93 CT
91 WS / 90.3 CT Garnet rim. A big, rich, ripe, generous yet tannic claret with fragrant tar cedar, ripe cassis and tobacco flavors...a lovely, classic wine - Wine...
99 JS / 98 VM / 97 WA / 96 RP / 18 JR I am blown away by the intense iodine and dark fruits and roses on the nose. Full-bodied with very clear and bright fruit. Stoney. Superb quality. - James Suckling There was one...
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...
94 RP / 92 WS / 90 VM / 18.5 JR One of the great wines of the vintage, the 1978 Latour has reached full maturity. While it does not possess the extraordinary concentration of the massive 1970, or the power of the 1975, the...
92 CT
94 WA / 17 JR Tasted at the Amuse Bouche offline in Hong Kong. Thank you to Gautam for proffering this splendid magnum, the larger format showing how it can age in more superior fashion to a bottle. Of course, this was the...
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...
90 CT Château Pape Clement Rouge-Grand Cru Classé of Graves “With their smoky and spicy bouquet, the red wines are of an admirable quality and a very characteristic softness. The wine is both...
This is often the most tannic and structured of the Côte Roties, and can take decades to reveal its true potential.-Winery
18 JR Probably To Kalon vineyard fruit. This was the immediate precursor to Opus One, and we used to have it on the list at Nick’s London restaurant L’Escargot in the 1980s. Minty and again slightly...
88 WA Minty herbal notes add dimension and complexity to the fleshy, forward Cabernet flavors. Drinkable now.--1978 California Cabernet horizontal. - James Laube, Wine Advocate...
91 CT Wine Advocate called 1978 in St Emilion above average to excellent.
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