Large Format Bordeaux
Margaux 2009, 1.5L [RP 99]
"A brilliant offering from the Mentzelopoulos family, once again their gifted manager, Paul Pontallier, has produced an uncommonly concentrated, po...
View full detailsPavie 2005, 6L [RP 100]
"Gérard Perse believes this is the greatest Pavie he’s made to date, although certainly I would argue that list includes the 2000, as well as the 2...
View full detailsPichon-Longueville au Baron 1990, 3L (torn wax capsule) [WA 98]
"The 1990 Pichon-Longueville Baron has always been one of my benchmark wines, one that never ceases to perform. Now at 27 years of age, it is clear...
View full detailsPalmer 2009, 1.5L
"Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Palmer delivers a beguiling array of black fruit—warm plums, cassis and black cherry compote—with kirsch and wild sa...
View full detailsMargaux 2003, 1.5L
"This was the finest performance by this wine that I have seen since it was released. I did not expect the 2003 Chateau Margaux to show this well i...
View full detailsPavie Decesse 2009, 1.5L
"Bottled the week of January 16 (a week before I tasted it), the 2009 Pavie Decesse (from a tiny 9-acre vineyard on the limestone slopes above Pavi...
View full detailsMouton 1986, 6L [RP 100]
"After stumbling over some wines I thought were high class Bordeaux, I nailed this wine in one of the blind tastings for this article. In most tast...
View full detailsTroplong Mondot 2000, 3L
"Extremely young with an unbelievable deep purple color, the 2000 Troplong Mondot has hardly budged since I tasted it in 2003. Two recent tastings ...
View full detailsCheval Blanc 1986, 6L
"Tasted at the château, the 1986 Cheval Blanc has a far superior bouquet to the 1996 Cheval Blanc when I tasted them side by side. The aromatics he...
View full detailsClos Fourtet 2005, 3L [RP 98]
"Dense ruby/purple, with notes of crushed rock, blueberry and blackberry fruit intermixed with some licorice and chocolate, this full-bodied, mass...
View full detailsLafite 2016, 1.5L [WA 99]
"The 2016 Lafite Rothschild is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot, with 15% of the press wine contributing to the blend this year. Dee...
View full detailsCheval Blanc 2010, 3L [WA 100]
"Deep garnet in color and made of 54% Cabernet Franc and 46% Merlot, the nose of the 2010 Cheval Blanc is a bit subdued to begin, measuredly openin...
View full detailsHaut Brion 2005, 6L [RP 100]
"The mineral-laced 2005 Haut Brion (56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc) is exquisite. With its elegance and finesse, it is no...
View full detailsTroplong Mondot 2009, 3L [RP 99]
"It boasts an inky/purple color along with a gorgeous bouquet of mocha, chocolate, blackberry and cassis fruit, an unctuous texture, a full-bodied,...
View full detailsMargaux 1989, 6L (Bin Soiled label)
"Tasted at Robersons’ 1989 Bordeaux horizontal. The Chateau Margaux ’89 has a rather curmudgeonly nose at first, initially disjointed but melding t...
View full detailsLafite 2006, 1.5L [RP 97]
"One of the fabulous surprises, although I had suggested last year that it could jump in quality, of my tastings, the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a g...
View full detailsLatour 2004, 1.5L [RP 95]
"A terrific effort from Administrator Frederic Engerer and owner Francois Pinault, the dark ruby/purple-tinged 2004 Latour exhibits a strong cassis...
View full detailsLeoville Las Cases 2001, 6L [RP 93]
"Jean-Hubert Delon thinks the 2001 Leoville Las Cases could turn out to be as good as his 2000. I’m not sure I agree, but it may come close. A blen...
View full detailsHaut Brion 2011, 1.5L [WA 95]
"The unbelievably superb 2011 Haut-Brion (a tiny production of 7,600 cases from a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 19% Cabernet Fra...
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