93 WA / 93 VM / 19 JR This bottle was also showing beautifully (or was I just glad to get a drink after all that football?) It seemed so sweet and lush at first even if after a while the fruit started to fade a little...
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...
92-94 WA / 90 WS / 18 JR First tasted in June 2002. Few signs of aging. A delicate, ripe, figgy, tarry nose. Quite feminine for Haut-Brion. Palate is well balanced, drinking well now. Not as embellished as 1982 but not lean...
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 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...
93 WA / 18 JR Half bottle slipped in at the end, in an unenviable position after two fantastic wines, but it held its own. I have fond memories of finding bottles of this at a bargain price in a pub in County Clare on the...
18 JR Half bottle slipped in at the end, in an unenviable position after two fantastic wines, but it held its own. I have fond memories of finding bottles of this at a bargain price in a pub in County Clare on the west...
93 WA The 1978 Chateau Margaux is a significant wine for two reasons: that is was the first under the Mentzelopoulos family after acquiring the property and also, it was their best wine in many years. Today it is still...
96 DE / 93 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...
94 WA 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 vintage...
19 JR This fully mature wine was absolutely glorious. Served blind alongside Hermitage La Chapelle from the same vintage, it was rounder and much more luscious. Tannins had completely disappeared, leaving wonderfully sweet,...
91 CT Wine Advocate called 1978 in St Emilion above average to excellent.