French

"Sweet tobacco and plum with hints of leather and cassis on the nose. Full bodied, with big velvety tannins and lots of fruit. Very rich and powerf...

"A meaty and decadent Lynch with very ripe currant aromas on the nose. Full body, velvety-textured tannins and a powerful finish. It shows so much ...

"Really starting to show its stuff as it approaches its 25th birthday. Sensual, soft and elegant in texture, full-bodied with vibrant, earthy, flor...

"This is a giant wine with lots of muscular tannins and rich fruit. Full and beautiful, very ‘Cabernet’ with currants and spices in the forefront. ...

"Still young, tannic and slightly muscular, the wine has character, complexity, opulence, balance and freshness. I would like to see a bit more of ...

"The first of the great wines produced under the direction of Denis Durantou, picture a boatload of chocolate covered cherries, truffle, plum lique...

"The 2000 Montrose is a straight-up gorgeous bottle of wine that while, still young, is offering up tons of pleasure. Classic Saint Estèphe notes o...

"Intense blackberry and cherry, with hints of currant. Toasted oak and sweet tobacco too. Roses and other flowers, such as lilacs. Full-bodied, wit...

"A stunningly, rich, concentrated effort, the 2005 may be one of the finest whites Smith Haut-Lafitte has ever produced. It exhibits notes of honey...

"Dense, opulent, sensuous, richly textured and layers with ripe, sweet, fresh tropical fruits, lemon zest, white peach, flowers and minerality. The...

"There is a lot to like about this wine. The nose serves up ripe berries, garrigue and pepper. The wine is medium bodied, soft textured and drinkin...

"A cooler year than 2003 or 2005, and the precision is clear, with layers of tight black fruits, cedar and fresh mint confidently on display. It's ...

"It is tough to put into words how much I love this wine, alongside its slightly more concentrated cousin, Leoville Las Cases from the same vintage...

" A bracing white, whose acidity marshals lemon, green apple and baking spice flavors. Shows a hint of honey and ends with savory, salty notes on t...

"I can still recall back in the ‘80s and early ‘90s when the Clavoillon here was a bit chunky in personality and a bit of a weak link in the domain...

"A balanced young wine, with smoky, blackberry and chewy aromas and flavors. Full and velvety, with a fresh finish." - 93/100 James Suckling

"Aromas of cassis bush and wet earth with oyster shell. Medium to full body, firm and juicy tannins and a delicious finish. A well-rounded wine. Fa...

"Truffle, minerals, espresso bean, ripe plums and licorice create the perfume. On the palate, the wine is suave, and polished, with a sensuous disp...

"Pale, bright yellow. Precise, vibrant nose combines ginger, medicinal herbs and fresh mint, with citrus fruits in the background. Offers a compell...

"The color is bright and the aroma, while not that intense, is precise and extremely pleasing thanks to how clean and assorted it is. The bouquet h...

"The 1999 Carruades de Lafite is made in the style of its bigger sibling. It reveals graphite, lead pencil, black currant, and cedary aromas, mediu...

A masterpiece from Burgundy's revered terroir. Its captivating garnet hue introduces aromas of ripe red berries, floral notes, earthy truffles, and...

" The 1996 Chevalier opens with a classic Leflaive bouquet heavy on reduction. Powerful and intense, the 1996 develops beautifully with time in the...

 "Exhibits a gorgeous nose of toffee, vanilla bean, pastry and hazelnut cream. On the palate, lime and grapefruit flavors emerge, with hints of cit...

"In 1991, abundant rains challenged the vintage and region, resulting in wines of delicate finesse. This esteemed Pomerol wine, rare and reveals in...

"Fully mature, aromas of fresh, Provencal herbs, black cherry, licorice and wet earth pop with little effort. Lush, silky and fresh, the kirsch fin...

"There is enough reduction present to knock down the expressiveness of what appears to be a very ripe nose of apple and floral aromas. The broad-sh...

"Medium ruby-red with fairly deep pigmentation. Aromas are of leafy cassis with plenty of cedar notes. On the palate blackcurrant fruit has a liquo...

"Cedar, scorched earth and mint blossomed on a nose that is firmly into its secondary phase, yet laden with more fruit than expected considering bo...

"A beautiful wine, with layers of ripe fruit, berry, cedar, vanilla and light spice. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Very, very ...

"Succulent, juicy, elegant and satisfying. The lightest of the six DRC reds, but at least it's balanced and not astringent. Full-bodied and dark-co...

"Full colour. Splendidly opulent nose. Rich and succulent. Very good tannins. Rather more integrated and sophisticated than the Richebourg. Very lo...

"Amazing aromas of crushed berries and fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with wonderfully velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This wine has wonderfu...

 "A medium intensity of dark ruby-red color. Attractive, clean, pure cassis aromas dominate the nose. The palate displays plentiful fruit & a b...

"The 2012 Montée de Tonnerre from Domaine Raveneau is also quite stellar, offering up a deep and primary bouquet of apple, tart orange, very comple...

"Village Meursault is the largest cuvée from Coche. It is based on two parcels in Narvaux, up the slope from Premier Cru Genevrières. Like its neig...

"A legendary year where Cheval was among wines of the vintage Still full of life even if the tertiary notes are domiant, with truffled spice, tobac...

"Les Grandes Ruchottes sits close to Les Caillerets on the slope above Chassagne-Montrachet, but produces very different styles of wine from its re...

"Before 2007, Chateau Haut-Brion's second-label wine, 'Le Clarence de Haut-Brion,' was formerly known as 'Chateau Bahans Haut-Brion.' Situated in P...

"Still deep glossy crimson. Looks much younger than 1994. The first subtle wine of the tasting! Mineral notes and quite dry on the end. Juicy, roun...

"The 1999 Cos d’Estournel has a well-defined bouquet that takes a few swirls of the glass to get going. It is not complex or vigorous, yet nicely d...

"A heady, exotic wine, the 2003 Mouton Rothschild takes hold of all the senses. The ripeness and exuberance of the year comes through in spades as ...

 "Deep plum in colour, holding its Pauillac character perfectly at 25 years old, opening up to show cedar, pencil shavings, tobacco, graphite, cass...

"The 1975 Haut Brion is fully mature, yet is certainly one of the finest wines in the vintage. Its plummy color is followed by a classic Haut Brion...