French

"Harmonious and fine. Starts out subtly, then builds in intensity, unraveling its lime, apple, hazelnut and spice notes gracefully. It's rich, eleg...

"A wine of exquisite aromatic depth and grace, the 2000 Cheval Blanc is fully captivating. All the elements fall into place in an effortless, graci...

"This is one of the vintages from Cos that seems to pull out all the stops. The fruit is so rich, the texture so dense, and deep flavors of chocola...

"Tasted at the London Pichon-Baron off-line. This is a great ’98 Pauillac. A deep garnet colour. The bouquet is ebullient, ripe, a sense of 'constr...

"I loved the 2006 Château Mouton Rothschild, a complex, nuanced, flawlessly balanced Mouton based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot. Tobacco...

"A dense and rich wine with so much juicy fruit, from blackberries to plums. Full body and round, velvety tannins. Lots of flavor and enjoyment. Ve...

"This is really fine and beautiful with a dark-berry, cedar, mahogany and chocolate character. Medium to full body, silky tannins and a pretty fini...

"Fabulous nose of crushed currants, blackberries and forest flowers. Full-bodied, with plenty of ripe fruit and silky tannins. This is really holdi...

"What an amazing red. It's so very youthful with toasted oak, light vanilla, and dark berries such as currants and blueberries. Then it turns to mi...

"Quite a fresh, lively white with aromas of bright gooseberries, green guavas, fresh mangoes and creamy stone fruit. Crisp and bright, with very go...

"This dense ruby/purple-colored blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon and 33% Merlot has filled out nicely during its upbringing in wood. It exhibits a f...

"Super rich and deeply ripe, this is packed with dark fruits as well as violets, pepper, flint and graphite-derived aromas amid notes of dark Belgi...

"Gorgeous nose of sous bois, spices, chocolate, and meat follows through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a long caressing finish. Elegant ...

"The Cathiards have made a polished wine with generous fruit. It manages to combine a modern, rich style with a lightness of touch and freshness of...

"Powerful tannins and hugely rich fruit balance together in this superb wine. The velvet texture belies the power behind the concentrated, ripe bla...

"The 2016 Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru, picked on September 27–28 at 27hL/ha, has a heavenly, perfumed nose of blackberry, briar, wet limestone, ...

"The 1998 Bahans Haut-Brion is deep garnet-brick in color with a very serious nose of crème de cassis, baked blackberries and blueberry fruits with...

"A notably floral nose consists of ripe plum, spice and plenty of earth while being trimmed in all-but-invisible oak. There is good power and muscl...

"The black cherry, plum, and mineral-scented 1999 Bahans Haut Brion was somewhat closed aromatically when I tasted it. The wine has medium body, ex...

"I love the purity of the 2018 Château Grand-Puy Lacoste, a ripe, upfront, expressive beauty that has loads of currant and cassis notes as well as ...

:"When you happen upon a pristine bottle of Leflaive's 2005 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, it's a terrific wine that clearly rans among the white ...

"Salted butter, minerals, toast, lemon peel and a touch of popcorn on the nose. Such a vinous, typically full-bodied Batard that you can almost che...

"Smoke and minerals on the nose. Concentrated mineral and salt flavors, but nothing heavy or conspicuous. Rather subtle, with a very long finish. B...

"A white with impressive intensity, expressive minerality, rich lemon zest, flint and a touch of nougat. Saline and concentrated, with bright acidi...

"The 2005 Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru is so much better than the 2008 tasted just beforehand. It has a beautiful bouquet with vivacious red berry ...

"The first vintage for this cuvée, the 2022 Côte Rôtie La Reynarde comes from the Fongeant lieu-dit, which sits just above the Côte Brune. It's not...

"This wine's sophisticated nose harmoniously combines notes of red fruit (cherry, raspberry…) with subtle hints of toast and a whisper of vanilla. ...

"Black raspberries, wildflowers, and bacon fat emerge from the 2022 Côte Rôtie La Mouline, which has an exotic yet dark, rich, and powerful profile...

"The extremely elegant nose combines scents of red and black fruit (raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant...) with subtle floral notes (rose, violet,...

"Good aromas of red currants, raspberries and cherries with touches of moss and flowers. Crisp, lacy and bright, with a medium body and a long, fla...

"A full-bodied Syrah in an international-style that's complex and seductive, layered with cinnamon, toasted oak, plum, game, smoke, mineral and bla...