94-95 JS / 91-93 WA / 92 JA / 90-92 WI / 90-92 VM Very vivid and lively with lemon, lime, mojito and a hint of lemon grass. Medium- to full-bodied. Sea salt. Wild. 80% sauvignon blanc (half Bordeaux and half Sancerre...
94+ WA / 94 DE / 92 JS / 91+ WI / 91 VM A terrific performance for this estate, the 2019 Grand Village reveals a delicate, perfumed, complex bouquet with inviting aromas of dark wild berries, iris, violet, menthol and...
95 DE / 94+ WA / 94 JD / 93 WI / 92 JS / 92 JA / 91 VM #10 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $25 2023Vinous Memorable Wines of 2022 - Neal Martin A medicinal edge on the nose, some gorgeous floral...
94 DE / 92-94 JD / 93 WA / 91-92 JS / 91 AG / 91 VM / 91 JAWine Advocate Sleeper of the Vintage Softly floral-touched blackcurrants - violet and lilac, quite a subtle perfumed tone to them but giving such expressive...
93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 92-94 WA / 92 DE / 91-93 VM / 90-92 WI / 91 JA / 16.5 JR The 2022 Grand Village (Lafleur)comes from more clay and limestone soils and is 80% Merlot (half of the Merlot is a massale selection from...
92-94 WA / 92-93 JS / 92 JA / 90-92 VM / 89-91+ WI Aromas of cassis, blueberries, dark wild berries and flowers introduce the 2023 Grand Village, a medium to full-bodied, layered and fleshy wine with a deep core of fruit...
96 WA / 96 VM / 96 JD / 94 JS / 94 WS / 93 DE Coming on the heels of the scorching hot 2017, this vintage started off with lots of rain in April and May that required preventative measures against fungal disease. Splendid...
98 JD / 97 WS / 97 WA / 96 DE / 95 JS#11 Decanter Wines of the Year 2023#24 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 Reserved layers and depth slowly begin to emerge from the 2019 Grattamacco, so it is going to need time in cellar...
97 VM / 97 JD / 95-97 WA / 96 DE / 95 WE / 94 JS A stellar wine, the 2020 Grattamacco is dark, vibrant and nuanced to the core. Black fruit, lavender, spice, leather, menthol and dried herbs infuse the 2020 with tons of...
96 WA / 95 DE / 93 JS 75 cases imported This wine delivers an exceptional quality of fruit. The 2016 Bolgheri Superiore l'Alberello is vinous and raw with an unmistakably authentic quality that gives this wine character...
95 WA / 95 JD / 95 JS / 93 VM / 93 DE Made up of 75% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2016 La Gravette de Certan has a deep garnet-purple color and features lovely redcurrants, black raspberries and...
95 JS / 94 JD / 93 DE / 92 VM / 91+ WA Currant, chocolate, wet-earth and cedar aromas follow through to a medium to full body with integrated, refined tannins that build on the palate and follow through in a polished way...
94 DE / 94 JA / 93 JD / 92 WA / 17 JR2nd wine of Vieux Chateau CertanLovely soft spicing on the nose, liquorice touches and bramble fruits - gorgeous aromatics on show. Excellent clarity on the palate, this has a silky...
96 JS / 95 WI / 95 JD / 93 WE Wow. What a second wine with berries, chocolate, and coffee beans. Black berries. Full and layered with such incredible length and intensity. The real deal. Hard not to drink now but will age...
97 DE / 96 VM / 95 JS / 18.5+ JR A real burst of fresh apricot and peach, lemon verbena and green tea. This has the salt and power of Château-Grillet, the confit lemon peel on the finish, the salted nuts. Very...
95-98 JM / 95-97 VM 50% whole bunch, average age 40 years, old vines needed picking first. 25% new wood, 13.2% alcohol. Almost black with purple rim. The fruit comes across as more noble than the already delicious Bonnes...
90-92 BH A slightly fresher nose consists of softly spiced and earthy aromas of mostly red currant and dark pinot fruit that exhibits a hint of animale. There is a lovely texture to the equally well-concentrated but more...
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...
100 RP / 97 FS / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18 JR "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the greatest Gruaud Larose I have ever tasted, and I have had most of them - back through the...
100 RP / 97 FS / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18 JR Actual bottles shown here: 100 RP / 97 FS / 96+ VM / 96 WA / 96 WCI / 18 JR "The monumental 1982 Gruaud Larose, which I think I've said before is clearly the...
96 JS / 95 WA / 95 WE / 94 JA / 93+ RP / 93 WS Ripe raspberries and blueberries with hints of fresh flowers. Deep nose of dark fruits. Full body, with silky tannins and a beautifully integrated tannin structure. It's long...
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...
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...
98 DE / 96 WA / 96 JS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR#25 Wine Spectator Top 100 2023 Detailed and delicate, this has a seductive charm to it, slowly displaying scented blueberries and raspberries,...
95 DE / 94 WA / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WI Black peppercorns, tobacco, ash, vanilla, cinnamon and cedar spice. A gorgeous mouthfeel straight away, the tannins so plump, not heavy or opulent but filling and ripe. This has a...
97 DE / 95-97 VM / 96 JA / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm. Smooth and supple, silky but firm,...
99 WA / 97 WS / 95 WCI / 94 IWC “The 2010 Cote Rotie Chateau d’Ampuis is an off-the-hook effort that easily competes with the more expensive single-vineyard releases. Seamless, gorgeously pure and seriously...
97 JD / 96 JS / 94-96 WA / 95 WS / 95 VM Leading off the Côte Rôties, the 2019 Côte Rôtie Chateau D'Ampuis is always a brilliant wine, and in recent years, it's come close to rivaling the single...
98+ JD / 97 WS / 94-96 WA / 95 JS / 95 VM / 18.5 JR On another level, the 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto Blanc is more reductive and tight, with a brilliant, concentrated, full-bodied, layered profile on the palate. White currants,...
98+ JD / 97 WS / 96 JS / 96 VM / 93-95 WA / 18.5 JR The 2019 Ermitage Ex Voto is another massive 2019 from this team that readers will absolutely love to have in the cellar. Possessing an extravagant nose of cassis and...
95+ JD / 95 VM / 94 WS / 16.5 JR The 2022 Condrieu La Doriane is slightly more reserved and reticent compared to past vintages, offering a terrific perfume of orange blossom, honeyed flowers, and subtle spicy, mineral...
100 WA / 100 WCI / 99 WS A desert island wine (as is just about any top vintage of the cuvee) and a gorgeous showing, the 2003 Cote Rotie la Mouline is drinking beautifully, yet is still young, loaded with fruit, and...
100 WA / 100 WCI / 98 WS / 19 JR The 2009 Cote Rotie La Mouline possesses off-the-charts richness. Like all the vintages, it comes from the Cote Blonde and is co-fermented with 11% Viognier. Its 13.5% alcohol is one of the...
98-100 WA / 99 JD / 98 VM / 18+ JR The 2018 Cote Rotie La Mouline is immensely seductive, offering up enticing notes of floral potpourri and red berries on the nose. Those strawberries and raspberries persist onto the...
100 JD / 99 WA / 99 WS / 98 JS / 18+ JR / 97 VM A perfect wine in every way, the 2015 Côte Rôtie La Turque comes from an incredible terroir on the Côte Brune and includes 7% Viognier. Stylistically,...
98 WA / 98 DE / 97 VM / 96 JD / 96 WS / 18+ JR Loaded with exotic perfumes of spring flowers and ripe berries, the 2016 Cote Rotie La Turque looks more like the wine I first tasted back in 2017. Medium to full-bodied, it's...
94 DE / 93 AG / 93 WA / 92-93 JS / 92 VM Perfumed nose, something mineral about the scent, stoney with lots of cherry aromas. Smooth and alive, a nice upfront brightness to this - shiny but sleek. Crunchy fruit, clean but...
95-97 WCI / 93-95 WA / 92-94 VM The wine pops with its nose of chocolate, black cherries, and flowers. But, the best part of the experience is the silky, creamy, sexy textures, and the layers of dark cocoa, and plums. The...
96-97 JS / 96 JA / 94-96 JD / 92-94 VM You really see the class and botrytis character here with clarity and focus. Notes of spice, mushroom powder, subtle apricot and honey. It’s medium-bodied, fresh and bright...
96-97 JS / 96 JA / 94-96 JD / 92-94 VM / 92-94 WI You really see the class and botrytis character here with clarity and focus. Notes of spice, mushroom powder, subtle apricot and honey. It’s medium-bodied, fresh and...
“Inviting blackberry and cassis aromatics complement notes of vanilla, toasted oak and a touch of leather. Rich and robust, chewy tannins frame flavors of blackberry and blueberry leading to a smooth, opulent finish...
“Medium bodied and dry on the palate, a note that evokes essence of granny smith apple and citrus contributes a snap of acidity to the wine’s clean finish.”...
91 BH Note: from a parcel of vines planted in 1988; the .45 ha vineyard is a monopole and the smallest 1er in Gevrey Producer note: Philippe Harmand has assumed full responsibility for this 9 ha domaine that owns the tiny...
93 WE This is a distinctive and detailed wine that starts with floral and spicy aromas, follows with generous fruit flavors and intriguing accents of tea, rhubarb and wet stone. It's ripe but not overly so, and that little...
94 JS / 92 RP Pretty nose of blueberries, currants and blackberries, follows through to a full body, with ultra-refined tannins and polished, caressing texture. Very refined and long. Perhaps the best ever from here. Try...
97 JS / 96 VM / 94 WE / 17 JR #51 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2023Blackcurrant, orange peel and green coffee bean aromas follow through to a full body with medium, round tannins. Citrusy, juicy and rose bush...
100 JD / 100 DE / 100 RP / 97 WA / 97 JS I continue to think the 2009 Château Haut-Bailly is the finest wine from this estate to date. It exemplifies the inherent elegance and finesse of this terroir while...
98+ JD / 98 JS / 98 DE / 97+ WA / 97 AG / 96 VM / 95 WS #2 Jeb Dunnuck Top 50 Reds 2018The 2015 Haut Bailly checks in as a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot that comes from the gravelly...
100 JD / 98 WA / 98 JS / 97+ AG / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96+ VM / 18 JR I obviously underrated the 2016 Château Haut-Bailly on release, and it easily tops out my scale. A hypothetical blend of the 2009 and 2010, it...
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...
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...
99 JS / 98 WI / 97 VM / 97 JA / 97 DE / 97 WE / 96+ WA / 96 JD #22 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2022 Extremely aromatic, with incredible wet-earth, bark, stone and graphite notes on the nose, then...
99-100 JS / 99 WI / 99 JD / 97 VM / 97 DE / 96-98 WE#6 Wine Independent Top 10 QPR Collector Wines under $200 2023#19 Jeb Dunnuck's Top 100 2023 This has incredible power and drive with blackberry,...
98-100 JD / 97-98 JS / 96-98 WI / 96-98 VM / 97 JA / 96 DE / 94-96 WA The 2022 Château Haut-Bailly is going to be one of the legendary vintages at this château, and it should be a no-brainer purchase for readers...
94 DE / 94 WE / 94 WI / 93 VM / 92 JA / 92 JD / 90 WA / 92-93 JS / 16.5 JR Wow, dark berries and violets on the nose, so sensuous, smells rich and round. Beautifully fresh on the palate, there is a real zing and...
94 VM / 93 JS / 93+ JD / 92 DE / 92 WS The 2017 Haut-Batailley is powerful, dark and racy. Dark cherry, gravel, smoke, menthol, licorice and spice all pulse with notable energy and tons of Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness. For...
94 JD / 94 WS / 93 DE / 92 VM / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WA The flagship 2018 Château Haut-Batailley checks in 59% Cabernet Sauvignon and 41% Merlot that was brought up in 60% new French oak. It's another...
95+ WI / 95 JS / 95 JD / 95 DE / 95 VM / 94 WE / 93 WA / 93 WS / 93 JA A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon and 24% Merlot, the 2019 Haut-Batailley is deep garnet-purple colored. It has a pretty, floral nose with...
95 WS / 94 VM / 94 JD / 94-95 JS / 92 WA / 93 DE Dark, winey, structured and very Pauillac, this is laden with cassis and blackberry puree flavors scored by charcoal and warm earth, with tobacco and cast iron notes. Very...
94 AG / 93 JS / 93 DE / 92 JD / 92 VM / 92 JA / 91 WA / 90 WS The 2021 Haut-Batailley shows an estate in evolution. Aromatic and medium in body, the 2021 is not quite as bombastic as some previous editions, which is a...
94-95 JS / 94 JA / 93-95 JD / 91-93 WA / 90-93 VM This shows structure and focus, with creamy, powdery tannins and a very pretty, silky texture. Medium to full body with a solid line of tannins running through the wine...
Please specify which number bottle(s) you would like at checkout. 97 RP / 19 JR A dark ruby-colored wine with noticeable amber/rust, the 1955 Haut-Brion offers a huge, fragrant bouquet of walnuts, tobacco, wet stones, and...
100 VM / 20 JR / 98 WS The 1959 Haut-Brion is, in my view, the most moving of the utterly profound wines on the table. Ripe and flamboyant, the 1959 races across the palate with kirsch, mint, licorice and tobacco, all in an...
100 RP / 98 VM / 98 JD / 96 WS / 18 JR The dark garnet-colored 1961 Haut-Brion is pure perfection, with gloriously intense aromas of tobacco, cedar, chocolate, minerals, and sweet red and black fruits complemented by smoky...
92 WA / 17.5 JR The 1970 Château Haut-Brion is a First Growth that has probably been over-shadowed by the Latour 1970 during its lifetime. However, this bottle proves that it is not to be underestimated; it highlights...
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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,...
100 WS / 100 RP / 100 VM / 100 JA / 98 DE / 97 JD / 18 JR What a gorgeous, seductive and beautiful wine, as always. I can't get over the perfumed aromas of subtle milk chocolate, cedar and sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, yet so...
100 FS / 99 WCI / 98 RP / 97 DE / 96 VM / 18.5 JR Strong ruby garnet, good color depth, violet reflections, delicate water edge. Subtle spicy, black and red berries, candied mandarin zest, spicy and tobacco hints. Juicy,...
100 DE / 99+ WA / 98 VM / 98 JD Is this as good as the 1989? Certainly it is lush and powerful, lingering and expanding in the mouth with sweet tobacco and cigar box notes, along with still young blackcurrant and...
96 WA / 96 RP / 96 DE / 96 WE / 95 VM / 95 JD / 94 JS / 17++ JR “Tasted at Bordeaux Index’s annual 10-Year On tasting in London. The 2006 Château Haut-Brion has a more ostentatious bouquet than the...
100 RP / 100 WA / 100 JD / 99 WS / 98 DE / 98 WE / 97 JS As for the 2010 Haut-Brion, it does not have the power of Latour’s 2010 or the intense lead pencil shavings and chocolaty component of Lafite-Rothschild, but it...
100 WA / 100 JD / 98 WS / 98 JS / 98 VM / 97 DE / 18.5 JR A blend of 50% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, the medium to deep garnet-purple colored 2015 Haut-Brion is reticent to begin, languidly...
100 WA / 100 DE / 100 VM / 100 JS / 100 WE / 98+ JD #55 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2019 The 2016 Haut-Brion is blended of 56% Merlot, 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.5% Cabernet Franc. Medium...
98 JS / 98 WE / 97 WI / 97 DE / 96+ VM / 96 WS #39 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of France 2020 This is extremely aromatic and perfumed with crushed-berry, flower, currant and orange-peel character. Full-bodied,...
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 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...
100 WI / 100 JS / 100 TB / 98+ JD / 98 VM / 98 WA / 98 DE / 98 WE #1 Tasting Book Best Red Wines of the World 2023#7 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2022#69 James Suckling's Top...