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96 WA / 95 WS The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Auslese (Gold Capsule) is clear, fine and subtle yet concentrated, with vegetal and ripe fruit aromas. Rich, round and piquant, this is an intense and densely woven Auslese (AP 14...
94 WA / 93 WS / 16.5 JR The 2016 Wehlener Sonnenuhr Spätlese (AP 23 17) is still discreet, floral and finely mineral rather than fruity on the nose compared to the other 2016 Spätlesen. Lush, piquant and juicy on...
95 WA / 95 WI / 95 VM / 93 WCI / 18 JR 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,...
94 JS / 94 WS / 93 RP / 19 JR This is an extremely full-bodied, powerful wine, but it still retains a classy balance. Deep ruby, with chocolate and berry aromas, full-bodied, with anise and dried cherry flavors, full, hard...
97 VM / 97 WI / 95-97 WE / 95 JS / 95 JD / 94 WA / 18 JR 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...
98 WA One more single-harvest, old sweet wine, the 1955 Don PX Convento Selección was bottled in September 2014 and it had been aged slowly in very old American oak barrels and getting thick and concentrated through...
91 JS / 16.5 JR Surprisingly delicate and fruity at this stage. Ready to drink with a lightly sweet fruit, raspberry, and dark berry character and a bright acidity. - James Suckling Tasted blind. Pale-mid tawny. A brawny...
99 RP / 99 WE / 98 WA / 98 WS / 18.5 JR 1970 Taylor is a sensational vintage port that is just hitting its peak of perfection. - Robert Parker, Hedonist's Gazette 10/1/2002 This house must certainly be the Latour...
93 RP / 18.5 JR Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graham has probably been the most consistent producer of great...
98 DE / 94 JS / 93 WS / 92 WA / 18+ JR There is such cleanliness to the flavours and such freshness in the aromas that it’s hard to recognise this as being 50-year-old Port. The wafts of rose petals and star anise are...
91 WS / 90 RP / 18.5 JR "Ruby-colored, with grape, dark chocolate and plum. Full and chewy. Tannins are still there and need to mellow. Medium-sweet and grapey. A little one-dimensional still, but impressive. '77/'85/'97...
100 WA / 100 FS / 98 VM / 97 WCI / 96 WS / 17 JR Taylor's 1992 Vintage Port is unquestionably the greatest young port I have ever tasted. It represents the essence of what vintage port can achieve. The color is an opaque...
98 RP / 96 WS / 95 WA / 95 WCI / 17.5 JR "One of my favorite vintage ports - the 1970 Fonseca - a great port in full maturity, but capable of lasting another 25-30 years.” - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate...
99 WS / 98+ VM / 98 WCI / 98 FS / 98 JS / 97 WA / 97 WRO / 96 DE / 95 JD / 95 DE / 95 JA / 18 JR A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm...
98+ WA / 98 DE / 96 JA / 96 WS / 95 VM / 17.5 JR Pale to medium gold colored, the 2007 d'Yquem delivers powerful scents of tropical fruits—dried mangoes and pineapple paste—accented by acacia honey, toasted...
100 VM / 100 WI / 100 WA / 100 WS / 100 JS / 100 JD / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 20/20 JR Just weeks after tasting the 2001 Château d’Yquem at the estate, another bottle was served at a lunch in London and it was...
97 WI / 96 WA / 96 WS / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 18 JR Medium amber in color, the 1997 d'Yquem prances out of the glass with flashy notes of candied ginger, candle wax, musk perfume, and lemon drops leading to hints of creme...
96 RP / 96 WCI / 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...
100 WS / 100 FS / 99 WA / 99 DE / 98 VM / 98 WCI / 20 JR 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...
98 WCI / 97 WA / 97 WS / 19.5 JR When Chateau d'Yquem is young, the wine has competition from some of the other top producers in the appellation. But as the wine ages, that is when the rubber hits the road, as Yquem clearly...
94 WS / 94 WCI / 19.5 JR From a very good vintage in Sauternes comes this exotic Yquem, packed with amazing orange marmalade and dried apricot flavors.--Yquem vertical.-Wine Spectator Honey, burnt orange sugar, apricots,...
19.5 JR / 96 WA / 94 WS Dark orange-amber. Very dense – amazingly so for a wine of this age! Broad, orange-compote flavour with such intensity! Some bitter marmalade and a hint of coconut on the finish. Very complex...
92 WS / 16 JR / 94.3 CT Extremely impressive, with beautifully balanced, harmonious sweet fruit on the palate. Medium ruby-red, ripe cherry and cassis aromas, medium-bodied, with rich, velvety fruit flavors, full, soft...
97 WS / 96 RP / 95 WA / 18.5 JR Good ruby color still. The nose is fresh, with lots of crushed berry and plum, with a hint of piecrust. Full-bodied, with firm tannins and a caressing texture. This delivers loads of complex...
97 JS / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 WI / 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...
99 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WCI / 96 WE / 95 FS / 94 WS / 18.5 JR #93 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 #2 Wine Advocate Best New Releases from Bordeaux (Sweets) 2018 OMG. This is amazing. This is the...
96 WA / 96 VM / 95-96 JS / 94 WS The 2010 Rieussec is slightly more backwards on the nose. It is very focused with almond, saffron, orange pith and dried honey aromas that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is...
93 WA / 93 WE / 92 WS Tasted single blind against its peers. The Chateau Rieussec 2008 should become an excellent Sauternes for the vintage. It has a floral bouquet with peach, tinned apricot and a touch of marmalade, all...
95 FS / 93 WA / 93 WCI / 93-96 WS / 91+ VM / 19 JR Tasted single blind against its peers. The Rieussec 2007 has a subtle nose of dried honey, pear, a touch of quince and crushed stone on the nose, the oak better...
98 JS / 96 RP / 95 WS This is big and powerful with a dense and very sweet palate. Full of botrytis and spices, from cinnamon to cloves to nutmeg. The finish is nutty with more spices and orange peel. Very stunning. Why...
96+ VM / 96 WS / 95-97 WA / 96 JS Bright, deep, saturated ruby. Liqueur-like ripeness to the deeply fruity aromas of kirsch, black raspberry and cassis. Thick, sweet and seamless, with a silky texture and great depth to its...
100 JS / 100 WS This is in total balance now with such harmony. What amazing aromas of berry and flowers. Full and sweet, the tannins are complete dissolved. The fruit is perfect. This goes on for minutes. Drink now. But it...
95 WS / 95 JS / 94 WA / 17 JR Redolent of blackberry and dark fruits, this also features a fascinating mix of mocha, graphite and tobacco flavors. Very juicy as well, which figures into the finish of fine-grained tannins...
95 WA / 94 JS / 94 VM 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...
96 WA / 96 JS / 96 DE / 96 FS / 96 WCI / 95 WS / 95 VM / 18 JR 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...
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...
99+ WA / 98 WE / 98 WCI / 97 WI / 97 VM / 18 JR Wine Enthusiast Best of Year 2010 Tasted twice at UGC tastings, it was actually under blind conditions that the Climens 2007 re-confirmed its status as the best Sauternes of...
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...
97 WA / 97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95 WS / 94+ VM Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Chateau Climens just soars from the glass with layers of clear honey, marmalade, nectarine and minerals all...
97 RP / 96 WS / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR / 96-98 WA Space limitations preclude including tasting notes. 2003 is a rich, sweet vintage of powerful, full-bodied wines that possess huge levels of glycerin, alcohol, and residual...
98 VM / 97 WA 1989 is hands-down the winner, in fact, three bottles tasted in recent months have all been exceptional with hints of Manuka honey on the nose and retaining wonderful energy and precision allied with...
96 RP / 95 WCI / 18.5 JR 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...
91 FS / 88-91 WS Strong yellow-green, water edge. Dried apricots, fine yellow stone fruit notes, pleasant dried fruit notes, delicate honey. Juicy, elegant, ripe pineapple and well-integrated honey sweetness, medium length,...
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