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Shows a slight edge with charcoal game and tobacco notes out front. The core of steeped fig and macerated black currant fruit is studded with ganache and waits in reserve. Reveals a smoldering edge on the finish offering a flicker... Read More

"It will be fascinating to follow the evolution of the 2009 Cheval Blanc versus the 2010 as well as the awesome 2005 2000 1998 and 1990. This famous estate’s vineyard is situated at the juncture of Pomerol and the sandy gravelly... Read More

By Andy Howard MW Chateau Clarke 50th anniversary 3/30/2023 (See more on Decanter...)95 points (Château Clarke Merlot Listrac-Médoc Bordeaux France Red) Still youthful on the nose a little closed but huge potential. Sweet ripe... Read More

The 2018 Clerc Milon is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon 27% Merlot 9% Cabernet Franc 3% Petit Verdot and 1% Carménère. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color it has a very pure beautifully delineated nose of crushed blackcurrants... Read More

The 2019 Clerc Milon is a real success. At more than 70% this blend contains one of the highest proportions of Cabernet Sauvignon in the property's recent history and the result is a wine of real nobility. Offering up aromas... Read More

One of the great modern-day Bordeaux the 1989 Clinet still has a saturated purple color and a sweet nose of creme de cassis intermixed with incense licorice smoke and mineral. As the wine sits in the glass more blueberry and blackberry... Read More

The 1990 Château L'Eglise-Clinet is probably outshone by the superior 1989 these days but as I remarked during this tasting the difference between the two is less obvious than that of Vieux-Château-Certan. It has a more... Read More

Tasted ex-chateau and single blind in Southwold. Ronan Laborde has overseen a fantastic Clinet in 2008. It has an attractive floral bouquet with cassis iodine vanilla and crushed violets with fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied... Read More

With a dense purple color and gorgeous levels of fruit especially black raspberry and blackcurrant this full-bodied opulent style of wine is another great success for Clinet a château that has been on top of its game for the... Read More

The 2005 Cos d’Estournel is another great success from this property which is owned by Michel Reybier. A superstar of St.-Estèphe in this vintage this wine has a dense ruby/purple color beautiful sweet cassis and blackcurrant... Read More

The 2020 Cos d'Estournel is a bold demonstrative wine bursting with aromas of cassis dark berries and plum liqueur mingled with exotic spices burning embers and petals framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied... Read More

Gorgeous aromas of crushed currant flowers and Indian spice. Full-bodied with fine tannins. A little tight still. Give this time to show what it really has.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2007. 21000 cases... Read More

"The finest d'Armailhac I have tasted to date the 2009 is largely Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) blended with a big wallop of Merlot (25%) and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Its dense purple color is followed by a big... Read More

Pale rose gold in color the wine is robust with aromas of vanilla ripe peach blossom melon and wet stones. The palate is similarly decadent with vanilla leading the charge it has complimentary flavors of butterscotch brûléed... Read More

Creamed orchard fruit and creamy mango notes are augmented with oak in this stylish warm rosé which is salty and round on the palate with good length and structure. Offering nice texture and weight this is for fans of a more... Read More

One of the high points of this vertical tasting the 1989 d'Yquem is a magical wine offering up a complex refined bouquet with aromas of quince apricot pineapple menthol flowers and white truffles followed by a full-bodied... Read More

A warm to hot vintage ideal for producing outstanding reds does not necessarily make for a great Sauternes vintage but in the case of 1990 it did. Dry warm winds in the autumn contributed to the level of concentration that this... Read More

A blend of 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc the 2022 d'Yquem is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Exhibiting a remarkably delicate complex and energetic bouquet of rose confit citrus exotic fruits... Read More