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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...
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 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...
99 JD / 97-99 LPB / 97 JS / 96 WS / 95+ VM / 95 WA A gorgeous wine, yet one that's going to demand bottle age, the 2019 La Mondotte comes from a tiny vineyard located just beside Pavie Decesse and is...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JS / 98+ WI / 98 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 WE / 17.5 JR #30 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#41 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 An utterly...
97+ VM / 97 JD / 97 WCI / 96 JS / 95 WI / 94 WA / 17 JR The 2019 L'If is the sort of wine I would like to spend hours with. There is just too much to it. At times the 2019 is opulent and quite racy, and yet in other moments...
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...
100 WI / 100 JS / 100 TB / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 WA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 18.5 JR #1 Tasting Book Best Red Wines of the World 2023#7 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022#69 James...
99 JS / 98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 JD #2 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#22 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Extremely aromatic, with incredible...
97 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95+ WI / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JD / 17.5 JR 13.5% alcohol Savoury, chiselled and elegant Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated fruits, totally gorgeous and so moreish. Controlled power, huge precision, with an...
97 VM / 97 JD / 96 WI / 96 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA / 96 JS / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR The 2019 Grand-PuyLacoste has a well-defined bouquet with cedar and graphite infused black fruit, hints of pencil shavings,...
97 JS / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 94+ JD / 94 JA / 17.5 JR #4 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux#6 Vinous Best Values of the Year 2022 - Antonio Galloni#37 James Suckling...
97 DE / 97 VM / 95 JS / 94 WA / 94 JD / 94 WI / 93 JA / 16.5+ JR A rich, full and heady nose. On the palate there's ripe blackcurrant, red cherries, raspberries and strawberries but also some mint, black pepper and truffle...
100 JD / 99+ WI / 98 VM / 98 JS / 98 JA / 98 WE / 96+ WA#12 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022 The wine of the vintage in Saint-Julien, if not all of the Médoc, the 2019 Château...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 JA / 95 JD / 95 VM / 95 WI / 94 WA #2 James Suckling's 10 Best Value 2019 Bordeaux Fresh currants and raspberries pop out of the glass, together with oranges and cedar. Such purity of fruit...
97 DE / 96 FS / 95 VM / 94 JS / 95-97+ WA / 93-95 JD / 95 JA / 94 WCI / 18 JR Intense exotic fruits abound, powerful apricot, nectarine, white flowers and white truffles with excellent bitter almonds on the...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 VM / 98 DE / 98 WE / 97+ WA / 97 JA / 96 JD / 96 WS / 18+ JR #15 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector Wines 2022#18 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France...
98 JA / 97+ JD / 97 WI / 97 DE / 97 VM / 96+ WA / 96 JS / 95 WS / 95 WE 20ha of prime St Emilion limestone, punching at the very top of its game. This is muscular, less exuberant than the exceptional...
100 WA / 100 WI / 100 JS / 100 VM / 99 DE / 99 JD / 98 JA / 97 WS / 97 WE / 18 JR#72 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 One of the unequivocally great wines of the vintage is the 2019 Cheval Blanc, a stunning...
97 VM / 97 JS / 97 JD / 96 WA / 95 WI / 95 DE / 94 WS / 17 JR The 2019 Canon La Gaffelière is utterly fabulous. All the elements come together in a Saint-Émilion that dazzles with its...
100 JA / 100 WI / 98 DE / 98 AG / 98 JD / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WA#2 Wine Independent Top 50 QPR Collector Wines 2023 Château Canon has been taking off over the past few years, and here you see why. Just so much...
97 WA / 97 VM / 96 DE / 96 JD / 95 JS / 95 JA#34 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2022 Derived exclusively from the château's holdings on the deep gravel soils of the plateau of Brane, the 2019 Brane-Cantenac has turned out...
98 DE / 97 WI / 96+ JD / 96 WA / 95 VM / 95 JS Another stunning vintage from this brilliant estate that is just delivering hit after hit. Concentration and intensity right from the initial aromatics, damson, cassis and...
100 JS / 99 VM / 99 WE / 99 WI / 98+ WA / 98 JD / 97 DE / 18.5 JR Like a bouquet of fresh flowers on the nose, as well as blackberries, raspberries and blackcurrants. Sandalwood as well. Full-bodied with incredibly polished...
98 JD / 98 WI / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JA / 96 WA Based on a final blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 Château Angélus is knockout stuff, and while I'm not sure it matches...
99 WI / 99 JS / 98 JA / 98 DE / 98 WE / 96 VM / 18 JR #5 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023#6 James Suckling Top 100 Wines of France 2022#14 Wine Independent Top 25 QPR Collector...
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...
97 JD / 96 RP / 96 VM Made from 80% very old vine Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, and 10% Syrah, with the Grenache aged for 15-20 months in old foudre and small barrels, and the Syrah and Mourvèdre aged in...
97+ WA / 96 VM / 96 JD / 96 DE / 96 JS Made of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot, the 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon is deep garnet-purple in color and prances out of the glass with vivacious...
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,...
99 DE / 98 JS / 97 JA / 96 VM / 96 WA / 95 WS / 19 JR Although the colour of the wine is now bricking at the rim, the core still has a deep, tawny/garnet hue. The aromas here are significantly mature, including smoke,...
98 AG / 98 JS / 98 WE / 97+ WA / 97 WS / 97 JD / 19 JR The 2012 Cristal is another absolutely stellar wine this flight of recent releases. Rich, vinous and beautifully textured, the 2012 has been nothing short of...
97 WS / 97 FS / 96 WE / 96 JD / 96 VP / 95 WA / 95 JS / 94 VM / 17.5+ JR #10 Wine Spectator Top 100 2020#76 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2020Vinepair Best Champagnes of 2021 This goes from zero to 60...
98+ JD / 98+ WA / 96 JS / 96 VM #2 Jeb Dunnuck’s Top 100 Wines of 2020 As I wrote last year from barrel, the 2018 Hermitage La Chapelle is a backward, primordial Hermitage built for the ages. Incredible...
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...
94 JM / 91-93 BH / 91-93 VM Medium deep crimson, displaying a slightly reductive nose, which needs a little time to clear. The Grivot Beaux Monts then shows considerable weight and a light lick of oak. This is very intense,...
100 JA / 99 JS / 98+ VM / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 JM / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 19.5 JR #64 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Decanter Wines of the Year 2021#5 Wine Spectator Top 100 2018 *If you would like the gift...
98 WA / 95 DE The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that never ceases to perform. Now at 27 years of age, it is clearly at its peak, and what a wondrous thing it is. Now showing...
98 WI / 97 JS / 95+ WA / 93+ RP Special edition label designed by Karl Lagerfeld for the 350th Anniversary of the chateau. A blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon and 42% Merlot, the 2009 Rauzan-Segla is deep garnet-colored,...
99 JS / 96+ VM / 95 WA This is an incredible wine that reminds me of the perfect 2000 Barolo Rocche del Falletto. Flowers, spices, leather and animals. Dried mushrooms too. Then changes to Japanese ginger and lemon peel...
98 VM / 98 JS / 97 DE / 96 WS / 94-96 WA / 18 JR The 2017 Dow’s Vintage Port showed a slight reduction and required more time to really open in the glass. Typical of Dow’s it has a more backward and...
98 TA / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 JS / 94 WA / 18.5 JR Best sweet wine of the year. Increasingly celebrated as one of the great sweet wines of the world, not just the Cape, Vin de Constance is a delight to taste and review...
99 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 95 VM Reminding me of the 2009 La Chapelle (which is a personal favorite), the brilliant 2017 Hermitage La Chapelle knocks it out of the park with its massive, opulent personality. Notes of smoked...
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...
98 JD / 96 WE / 95 VM Similarly colored to the classic cuvée, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Quet is 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre. It offers a huge, rich, powerful style that never goes over the top and...
98 WA / 98 JD / 98 WCI / 97 VM Revisiting Bonneau's recently released 2001 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve des Celestins is a real treat as this cuvee flirts with perfection. Already revealing some pink and amber at the edge,...
100 RP / 100 JS / 99 WE / 98 WS / 97 VM Well, well, well - Lafite Rothschild does it again. Ever since manager Charles Chevalier was transferred from his beloved Sauternes property of Rieussec (also owned by the...
100 RP / 99 FS / 99 WCI / 98 JS / 97 WE / 18 JR A modern day version of the 1959 Lafite, the 2003 Lafite Rothschild was bottled in mid-May, 2005 after achieving 12.9% natural alcohol hardly an astonishing figure given the...
99 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 98 WE / 97 RP / 97 DE / 96 VM / 18.5 JR The 2009 Palmer is unquestionably one of the greatest young Bordeaux I’ve tasted, and it has a rare mix of richness and elegance that’s incredible...
98 WA / 98 WE / 97 WS / 95 VM / 95 JS / 95 DE / 17.5 JR The 2017 Vintage Port, not quite bottled when originally seen, has now been in bottle for a couple of years. It is a field blend (with typical grapes like Touriga...
98 WS / 98 DE / 97 VM / 97 JS / 97 WA / 96 DE / 17.5 JR #53 Wine Spectator Top 100 2019 This is well-packed, offering the vivid plum, boysenberry, cassis and açaí berry fruit profile of the vintage, along...
99 JS / 97 VM / 93-96 WS / 93-95 WA #15 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#53 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Aromas of black cherries, blueberries, licorice, dried lavender, nutmeg and grated milk...
98 JD / 96 VM / 96 WCI / 95 WA / 95 WS Deep ruby-colored and offering a heavenly bouquet of black raspberries, toasted spiced, cured meats, licorice, and cured meats, the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Combes des Fous is...
100 JD / 98 WA More cured meats, spice, loamy soil notes, and an incredible core of kirsch and currant fruits emerge from the 2016 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Deus Ex Machina. Deep, incredibly concentrated, multi-dimensional...
100 WE / 98 JS / 98 JD / 98 VM / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 96 WS #23 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#71 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 With its rich swathe of Cabernet Sauvignon,...
98 JA / 97+ JD / 97 WA / 97 JS / 96 WS / 96 VM #92 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 One of the standouts of the vintage, with blackcurrant fruits that are layered through with bitter black chocolate,...
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...
99+ WA / 99 JS / 99 JD / 99 WI / 99 WE / 98 DE / 97+ VM / 18.5 JR #27 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Vieux Château Certan is composed of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, weighing...
98 JS / 98 JD / 97+ VM / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 DE This is really rich and intense with beautiful blackberry, violet and blueberry aromas that follow through to a full-bodied palate with extremely polished...
98 JS / 97 VM / 97 WI / 96 JD / 96 WA / 96 WE / 95 DE / 95 JA / 18 JR This is a very linear red and layered at the same time, showing blackberry, blueberry, black-truffle, bark and stone character. Chalk and...
99 JD / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 WS #20 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#42 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Château Smith Haut Lafitte is based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot,...
99 JD / 99 JS / 98+ WA / 97+ VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #9 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#17 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#38 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 Reminding me of the 2016,...
97 JS / 96 JD / 94+ WA / 94 DE #14 out of 48 in the Saint Emilion Oswald's Blind Tasting, London 2022 featuring 2011-2018 Angelus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Figeac, Pavie, Quintus A wine with wonderful clarity of fruit...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 JS / 98 WS / 97 VM #29 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 One of the wines of the vintage is the 2018 Château Pavie, and Gérard Perse continues to...
99 JD / 97 JS / 96+ WA / 96 WS / 96 VM / 95 DE Coming from 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc brought up in 60% new French oak, the 2018 Château Pape Clement from Bernard Magrez...
100 JS / 100 DE / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS / 97+ JD#10 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#36 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have...
97 JS / 95 JD / 95 WS / 95 VM / 95 WA #85 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A seductive Margaux with an intense nose of black fruit and red plums. Some herb and wood notes, too. It’s full-bodied...
98 JS / 97+ JD / 97 DE / 96 VM / 97-99 WA #73 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 So attractive on the nose with blackberry, black olive and a hint of brown sugar. It’s full-bodied with layers of...
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...
100 JD / 97 VM / 97 JS / 96 WA #7 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#98 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Château Larcis Ducasse checks in as 89% Merlot and 11% Cabernet Franc that comes from a...
100 JD / 99 WA / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #75 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Although it emerges from a similar terroir and the same winemaking team, the 2018 Château La Mission...
98 VM / 98 WA / 97+ JD / 97 JS / 97 DE The 2018 La Conseillante is a regal and utterly exquisite Pomerol from the very first taste. Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team turned out a jewel of a...
100 WA / 99 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 WS / 97 VM #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 Franc. Deep garnet-purple in...
99 JS / 99 JD / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96 WA / 96 WE #7 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#34 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#53 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 Complex and expressive nose, offering...
97 JD / 95 JS / 94 DE / 94 WS / 94 WE / 95-97 WA / 17++ JR Based on 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, the 2018 Château Gruaud Larose sports a dense purple hue as well as a stunning...
100 DE / 100 WE / 100 JD / 99 JS / 98 WA / 97 JA / 97 VM / 96-99 WS #6 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#14 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#45 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 One of...
98+ WA / 98+ JD / 98 JS / 98 VM / 97 DE / 96 WS #62 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is a blend of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1%...
99 JD / 97+ WA / 97 DE / 96 JS / 95 VM Including slightly more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, the 2018 Château Clinet is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon that was brought up in 75% new French oak. One of...
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...
100 DE / 99 JS / 98+ VM / 98+ WA / 98 JD / 98 WE / 97 WS#31 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 A great Cheval Blanc that stands up to the potential that I found during en primeur...
98 JS / 98 JD / 98 DE / 98 VM / 97+ WA / 95 WS#18 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021#51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Blackberries and tar with wet-earth and dark-bark aromas. Dark-chocolate and brownie...
100 JA / 99 JS / 97 JD / 97 VM / 97 WA / 97 WI #16 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#54 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021#71 Jeb Dunnuck Top 100 2021 The 10th vintage under the Nicolas Thienpont team, and...
98-99 JS / 97-99 JD / 97-99 WA / 98 DE / 93-96 VM The length and texture to this wine is so very impressive. It’s not so much the sheer power that is impressive here, rather the form, tension and exquisite form that...
100 JD / 99 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 VM / 95-98 WS #28 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 The bottles for the 2018 vintage feature a red phoenix above the label: “Suddenly the...
100 JS / 100 DE / 99 WA / 99 VM / 98 WS / 97+ JD #10 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021#36 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2021 I am a little bit speechless about this one. I have...
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...
100 DE / 100 VM / 100 AG / 99+ JD / 99 WE / 98 WS / 98 JS / 98 WA #61 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2021#78 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2021 Beautifully rich even...