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"Intense aromas of crushed raspberries, minerals and lilacs. Medium- to full-bodied, with firm, yet very silky tannins and a long berry and vanilla...

"May be the finest yet produced by Michel Rolland and his wife Dany. The exquisite purity of the black raspberry fruit intermixed with licorice and...

"The 1945 vintage suffered a certain heterogeneity. Some bottles have never lost their volatile acidity that is far too high for the wine to be ple...

"This is grippy and old-school in style, with a core of warmed fig and black currant paste flavors framed by ample charcoal and baker's chocolate n...

"Vivid aromas of blackberries and minerals, with a hint of flowers. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fine tannins and ripe fruit. Medium finish. T...

"This bottle of 1961 Romanée-Conti Grand Cru came directly from the domaine's cellars. While the 1961 vintage is not as revered as the 1962s from t...

"A very strong, powerful wine with an opaque ruby/purple color and a tight but promising bouquet of black currants intermixed with iron, smoke, lic...

"This too is firmly reduced and all that can be discerned is a whiff of herbal tea. The bigger, richer and more powerful medium weight plus flavors...

"The 2019 Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru has a rather terse bouquet, more saline than the Criots, touches of oyster shell coming through with time in ...

"The 2022 Echézeaux Les Loachausses Grand Cru is the most taciturn on the nose amongst Anne Gros' cuvées. There is a touch of crushed stone that de...

"Rich and opulent on the nose, with yellow peach and honeycomb. Very full bodied, with that immediate internal sweet ripeness of fruit that often m...

"An incredible wine with tar, rose petals, wet earth and cherries. Decadent and wild. Full-bodied, dense and layered. Powerful and structured. Yet,...

"I absolutely love the nose of licorice, minerals, black currants, and berries. Full and slightly hard and acidic, but I could smell it all night. ...

"The 2009 Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from an era when it's a bit like Russian Roulette trying to avoid premox'd bottles. Fortunately, thi...

"This definitely represents a new beginning for the Clos des Lambrays, beginning with a dizzying array of aromas that range from high-toned red fru...

"There are eight lots here, and this is the likely definitive blend, which will be made final before bottling. Voluptuous red fruit nose displaying...

"Vibrant, ripe blackberry plus delicate notes of rose, a gorgeously silky texture and sweet-spice finish. I tasted the seven parcels that make up t...

"A clear stand out in 2022 with so much promise. Bright and energetic, quite lean in terms of tannic structure but straight and not austere or raw,...

"A brilliant offering and a candidate for wine of the vintage, this is classic Lafite that reminded me somewhat of the 1976, although the vintage c...

"A polished, textural and earthy blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon, 7% merlot, 6% cabernet franc, 2% malbec, 2% pinot noir and 4% of other rare varie...

"Flower and berry character, with hints of clove and black pepper. Full-bodied and very rich, with decadent flavors. Oozes with ripe fruit. Goes on...

"Peach, quince, floral and pastry notes mingle in this broad white. Balanced, if perhaps a touch softer than its peers, with an aftertaste of apple...

"Blackberry, mineral and lightly toasted oak. Subtle and complex. Full-bodied, with wonderfully sweet fruit character and ultrarefined tannins. Goe...

"This sports a warm fig bread and Christmas pudding profile, with steeped plum and fig notes lined with smoldering tobacco and humus accents. Sligh...

"Aromas of blueberries and spices with lots of fresh flowers. Full body, with a beautiful core of ripe fruit that balances beautifully with the tan...

"In short, I find this to be a spectacular Pichon Lalande. Dense purple in color, with loads of coffee, mocha, creme de cassis, and chocolate notes...

"Sourced directly from Moueix cellars. A little more maturity on the rim compared to the 1990, less glossy than the bouquet on that wine, perhaps w...

"This has a very ripe, apricot, fig and black cherry scented nose that has noticeable warm alcohol. Very plush and with a lot of creamy new oak. Th...

"Beautiful aromas of crushed berries, chocolate and spices follow through to a full-bodied palate, with fine tannins and a spicy, refined aftertast...

"This is the first wine to display dominatingly firm reduction and it renders the nose unreadable today. Otherwise there is fine volume to the deli...

"Intense aromas of kirsch, currant and spice follow through to a full-bodied palate, with round, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. This is c...

"The 1989 La Conseillante is one of the top performers in Pomerol and arguably now one of the best values. This bottle confirms that exuberance and...

"Rousseau's 2011 Chambertin is quite a bit deeper and more powerful than the Bèze in this vintage. Here the flavors are dark, intense and boldly sk...

"Incredible florals and fragrance here. Alluring dark cherry and plum fruits with a dark, meaty and slate-like stony edge. The tannins are exceptio...

"One of the more notable successes in Pessac-Léognan is this 2018 thanks to its wonderful bouquet of red cherry, spring flowers, cedar and liquoric...

"The moderately reticent nose reveals seriously lovely complexity and the barest hints of maturing fruit but otherwise it remains entirely primary ...

"Beautiful aromas of plums, soy, black currants, black raspberries, espresso, and spring flowers jump from the glass of this perfumed, dense plum/r...

"Juicy, fleshy and showy, with warm plum sauce, melted black licorice, espresso, cocoa powder and black currant confiture notes all melded together...

"Still a bit of a brick house, with very solid charcoal and loam notes forming the base while the core of dense fig, blackberry and black currant c...

"Medium ruby-garnet color. Aromas of sweet basil and other fresh herbs, with plum undertones. Meaty and decadent. Full-bodied, with soft and round ...

"Lovely sous-bois, well-worn leather, steeped tea and mulled red currant fruit aromas and flavors glide together here, with velvety tannins lining ...

"Medium garnet-brick in color, the 2000 Angélus comes galloping out of the glass with a powerful nose of fragrant earth, damp soil, iron ore and ci...

"This is so classic, with a beautiful nose of blackcurrants, bell pepper, lead pencil, herbs, blackcurrant leaf and tobacco. Elegant and very fine....