French

"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...

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

"Dried flowers, with chocolate and hints of fruit. Quickly opens and gives you more on the nose if you look for it. Full-bodied, with velvety tanni...

"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...

"A magnificent example of Chateau Margaux and one of the most tannic, backward Margauxs of the last 50 years, the 1986 continues to evolve at a gla...

"They say that first impressions are the most important, and my first impression of this is that it's the white burgundy of my dreams. Astonishing ...

"This 1996 Eglise Clinet came as a big surprise when I tasted it. The red shows wonderful complexity and beauty now. It's full body yet refined wit...

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

"Even with air, the 2013 is a nuanced Silex that unfolds in leisurely fashion, revealing scents of grapefruit mixed with white linen and a light gr...

"This shows intense aromas of mint, lead pencil and currants that follow through to a full body, with velvety tannins and a finish with tension and...

"The 2011 Cote Rotie la Turque is about as seamless and sexy as wine gets, and this cuvee continues to put on weight and richness with every passin...

"Very dark and concentrated, with intense aromas of tobacco, coffee and blackberries. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and a long finish of l...

"Dark ruby color. Lots of earth, berry and leather aromas. Full-bodied, with chocolate, berry and earth flavors. Velvety tannins. Delicious, funky ...

"Blended of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, the 2000 Cos d'Estournel is deep garnet in color with a touch of brick and sp...

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

"With its usual high proportion of Merlot, Palmer 2003 was always going to be a generous, very ripe wine. And so it is proving, but what is so sati...

"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...

"The wild strawberry sweetness and curling floral aromatics of a great older Margaux are creeping in at this point, along with clear white pepper s...

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

"This has very ripe fruit, but not overripe. Hints of prunes but mostly currants and spices on the nose, mainly cinnamon. Full-bodied with firm tan...