Bordeaux

Ausone 2006 (750ML)

98 RP One of the handful of candidates for wine of the vintage is the 2006 Ausone. In fact, while tasting it, I was thinking, is there any estate in Bordeaux that, since 1998, has made as many legendary wines as proprietor...

Ausone 2012 (750ML)

96+ RP / 96 WA One can’t say enough about the amazing job that Alain Vauthier and his daughter have done at this historic property on the decomposed limestone slopes of St.-Emilion. Not surprisingly, the 2012 Ausone...

Belair 1982 (750ML)

Blason De L'Evangile 2021 (750ML)

90-93 JS / 89-91 JD / 88-92 WA / 89-91 VM An elegant and mineral red with a medium body and tight, fine tannins. Stony, with fresh red-fruit and citrus notes. Tight center-palate. Fresh and fine. Second wine. 84% merlot and...

Cheval Blanc 1961 (1.5L)

20/20 JR / 98 VM / 96 WS /  A truly magnificent magnum. Very sweet, rich and glorious (a word I see I wrote twice). Long, subtle and hugely enjoyable. Racy, mineral with strong graphite notes. Round and so friendly. -...

Climens 2006 (750ML)

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...

Clinet 2009 (6.0L)

100 RP / 96 JS Clinet has been on a hot streak lately and the 2009 appears to be the greatest wine ever made at the estate, surpassing even the late Jean-Michel Arcaute’s monumental 1989. A blend of 85% Merlot and...

Coutet 2009 (375ML)

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...

Durfort Vivens 2006 (750ML)

90 WE This is a serious wine, tight and closed up at this stage. Around the dry core, the fruit is structured, not offering richness, but with a good, solid base of black currants. It needs time to soften. - Roger Voss,...

Giscours 2009 (750ML)

95 JS / 94 RP / 93 WS Aromas of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Very beautiful. Full body, with a solid core of fruit and firm tannins. Balanced and refined. This is ultra-refined. Best wine from here since 1970. One...

Grand Puy Lacoste 2014 (750ML)

97 JS / 95 VM / 95 AG / 93 WS / 94-96 GVWM This red shows lots of redcurrants and fresh flowers on the nose. It’s full-bodied with juicy tannins and a long, flavorful finish. Needs three or four years to resolve...

L'Eglise Clinet 1994 (1.5L)

91 WS / 90 RP Wonderful, dark color with a deep nose of olive, meat and fruit. Medium- to full-bodied, with loads of tannins and a fabulously long finish. From one of the hottest châteaus in Pomerol. - Wine...

L'Eglise Clinet 2002 (3.0L)

94 WA / 17 JR Real class in evidence here, a wine that rather embarrassed its contemporaries at the IMW horizontal. The nose is not as immediate as other vintages, kind of creeps up on the you with its pure, ripe black...

Lascombes 1989 (750ML)

Lots of dried cherry and ripe berry aromas. Full-bodied and round textured, with a tobacco, cedar and leather aftertaste. - Wine Spectator A muscular, tannic wine, it exhibits a powerful, rich, alcoholic finish. I would not...

Le Tertre Roteboeuf 2005 (6.0L)

98 RP A sensational effort, Tertre Roteboeuf's 2005, along with the 2000, is one of the most profound wines made by Francois Mitjavile. A dense ruby/purple color is followed by a stunning perfume of sweet black currants,...

Vieux Chateau Certan 2012 (750ML)

98 WI / 97 DE / 96 VM / 95 JA / 95 WA / 18 JR The 2012 Vieux Chateau Certan is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It charges out with impressively pure, laser-precise, and intense scents of blueberry compote,...