2009 Wine

Disgorged with two grams per liter dosage Billecart-Salmon's 2009 Extra Brut Vintage is more giving and demonstrative than its 2008 counterpart offering up inviting aromas of crisp stone fruit yellow apple brioche honeycomb... Read More

One of the great rosés this Champagne named after a member of the family is ripe with layers of red fruits and tight acidity. This vintage is still amazingly young fresh and crisp with only a hint of maturity creeping in at the... Read More

The 2009 Pinot Bianco Riserva Vorberg emerges from the glass with floral-infused honey butter chamomile and ripe succulent apricots. This is an especially succulent white that emphasizes texture and lushness over minerality. Layers... Read More

Blended of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc the deep garnet colored 2009 Angélus sings of blackberry preserves warm black cherries stewed plums and dried herbs with hints of Chinese five spice fragrant earth truffles and new... Read More

The inky/blue/purple-colored 2009 Bellevue Mondotte offers aromas of creme de cassis mulberries licorice white flowers forest floor and candied cherries. Extremely thick rich and full-bodied it is nearly overwhelming in its textural... Read More

Tasted twice in Bordeaux I must say that whatever was shown to me in cask certainly did not appear to be performing as well from bottle. It could be just that the wine has closed down but I had thought this was an extraordinary... Read More

Deep garnet colored the 2009 Cheval Blanc offers up profound notions of baked blueberries blackberry compote and crème de cassis with suggestions of chocolate mint new leather and cloves plus a waft of candied violets. Medium... Read More

A blend of 63% Cabernet Sauvignon and 37% Merlot it displays an inky/blue/purple color as well as a big sweet nose of creme de cassis forest floor licorice lead pencil cedar and subtle barrique smells. Viscous and full-bodied... Read More

The 2009 Haut-Brion is deep garnet colored and slightly closed and shy to begin slowly unfurling to reveal sensuous notions of warm blackberries plum preserves mulberries and blackcurrant cordial with touches of star anise mocha... Read More

Medium to deep garnet colored the 2009 Hosanna has a dark-fruited broody nose of stewed black plums blackberry preserves and blackcurrant cordial with touches of pencil lead bay leaves beef drippings and fungi. Full-bodied with... Read More

Proprietor Denis Durantou has produced a blockbuster Pomerol from a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc tipping the scales at just over 14.5% natural alcohol. A riveting wine pure elegant but at the same time extremely... Read More

A blend of 91.3% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8.7% Merlot with just under 14% natural alcohol the 2009 Latour is basically a clone of the super 2003 only more structured and potentially more massive and long lived. An elixir of momentous... Read More

The 2009 Leoville Las Cases may be the most open-knit and forward Las Cases I have tasted to date. Analytically it is high in tannin and the alcohol is 13.8% nearly a record at this estate. This blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon... Read More

One of the more flamboyant and sumptuous wines of the vintage this inky/purple-colored St.-Julien reveals thrilling levels of opulence richness and aromatic pleasures. A soaring bouquet of creme de cassis charcoal graphite and... Read More

One of the more flamboyant and sumptuous wines of the vintage this inky/purple-colored St.-Julien reveals thrilling levels of opulence richness and aromatic pleasures. A soaring bouquet of creme de cassis charcoal graphite and... Read More

A brilliant offering from the Mentzelopoulos family once again their gifted manager Paul Pontallier has produced an uncommonly concentrated powerful 2009 Chateau Margaux made from 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily... Read More

The 2009 Mouton-Rothschild is as concentrated as the 2010 but it presents itself in a more consumer-friendly seductive style. Opulently textured and full-bodied with gorgeous levels of crème de cassis melted licorice espresso... Read More

Although the 2009 Pape Clement may not be as sublime as the 2005 or 2000 but it is very close to those two efforts and it will be fascinating to compare them (as well as the 2008 and 2010) over the following three decades. A blend... Read More

The finest wine ever made by proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard the 2009 Smith-Haut-Lafitte exhibits an opaque blue/purple color in addition to a glorious nose of acacia flowers licorice charcoal blueberries black raspberries... Read More

The 2009 Clos Fourtet is medium to deep garnet colored and opens on a medicinal/Band-Aid note giving way to appealing baked red and black fruit notes with touches of dried herbs tree bark chargrill and a ferrous waft. The palate... Read More

The 2009 is one of the sexiest wines in Pomerol in this vintage offering up notes of melted caramel sweet mocha blackberry and black cherry fruit with hints of loamy soil and unsmoked cigar tobacco as well as a touch of white... Read More

"Built like a tank the 2009 Valpolicella Superiore Monte Lodoletta is a masterful achievement. This wine shows so beautifully especially in a warm but balanced vintage like 2009. The fruit is expressive and articulate with deep... Read More