / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS / 97+ JD#10 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#36 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have...
97 JS / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s full-bodied...
98 JS / 97+ JD / 97 DE / 96 VM / 97-99 WA #73 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 So attractive on the nose with blackberry, black olive and a hint of brown sugar. It’s full-bodied with layers of...
94 WE / 93 DE / 92 JD / 91 WS / 93-94 JS The estate is under the same ownership as Château Lynch-Bages in Pauillac. Rich and smoky, this sophisticated, rich wine has some serious tannins as well as black fruits. The...
100 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 WA / 18 JR#1 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021#99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than...
100 JD / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 WA #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% Cabernet Franc that comes from a...
100 JD / 99 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #75 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Although it emerges from a similar terroir and the same winemaking team, the 2018 Château La Mission...
98 VM / 98 WA / 97+ JD / 97 JS / 97 DE The 2018 La Conseillante is a regal and utterly exquisite Pomerol from the very first taste. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team turned out a jewel of a...
94 JD / 93 WA / 93 VM / 93 DE / 92 WS / 93-95 WE / 93-94 JS The 2018 Château Labegorce is a perfumed, already complex Margaux based on 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot...
100 WA / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 WS / 97 VM #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 Franc. Deep garnet-purple in...
99 JS / 99 JD / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96 WA / 96 WE #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#53 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Complex and expressive nose, offering...
97 JD / 95 JS / 94 DE / 94 WS / 94 WE / 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 well as a stunning...
96 VM / 95 WS / 95 DE / 94 JS / 94 JD / 93 WA 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 compelling aromatic profile laced...
94 JD / 93 JA / 92 VM / 93-94 JS / 90-92+ WA / 16.5 JR The 2018 Echo De Lynch-Bages checks in as a mix of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc that was brought up all in once-used...
100 DE / 100 WE / 100 JD / 99 JS / 98 WA / 97 JA / 97 VM / 96-99 WS #6 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#14 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#45 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 One of...
98+ WA / 98+ JD / 98 JS / 98 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #62 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1%...
99 JD / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 96 JS / 95 VM Including slightly more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, the 2018 Château Clinet is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon that was brought up in 75% new French oak. One of...
96 DE / 95 JS / 94+ WA / 93 WS / 93 JD / 93 VM The progression of this property continues to be evident in the glass with a beautiful classicism, full of life and layers comprising dark spice and touches of black...
97 JS / 94 WS / 93+ JD / 93 VM / 92+ WA 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. Very sleek and creamy. It...
100 DE / 99 JS / 98+ VM / 98+ WA / 98 JD / 98 WE / 97 WS#31 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A great Cheval Blanc that stands up to the potential that I found during en primeur...
93 JS / 16.5 JR Plum, ripe-blackberry, tar, chocolate and walnut aromas. It’s medium-to full-bodied with sleek, round tannins and a creamy texture. Delicious. Nicely done for the vintage. Rich and layered. 100% merlot...
91 JS / 16 JR This is fine-tannined with pretty currant, light chocolate and walnut character. Medium-to full-bodied with a chewy finish. Drink in 2022. - James Suckling Black core with purple rim. Dark, savoury...
94 WE / 93 JS / 92 DE / 92 FS / 16 JR A well-constructed wine that is ripe with black fruits and integrated tannins, this is in a good place for aging. Black-currant fruitiness is balanced by a dry, smoky core that holds...
98 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97+ WA / 95 WS#18 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Blackberries and tar with wet-earth and dark-bark aromas. Dark-chocolate and brownie...
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...
100 JA / 99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 97 WA / 97 WI #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...
96+ JD / 96 VM / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 WS #33 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 This estate makes an incredibly classic, elegant Saint-Emilion. The 2018 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot is based...
98-99 JS / 97-99 JD / 97-99 WA / 98 DE / 93-96 VM The length and texture to this wine is so very impressive. It’s not so much the sheer power that is impressive here, rather the form, tension and exquisite form that...
97-100 JD / 96-98+ WA / 97-98 JS / 95-98 VM / 97 DE The 2018 Château La Conseillante checks in as a blend of 83% Merlot and 17% Cabernet Franc brought up in 70% new French oak, with a small amount...
100 JD / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 98 WI / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 96-98 WE / 95-98 WS / 17.5 JR#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The bottles for the 2018 vintage feature a red phoenix above...
100 JS / 100 DE / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS / 97+ JD #10 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#36 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have...
97 WS / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 DE / 94 VM / 94+ WA #12 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#94 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Cassis, crushed plum and steeped blackberry fruit is all packed into...
97-98 JS / 96-98 WA / 95-97 JD / 94-97 WS / 94-97 VM / 95 DE This is very structured and powerful with bright and electric acidity and fine-grained yet muscular tannins. Full-bodied yet compact and focused. Greatly formed...
97 JS / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s...
100 DE / 100 VM / 100 AG / 99+ JD / 99 WE / 98 WS / 98 JS / 98 WA #61 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#78 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Beautifully rich even...
100 WA / 100 WE / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97 WS#34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#53 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021 Lafite celebrates their 150th...
100 WE / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 VM / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 96 WS #23 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021 With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon, this wine has density and immense structure balanced by...
98 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97+ WA / 95 WS#18 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Blackberries and tar with wet-earth and dark-bark aromas. Dark-chocolate and...
98+ JD / 98 WS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 97 JS#2 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021 The 2018 Château Pichon-Longueville Comtesse De Lalande is a monster of a wine with an almost Château Latour-like...
99 JS / 99 RP / 96 VM I drank this last year with some wine collector friends you guessed it: in Hong Kong! It’s a very special bottle I’ve been lucky enough to have tried on a number of occasions, and it...
100 JD / 99 JS / 99 WCI / 98 WI / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 96-98 WE / 95-98 WS / 17.5 JR#28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The bottles for the 2018 vintage feature a red phoenix above the...
1 Bottle Each of the following wines: Ausone (99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 97-100 VM / 96-99 JD / 98 DE) Cheval Blanc (98-100 DE / 97-100 VM / 97-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA) Haut-Brion (98-99 JS / 97-99 JD /...
98+ JD / 96 JS / 95+ WA I always love this cuvée, which today is made by Jerome Aguirre with consulting advice from Michel Rolland. The 2018 Enclos Tourmaline is 100% Merlot from a tiny parcel in Pomerol and was...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 WI / 97 WE / 96 JS / 18+ JR Pure perfection in a glass, the incredible 2009 Troplong Mondot offers off the chart notes of blackcurrants, licorice, truffles and saddle leather that just soar from the...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 JS / 97 DE Unquestionably one of the top 2-3 wines of the vintage, the 2016 Château Montrose is a monument in the making. Checking in as a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25%...
100 WI / 100 JD / 100 JA / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 JS / 97 DE A blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Montrose is deep garnet-purple in color. It comes tearing out of the glass...
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100 JS / 100 WA / 100 JD / 99 VM / 99 DE / 98 WI / 97 WS The nose on this seems more concentrated than the 2000, and the purity of fruit is stunning, with blueberries, raspberries, fresh flowers, and hints of licorice. This...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 DE / 100 WE / 99 JD / 98 VM / 19 JR #53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 When I asked winemaker Olivier Berrouet about his greatest challenges in 2015, he replied, “Our biggest challenge...
93 JS / 90 WS / 90 JD Attractive red berries and light licorice notes with a lick of iodine lead to a palate that has plenty of red-fruit and -licorice flavors. Smoothly groomed tannins and a fresh cherry-pip finish. Try...
90 WA The 1981 exhibits a more youthful purple hue to its dark plum color than any vintage back to 1970. Somewhat narrowly constructed for a La Mission-Haut-Brion, it reveals plenty of incense, blueberry, black...
99 WA Tasted at the Bipin Desai VCC vertical in Los Angeles. Apparently this was undrinkable for the first fifteen years of its life but now it flirts with perfection. It has an unbelievably deep, almost opaque garnet...
92-94 WE / 16 JR 92—94 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. -...
95 JS / 94+ JD / 93 VM / 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. Harmonious. Love...
94 VM / 93 JS / 93+ JD / 92 DE / 92 WS 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 Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness. For...
98 WI / 98 VM / 98 WS / 98 JS / 98 JD / 18 JR #27 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020#40 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020#89 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2020 "Gothic wine" was the...
98+ VM / 97 JA / 96 WI / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95 JD / 17+ JR #4 Jane Anson Top 10 Right Bank Wines of 2023#61 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020#88 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of...
96 WI / 96 WE / 96 JS / 95 VM / 95 DE / 16+ #66 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020 #91 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 A blend of 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4%...
97 WA / 95 JA / 95 JS / 95 VM / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 WE#1 Jane Anson Top 50 Wines of 2023#42 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020 Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Pavie Macquin comes charging out of the...
96 JS / 96 VM / 95 WI / 95 WS / 94+ WA / 94 WE / 93 JD / 93 DE / 17 JR #84 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Beautiful spice, tobacco, wet earth and blackcurrants with some raspberries. Aromatic...
98 JS / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 96+ VM / 95+ JD / 95 WS Wine Advocate Top 100 of 2020#35 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 Very perfumed and subtle with dried flowers and citrus, as well...
94 JS / 93+ VM / 93 WA / 93 DE / 93 WS / 16.5 JR Aromas of blueberries and stone with some dried-flower notes. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, silky tannins and a medium finish. Linear and refined with a very fine...
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...