93 JA / 91-93+ WA / 91-92 JS / 90 VM Precise and finessed black fruits here right from the first moments, this is high Cabernet Sauvignon, lovely black savoury fruits that suit the slighly serious feel of Duhart. Expect...
98 JA / 97 JS / 95 WI / 94 WS #100 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023 A great example of this always-arresting dry white, with a ton of soft apple blossom aromatics, before drawing inwards to show scraping...
98 VM / 96-97 JS / 96 WI / 95 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 93-95 JD The 2021 Vieux Château Certan may very well be the wine of the vintage on the Right Bank. Intensely aromatic and nuanced, with exceptional balance, the 2021...
96 VM / 96 DE / 95 JS / 95 WA / 95 JA / 95 WI The 2021 Troplong Mondot is fabulous. It offers up a rush of dark red-toned fruit, crushed rocks, leather, menthol, cedar and blood orange. As always, Troplong Mondot is marked...
93 JS / 93 VM / 92 DE / 92 JD / 90-92+ WA / 91 JA /89-91 WI Black cherries, mussels, mineral, chili chocolate and dark olives. Bright and racy on the palate with medium weight in the center palate. The fresh, fine-grained...
93 VM / 93 DE / 92-93 JS / 92 JD / 92 WS / 92 JA / 91-92+ WA The 2021 Talbot is an absolutely gorgeous wine. Aromatic, layered and impeccably balanced, Talbot is simply exquisite in 2021. Sweet pipe tobacco, incense, dried...
97 VM / 96 DE / 95 JS / 93-95 JD / 93+ WA / 93 JA The 2021 Rauzan-Ségla is impressive. Dark, somber and brooding, the 2021 offers up a heady concoction of black cherry, plum, graphite, new leather, scorched...
94-95 JS / 92-94 VM / 93 WA / 92 DE Extremely focused and refined, with firm tannins that run the length of the wine. Medium-bodied with lovely length and juiciness. Blackberry and earth with mushroom and bark. Hints of...
93 JD / 93 VM / 92-93 JS / 91-93 JD / 92DE / 90 JA / 89-91 WI / 89 WA A gorgeous wine in the vintage, the 2021 Château Quinault L'Enclos has loads of black raspberry and ripe currant fruits to go with complex notes of...
95-96 JS / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-95 WI / 93 JD / 93 VM / 91-93 WA Plenty of blackberry and blueberry with wet earth and crushed stone. Some spice,tobacco and lead pencil, too. It’s full-bodied with layered tannins and...
98 VM / 96 DE / 94-96+ JD / 95 WA / 95 JA / 94-95 JS The 2021 Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is a towering wine. Just as it did en primeur, the 2021 dazzles from start to finish. The Cabernets are very high in the...
92-94 VM / 90-92 JD / 91 WS / 89-91 WA The 2021 Réserve de la Comtesse is a seriously great wine in its peer group. Or any peer group. Rich and layered, with no hard edges and compelling balance, the 2021...
95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95 JD / 94 WA / 93 VM / 93 JA Smoked earth and iron touches with iris and rose perfume on the nose alongside sweet spices and tobacco. This is an exceptional wine giving sublime enjoyment and appeal...
94-95 JS / 94+ WI / 92-94 JD / 93DE / 91-93 WA / 92 AG / 92 VM / 92 JA A nicely rounded young red with fine tannins that are polished and poised. Medium body with a solid center-palate and a creamy finish. Shows wonderful...
96 JS / 95 DE / 95 WI / 93-95 JD / 94+ AG / 94 JA / 93 WA / 93 VM A very juicy and rounded young 2021 with berry, chocolate, cedar, balsamic, and redwood aromas and flavors. Medium to full body. Velvety tannins. Excellent...
96 JD / 96 VM / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95-96 JS / 94-96 WCI / 94 WS / 94 JA / 17++ JR As to the Grand Vin, the saturated ruby/purple-hued 2021 Château Pavie defies the vintage with its ripe, powerful aromatics of cassis,...
91 VM / 90-91 JS / 89-91 JD / 89 WA The 2021 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon is a bold, juicy wine. Succulent dark cherry, plum, lavender, spice and violet all flesh out in the glass. Pastourelle is one of the hidden gems in...
97 DE / 96 AG / 96 JA / 96 DE / 95+ WA / 95 JD / 94 VM / 92 WS A showstopper of a wine that offers a fragranced nose of purple flowers, blackcurrant, cola and liquorice. Smooth and silky, this has a gorgeous weight and...
93 JA / 92 JS / 91-93 VM / 91 DE / 90 JD / 89 WA This has punch and mouth-watering juicy acidities. Cheerful, enticiting, blackberry and loganberry fruits, and all is in place to add on further depth over ageing. There is...
96-97 JS / 96+ WI / 96 AG / 96 DE / 95-97 WE / 95 JA / 95 JD / 94 WA / 94 VM / 17.5+ JR A firm and compact Mouton with a powerful tannin frame for the vintage, yet it remains fine and precise as it opens to a...
97 WA / 96+ AG / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95-96 JS / 95 VM / 95 DE / 95 JA / 93-95 JD Wine Advocate Wine of the VintageThe remarkable 2021 Montrose gets my nomination for the title of "wine of the vintage" in the Médoc...
89-91 VM The 2021 Mauvesin Barton was picked from 30 September until 11 October and aged in one-third new oak. There is more Cabernet this year (52%) due to frost damage. It has a vibrant nose with black cherries, bilberry...
97-98 JS / 97 DE / 96+ WI / 96+ JD / 96 VM / 95+ WA / 95 JA A Margaux with beautiful depth and grace and wonderfully well-placed, refined tannins, showing presence and a soft texture. They caress your palate. Full-bodied,...
94 JS / 94 VM / 93 WA / 91 JD / 90 DE / 90 JA Very floral with black currant and black cherry aromas with hints of lavender. Floral. Medium-bodied with firm and silky tannins that show beautiful length and polish. Goes on...
94-96+ JD / 95 JS / 95 DE / 94 AG / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 WS / 92-94 WI / 93+ WA The Grand Vin 2021 Château Lynch-Bages ratchets up everything, offering a rich, powerful, almost full-bodied style as well as gorgeous...
95 DE / 93-95 VM / 94 WA / 92-94 JD / 92-93 JS Smells ripe and concentrated, blackcurrant, black cherry and plum. Tension and minerality to the fore here, this is streamlined and direct, less layered and plump but has...
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...
94-97 JD / 96 JS / 96 VM / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93-94+ WA The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot,...
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...
94+ AG / 94+ WA / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 93-94 JS / 93 JD / 93 WS / 90-92 WI The 2021 Léoville-Barton is a gorgeous, classically built Saint-Julien. Graphite, leather, blue-toned fruit, spice, tobacco, licorice and...
94-95 JS / 94 VM / 93 JD This is a very structured Petit Cheval, because of the higher than normal cabernet sauvignon in the blend. It seems more like Pauillac, with blackcurrants and chewy yet polished and intense tannins...
92 AG / 91 JS / 90 DE / 91-93 JD / 89-91 WA / 90 VM / 88 WS The 2021 Le Marquis de Calon Ségur is fabulous. Dark, pliant and super-expressive, the 2021 is an absolute delight. Graphite, spice, leather, dried herbs...
91-92 JS / 90 DE / 90-92 VM / 90 WA Medium-bodied, round and nicely spiced with powdery tannins. Juicy ripe-cherry notes with some sweet spice. Pretty. Firm tannins in the center-palate. 82.7% merlot, 14.5% cabernet franc...
94-95 JS / 92 WA / 92 DE / 92 JD / 90-92 VM / 91 JA Lots of iodine and oyster-shell aromas, together with blackberry and black cherry, following through to a medium to full body. Polished yet slightly chewy tannins and a...
94 AG / 93 JD / 93 JS / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91-93 WI / 92+ WA / 92 VM The 2021 Laroque is classy, elegant and polished. A wine of stature and breeding, Laroque is a quintessentially finessed Saint-Émilion. Silky tannins...
96 JS / 96 WI / 93-95+ JD / 94 VM / 94 JA / 94 DE / 91 WA Very complex and subtle with cedar, dried herb, green tobacco, berry and lavender aromas that follow through to a medium body, with ultra-fine tannins that give...
93 WA / 93 VM / 92-93 JS / 92 JD / 92 AG / 92 JA / 89-91 WI The chateau is celebrating 200 years in 2021 with a special label. The 2021 Langoa Barton offers up attractive aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with sweet...
94 VM / 93 WA / 93 JA / 92-93 JS / 93 JD / 91 DE The 2021 Lagrange turned out beautifully. Succulent red cherry, plum, cedar, tobacco, spice and mocha infuse the 2021 with gorgeous depth. Soft, succulent and inviting,...
97 JA / 94-96 JD / 95 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 92-94 WI / 93 VM Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone minerality...
96 AG / 94-96 WI / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94 VM / 94 JS / 94 JA / 93 WA / 92 WS The 2021 La Gaffelière is a wine of sublime elegance and understated finesse. Aromatic and pliant, the 2021 shows the more delicate side of the...
96 AG / 96 JS / 95 WA / 95 DE / 95 JA / 93-95 JD / 94 VM / 92-94 WI The chateau is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2021 with a commemorative bottle and special OWC. The 2021 La Conseillante is bright, fresh and...
94-95 JS / 92-94 WI / 92 JD / 92 AG / 92 JA / 92 DE / 91 WA Lots of cool blue fruit and violets with some stones and chocolate orange. Supple, silky and very sleek tannins. Medium to full body. Lengthy and fresh on the...
96 VM / 95-96 JS / 93-95 JB / 92-94+ WA / 93 DE / 89-91 WI / 90 JA The 2021 L’If is a wine of power and reserve. It exudes notable density and richness, but in the more restrained style of the year. Black cherry,...
96-97 JS / 96 AG / 95 VM / 93-95 JD / 94 WA / 94 JA / 94 DE A pure, creamy and well-structured yet very fine Evangile. Long and caressing. Very fine tannins. Lots of fresh dark fruit and savory, mineral character...
97-98 JS / 96 DE / 96 AG / 95 VM / 95 JA / 95 WI / 93-95 JD / 94 WAMedium-bodied with very fine-textured tannins. Delicious sweet and salty and mineral character. Blackberries, violets, cloves and dark olives. Peaches, too...
97 WA / 97-98 JS / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 96 WI / 95 VM / 95 JA / 94 AGWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its fine showing en primeur, cementing its status as one of the wines of the vintage...
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 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 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...
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...
94-96 VM / 95 DE / 95 JS / 94 WA / 93 JA / 92 WS The 2021 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous. Bright and punchy, with terrific aromatic presence, the 2021 is a terrific example of the modern classicism of the year at its best...
94 JS / 93 VM / 92 WA / 90-92 JD / 91 AG / 91 JA / 91 DE Excellent depth for 2021. Refined and complex with aromas of graphite, cassis, mineral, chili chocolate, white pepper and cigar box. Fresh and juicy, with...
95 VM / 94-95 JS / 94+ WA / 91-94 JD / 93 JA / 93 DE The 2021 Giscours is not quite as showy as some recent vintages, but all the ingredients are there. Aromatic, deep and layered, with tremendous balance, the 2021 has so...
95 VM / 94 JS / 91-93+ WA / 91 JA / 92 DE The 2021 Gazin is a dark, ample wine. Layers of dark fruit, leather, licorice, smoke, tobacco and spice unfurl in the glass. Broad and powerful, the 2021 is super-impressive in this...
97 JA / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 96+ WA / 96 WI / 94-95 JS / 94 AG / 94 VM Wine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Lovely aromatics right off the bat, good spice, white peppers, touches of savoury cassis. This 71% mix of the two...
93 JS / 91-93 JD / 91 DE / 91 WS / 89-91 VM / 90 JA Black currant, chocolate and walnut aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with polished tannins and a pretty texture. Vivid and creamy mouthfeel. Lovely finish...
1 Bottle Each of the following wines: Yquem (98 JA / 97 JS / 95 WI / 94 WS)Haut-Brion (97-98 JS / 96-98 WA / 97 DE / 95-97 JD / 95-97 VM)La Mission Haut-Brion (97 JA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 WA / 95 DE / 94-95 JS / 93-95...
95-96 JS / 93-95 WA / 93-95 JD / 94+ AG / 94 JA / 93 VM A medium-bodied DC with a pretty core of ripe fruit that shows licorice, blackberry and some currant character. Spice box, too. Very long, with fine tannins and plenty...
95-96 JS / 94 JA / 94 DE / 91-93 JD / 92 WA / 90-92 WI / 90-92 VM A very fine yet structured d’Issan with blackcurrant and plum, as well as spice and walnuts. The palate is full and structured with wonderful tannins...
93 DE / 92-93 JS / 92 WA / 92 JA / 91 JD / 90 AG / 90 VM Succulent and softly supple, this has lots of energy and pace with bright red fruits, raspberries and cherries, alongside sweet spices and perfumed nuances. The...
95-96 JS / 95 JA / 93-95 VM / 95 WI / 93 WA / 17+ JR Fantastic energy and length to this young Sauternes, with dried-apple, apple-pie, spice and cinnamon character . Medium body, medium sweetness and a vibrant finish. -...
93 JS / 93 JD / 90 DE / 87-90 WA / 88-90 VM Black currant, black walnut, black berry, and dark chocolate with some black mushroom undertones. Medium to full body, chewy tannins and a fresh finish. Solid for this...
95 VM / 95 JS / 95 WI / 93-95 JD / 93 JA / 93 DE / 92 WA The 2021 Clos Fourtet is a dark, imposing wine. Blackberry, gravel, scorched earth, leather, incense and clove infuse the 2021 with tons of character. This is...
93-96 JD / 95 DE / 94 AG / 94 JA / 93-94 JS / 93 VM / 92+ WA / 90-92 WI / 91 WS Coming from a mix of clay and gravelly soils spread across a 10-hectare vineyard and 40-year-old vines, the 2021 Château Clinet is...
94 AG / 93-94 JS / 92-94 VM / 93 WA / 93 DE / 92 VM / 92 JA / 90-93 JD / 88-90+ WI The 2021 Clerc Milon is another fine effort from the chateau. It offers an alluring mix of fruit raciness and savory character from the...
98 VM / 97 WA / 97-98 JS / 96 WI / 96 JD / 96 DE / 96 JAWine Advocate Wine of the Vintage Rich and explosive in feel, the 2021 Cheval Blanc is outrageously beautiful. For the first time since 2011, the Grand Vin is...
92 JS / 91 VM / 89 WA / 88 WS Attractive herb and capsicum notes lend freshness to the red currants and plums. Medium body on the palate with a very fluid center palate. Crunchy, elegant and juicy finish with good length...
97 AG / 97 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 96 WI / 95 WA / 95 VM / 93-95 JD The 2021 Canon shows just how magical this site is. Vertical and explosive in feel, with tons of pure power, it impresses with its intensity, drive and...
97 VM / 94-97 JD / 95 JA / 95 DE / 93 WA / 93 JS / 93 WS A Saint-Estèphe of stature and vertical intensity, the 2021 Calon Ségur dazzles from the very first taste. Spice, menthol, licorice, black cherry, mint...
95 AG / 95 DE / 95 JS / 94 JA / 92-94 JD / 93 WA / 93 VM The 2021 Brane-Cantenac is a classy, elegant wine. The aromatics alone are so enticing. Crushed flowers, sweet pipe tobacco, mint, rose petal and cedar open first...
94-95 JS / 94 AG / 94 DE / 94 WA / 91-93 WI / 92 VM / 92 JAWine Advocate Sleepers of the Vintage A very pretty wine, showing blackberry and blackcurrant aromas with crushed stone. Medium to full body with layers of...
94 AG / 94 DE / 93+ JD / 93 JA / 92+ WA / 92 VM / 92 WI The 2021 Beychevelle is elegant, understated and classy. Medium in body and less overt than most recent years, the 2021 is impeccably balanced from start to finish...
93 WA / 93 JD / 93 JS / 93 AG / 93 JA / 93 DE / 91 VM / 89-91 WIWine Advocate Sleepers of the VintageThe 2021 Berliquet is showing very well in bottle, wafting from the glass with notes of sweet wild berries, plums and rose...
97 JS / 96 DE / 96 WI / 93-95+ JD / 94 VM / 94 JA / 93 WA Fascinating depth and complexity with beautifully knit fruit and oak spices. Glossy, bright but subtle, with lightly smoked herbs, berries, white pepper, mineral,...
90 VM / 89 JD / 89 JS / 87-89 WA / 88 VM / 85 JA / 15.5 JR The 2021 Beaumont is a beautiful, expressive Haut-Médoc to drink now and over the next decade or so. Crushed flowers, red-toned fruit, spice, leather,...
96-97 JS / 96 WI / 95 AG / 95 JA / 95 DE / 94 JD / 94+ WA / 94 VM Full-bodied, but so elegant and fresh, with a silky, elegant tannin texture. Very deep and expansive. Lots going on already with plenty of perfume...
96 WI / 94-96 VM / 95-96 JS / 94-96 JD / 95 JA / 95 DE / 94+ WA A blend of 60% Cabernet Franc and 40% Merlot, the 2021 Angelus has a medium to deep garnet-purple color. It needs a little swirling to coax out notes of wild...
98 JS / 98 VM / 97-99 JD / 97 WI Brightness and purity to this, offering blueberries, fresh plums and peaches. It’s medium-to full-bodied with ripe, fine tannins Terra cotta and red fruit at the end. Dusty...
100 JS / 100 WI / 99 VM / 98 JD Seductive aromas of blackcurrants, plums and flowers, including roses. Really incredible this year with such verticality, depth and brightness. Goes on and on and on. Superb fruit...
99 WI / 99 VM / 99 JS / 97+ JD From a vineyard located on Spring Mountain, the 2018 Pluribus (a barrel sample) reveals a deep garnet-purple. Youthfully reticent, it needs a fair bit of coaxing to reveal gorgeous notions of...
96-98 VM / 95-96 JS The 2021 Doisy-DaëneL'Extravagant is phenomenally great. It offers up a head-spinning mélange of grilled pineapple, ginger, tangerine oil, candied orange peel and cloves. Rich and unctuous,...
91-94 JM Just two demi muids. Clear bright lemon and lime colour. Compared to the regular Fourchaume there is a little bit more power, weight of fruit, on the nose, and then this excellent balance between generous...
94-96 JM / 91 WS All is made in wood, but not necessarily recent – there are for example some twenty year old demi-muids. Clear brisk pale primrose. The bouquet is also fresh on the white limestone. Powerful with...
95 WS / 92-95 JM This white starts out rich, with an incisive attack, displaying flavors of white flowers, white peach, lemon and mineral. Builds to a long aftertaste, gaining precision from beginning to end. Drink...
94-97 JM This flagship wine is now maturing slowly in a 25hl tank having been blended. The colour is clean with a green tint, the bouquet suggests power but is backward. Enormously steely, with the flesh only...
96 JS / 17 JR I love the nose of leaves and flowers that are dripping with rainwater after a tropical storm. Great interplay of power and freshness, ripeness and delicacy, tropical fruit and fine-grained minerality through...
98+ WA / 98 WE / 97+ JD / 97 DE / 95 WS / 17.5+ JR Black cherries, blackberries and garrigue all appear on the nose of the dense, concentrated 2019 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes. Yes, the wine boasts some formidable...
Todd on this wine: “A fun new Pet Nat from the Fingerlakes area. A white blend of hybrid and vinifera grapes including the NY81 – the grape so good it hasn’t even gotten a name yet.” Grapes: NY81,...
94 VM The 2019 Chardonnay Bassi Vineyard emerges from a site in San Luis Obispo that has started to produce some pretty interesting wines. Citrus peel, chalk, white flowers and a touch of reduction are the signatures. I...
2021 is a pink puzzle, a wide array of pieces fitting together just so, until the larger very familiar picture comes into focus. Building upon our previous vintages' aromas, flavors and textural signatures of the deeper...
93 DE Decanter 2022 Best Summer Red Wines to Drink Chilled Forget what you think you know about Californian wine. Or maybe even about wine in general. This is pioneering, boundary-pushing stuff and it's the inimitable Evan...
This OWC of 3 was released in 2022 and comes directly from the chateau featuring 1 bottle each: 2009: 99 WA / 2010: 100 VM / 2015 99...
This OWC of 3 was released in 2022 and comes directly from the chateau featuring 1 bottle each: 2006: 96 WA / 2009: 99 WA / 2010: 100...
94 WA / 94 JS / 93 WS / 93 JD / 17 JR The 2015 Brut Vintage Rosé is generous and demonstrative, bursting with aromas of peach, orange and pear mingled with hints of red berries, fresh bread and ginger. Full-bodied,...
97 WS A dark and mysterious version, whose black cherry and black currant flavors are backed by a frame of dense, dusty tannins, with a juiciness and energy that carries this to a lingering conclusion. Earth, forest floor...
91-93 BH Tasting note: Hints of mineral reduction and exotic tea add nuance to the markedly floral-suffused aromas of white fleshed fruit. The refined yet punchy middle weight flavors that exude a bracing salinity on the...
90-93 BH Tasting note: There is plenty of classic Meursault character to the markedly floral nose of pear, apple and fennel hints. There is once again excellent volume and mid-palate density to the delicious and...
91-94 BH Tasting note: Aromas of lavender, acacia, spice and mineral reduction introduce dense and sappy medium-bodied flavors that also exude evident minerality on the richer if slightly less chiseled finish that displays...