93 DE / 88-90 WA This is good stuff and extremely enjoyable. It's a rich sunflower yellow in colour with aromatics that are succulent from the off. It has a silky texture with lovely lime blossom and citrus curd notes...
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...
90-91 JS A pretty second wine of Rieussec with creamy, cooked pear and apple character. Some soufflé character, too. Medium body, medium sweet and a fresh finish...
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...
92 DE / 91-92 JS / 89-92 WS This is an impressive Sauternes from the Bernard Magrez stable. It has a sunny golden colour and focusses on texture and flavours more than aromatics. The flavours are rich and nuanced, with...
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 WA / 96 JS / 95 WS Pale to medium gold colored, the 2009 Coutet leaps from the glass with warm apple pie, dried mango, fresh straw, lemongrass, ginger and crème caramel notes. The rich, concentrated, unctuous...
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...
97 WE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 94 DE / 18 JR #3 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 #17 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2018 Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow fruit...
96 DE / 95 JS / 95 WA / 93 WS / 17+ JR Oh that's lovely. Ginger and sumac spice, and a gorgeous richness with the perfect balance of minerality. Rich but pure botrytis character and gently curling smoky notes leap out of...
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,...
94 DE/91-92 JS There is clear quality here, with good persistency and some lovely minerality, if relatively little acidity. It has a strong golden colour, suggesting concentration, followed by luscious fruit flavours...
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 / 99 WA 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...
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...
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 / 95 JD 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...
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 / 99 JS / 98 WS / 98 VM / 19 JR #1 Wine Advocate Best New Releases from Bordeaux (Sweets) 2018 Following a very long harvest stretching nearly two months, the 2015 Château d'Yquem came in at 13.9%...
99 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 97 DE / 18.5+ JR The 2016 Chateau D’Yquem is pure magic and dessert wines don’t get much better. Offering a pale gold color as well as a blockbuster bouquet of honeyed tangerines, tart...
98-99 JS / 97-99 / 96 DE / 95-97 VM / 18.5 JR The tannins and phenolic tension are very impressive to this. Dried-lemon undertones and burning botrytis. Full-to medium-bodied, linear and racy. Beautiful fruit and intensity...
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...
92-94 WA / 89-90 JS Pale lemon-gold, the 2018 de Malle is a little closed at this nascent stage, giving way to baked lemons, orange marmalade and lime cordial scents plus wafts of marzipan, candied ginger and lemongrass...
97 DE / 93-94 JS / 89-92 WS Poised and focussed, this gentle golden wine is easily one of the most successful of the vintage here. It has the beautiful pull between sweetness and acidity that not everyone has achieved in...
This collection offers your first and only opportunity to secure the 98-99 Point Yquem en primeurÂť, as well as one of the few places in the USA to acquire the 97-98 Point Petrus! The bottles in the Duclot Bordeaux...
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 /...
97 VM / 96 WS / 96 JS / 18 JR Wine #5 on Wine Spectator's Top 100 of 2012 The 2009 Guiraud is one of the gems of Sauternes this vintage, one of the finest offerings in recent years. It has a wonderful, beautifully...
92 DE / 90-91 JS This is enjoyable, with a concentrated golden colour and a clear spicy edge, full of white pepper and touches of dried herbs. The silky texture and rich fruit flavours dominate, giving a...
95 VM / 95 WS / 95 JS The 2013 Lafaurie-Peyraguey disproves the claim that this derided vintage produced no great wines. It was picked from September 26 to October 25 through four tries, cropped at 11.6hl/ha, and...
96-97 JS / 95 DE / 89-92 WS You can really see the wild botrytis character in this wine with lots of spice and dried-mushroom character. Full-bodied and intensely sweet palate, yet there’s bright acidity and...
92-93 JS / 91-93 WA Shows some pretty spiciness and density here with a medium to full body, solid sweetness and dried mushroom and spice on the finish. The 2018 Lamothe-Guignard has a pale to medium lemon-gold color and...
91-93 WA The 2018 de Myrat is pale lemon-gold colored with quite an earthy nose of fungi, chalk dust and tree bark scents with a core of musk melons and baked pears plus a waft of ginger beer. The palate has a beautiful...
89-90 JS Pleasant density with lots of honey and hints of almonds and spices. Full body. Very sweet finish.
92 WS / 91 RP / 91 WA / 91 VM Very concentrated, with a dark gold color and dried pineapple, mango, honey, caramel and butterscotch. Full-bodied, with a long finish. Very, very thick and sweet. A bit monolithic on the...
92 WA / 91 WS Tasted blind at Southwold 06 Bordeaux tasting. It is adorned with a straightforward, no frills Sauternes nose, good definition, barley sugar, lemon curd and honey, gaining in intensity in the glass. The palate...
92 DE Here the focus is on the palate's texture and flavours rather than the aromatics on the nose, meaning you're only getting half the picture. It's an extremely concentrated dark gold colour with lots of enjoyable,...
94 WA / 93 WS / 93 WE Tasted blind at Southwold ’06 Bordeaux tasting. The Rieussec ’06 is adorned with a lighter, more fragrant, floral bouquet that does not quite have the freshness and delineation of the best...
19 JR / 93 WA / 93-96 WS / 90-93 VM Sweet, vaguely sticky nose. Certainly impressive for the sugar level! And there’s an attractive savoury undertow that stops it being sickly. Lots there. Reverberates. Long. Very...
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96 WA / 95-96 JS / 92-94 IWC The 2010 Rieussec was missing a little intellect when I tasted it from barrel. Now in bottle it has become a contender for the finest Sauternes of the vintage. It is blessed with a pure and...
98 JS / 94-96 WA / 95 WS / 91-94 VM This is really mind-blowing with super concentration of botrytis showing dried mushrooms, dried apricots, and lemon. Lemon curd and sorbet. Full-bodied, medium sweet, dense and layered...
95 DE / 95 JS / 94 VM / 94 WE / 17 JR / 95-97 WA Refined nose of nectarine, peach, crystallised ginger and sweet spices. Layered, intense and suave, with long-lasting flavours of ginger, sweet spices and tropical fruits...
97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 DE / 93 VM / 93 WS So much botrytis on the nose with spice, dried mushrooms and nutmeg. Dried lemons and mangoes. Full-bodied and medium sweet with density and, at the same time, lightness. I like that...
97-98 JS / 96-98 WA / 95-97 JD / 94 DE / 92-94 VM This is very focused and an intense with so much spice and dried lemon character with cloves and dry mushroom too. Full body and very sweet yet finishes dry and spice...
96 DE / 92-93 JS This is lovely, a success in the vintage and one of the best on display, offering a silky texture and clear emphasis on precision and grip, with high notes of lime and citrus on the nose. It has mango and...
97 JS / 94 WA / 17.5 JR What a wine for the vintage, with spices and furniture wax undertones, then dried citrus fruit. Great intensity in this, powerful stuff. Perhaps the best 2005. - James Suckling Tasted single blind...
97 VM / 95 JS / 95+ WA / 93 WS The 2016 Suduiraut is fabulous. Crème brČ—lée, passion fruit, tangerine peel and exotic floral notes all race out of the glass. I marvel at how Suduiraut can deliver so much...
97-98 JS / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 94 DE / 91-94 WS This has lots of concentration and mushroom and spice character. Plenty of botrytis. Dense and flavorful finish. Big wine for the vintage. Five hectoliters a hectare...
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