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100 JS / 99 WA / 98 RP / 97 VM Latour has made truly great wines in the past two decadesand this is one of the best. It has fabulous aromas of black truffles, currants, raspberry and dried flowers. Mind-blowing on the...
100 RP / 100 JS / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is the sexiest Latour ever made. He also described it as the 1990 without any brettanomyces. I loved this wine from the barrel and was...
100 RP / 100 JS / 98 WS / 97 ST / 97 WE “Administrator Frederic Engerer says the 2003 is “the sexiest Latour ever made.” He also described it as “the 1990 without any brettanomyces.” I loved...
100 VM / 100 JS / 100 WI / 99 WS / 99 JD / 98+ WA / 98 RP/ 98 JA / 19 JR The 2005 Latour was mind-blowingly profound in two recent tastings for this report. Deep and sensual to the core, the 2005 is utterly captivating...
97 DE / 95 RP / 95 WS / 95 VM / 94 WA / 18.5+ JR Powerful, concentrated and seriously young tannins are closed tight around the pure, intense, dark, sweet fruits, followed by a deep undertow of liquorice, cloves and...
100 JD / 100 WA / 100 RP / 100 JS / 99 VM / 99 DE / 99 WS An incredible wine in every way, the 2009 Château Latour displays the ripe, sexy style of the vintage while still offering classic Latour power, density, and...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WS / 99 WE The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s, including First Growths, in terms...
100 VM / 100 WA / 100 DE / 100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WS / 99 WE The 2010 Latour can be summed up in two words: “The king.” It convincingly asserts its superiority over other 2010s, including First Growths,...
97 DE / 97 WE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 95 JS A delicious wine that stands out from many in the vintage. A ton of personality, with a sappy, raspberry, autumnal berry fruit as it opens and travels through the palate, with rose...
97 DE / 96+ WA / 96 VM / 95 WS / 94 JS This will be by far the biggest release since Latour brought in the new system, as the 2012 has not been on the market before. It’s a good one to start with as this is a vintage...
99 JS / 97+ WA / 97 WE / 97 WS / 96 VM / 96 JD / 96 DE / 96 JA / 19 JR So much violets, licorice, pencil, flowers and currants define this on the nose before it moves to fresh mushrooms. It’s full-bodied yet...
99 WI / 98+ VM / 98 JA / 98 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE 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 little swirling to uncover the latent scents of...
99 WI / 98+ VM / 98 DE / 98 JA / 98 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE 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 little swirling to uncover the latent...
99 JS / 98 WS / 98 JA / 98 WI / 97 VM / 96+ JD / 96 WE / 18+ JR Ripe and very powerful aromas of black licorice, currants and violets. Full-bodied, dense and flavorful with lots of very new, flashy wood. Sexy and gorgeous...
99 JS / 97 WA / 97 JD / 96 VM / 95 WS / 95 DE / 18.5 JR #4 Wine Spectator Top French Sparkling Wines of 2023#94 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022Champagne Master Medal - Drinks Business Top 10 prestige cuvée Champagnes of...
100 JS / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 DE / 19.5 JR #1 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023#2 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#6 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2023This is really...
99 KO / 97 JD / 94 WA / 94 JS / 94 WS / 94 DE / 94 WE / 17.5 JR Le Chiuse 2018 Brunello di Montalcino is fragrant, radiant and practically bursting with finesse. Made with organically grown grapes, this is an absolute...
97 JS / 94 WS / 93+ JD / 93 VM / 92+ WA A refined, silky red with currant, chocolate, walnut and leaf aromas and flavors. Medium to full body with very fine tannins and a polished, refined finish. Very sleek and creamy. It...
97 WCI / 95 JD / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WA / 93-96 VM / 17+ JR A deep, jewel of a color, this wine is filled with black plum liqueur, flowers, black cherry and fig aromatics. Opulent, sexy and with depth of character, like the...
98 JS / 96 JD / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 94 DE / 94 WI This is a luscious and beautiful young wine with blackberry, hazelnut, dark-chocolate and black-olive character. It’s full and layered with round, soft tannins and a...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94 JD / 94 JA / 94 DE#44 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023#62 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 So much black mushroom to the dark fruit, such as blackberries and brambleberries...
98 JS / 95 VM / 94+ JD / 93 DE / 93 WA #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety tannins with a long and satisfying...
99 JD / 98 RP The 2005 Le Tertre Roteboeuf is just about off the charts and shows how good this vintage is for Bordeaux. Still inky ruby/purple-colored with a huge nose of blackcurrants, chocolate, black cherries, and hints...
97 JA / 96 DE / 94 WI One of a handful of single vineyard châteaux in Champagne, now being made by Leclerc-Briant (although they are not owners). Crisp, clean, touches of green apple on the nose but there is weight...
99 DE / 98 WA / 97-99 JM / 96-98 BH This wine was too young to drink when tasted at the winery shortly after release, but it amply demonstrated both the quality and potential for aging. There was an almost-unbelievable...
97 WS / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 DE / 94 VM / 94+ WA #12 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#94 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Cassis, crushed plum and steeped blackberry fruit is all packed into...
98 WI / 97 WA / 97 JA / 97 JD / 97 VM / 96 AG / 96 DE / 96 JS / 96 WS / 96 WE #7 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 The 2019 Leoville Barton is deep garnet-purple in color. It needs a fair bit of swirling to coax...
98 WI / 97+ JD / 96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95+ WA / 95 JA / 95 DE / 18 JR#10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023 The 2020 Leoville Barton has a deep garnet-purple color. It is...
98 WI / 97+ JD / 96 VM / 96 WS / 96 JS / 96 WE / 95+ WA / 95 JA / 95 DE / 18 JR #10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023 The 2020 Leoville Barton has a deep garnet-purple color...
100 RP / 99 JD / 98 DE / 98 WCI / 97 WA / 18 JR The 1982 Leoville-Las Cases remains one of the awesome examples of this great vintage. Rich, full-bodied, and backward, this thick-looking, opaque ruby/purple-colored wine is...
100 DE / 100 FS / 98 WA / 97+ VM Michel Delon, then owner, believed this to be the greatest wine he ever made. It's not often the case that wines with this much expectation riding on them live up to the hype, but this one...
100 JS / 99 RP / 98 DE A classic Las Cases with masses of mineral, floral and blueberry character. Full and chewy, with so much power. It’s just opening now. - James Suckling This wine has put on weight and, as...
97 WE / 96 VM / 95 DE / 95 JS / 94 WA / 94 WS / 94 JD A classic in development, a wine that will last for decades. It is certainly powerful, but already the shape is finalized, with its plums and berries settling down with...
99 WA / 99 JS / 98+ RP / 98 JD / 98 WS / 98 WE / 97 DE / 97 VM Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2009 Léoville Las Cases rocks up with a drop-dead gorgeous nose of baked blackberries, warm plums and crème de...
98 WA / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WI / 98 WS / 98 JS / 97+ JD / 97 VM / 97-99 WE The 2019 Léoville Las Cases is a brilliant young wine that will delight Bordeaux purists. Unwinding in the glass...
98 WA / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WI / 98 WS / 98 JS / 97+ JD / 97 VM / 97-99 WE The 2019 Léoville Las Cases is a brilliant young wine that will delight Bordeaux purists. Unwinding in the glass with...
99 WI / 98 JS / 98+ VM / 98 JD / 97+ WA / 97 WE / 97 JA / 96 WS / 96 DE #99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Made from 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 8% Merlot, the 2020 Leoville Las...
97 DE / 96+ WA / 96-97 JS / 96 AG / 95 JD / 95 WI / 94 VM / 94 JAWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Utterly captivating on the nose, fragrant and floral with soft orange flecks, sweet cedar and cinnamon. Textured like heavy...
99-100 JS / 98-100 WA / 98-100 JD / 98-100 VM / 98-100 AG / 98-100 WI / 98-100 DE / 97 JA This shows no gravity. The tannins are totally melted in the wine and give it fantastic structure, but the texture is so fresh and...
100 JD / 98+ RP / 98 JA / 98 WE / 97 VM / 97 JS /18 JR Pure gold, the 2010 Château Léoville Poyferré, which was drunk beside a perfect 2009 Latour, offers everything you could want from wine...
100 JD / 97 JS / 97 WS / 97 DE / 97 VM / 97 WA / 18 JR#1 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#7 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021#99 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Every bit as good as the 2009, and I think better than...
98 JD / 97 VM / 97 AG / 97 JA / 97 DE / 96 WA / 96 WS / 95 WI / 95 JS The flagship 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is based on 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, and the balance Petit...
98+ JD / 97+ WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 JS / 96 DE / 95 WS / 95 WEA special bottle for 2020 celebrates 100 years of the Cuvelier family as owners of the estate. The Grand Vin 2020 Château Léoville...
97-100 JD / 96-98 WI / 96-97 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96 WA I was blown away by the 2022 Château Léoville Poyferré, which is a classic blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 4%...
99 JD / 98 VM / 97 JS / 96 JA / 96 WS / 95+ WA Readers looking for the next superstar in Bordeaux need to jump on the bandwagon of Les Carmes Haut-Brion, who have produced one of the wines of the...
100 JD / 98 JA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 95-98 WS / 17.5 JR#14 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#30 Decanter Wines of the Year 2022 Save $10/bottle on Carmes Haut Brion 2018 with every bottle of C Des Carmes...
98+ WI / 98 JD / 98 DE / 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, with 70%...
98 VM / 96-97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95 WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA The 2021 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is very possibly the wine of the vintage. Vertical and explosive, the 2021 possesses mind-blowing intensity and dynamic energy to...
99-100 WA / 98-100 VM / 98-100 JD / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 98 DE / 96 JA / 16.5 JR The remarkable 2022 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. It's also one of the most singular,...
This special release is limited to an edition of 500 cases and includes:1 x Marie-Jeanne (2.25 Liter) 100% Cabernet Franc edition of Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 20171 x L'Eau des Carmes...
Special Limited Edition Case with 1 bottle of Les Carmes Haut Brion from the 2013-2018 vintages: 2018: 100 JD / 98 JA / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96+ WA2017: 96 VM / 96 DE / 94 JS / 94 JD / 93+ WA2016: 99 JD / 98 VM / 97 JS / 96 JA /...
98 JD / 96 VP / 95 VM / 95 DE#2 Vinepair Best Red Wines Under $100 2024#46 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 Refreshing and long on the palate, the 2021 Pinot Noir The Plow pours a medium ruby hue and is expressive but needs...
97 JD / 95 VM One of the gems in the lineup is the 2016 Sticks and Stones, which is 74% Grenache, 19% Syrah, and 7% Mourvèdre. Seamlessness and elegance are the buzzwords here, and this beauty offers a kaleidoscope...
100 JD / 98 DE / 97 WA / 97 VM / 96 JS Coming all from the from the Keyes Vineyard on Howell Mountain, the 2019 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon (100% Cabernet Sauvignon) was brought up in 91% new French oak. Incredible...
100 JD / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96+ WA / 96 WS Another riveting wine, the 2019 Mount Veeder Cabernet Sauvignon has a Château Latour-like stature and regalness, with full-bodied richness and incredible concentration,...
98 WA / 96 JD / 94 VM / 94 JS Instantly impressive, the 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Feather opens to silky, fresh and fleshy dark red and black fruit tones with picturesque rich and ripe notions that sashay out of the glass...
97 WE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 VM Beautiful subtlety on this wine's nose recalls smoky lemon, citrus pith and molten candlewax. The palate also holds these notions, bolstering that lemony waxiness with thick, layered chalkiness...
97 WE / 95 JM / 94 VM Bright, tender lemon and fragrant summer blossom give a sense of delicacy to this wine's chalky nose. The chalky, concentrated and textured palate is also pervaded by lemon zestiness that makes the...
98 JS / 94-96 WA / 94-96 VM / 93-96 BH At once deep and fragrant, with a wonderful red-rose aroma. There’s a major tannin structure, but it neither pushes nor pulls you in any direction, rather it sits serenely at the...
98 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96 WA (Domaine Louis Jadot) What a crazy nose, but in the best sense! Mulberry and blood orange – what a combination! Huge concentration and huge freshness, with zestiness that's really...
100 JS #16 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022 If every Chambertin was like this, we could give up our job. So much spice, earthy and meaty character, but in the end it's the amarena-cherry fruit that...
97 DE / 95 JM / 94 JS / 94 WE / 93+ WA / 92 VM / 92 WS / 92 VP / 17 JR Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#76 Wine Spectator Top 100 2021Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 Softly shimmering straw gold, green tints, with a...