92 RP / 90 WS This wine has been fully mature and delicious for many years, so I was not surprised by how stunning this bottle was. It has always been an outstanding wine for the vintage - complex, rich, savory, and the...
95-96 JS / 93 JD / 93 DE / 92 JA / 92 FS / 16 JR Intense graphite and violet character with lead pencil. It’s full and firm with chewy and balanced tannins. Iodine coming through. So intense. Super second wine. Like...
95 WS / 19 JR Best Figeac in years. Loads of blackberry, chocolate and stones. Full-bodied and concentrated with masses of tannins and fruit. Long, long finish. Needs time. Best after 2002. -Wine Spectator Impérial...
97 JA / 97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 WI / 96 WCI / 95-97 WE / 95 JS / 95 JD / 95 FS / 17++ JR Wine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Lovely aromatics right off the bat, good spice, white peppers, touches of savoury cassis. This 71% mix...
91 WS This is extremely well-crafted. Dark colored, with wonderful milk chocolate and ripe berry aromas. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and plenty of refined and rich fruit. Give this time. Super quality from a...
96 JS / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 95+ WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 94+ JD / 94 WI / 17 JR Fascinating aromas of blueberries, crushed stone, and blackcurrants. Very aromatic. Full-bodied with juicy tannins that are creamy and intense...
95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 93 WI / 92 JS / 92 JA / 91 VM / 16.5++ JR #10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $25 2023Vinous Memorable Wines of 2022 - Neal Martin A medicinal edge on the nose, some...
94 DE / 93 WA / 92 JD / 92 JS / 91 AG / 91 VM / 91 JA / 91 WCI / 91 FS / 16 JRWine Advocate Sleeper of the Vintage Softly floral-touched blackcurrants - violet and lilac, quite a subtle perfumed tone to them but giving...
94 DE / 94 JA / 93 JD / 93 WI / 92 WA / 17 JR2nd wine of Vieux Chateau CertanLovely soft spicing on the nose, liquorice touches and bramble fruits - gorgeous aromatics on show. Excellent clarity on the palate, this has...
97 JA / 96 FS / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95+ WI / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD / 17.5 JR Savoury, chiselled and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated fruits, totally gorgeous and so moreish. Controlled power, huge precision, with an...
95 DE / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WI / 93 WCI Black peppercorns, tobacco, ash, vanilla, cinnamon and cedar spice. A gorgeous mouthfeel straight away, the tannins so plump, not heavy or opulent but filling and ripe. This...
99-100 JS / 99 WI / 99 JD / 98 JA / 98 WCI / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96-98 WE / 17++ JR#6 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023#19 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 This has incredible power...
94 DE / 94 WE / 94 WI / 94 JS / 94 FS / 93 VM / 92 JA / 92 JD / 92 WCI / 90 WA / 16.5 JR Wow, dark berries and violets on the nose, so sensuous, smells rich and round. Beautifully fresh on the palate, there is a real...
98 WCI / 96 WA / 96 RP / 96 DE / 96 WE / 95 VM / 95 JD / 94 JS / 18 JR Deep ruby in color, with the tell tale aromatics of cigar box, tobacco, tar, cassis and dark ripe fruits, while it's still in the primary stage, it's...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WI / 97 DE / 97 FS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM / 96 WS / 17.5+ JR #39 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant and...
100 WA / 100 WCI / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 WS / 98 FS / 97 VM / 18 JR #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...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WA / 97 DE / 97 WCI / 96 WI / 96 FS / 95 VM / 95 JA / 18 JRWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage This is racy and aromatic, with blossom honey, lemons, limes and crushed stone. Some Thai basil, too...
93 JS / 92 DE A juicy, fruity red with blackberry, cherry and tar. It’s medium-bodied with medium, chewy tannins and a savory finish. Delicious now, but a couple of years will make it even better. Will improve with...
100 RP Tasted three times over the last year, the monumental 1947 is a great example of what thick, viscous, chewy, super-concentrated wines were produced in Pomerol in that vintage. The color is opaque garnet. The nose...
99 DE / 96 JS / 96 WS / 96-98 JD / 95 WI / 17.5 JR From the very first moment your nose approaches the glass you know something special is happening. Seductive, rich, mouth-filling to the point that you really understand...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97+ JD / 97 WCI / 96 VM / 95 WA / 95 FS / 17++ JR #29 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023The 2020 L'Evangile is composed of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple in color,...
98 JS / 97 WCI / 96+ VM This is a compact cylinder of ripe and fresh fruit with currant, fresh-herb and dry-earth character on the palate. So solid. Full-bodied yet refined and checked in every way. Well-defined, formed and...
This soft wine has plenty of red fruits lifted by lemon acidity and a tangy texture. A half-and-half blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it is smooth, gently fruity and ready to drink. - Wine Enthusiast
60% Merlot / 20% Cabernet Sauvignon / 20% Cabernet FrancClay and limestone soils covered with stony gravel. The second wine of Château Carignan is ripe and fruity. It has red fruits and layers of tannin and...
95 JS / 91 WCI / 90 RP This is a phenomenal bottle with licorice, violet and berries on nose. Full body with soft and velvety tannins and a velvety finish. This is perfect now. A fabulous wine. Shame this isn't made anymore...
93 DE / 93 JS / 93 WCI / 92+ JD / 16.5+ JR Promoted in 2012, and only in existence for 15 years or so before that, owner Jean-François Julien has made waves in a short time, and deservedly so. On clay soils in a...
This special collection case contains one bottle from the following vintages: 2020 - 94+ JD2019 - 95 JA2016 - 97 JD2015 - 96+ JD2014 - 93 JS2012 - 92 JS 2020 La Fleur Morange - 94+ JDRipe black cherries,...
91 DE The estate had just been bought the year before by the Freys, taking over from René Chayou, owner of Ayala Champagne - although Caroline Frey arrived a few years later. Significantly higher Merlot than in...
90 WS / 16.5 JR Medium garnet; spicy vanilla nose, with cedar and cassis accents; very full-blown cassis flavor; very concentrated, generous and complex; has some volatile acidity, but it's not a flaw. - Wine...
90 CT / 16.5 JR Brick rim and deep crimson. Very rich nose and round and glossy texture with good freshness. Getting a little dusty but there was obviously class here once. Drink up. Second bottle actually corked! - Jancis...
100 WA / 100 JD / 99 RP / 99 DE / 99 WCI / 97 JS / 19 JR One of the great wines of the vintage, and the last produced under the ownership of the Woltner family, the 1982 La Mission Haut-Brion remains remarkably youthful,...
100 JS / 100 WA / 100 FS / 99 DE / 98 WCI / 98+ RP / 98 VM / 97 WE / 97 WS / 19 JR This is crazy. The nose is so unique with the iodine, stones and currant aromas with wet earth and mushroom. Aromas like this don't usually...
97 WCI / 96 RP / 95 FS / 19 JR Powerful, rich, concentrated and deep, with waves of rich, juicy, sweet, fresh mineral driven citrus fruits, honey suckle and vanilla, this is quite young and tight. Give this at least another...
98-99 JS / 97 WCI / 96 RP / 17 JR I love the lemon-lime, mineral and lilac character to this young white. It says great Montrachet but it’s dry white Bordeaux. Full and super minerally and racy. Intense and vibrant...
100 DE / 99 JD Actual bottle shown. Per back label was recorked at the chateau in 1991. I have tasted this wine several times over the past few years, and each bottle has blown me away. Now almost 60 years old, it still...
94 WS / 93 WA / 93 JA Beautiful deep-garnet color, with classic Médoc flavors of plum, spice, earth and mineral. Tannic, well-balanced, mouth-filling, chewy in its intensity but needs time. - Wine Spectator This has...
98 DE / 98 JS / 97+ WA / 97 WE / 97 WCI / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 FS / 94 JD / 17.5++ JR This is delicious, a real take-a-step-back moment. There's a high percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon here, complex and layered with cassis...
96 WS Harmonious, supple and very generous, full-bodied, with ripe tannins; perfect to enjoy now but it should last, it's almost black in color and explodes with cassis and green olive aromas and flavors.--Château...
92 FS Slightly brightened ruby garnet. Ripe fruit, a hint of cassis, dried apricots, some botrytis? Slightly leaner on the palate, good tannin backbone, red berry finish, well-aged wine. Still very nice to drink...
98 WS / 95 WCI / 94 WA / 94 VM / 18.5 JR Super wine that delivers great concentration. Terroir bursts through in this wine, as it tastes of soil and mineral, blackberry and concentrated fruit. Clean, classy and...
98 WCI / 97+ WA Off the hook from the first sniff, sip, and swallow. The compelling nose, with its ripe and overripe plums and kirsch, black cherry, charcoal, mint, flowers, truffle, and forest scents was almost more than...
96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 FS / 93+ VM / 93 WS / 93 JS / 18 JR Flowers, fresh churned earth, cherry pipe tobacco, cocoa and cigar box aromas are making their presence known. Still young, the wine is fresh, supple and tannic. While...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WCI / 96 FS / 18 JR Complex aromas of blackberry and whole white truffles with hints of wet earth and stones. Full body and structured with gorgeous, velvety tannins, but reserved and polished. Very long...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 100 DE / 100 VM / 100 WCI / 99 WI / 99 JA / 98 AG / 19 JR The 2019 Lafleur is an utterly profound young wine that unwinds in the glass with aromas of rose petals, raspberries and sweet...
100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JD / 100 DE / 100 VM / 99 WI / 99 JA / 98 AG / 18.5 JR The 2019 Lafleur is an utterly profound young wine that unwinds in the glass with aromas of rose petals, raspberries and sweet spices...
99 WA / 99 FS / 99 WCI / 98+ AG / 98+ WI / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 JS / 19 JR One of the wines of the vintage, but likely to prove slower evolving and more introverted than its 2019 counterpart, the 2020 Lafleur...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 97 JA / 96 JD / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 96 FS / 95+ WI / 18 JR It’s the mid-palate that really impresses you with a depth, focus and polish of such beauty and complexity. Hint of fresh tomatoes...
94 AG / 94 WI / 93 JD / 93 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 93 WCI / 92+ WA / 92 VM / 16.5 JR#1 Wine Independent 2024 Holiday QPR Red Wine Under $50 The 2021 Laroque is classy, elegant and polished. A wine of stature and breeding,...
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100/100- Jenny Cho Lee MW 1947 750ML LATOUR #39 LOW FILL, TORN LABELSold As Is: No Returns, All Sales...
98 WA 1949 750ML LATOUR #40 STAINED LABEL/LOW FILL On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting, opulently-textured drinking experience. Its...
98 WA 1949 750ML LATOUR #42 TORN LABEL/NO FOIL/LOW FILL On each of the previous occasions I have had this wine it has flirted with perfection. This bottle was again a riveting, opulently-textured drinking experience. Its...
100 WA / 99 VM / 99 JA #2 Jane Anson Top 10 Left Bank Bordeaux 2024 Port-like, with an unctuous texture, and a dark garnet color with considerable amber at the edge, the 1961 Latour possesses a viscosity and...
19.5 JR / 96 WA / 94 JS Very deep crimson. A very big-boned wine of great density. Some very strong menthol character with a touch of liquorice too and pretty dry on the finish. This seems to have taken on flesh since its...
97 DE / 96 RP / 96 WCI / 94+ VM / 94 WS / 18.5 JR The nose showed warm and sunny, baked black and red fruit on the nose and a supple but dense texture. The impressive level of tannin noted in earlier tastings is softening...
100 WA / 99 RP / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 19.5 JR Deep garnet-black in color, the 1996 is classic Latour at its utmost. The nose offers a tantalizing array of complex notes including dried Chinese plums, toasted nuts, Indian spices...
97+ VM / 97 DE / 96 JD / 96 WI / 95 WA / 95 WS / 19 JR The 2001 Latour is magnificent. A huge, structured wine, the 2001 Latour boasts notable depth to match its vertical, towering structure and pure power. At nearly...
100 JD / 100 WI / 100 WA / 100 JS / 100 JA / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 99 VM / 99 DE / 99 WS / 99 WE / 19+ JR An incredible wine in every way, the 2009 Château Latour displays the ripe, sexy style of the vintage while still...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 100 WCI / 99 WS / 99 WE / 98 JA / 19 JR The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s,...
99 WI / 99 WCI / 98+ VM / 98+ JD / 98 JA / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97 WS / 97 WA / 97-99 WE / 18+ JR The 2015 Latour is a blend of 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot, and 0.3% Petit Verdot. Deep garnet in color, it needs a...
100 RP / 19 JR One of the wines of the day was the 1950 Latour à Pomerol. 1950 was a forgotten vintage in Bordeaux until I started writing about how great some of the Pomerols were. It is one of those unusual...
95 WA / 94 WCI / 93+ VM Tasted at the Latour-à-Pomerol vertical in London. The 1982 Latour-à-Pomerol has been a great wine for many years and this might well be the best that I have ever encountered. It has...
95 JD / 93 JS / 93 WE / 93 WCI / 92-94 WA / 91 DE / 17 JR The second wine from Calon Ségur, the 2018 Le Marquis De Calon Segur shows the ripe, sexy side to the vintage and has terrific blackcurrant and red...
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98+ JD / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 WCI / 96 JS / 96 DE / 96 FS / 95 WS / 95 WE / 17.5+ JRA special bottle for 2020 celebrates 100 years of the Cuvelier family as owners of the estate. The Grand Vin 2020...
96 VM / 96 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 94 WCI / 94 JD / 94 FS / 93 WI / 16+ JR#71 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 The 2021 Léoville-Poyferré has developed into a fabulous wine...
98+ WI / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 97+ VM / 97 JS / 97 JA / 96 WA / 17.5+ JR #18 Decanter Wines of the Year 2023 The 2019 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is made from 50% Cabernet Franc, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 16% Merlot,...
98 VM / 97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WI / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 FS / 17++ JR#17 Vinous Top 100 2024#57 James Suckling Top 100 France 2024 The 2021 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is very possibly the wine of the vintage. Vertical and...
90 WA / 16 JR The ’70 Les Forts de Latour has aged exceedingly well over forty years. A light, gravely, earthy, mulberry-scented bouquet that just lacks a little definition due to its rusticity. Medium-bodied on the...
96 WI / 96 JS / 95+ WA / 94 VM / 93+ JD / 93 DE / 93 JA / 17 JR A blend of 71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Pensees de Lafleur comes from the clay plots in the Lafleur vineyard. Deep purple-black in color, it...
95 DE / 95 JS / 94 JD / 94 WI / 94 WA / 93 VM / 93 JA / 93 WCI / 93 FS / 16.5+ JR Smoked earth and iron touches with iris and rose perfume on the nose alongside sweet spices and tobacco. This is an exceptional wine giving...
96 JD / 95+ WI / 94+ WA / 94 VM / 94 DE / 94 JA / 17 JR In comparison to the Grand Village, the 2020 Les Perrières De Lafleur comes from more limestone soils, and the blend is more Cabernet Franc-dominated,...
95 DE / 94 VM / 94 WA / 93+ JD / 93 JS / 93 JA / 93 WI / 92 WCI / 92 FS / 16++ JR Smells ripe and concentrated, blackcurrant, black cherry and plum. Tension and minerality to the fore here, this is streamlined and direct,...
95 WA The 1970 Lynch-Bages remains a massive, inky-colored wine with gobs of blackcurrant, cedary, ground beef, leathery flavors and aromas. This huge, ponderous wine is still youthfully powerful, but the ferocious tannins...
96 WE / 95 JS / 95 DE / 94 AG / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WS / 94 WCI A high percentage (75%) of new wood has given this wine a very fine polished character. Along with the structure, it has brought out impressive aromas of black...
92 JS / 91 DE / 90 JD / 90 WCI Really floral and pretty with currants, cherries and some violets and stones. Medium-bodied with a creamy texture. Attractive tannins and stony undertones. A large percentage of merlot with...
96 WCI / 95-97 WE / 95 VM / 95 JD / 95 JS / 94 DE / 94 JA / 93 WA / 93 WI / 93 FS / 17 JR Master Award - Drinks Business Bordeaux Masters 2023 Dark in color, the wine shows its blackberry, black cherry, dark...
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1933 750ML MARGAUX #46 NO LABEL LOW FILLSold As Is: No Returns, All Sales Final
93 RP 1961 750ML MARGAUX #49 BAD LABELSold As Is: No Returns, All Sales Final
96 DE / 94 WA / 17 JR Holding together well and remains tannic and firm. Although the vintage generally is somewhat overlooked, Château Margaux has always been counted among the most successful wines. This bottle has...
100 DE / 100 FS / 99 WI / 98 WA / 98 RP / 98 VM / 97 JS / 97 WCI / 18.5 JR This is easily up there with the best wines of the tasting. The nose is complexity and subtlety personified. Again a smoky edge to the...
99 RP / 98 WA / 98 JS / 98 WCI / 97 DE / 96 VM / 96 WE / 95 WS / 95 JA / 18 JR Am I being too stingy with the 2003 Chateau Margaux? A wine of extraordinary complexity and intensity, it reveals a deep purple color, a style...
96 DE / 95 WE / 95 FS / 94-96 WA / 94-95 WCI / 94 JS / 94 WS / 18 JR At first the tannins keep this pretty tight, but as it opens up there is an elegance and finesse, along with a subtle floral expression that is clearer in...
100 JS / 100 DE / 100 JD / 100 WE / 100 FS / 100 WCI / 99 WA / 99 VM / 99 WS / 98 WI / 19 JR #52 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2018 #1 James Suckling French Wine of the Year 2018 #20 Wine Enthusiast's Top...
96 JA / 95 WCI / 94-95 JS / 94 JD / 94 VM / 93 WI / 93 FS / 93 WS / 16 JR A don’t miss wine, this has wonderfully powerful fruits delivered with class and character. The abundant tannins have slate-edged grip and...
90 JS A wine, with pleasing blackberries and mushroom character, medium chewy tannins and a fresh clean finish. Full body. Try in 2014. James Suckling, 90 Points Upon tasting the 2000 vintage, Robert Parker wondered aloud...
93 DE / 91 VM / 90 WE / 90 WCI Delicate florality to this, smells wonderful, bursting with flowers and black fruits - incredibly welcoming. Lovely acidity on the palate, you can feel this is lively with great energy and...
95 JA / 95 JS / 93-95 WE / 94+ JD / 93 VM / 93 WA A vineryard that should perform strongly in this kind of vintage, because located right next to the river for air conditioning, with a mix of gravel with clear clay...
88 JS / 88 VM / 87 WE Fresh nose showing lemons, white peaches and mineral notes. This is a light-bodied wine with good acidity and a fruity finish. Drink now.-James Suckling The 2012 Mont-Pérat is a...
93 JS / 93 JA / 93 WE / 90 VM / 90 FS There's juicy character with plums, chocolate, walnuts and berries. Medium-bodied and delicious with a fresh acidity and length. 64% merlot and 36% cabernet sauvignon. Better in a year...
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