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"This wine was a delight when I tasted it back in 2008, showing impeccable balance, and it remains splendid in 2018. It has a bright and unevolved ...

"Open-knit yet deep and powerful, the 2005 Les Forts de Latour is striking today. The pedigree of the vintage comes through in spades. Expressive, ...

"So many aromas of dried apricots, turmeric, pine nuts and botrytis. Full-bodied with 190 grams of sugar and incredible length and richness. The sa...

"Blueberries, minerals, flowers and sandalwood on the nose. Full body, with chewy tannins and fresh fruit and citrus aftertaste. Beautiful polish t...

"The 2022 Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru is a real head-turner. What a wine! As is so often the case, Romanée St. Vivant is not an obvious wine, rath...

"Full-bodied, with ripe berry, black cherry and smoke flavors and focused tannins." - Wine Spectator

Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe is a leading estate in Chateauneuf du Pape, owned by the Brunier family for over a century. Founded in 1900, it now hol...

A passionate winemaker and ambassador for the great terroirs of southern France, Gérard Bertrand represents both excellence and innovation in the w...

"The 1945 Haut-Brion is poured against the legendary 1945 Mouton and might just have come out on top. It is difficult to put this wine into words. ...

"Seductive white Burgundy, balanced, intense and full-bodied. Youthful-tasting, as tons of toasted oak, tropical fruit and grapefruit flavors go on...

"A superbly complex nose is built around mostly blue fruit aromas with distinct notes of spice, game and earth where the earth component continues ...

"From a .43 ha parcel of vines planted in 1953. An earthy and admirably pure nose speaks primarily of red currant and cherry liqueur nuances that l...

"I pulled this lone bottle out of my cellar at the last minute to remind some Italian vintners of the great quality of the 1995 Bordeaux vintage. T...

"This is a haunting young wine that shows you a subtle and hidden strength on the nose with rose petals, currants, currant leaves, stones and plums...

"Tight and solid, with tobacco, berry, chocolate and vanilla throughout. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a delicious finish." - Wine Spectator

"The renaissance of Kirwan, with the consultancy of Michel Rolland, continues with this ripe, forward, concentrated wine. The tannins are sweet and...

"An absolute legend of a wine, the 2005 Château Cheval Blanc is up there with the greatest wines ever made. Based on 51% Merlot and 49% Cabernet Fr...

"This has tightened up nicely, with damson plum, cherry pit and cassis flavors now showing a taut feel, while anise, pain d'épices and charcoal not...

"The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed tropical f...

"The intensity of the rich, heady melange of apricots, orange pith, ginger and mango flavours is profound, but the balance of all the elements and ...

Vineyard notes: "The vineyards of Château Potensac are located on one of the highest points in the northern Médoc, and extend mainly over limestone...

Chateau Talbot, a amongst the most famous Médocs, has been family owned for over a century. Its 110 hectare vineyard on Gironde gravel terroir prod...

"Cold fruit in this angular, nicely fruity and fairly ripe but tannic wine, medium-bodied..." - Wine Spectator

"The 2015 Clos Saint-Denis Grand Cru has a ripe, ostentatious bouquet of bold, well-defined black cherry, fig jam, peppermint and mineral scents; t...

"A beautifully layered nose combines notes of white and yellow fruit with those of spice and a plethora of floral elements. The medium-bodied flavo...

"Has wonderful richness and suppleness, lovely fruit and harmony. A superb example of a graceful, balanced wine that is delicious now and can evolv...

"Delivers fabulous aromas of crushed red fruits, with leather, tar, tobacco and mint. Full-bodied, offering supersoft and silky tannins, as well as...

"Silky, seductive and sensuous, the nose, with its blend of flowers, tobacco leaf, espresso bean, violets, roses and red pit fruits is already quit...

"This shows the vivid, racy side of Barsac, with streaming flavors of pineapple, yellow apple, green plum and white ginger, displaying lovely energ...

"A high percentage (75%) of new wood has given this wine a very fine polished character. Along with the structure, it has brought out impressive ar...

"A mesmerizing nose here with flowers such as violets and red roses, then shows cherries and currants with some mineral and black truffles. Full-bo...