94 Points It was with much anticipation that I tasted Chateau Mouton Rothschild’s Aile D’Argent 1993. This is the third vintage of the renowned Chateau’s white wine and made from young vines...
95-96 JS / 93-95+ WA / 93 DE / 91-93 VM This is full-bodied with layers of fruit. Ripe and flavorful. Lots going on with a fleshy feel. No malolactic this year. Sweet peach, honeysuckle and citrus. Contrastive. 52%...
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94 DE / 92-93 JS / 90-93 WS / 90-92 JD / 90-92 WA This wine has a lovely complexity with balance and lift and does that thing where it waits for a heartbeat, then makes you wait for a heartbeat, before releasing its stone...
94-95 JS Very lively white with wonderful pineapple, honey and lemons on the nose and palate. Great finish with such intensity. Mineral, white pepper, and tropical fruit. Complex aftertaste of spices, pie crust, and...
95 JS / 94 DE / 92 VM / 90-92 WA Really fresh and vivid with sliced grapefruit, lemon, green apple and white peach. Apricot, too. Medium to full body with phenolic texture and a long, vivid finish. 70% sauvignon, 20%...
92-93 JS / 90-92 WA Attractive pear-drop, lemon-rind and green-apple aromas and flavors. Medium-to full-bodied, fresh and creamy finish. - James Suckling The 2020 Bouscaut Blanc comes racing out of the...
93-94 JS A solid white with sliced ripe apples and limes. It’s full and layered with a solid core of fruit and bright acidity and phenolic tension holding it all together very convincingly. - James...
93-94 JS / 93 DE An excellent white Carbonnieux with sliced-lemon, lime and mineral character, as well as hints of citrus seeds. It’s medium-to full-bodied with lots of bright acidity and a flavorful finish. Minerally...
92-93 JS A full-bodied white with very pretty density and intensity. Layers of fruit with dried apple, white pineapple and a lightly chewy, creamy texture. Serious this year. 65% sauvignon blanc, 30% semillon and 5%...
94-95 JS / 90-92 VM A dense, tangy white with lots of white peach and lemon rind. Undertones of crushed stone and minerals. It’s full-bodied with a dense center palate and a flavorful finish. Extremely well done. Best...
98-99 JS / 95 DE / 93-95 WA / 91-93 VM A super white with dense mango, lemon and lime, as well as some clove and nutmeg. Full-bodied, really complete and long. Sensational. So much potential here. 66% sauvignon...
93 JS Lots of lemon, lime and peaches. Apricots. Full body, bright acidity and mineral. Stone and green apple finish. Drink now. James Suckling
92-93 JS Extremely perfumed and vivid with sliced lime, lemon and hints of grapefruit. Full-bodied, yet linear and racy. Always nicely done.- James...
93-94 JS Very perfumed with violet and blackcurrant aromas. Medium-to full-bodied with firm, lightly chewy tannins that are polished and refined. Pretty and poised. May be better than 2019 and 2018. - James...
92-93 JS / 91-92 WA / 92 DE / 89-91 VM A full-bodied white with dried-apple, pear and crushed-stone character, creamy texture and bright acidity. Riper style with tangy acidity at the end. James Suckling The 2020 de...
98 JS / 95 WA#67 James Sucklings Top 100 Wines of 2017 98 Points James Suckling: This is so solid and structured. It’s bigger and better than most 2014s! What a wine. Full body with flavors of stones,...
98 JS / 96 JD / 96 WS / 95 VM / 93-95 WA This has a complex nose of dried apple, green mango, grapefruit zest, dried honeysuckle and crushed almonds. It’s full-bodied with bright acidity and a dense, phenolic texture...
96-97 JS / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 95 DE A dense, creamy DC white with lots of rich cooked-apple, mineral, cream and praline character. It’s full and very layered with chewy intensity and a long, bitter-lemon and almost...
92 JS Lots of sliced cooked apples, lemons and minerals with hints of flowers. It’s medium-bodied with lovely fruit and a creamy finish. Bright and vivid. Always delicious. Chardonnay, viognier, gros manseng...
91-92 JS Lime, sliced-apple and stone aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied. Attractive fruit and freshness at the end.- James...
91 DE Citrus and white pear fruits are the major character to the wine, all wrapped up in a tight spine of mouthwatering minerality. Great stuff. Around half of the planting Sauvignon Blanc is from Sancerre genetics. 20%...
100 JS / 98+ WA / 95 VM / 95 WS A white of incredible energy and depth of fruit with a grapefruit, stone and peach character. Some hints of minerals and tropical fruit too. It's full and agile with a great backbone of...
98 RP / 96 WS / 97-98 JS Easily the top wine of Pessac-L'ognan, the 2012 from Haut-Brion has extraordinary flesh and intensity, with an unctuousness and thickness that is almost hard to believe for a dry white wine. The high...
100 JS / 97-100 JD / 96-98+ WA / 97 VM / 97 DE This is crazy quality. The depth and intensity is really something. It is so compact and powerful with such intensity and density. Energy. So structured. Full-bodied. Layered...
97-98 JS / 95-97+ WA / 96 DE / 94-96 VM Very perfumed with floral, citrus and stone aromas, as well as hints of grapefruit. It’s full-bodied and seamless in texture. Extremely long and fine-grained. 72% sauvignon and...
This wine comes from a 160-acre vineyard just east of Bordeaux city. Half-and-half Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc, it has a mineral edge as well as tightfruits. The herbal flavors, bright acidity and crisp aftertaste...
Located on one of the appellation's finest gravel outcrops, Château La Garde was one of the first vineyard estates to make a conscious commitment to preserve and protect the natural environment and adopt integrated...
94-95 JS / 93 DE / 90-92 WA A bright, fruity white with sliced apple, green mango and lemon. Crushed stone, too. Medium to full body and a creamy texture. Flavorful finish. Pristine white. - James Suckling Bright Sauvignon...
96 RP / 98-99 JS A staggeringly rich blend of 81% Semillon and the rest Sauvignon Blanc, this full-throttle, impressively endowed wine has good acidity, with hints of candle wax, mandarin orange marmalade, caramelized...
97-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 98 VM / 94-96+ WA / 96 DE The 2019 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc is a more Semillon-dominated release (compared to the Haut-Brion Blanc) and checks in as 70% Semillon and 30% Sauvignon...
98-99 JS / 95-97 WA / 94-96 VM / 95 DE A vivid, really bright La Mission, showing strength and finesse at the same time. Honeysuckle, lime, lemon and other citrus fruit with stone and mineral undertones. 55% sauvignon and...
89 WS This has a flattering edge, with a light shortbread frame around a mix of yellow apple, mirabelle plum and salted butter flavors. The open-knit finish has a ginger hint. Drink now through 2018. 1,475 cases made. -...
92-93 JS / 89-91 VM Aromas of lemon rind and tarragon with some crushed-stone undertones. Full-bodied with plenty of fruit and a dense, textured mid-palate. Very serious. - James Suckling The 2020 La Tour Carnet Blanc has...
91 WA / 90 RP / 89-91 WS Tasted blind at the 2005 Southwold tasting, the 2005 Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc has a lovely resinous, lightly honeyed bouquet with hints of toffee apple and nutmeg with just a touch of...
92-93 JS A dense, waxy white with sliced apple, lemon rind and some honey character. It’s full-bodied and layered. All old-style, but shows depth and ripeness.- James...
93-95 VM / 92-93 JS / 93 DE / 91-93 WA The 2020 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a more reserved bouquet compared to its peers, but still quite compelling, with crushed rock infusing the dried yellow flowers, white peach...
94 RP / 93 VM / 17.5 JR This tightly knit, medium-bodied wine exhibits an intense, sweet nose of toast, minerals, honey and spices. There is ripe fruit and intensity on the palate, but the overall impression is one of a...
91 JS Attractive density and richness for this appellation with lemon-skin and sliced-apple character. Medium body. Clean finish. - James...
93-94 JS / 91-93 WA / 90 DE A beautiful white with dried mango, lime and ripe-apple character. Hints of ash and stone, too. It’s full-bodied and layered with lots of fruit and intensity. - James Suckling The 2020 Le...
97 JS / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 18 JR The refined, yellow grapefruit nose and the elegant first impression on the palate hardly prepare you for the tidal wave of flavor and freshness that then hits you. Yet, the wine remains so...
93-94 JS / 93 DE / 91-93 WA / 90-92 JD This is a tight, more tannic Petit with a medium to full body and linear, racy phenolics. Blackberries, blueberries and some pine needles and stones. 60% cabernet sauvignon and...
92-93 JS / 91-93 WA / 92 DE / 90-92 VM A dense, layered white with cooked-apple, honey and lemon aromas and flavors. Layered and flavorful with a zingy, mineral finish. 80% sauvignon with 20% semillon. - James...
95 DE This has tons of flesh and depth through the mid palate. There is real substance here, translating into muscles rather than weight, and minerality in its slate texture. One barrel of Sémillon, and 100% Sancerre...
91-93 VM / 90 DE The 2020 Lespault-Martillac Blanc is bright and airy, with lovely inner sweetness that gives it so much sheer appeal. Light tropical accents complement the lemon confit, marzipan, sage and sweet spice...
95-96 JS / 92-94 VM / 93 DE / 91-93 WA Lots of dried-apple and lime aromas and flavors with some green melon. It’s full-bodied and creamy with a nice combination of fruit and intensity. Phenolic and structured. -...
94-95 JS / 92 DE Beautiful, exotic aromas of green mangos and pineapples. Pears, too. It’s full and creamy with a gorgeous texture and a vivid finish. Harvested very early with fantastic results. Sauvignon blanc and...
89-90 JS Cooked green apple with lemon undertones and a tarragon highlight. Medium body, good fruit and a creamy-textured finish. - James...
93-94 JS / 93 DE A solid center palate of green apples and lemons with some stones. Full-bodied and layered with beautiful fruit and length. Tangy at the end. - James Suckling Good quality, with lilting...
94-95 JS / 93 DE / 90-92 VM This is a really pretty second wine, showing a very contrastive palate of dried lemons and mangos with zingy acidity. Full-bodied and layered with a vivid finish. 3.15 ph, so lively, with...
97-98 JS / 94-96 WA / 94 DE / 92-94 VM Lots of white peach and red apple with crushed-stone and pine-needle undertones. Full-bodied, yet compact and linear with beautiful toffee, light caramel, praline and nougat character...
100 DE / 97-98 JS / 94-97 VM / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 17.5 JR There is flesh here but it is so precise and well held together that it takes a minute to realise how much weight is in the palate. Tons of creamy white...
94-96+ WA / 95-96 JS / 96 DE / 93-95 VM A special label for 2020 celebrates the 30th harvest of the Cathiard family at the head the estate. The 2020 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5%...
92 DE This is an confident and attractive Caillou Blanc, showing soft apricot and white pear flesh through the mid palate. Not hugely varietal, it is more about the texture of the wine, with bitter almonds on the finish...
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