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Château Doisy-Daëne, a Second Growth estate in Sauternes, Bordeaux, spans 37 acres planted to 80% Sémillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, producing about...

The 2000 Gigondas from Tardieu-Laurent is a ripe, fruit-forward wine with good length. It was selected by Michel Tardieu and aged for two years in ...

"Botrytis bomb. Gold color. Loads of spicy, almond and toffee character with pineapple fruit. Full-bodied, very sweet and very, very ripe. Blisteri...

"A class act from start to finish, this profound, inky-black, thick-textured, modern yet artisanal-styled red impresses with its impeccable balance...

"Lovely smoothness in this ripe, rich and balanced wine. Full-bodied and fresh, it packs notes ranging from leather, hot spices, vanilla beans, plu...

"Fully mature, the wine is on the elegant, soft, refined side on the palate. In the perfume, you find thyme, bouquet garni, dark, earthy kirsch, an...

"The 1999 Cote Rotie La Mordoree is the finest he has produced since the 1991 (two bottles drunk over the last six months confirm this fabulous win...

"The prodigious 1999 Ermitage Le Pavillon boasts creme de cassis aromatics intermixed with unmistakable aromas of ink. It is full-bodied and fabulo...

"The 2017 Clos de Tart Grand Cru is a decided success, wafting from the glass with fragrant aromas of orange rind, raspberries, wild berries and pe...

"The 1985 from cask could have been a lighter version of the 1982 and 1953 vintages. Forward, with a fabulously scented bouquet of pain grille and ...

"The 2017 Côte de Brouilly exhibits aromas of cassis, plums and loamy soil, followed by a medium to full-bodied, succulent palate that's nicely con...

"Troplong Mondot’s 2003 is a brilliant success in this vintage, largely because of the limestone soils and incredibly low yields. There are nearly ...

Vineyard notes: "Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a very recent wine estate since created at the beginning of the year 2000 by Count Louis-Michel L...

"A beautiful bottle at full maturity, the wine is soft, medium bodied, elegant and fresh. The ripe, red fruit notes are front and center. The livel...

The 2003 La Clarté de Haut-Brion Blanc, a white Bordeaux from Pessac-Léognan, is a blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon that showcases the warmth ...

Domaine d’Auvenay, part of the Leroy portfolio, is named after Lalou Bize-Leroy’s estate near Saint-Romain. It is her family’s original domaine, pr...

"This is a stunning Clos de Vougeot, a distinct level up from the great 2000. The nose blossoms in the glass with raspberry leaf, wild strawberry a...

"The firm, broodingly backward, structured, powerful 2000 Chateauneuf du Pape Reserve Sixtine is atypical for this vintage. Its saturated purple co...

"This is the third time that I have tasted the Corton-Charlemagne from Lalou-Bize Leroy. Here, the nose is a little more reticent than the last bot...

"Bright ruby-red. Wild perfume of raspberry and smoked meat. Wonderfully fat and sappy in the mouth, with superb sweetness and grip. A wine of comp...

"This has a deliciously pure feel, with juicy, inviting green plum, ginger, heather, creamed pineapple and Jonagold apple flavors all melded togeth...

"An incredibly densely fruited nose also only grudgingly offers up notes of stone, tangerine peel, white flowers, green apple and plenty of spice a...

Although Château Caillou has a long-standing presence in the Sauternes appellation, its modern history began in 1909 when the Ballan family acquire...

"A spicy Bordeaux with berries and hints of currants. Full, super round and soft – surrounded by vanilla and blueberry pie. Round and lovely. Just ...

"Smells meaty and briney, lovely roast lamb scents, herbal, leather, cherries and a touch of mushroom - really focussed on the savouriness. Bright ...

"The 2015 Meursault Village is showing very well, unfurling in the glass with notes of crisp yellow orchard fruit, Anjou pear, white flowers, honey...

"Aromas of coffee bean, tobacco and plum follow through to a full body, with chewy tannins and a long finish. A little rustic, but rich and youthfu...

"An evocative nose with perfumed aromas jumping out of the glass. This balances intensity with freshness giving sour cherry, blueberry and raspberr...

"Even at 22 years of age, this needs either another 5 years in the cellar, or 2 hours in the decanter before the cassis, cedar chest, burnt wood, c...

"Very pretty blackberry, mineral and licorice aromas. Medium-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, fruity finish." - Wine Spectator

"Showing beautifully, the 2000 Château Beau-Sejour Bécot is fully in its prime drink window and offers brilliant aromatics of red and black fruits,...

"There is a lightening in the color, giving a slight bricking effect. The wine is as concentrated as it is tannic. This is still youthful, fresh an...

"One of the most singular Bordeaux I have ever tasted, it verges on being port-like, but it pulls back because of the extraordinary minerality and ...

"Full bodied, still youthful, tannic and fresh, the wine has smoke, tobacco, cassis, ripe black fruits and tannins to spare. However, the tannins a...

"Latour has made truly great wines in the past two decades—and this is one of the best. It has fabulous aromas of black truffles, currants, raspber...

"Chunky and earthy, with spice and berry flavors and a good concentration of fruit and tannins on the finish." - Wine Spectator   Please note: Th...

"This delivers on all fronts; a sharp, edgy, enveloping and forceful wine with so much life and lift. The nose smells of baked cherry pies with van...

"I have tasted this wine several times over the past few years, and each bottle has blown me away. Now almost 60 years old, it still has a deep, ri...

"One of the better vintages of the 1970s, from an estate that was recognised to have been particularly successful right from the harvest and was sp...

"The 2009 Clos de la Roche wafts from the glass with hints of tobacco, wild flowers and cherries. This is an elegant, refined Clos de la Roche long...

"Lemon, lime, minerals, vanilla and a biscuity nuance on the precise nose. Ripe, fat and round; a lovely combination of flesh and backbone. Very pu...

"Extremely fresh, soil-inflected nose combines papaya, pineapple, lime blossom and menthol. Superrich and multifaceted, with strong flavors of appl...

Chardonnay from a 0.34-hectare clay-limestone vineyard planted in 1976 at 325m altitude with southwest exposure. Fermented in stainless steel for 2...

"Brick red, with light chocolate and fruit aromas. Medium-bodied, with earth, berry, tobacco flavors and a fresh yet slightly dry finish." - Wine S...

"There is no other wine in the world like it, and there is no other luxury wine that can possibly justify its price as much as Yquem. The remarkabl...