This special collection includes 1 bottle each of: 2016 Lafaurie-Peyraguey - 98-99 JS2016 Sigalas Rabaud - 95 DE2016 Rayne Vigneau - 93-95 WA2016 La Tour Blanche - 94-96 WA2016 Rabaud-Promis - 91-93 WA2016...
92-93 JS / 89-91 WA A dense and sweet white lots of spice and mushroom character. Medium to full body and a sweet finish. - James Suckling The 2017 D'Arche gives up fresh apple juice, lemon curd and pink grapefruit...
92-93 JS / 89-91 WA A dense and sweet white lots of spice and mushroom character. Medium to full body and a sweet finish. - James Suckling The 2017 D'Arche gives up fresh apple juice, lemon curd and pink grapefruit notions...
92-93 JS / 89 - 91 WA A dense and sweet white lots of spice and mushroom character. Medium to full body and a sweet finish. - James Suckling he 2017 D'Arche gives up fresh apple juice, lemon curd and pink grapefruit...
92 JS This is so delicious and fruity with loads of intense dried pineapple and apples. Full body, lightly sweet. It shows bright acidity and a wonderful finish. Hints of cream and vanilla. Drink or hold. - James...
16 JR Barley sugar and cedary/oaky aromas. Richly viscous and full of caramelised orange flavours as well as a sour freshness. This is not chilled so it is not really flattered but it is very sweet and intense and...
88-91 WS The 87/10/3 Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle blend is plump and open-knit with green plum, nectarine and coconut notes with a round, easy feel through the plantain-tinged finish. - James Molesworth, Wine...
93 AG / 92 WANM / 91 WA / 90 WS / 92-93 JS A wine of joy and pure pleasure, the 2015 Carmes de Rieussec is absolutely delicious. Rieussec's second wine is bright and lifted, yet shows plenty of depth in its...
92-93 JS / 90-92 JD / 90-92 WA / 89-91 VM This is very spicy and full of botrytis with a medium to full body, apple, pear and hints of lemon. Medium sweet and has an effect of being dry at the finish. - James...
96 RP The 1988 reveals layer upon layer of honeyed pineapple-and orange-scented and -flavored fruit, vibrant acidity, high levels of botrytis, and a fabulously long, yet well-focused finish. It is a great wine. Robert...
97 WA / 96 VM Tasted at Chateau Climens. This has a slightly deeper hue than the 1990. The nose is even more defined than the 1990 with quince, barley sugar, dried apricot and a touch of Clementine. The palate is...
96 JS Loads of honey, maple syrup, dried apricot and spice. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a refined, spicy character. Pretty wine. Masses of botrytis. This is refined and long, a racy wine compared with the power and...
19 JR / 93 WA / 92 WS Slightly darker than the Suduiraut but not as dark as the Lamothe-Guignard. Intense, perfectly baked pears (with a little nutmeg) and apricots and quince. Pear marmalade with the merest hint of orange...
97 WA / 96 DE / 95 WS / 94+ VM Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Chteau Climens just soars from the glass with layers of clear honey, marmalade, nectarine and minerals all beautifully carved...
96 WA / 94 WS / 18 JR Tasted at Chateau Climens. A slightly lighter colour than the 2007. The nose has a tightly-coiled bouquet of tinned apricot and orange-blossom, with a hint of tangerine in the background. The palate...
99+ WA Tasted twice at UGC tastings, it was actually under blind conditions that the Climens 2007 re-confirmed its status as the best Sauternes of the vintage. It retains an ethereal bouquet of honey, white peach, apricot...
97 WS / 95 WA There's loads here, with apricot, nectarine and clementine flavors stitched with a racy orange zest note to give energy, while tropical papaya and mango flavors add a sublimely creamy edge. The finish sails on...
92 WA / 90+ VM / 90 WS / 16.5 JR Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very floral, exuberant bouquet with white peach and grapefruit soaring from the glass. It is very pure and vivacious. The palate is...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 WS A triumph for the vintage with spices, dried mushroom, dried pineapple, peaches, and honey. Full and sweet with bright acidity and a long, intense finish. Powerful wine. This could be the best Coutet...
95 WA / 94 JS The 2010 Coutet, a blend of 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, is pale lemon-gold in color with a nose that explodes with decadent pineapple, mango and lemon meringue pie notes with...
96 WS / 95 VM / 94 DE / 93 AG / 18 JR #3 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 This shows the vivid, racy side of Barsac, with streaming flavors of pineapple, yellow apple, green plum and white ginger, displaying...
96 JD / 95 WS / 95 WA / 94 JS / 94 DE / 18 JR / 90-93 AG / 95-97 GV A heavenly dessert wine, the 2015 Château Coutet boasts a huge nose of caramelized citrus, crème brûlée, tangerine, and...
94-95 JS / 92-95 WS / 89-92 AGOily and dense with lots of sliced-cooked-pineapple, honey and light spice character. Full body and a long and spicy finish. Lasts a long time on the palate. - James SucklingPlump,...
95-97 WA / 93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 92-95 WS The 2017 Coutet has lovely notions of spice cake, fresh ginger and honeysuckle over a core of lemon curd, beeswax and preserved peaches. Rich, spicy and quite decadent in the mouth,...
96 WA / 94 WS Served from an ex-chateau bottle. The 1937 Chateau dYquem was made in a year when there was a severe drought in Sauternes, though the crop was harvested between September 21 and November 3, the heart of the...
94 WS From a very good vintage in Sauternes comes this exotic Yquem, packed with amazing orange marmalade and dried apricot flavors.--Yquem vertical. Drink now through 2020.
97 WS / 19.5 JR Classic, exciting Yquem. Silky, creamy and round, yet armed with plenty of intense botrytized flavors--dried apricot, raisin, dried fig. Full-bodied, with caramel and butterscotch complexity, it ends on a...
97 WS Classic, exciting Yquem. Silky, creamy and round, yet armed with plenty of intense botrytized flavors--dried apricot, raisin, dried fig. Full-bodied, with caramel and butterscotch complexity, it ends on a very intense...
100 WS / 96 RP From one of the 20th century's celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype--unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its total everything. Powerful, yet it seems weightless on...
100 RP / 20 JR / 98 WA Another perfect yquem, the 1975 (100 points). Evolving at a snail's pace, this Yquem has always reminded me of some of the legends of the 20th century, the 1937 and 1921 for example. The...
96 RP / 96 WA / 96 WS / 18.5 JR The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied,...
99 RP / 98 WA The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses full body, layers of highly...
98 WA / 97 RP / 97 WS / 97 VM / 19 JR Tasted at the “First Growth” lunch in London. One of the outstanding Yquem’s of the modern age, this ’89 rarely disappoints. It has a limpid amber/golden colour...
99 RP An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine's medium gold color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of...
95 WA “Served from an ex-chateau bottle. The 1995 Chateau d’Yquem is moving into its secondary aroma phase. A deep golden color, it has a dense and almost Barsac-like bouquet with tangerine, apricot, acacia and...
96 RP The 1997\'s light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of caramel, honeysuckle, peach, apricot, and smoky wood. Full-bodied and unctuously-textured, with good underlying acidity as well as loads of sweetness...
96 RP / 96 WS A sensational Yquem, 1997 may be this estates finest effort since 1990 (although I would not discount the 1996 turning out to be nearly as good). The 1997s light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of...
95 RP / 95 ST The 1998 Yquem is a great success. Made in an elegant style, it is not a blockbuster such as 1990, 1989, and 1988. It is well-delineated, with wonderfully sweet aromas of creme brulee, pineapples, apricots,...
92 WS / 90 WA Forward and flattering, with unctuous marmalade, blood orange, apricot chutney and ginger notes. Juicy and engaging, but without the finely beaded acidity to stretch out fully.Non-blind Yquem vertical (July...
100 RP / 100 WS / 100 JS There are 10,000 cases of this perfect sweet white Bordeaux. The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed...
98 WA / 96 WS Tasted single blind against its peers. Under blind conditions, the Yquem 2007 shines like a diamond. Nevertheless, it is initially rather taciturn on the nose, eventually opening up beautifully with touches of...
99 WS / 97 RP / 98 JS A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm piecrust accents blossom through the lush finish. Just when you think thats...
98 WS / 98 JS / 95-97 WA / 94-96 AG Lightly toasted marshmallow and macadamia nut aromas lead the way, followed by incredibly juicy mirabelle plum, green fig, and glazed pear and peach flavors. As big as this is, there are...
98 WS / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 95 AG 98 Points Wine Spectator: A stunner, sporting tropical mango and papaya notes that glide along beautifully, while heather honey, pineapple chutney and toasted coconut flavors fill in...
100 WA / 98 WS / 98 AG / 95 DE / 19 JR / 99-100 JS Following a very long harvest stretching nearly two months, the 2015 Château d'Yquem came in at 13.9% alcohol and 144 grams per liter of residual sugar, sporting...
98-99 JS / 97 DE / 95-97 WA / 94-97 AG / 18.5 JR What a sexy and moreish wine that makes you want to drink the whole bottle. Flavors and aromas of cooked apples, grilled pineapple, pie crust, apricots, dried mushrooms and...
98 WS Shows fantastic range, featuring creamed Jonagold apple, papaya, toasted coconut, brioche and pineapple notes, laced with macadamia nut and heather honey details. The long, sweetened butter-filled finish shows citrus...
98 WS / 95 VM / 95 DE / 17.5 JR This starts off with an enveloping note of toasted coconut, giving way slowly to creamed peach, mango and papaya flavors. Long bitter orange and almond threads provide needed tension while...
96-99 WS / 96-98 WA A stunner, with seamlessly layered pineapple, pear, mango, papaya, quince and persimmon flavors, framed by a hint of toasted macadamia nut and carrying through a lush yet well-defined finish. Showing...
92-94 WA / 92-94 VM / 91-92 JS / 90 DE The 2017 de Malle gives up lovely lemon mint and orange peel notes with wafts of musk perfume and lime leaves. Lively, pure, layered and refreshing in the mouth, it has bags...
96 JD / 94 WS / 18.5 JR / 95-97 WA / 95-96 JS / 92-95 AG / 94-96 GV Another blockbuster Barsac is the 2015 Château Doisy Daëne from proprietor Denis Dubourdieu. This huge, opulent, awesome wine gives up layers of...
94 DE / 93-97 JD / 92-95 WS / 92-94 WA / 92-93 JS As with its next door neighbour, this benefits from limestone soils in what is a late-onset botrytis vintage for the sweet wines of Bordeaux. It means it has some...
95 WS / 94 WA / 93 JS Pure, with piercing persimmon, pineapple, white peach and quince flavors. Gorgeous floral notes of honeysuckle and orange blossom form the backdrop, while a heather accent caresses the finish...
93-94 JS / 92-95 WS / 92-90 WA Due to frosts, the 2017 vintage will only be bottled in 375ml. This is very oily and rich with loads of dried mangoes, sliced apples and peaches. Full-bodied, very sweet and honey-like. -...
This collection offers your first and only opportunity to secure the 98-99 Point Yquem en primeur, as well as one of the few places in the USA to acquire the 97-98 Point Petrus! The bottles in the Duclot Bordeaux...
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