Deep ruby without bricking; pencil lead, graphite, blackberry fruit; palate is rich, youthful, blackberry, ripeness to the fruit that is nice and not too warm; medium finish. Excellent but not superb. 92
Ruby, just slight bricking but youthful for its age; nose is aromatic with some floral, red fruit, complex earth, blackberry and currant; palate is full bodied, ripe black fruits, very smooth, integrated tannin, palate is simpler than the nose; finish is medium length. Very nice now but with at least 10-15 years ahead of it. 91-92
Nose is highly aromatic with roasted red pepper, mostly red but some blackberry fruit; palate is full bodied, still superb tannins structure but very easy to drink, not drying at all, black fruit, moderately complex; finish is medium-long. Superb. 93
Youthful ruby color; complex nose with red fruit, cedar, leafy mulch, blackberry; palate is full bodied, high acid, well integrated and approachable tannin, dense black fruit; long finish. Superb, drinking very young but nicely with decades ahead. 94-96
Fresh aromatic nose, black fruit, minerality, slight smokiness; palate is very fresh, amazingly youthful, black fruit, clean minerality, fades just a tad through the midpalate but otherwise wonderful; finish is medium-long. Still needs five years to hit its peak. 94-95+
Medium-deep ruby with little bricking; aromatic nose with minerality, black fruit, highly wound; palate is full bodied, very youthful tannins, dense black fruit, fresh minerals, very slight graphite; long finish. Excellent but this needs at least 5 more years to evolve. 93-94+
Earthy, leafy, mulchy nose with cherry, cranberry, some black fruit; palate is full bodied with excellent acidity, fruit starts off red and fades a tad through the midpalate which makes the acid stick out a tad; medium finish with slight shrill acidity. 91-92
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Medium ruby color, slight less dense than other wines at this tasting; nose has bell pepper, slight pyrazines, red fruit; palate is full bodied, juicy red fruit, bell pepper, complex, persistent through the midpalate; medium finish. Very nice. 92-93
Lovely medium-golden color with just a hint of orange; nose is highly aromatic with saffron, concentrated mandarin oranges, baking spice; palate is full bodied, rich, dense with sweetness and unctuous without being overwhelming, excellent acid to balance the sugar; medium-long finish. This is made in a slightly more unctuous style than classic Yquem and with slightly less complexity than the vey best vintages, but this has excellent balance, great concentration and length, and is a pleasure to drink. I tasted the 96 yquem recently, and compared to that this is a half-step behind only for its acidity and better complexity in the 96. 93-94
2010 Château Lynch-Bages 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Deep ruby without bricking; pencil lead, graphite, blackberry fruit; palate is rich, youthful, blackberry, ripeness to the fruit that is nice and not too warm; medium finish. Excellent but not superb. 92
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2000 Château Kirwan 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Ruby, just slight bricking but youthful for its age; nose is aromatic with some floral, red fruit, complex earth, blackberry and currant; palate is full bodied, ripe black fruits, very smooth, integrated tannin, palate is simpler than the nose; finish is medium length. Very nice now but with at least 10-15 years ahead of it. 91-92
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2000 Château Brane-Cantenac 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Nose is highly aromatic with roasted red pepper, mostly red but some blackberry fruit; palate is full bodied, still superb tannins structure but very easy to drink, not drying at all, black fruit, moderately complex; finish is medium-long. Superb. 93
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2000 Château Léoville Poyferré 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
Youthful ruby color; complex nose with red fruit, cedar, leafy mulch, blackberry; palate is full bodied, high acid, well integrated and approachable tannin, dense black fruit; long finish. Superb, drinking very young but nicely with decades ahead. 94-96
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2000 Château Pontet-Canet 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Fresh aromatic nose, black fruit, minerality, slight smokiness; palate is very fresh, amazingly youthful, black fruit, clean minerality, fades just a tad through the midpalate but otherwise wonderful; finish is medium-long. Still needs five years to hit its peak. 94-95+
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2001 Château Latour Grand Vin 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Medium-deep ruby with little bricking; aromatic nose with minerality, black fruit, highly wound; palate is full bodied, very youthful tannins, dense black fruit, fresh minerals, very slight graphite; long finish. Excellent but this needs at least 5 more years to evolve. 93-94+
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1995 Château L'Evangile 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
Earthy, leafy, mulchy nose with cherry, cranberry, some black fruit; palate is full bodied with excellent acidity, fruit starts off red and fades a tad through the midpalate which makes the acid stick out a tad; medium finish with slight shrill acidity. 91-92
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1990 Château Grand Mayne 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
Medium ruby color, slight less dense than other wines at this tasting; nose has bell pepper, slight pyrazines, red fruit; palate is full bodied, juicy red fruit, bell pepper, complex, persistent through the midpalate; medium finish. Very nice. 92-93
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1995 Château d'Yquem 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Lovely medium-golden color with just a hint of orange; nose is highly aromatic with saffron, concentrated mandarin oranges, baking spice; palate is full bodied, rich, dense with sweetness and unctuous without being overwhelming, excellent acid to balance the sugar; medium-long finish. This is made in a slightly more unctuous style than classic Yquem and with slightly less complexity than the vey best vintages, but this has excellent balance, great concentration and length, and is a pleasure to drink. I tasted the 96 yquem recently, and compared to that this is a half-step behind only for its acidity and better complexity in the 96. 93-94
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