French

"Deep ruby colour. Rich opulent nose with notes of cooked meat and black coffee. Very powerful palate with wonderful definition. Backward compared ...

"The nose initially reveals considerable stem influence but after 45 minutes of airing, the spice and dark fruit elements began to assert themselve...

"The once explosive black fruit nose has now begun to evolve and while still showing obvious class and breed, also displays the front edge of matur...

"Three late-released bottles of the 1975 Lafite Rothschild were drinking beautifully, soaring from the glass with scents of sweet red berries, camp...

"Good deep red. Ineffable aromas of raspberry, crushed stone and flowers. Like liquid silk on entry, then quite tightly wound in the middle, offeri...

"An elegant, fine and pure nose offers up the classic dried rose petal and mineral-infused aromatic profile gives way to wonderfully transparent an...

"Here is a huge ripe and luxurious wine, with great power. The texture is solid, filled with firm tannins, the flavors are black and ripe. Along wi...

"The 2009 Branaire-Ducru is another killer wine from this vintage that’s drinking spectacularly well at age 10. Based on 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22...

"The 2002 Lynch-Bages is showing brilliantly, after a four-hour double decant, wafting from the glass with an utterly classic nose of cassis and lo...

"Founded in 2015 by Dr. Richard Hermann and his wife Freya Hermann, 00 Wines is a family-owned winery. After emigrating from Europe to the United S...

"Founded in 2015 by Dr. Richard Hermann and his wife Freya Hermann, 00 Wines is a family-owned winery. After emigrating from Europe to the United S...

"Made with 45% Cabernet Franc, this great wine offers a beautiful, rich and perfumed character. This is an exceptional vintage for this estate whic...

"The La Mission Haut-Brion was even better. It showed so much iodine, chili, and currants with a distinct warm stone character in the nose. It was ...

"Initial aromas of earth and garlic blow off on the palate, but there are black cherry, black currant, violet and sandalwood notes that build to a ...

"Palish bright yellow. Ripe yellow peach on the nose, along with more exotic suggestions and a touch of reduction. Smooth, spicy and concentrated b...

"With a wonderful 45% blending of fragrant Cabernet Franc, this is a sumptuous, perfumed wine. It’s rich with a velvet texture that hides the dark ...

"This continues to be a perfect wine with a beautiful, dense character of tobacco and sweet fruits. Chocolate, toasted walnuts and flowers here too...

"While it's the Médoc that tends to steal the limelight in this vintage, the 1996 Haut-Brion, the fruit of a strict selection, is a brilliant wine ...

"It is fun to go back and forth between the 1995 and 1996, two superb vintages for Haut-Brion. The 1995 seems to have sweeter tannin and a bit more...

"I have never been a huge fan of this Lafite but it seems to be coming into its own now. It's a wine with a character of cloves and berries with hi...

"The 2003 Lafite Rothschild comes as close to perfection as any of the great Lafites made over the past three decades (1982, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2005...

"A massive Yquem, this has a dense palate that is almost chewy like a red. Full and very sweet, with notes of dried apricot, pineapple, and papaya ...

"Wow. This has a seamless texture and wonderful depth of fruit with dried pineapple, pear and hints of honey. Full body, very sweet and dense. Supe...

"Dense ruby/purple, it tips the scales at 15% natural alcohol and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Full-bodied in texture, it offers up loads of...

"This displays a solid core of cassis, raspberry and blackberry coulis notes, framed by a rather polished structure and lined with lightly toasted ...

"Wonderful aromas of ripe strawberry and raspberry follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a very fruity finish. Yummy." Wine...

"Gérard Raphet, a family-owned winery in Morey-Saint-Denis, Burgundy, has produced wines for four generations since the 1920s. They specialize in P...

"Mainly thanks to the beautiful Gevrey village parcels they own, Domaine Camus Père et Fils has crafted a well-made Chambertin that requires a few ...

"This estate, which has continued to impress me in recent years, hit a home run in 2000. Showing slightly better than I rated it previously, this w...

"I really love the character of dark berries such as blueberries and currants here. Some rose leaf too. Full body with fine tannins and a savory, f...

"This sumptuous, rich, complex Margaux reveals a fragrant nose of cedarwood, spring flowers, spice box, black currants and earth. Medium to full-bo...

"The 2016 Fombrauge has come together beautifully during its aging and is now a much more refined wine than it was from barrel. Sweet red berry fru...

"Gorgeous nose, fresh flowers, earth and spices. Supple, expressive, vibrant, with great tension and energy. Flavors of red stone fruits, cinnamon ...

"Concentrated and elegant with a great harmony of dry tannins and ripeness (but no hint of overripeness), this has a long finish with a lot of driv...

"Gorgeous ripe fruit character, with loads of blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full body, with velvety tannins and a fruity, fresh, grapefrui...

"Wild nose. Impressive, deep hue and a wealth of fresh, violet-like aromas, as well as cassis, graphite and dark cherries. The palate has a very sl...

"The color is limpid and brilliant ruby ​​red. The very charming nose exudes aromas of small red fruits and plums with some notes of sweet spices a...

"Deep medium ruby. Blackberry, violet and a hint of dark chocolate on the nose. Impressively dense and primary, with flavors of blackberry and smok...

"Love this 2009, it is so much Gloria at its best - plump black fruits, black cherry, damson, generous without overplaying its hand, offering signa...

"This has attractive, glossy, ripe red-plum and licorice aromas with cedar, flowers and red berries, as well as a stony edge. A very fragrant, cabe...

"Open the bottle and you'll find harmony in the glass, but the wine remains subtle, stony and mute, as if the flavors lie behind a closed door. Ove...

"Slightly cooked fruit on the nose, with a toasted oak and meaty character. Full bodied, with round and chewy tannins and loads of fruit. Big and b...

"Quite a rich wine for Beaune, thanks to the southerly exposure of this site. Lovely, sweet cherries come through with aeration. The generous tanni...

"Established in 1880 and still family owned, Joseph Drouhin is one of the oldest and largest wine producers in Burgundy. This is their Chambolle-Mu...

"So much floral and dark-fruit character with almonds and walnut shell. Full body and ultra-fine tannins. Powerful. Classic style with a harmony an...