The 2006 La Lagune was earthy and full of character, with crushed woodland berries, plum, mint, cedar and hints of sweet undergrowth. It was soft on the palate, with brisk acidity, savory minerals and tart red berry fruits. The finish was long, and slightly tart, yet also savory and stimulating--a great food wine and in a very nice place.
The nose on the '98 was perfectly mature, dark, earthy and rich, displaying mint-infused crushed black cherry, strawberry, mulling spices, brown sugar and sweet dried florals. On the palate, I found a silky, almost creamy expression with a ripe mix of red fruits, minerals, sweet herbs, tobacco, and spice. The finish was medium-long, juicy and fresh as ripe cherry and hints of licorice lingered long.
The nose was earthy yet still lively with dried strawberry, cherry, crushed fall leaves, moist soil tones, dried florals, and minerals. On the palate, I found a lively and fresh expression, displaying wonderfully pure red fruits, with cedar, brown spice, licorice, minerals and brisk acidity. It finished long, lingering on minerals and spice with notes of lifted dried strawberry and inner floral tones. What a thoroughly enjoyable wine.
Blind tasting with Thomas Duroux at Chateau Palmer. Wouldn't you know it that this flight of three were all the same vintage out of different formats -- 1999. All three were gorgeous, dark, earthy, floral and rich with lifting acidity and great energy. However, what really surprised me was how I preferred the one from 375ml, to the 750ml, as the 375 showed a more open floral and spice character and the 750 seemed quite broad on the palate. However, it was the magnum that stole the show, with more power, tension and focused fruit. (93+ - 375ml, 91 - 750ml, 94 1.5L Mag)
(Barrel sample) Showing a lot of spunk and energy with zesty concentrated fruit, tension, brisk acids, and grippy tannins. It's a pleasure to taste right now, yet stacked for future development. (92-95 points)
The nose showed black cherry, herbs, and spicy florals. On the palate, I found dark, silky textures with tart cherry, spice, minerals, and zesty acids. Hints of tannin lasted through the long, yet fresh finish.
The nose was intense, showing sweet minerals, plum, black cherry, strawberry, red licorice, and undergrowth. It was silky on the palate, with sour red and black fruits, zesty saline minerals, spice, and coating of fine tannin. The finish was long , showing zesty spice, and dried cherries.
The nose showed intense spicy raspberry, dried orange peel, exotic rosy florals, and lifting minerality. On the palate, I found silky textures with dark, tart black raspberry, savory herbs and saline minerals. Fine tannin saturated the long finish along with dried berries and spicy inner florals.
The nose was slightly restrained, showing black raspberry fruit, with crushed stone, dark earth, minerals, and haunting florals. It was silky with depths of texture on the palate, as sour black cherry, and raspberry, backed by saline minerals washed across the senses, followed by brisk acids and round tannin. The finish was long with cheek puckering acidity and tannin forming as austere expression with lingering tart raspberry.
Here I found an incredibly fresh expression, with lemon and lime, as crushed limestone minerality gave way to white peach, yellow florals and hints of crushed almonds. On the palate. It was wonderfully soft and silky, lifted by stunning minerality and brisk acidity, with notes of white stone fruit, sour white cherry, a twang of citrus and spice. The finish was long with a gorgeous interplay of acid, minerals, citrus and spice.
Showed an amazing tension of sugar and acidity with sweet spices and cream offset by lemon, savory herbs and a hint of horseradish. The textures were silky, and weighty yet with a gorgeous mix of acid and spice, grapefruit, ripe pear and blue cheese. The finish was long with acid and spice dancing on the senses.
This was simply gorgeous with sweet florals, undergrowth and sweet animal musk up front, then giving way to honeydew melon, yellow flowers and hints of crushed almonds. It was like a sheet of silk on the palate, as ripe stone fruits, spice and hints of blue cheese lingered washed across the senses and slowly faded though the finale.
The bouquet was beautiful, showing dried peaches, almonds, raw honey, field grasses, and wet stones. On the palate, I found silky textures with white stone fruits, ginger, minerals, lifting brisk acidity. The finish was long with lingering dried peach, spice and minerals.
The nose was toasty, showing notes of raspberry, blueberry skins, wild herbs, and floral undergrowth. On the palate, I found silky textures, yet with saturating dark red fruits, blueberry, savory herbs and zesty acidity. It was incredibly long on the finish, with spiced red fruits and fine tannin coating the senses.
The nose was gorgeous with dark red fruits, rich spices, gravel dust, lavender, and minerals. Enveloping silky textures washed across the senses with zesty dark red fruits and mounting young tannin; then sour blackberry, minerals and savory herbs. The finish was long with dark fruits, savory herbs, saline minerals and saturating fine tannin. The 2010 is a big wine and quite intense, yet wonderfully balanced.
The nose was punchy with wild raspberry, sweet herbs, and cinnamon. On the palate, deeply saturating dark wildberry tones with a sweet and sour persona gave way to confectionary spice, and zesty acids. The finish was perfumed and long with spicy tart dark berries and hints of fine tannin (91-93 points)
The nose showed a wild berry mix with earth tones, savory herbs, and smoky minerals. It was soft, even juicy on the palate, with masses of wild berry, zesty spices and brisk acidity. Juicy, tart red and blue fruits lingered long on the finish.
Here I found a dark and woodsey bouquet with red and black fruits, floral undergrowth, and minerals, yet remaining remarkably fresh. On the palate, silky textures with intense raspberry, current, blackberry, and spice dominated, as a wave of brisk acidity added liveliness. The finish was a long combination of zesty acids and fine tannin. This is quite enjoyable and I can’t wait to taste it after bottling. (92-95 points)
The nose was dark and earthy with crushed cherry, blueberry, hints of cedar, and floral undergrowth. Soft textures formed up on the palate with zesty, intense sour berry, with a stunning mix of acid and tannin that quickly clenched the senses. The finish was long and structured with lasting dark berry tones. It’s a firmer style than I’m used to here, maybe that’s why I like it, yet also balanced and quite enjoyable.
The nose was restrained, showing dark crushed plum, blackberry, woodsey tones, minerals, and hints of animal musk. On the palate, I found silky textures with polished dark red fruits offset by saturating spice and brisk acidity as fine tannin slowly mounted. The finish was long and structured with dried red berry fruit and lingering inner herbal tones.
The nose showed wild herbs up front with crushed black cherry, dried florals, undergrowth, and hints of animal musk. I found soft textures on the palate, offset by zesty red and blackberry fruit with penetrating spice and brisk acidity. The finish was medium long showing tart berry fruits, lingering brisk acids and fine tannin.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose showed dark berries with earthy undertones, then crushed stone minerality offset by savory herbs. It was soft, even juicy, on the palate with zesty red and blue fruits, savory herbs, stunning acidity and a mineral mix adding a bright and refreshing pop. The finish was long with masses of inner florals and bright tart red berry fruits. This is simply fun to taste and wouldn’t mind a sip on any night of the week.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was gorgeous with sweet, dusty spices and minerals up front, crushed blueberry, blackberry, and floral undergrowth. On the palate, I found silky textures with pure blue and red fruits offset by minerals, savory spice and then a tug of fine tannin. The finish was long with masses of minerality, zesty wildberry and savory herbal tones.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was hauntingly dark and beautiful with an alluring mix of crushed blackberry, blueberry and plum, then smoky minerals and savory herbs. On the palate, I found soft textures on a medium bodied frame with sour black fruits, zesty acids, saline-minerality and savory herbs. It finished long on tart black fruits with hints of grippy tannin and spice. This was amazingly fresh and quite pretty for the vintage.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was spicy and intense with mineral encased blackberry fruit, savory herbs and sweet dark floral tones. On the palate, I found silky textures offset by a zesty acid and mineral mix, tart blackberry and savory herbs as fine tannin saturated the senses. The finish was long with penetrating red and blue fruits lingering along with zesty spices.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose showed ripe raspberry, crushed blueberry and spice with sweet florals. It was soft on the palate, with dark red berries, savory herbs, energizing acidity, zesty spices and hints of grippy tannin. The finish was long and spicy, resonating on wildberries and sweet inner floral tones.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was restrained, showing wildberries, floral undergrowth, minerals and sage. It was soft on the palate, and almost creamy, showing concentrated red berry fruits with penetrating spice, hints of herbs and balancing acids. It finished long and almost zesty with saturating dark red fruits.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was dark and earthy, as a mix of moist soil, minerals, animal musk and dried florals lifted from the glass; with time, hints of mint, raspberry and licorice came forward. On the palate, creamy textures washed across the senses as blueberry and blackberry fruits combined with balancing acidity to create a perfectly satisfying and lifted expression for the vintage. Minerals, savory herbs and hints of blueberry skins lingered long on the finish along with a coating of fine tannin.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was beautiful and lifted with floral-infused raspberry, lavender, violets, sweet dusty minerals and spice box. On the palate, I found soft textures with zesty red and blue fruits, savory herbs, minerals and a mix of grippy tannin and zesty acidity. It finished on dark berries and sweet minty herbs, still showing a bit of tannic heft, yet already quite easy to like.
Alter Ego de Palmer 2017 A - Floral bouquet with sweet herbs, and raspberry. Juicy on the palate, showing zesty ripe red berry fruit, bitter herbs and spice. Penetrating, long finish, with herbal tones, and tart raspberry. (90 - 92 points)
Alter Ego de Palmer 2017 B - The nose was more restrained, higher toned red and floral. Intense red berry fruits with great acidity gave way to inner florals and minerals on the palate. The finish was long, spicy, zesty, and lifted. (91 - 93 points)
Château Palmer 2017 A - The nose was restrained, showing dark red and black fruit, dried flowers and minerals. It was soft, silky on the palate with dark ripe fruit restrained by minerals and young tannins. Long and intense on the dark fruit finish, saturating to the senses, then fine tannin setting in and clenching down. (93 - 95 points)
Château Palmer 2017 B - The nose showed dark red fruit, floral tones, earth and minerals. On the palate, soft textures gave way to zesty pure dark fruits, with savory herbs, and dark inner florals tones. It finish with energy and good length, prettier than expected, almost lifted and quite refined. (94 - 96 points)
The nose was dark. rich. and spicy black fruits, plum, looming dark floral tones and crushed stone. Velvety textures on the palate, gave way to cream blackberry, currants, violets, brown sugar, and spice. It was long, dark and structured throughout the finish, yet already drinking well.
The nose showed mineral infused dark fruit, with violet florals, licorice, sweet spice and minerals. It was velvety yet balanced on the palate, with a wash of blue and black fruits, sweet violets and spice with zesty acids adding energy as fine tannins settled in. The finish was remarkably long as inky black fruits were lifted by dark inner florals and minerals. I can’t help but love this wine.
The nose was restrained, showing dark fruits, minerals, and woodsy tones. On the palate, I found a soft, juicy persona with notes of plum, and raspberry providing a very textural experience. The finish was medium long, zesty and spicy, with saturating dark red fruits, and light tannin.
This was richer and darker than the other vintages in the lineup, showing brown spice, blackberry, plum and hints at bitter herbs. On the palate, I found silky, fleshy textures with ripe red and black fruits, yet I was craving more energy from the wine. The finish was medium-long, lingering on wild berries, spice, and soft tannin.
The nose showed dark red fruits, with moist soil tones, wild herbs, hints of exotic spice, graphite, and dried flowers. On the palate, I found soft, dark textures backed by youthful tannin with brisk acidity show saturating red berry, inner violet florals, and minerals. The finish was long with saturating dark fruits and structured to the core.
The nose showed perfumed red berry, with wild herbs, animal musk and undergrowth. On the palate, I found silky, rich textures with intense red and blue fruits, in a ripe yet structured expression with pliant textures and exotic spice. It was long on the finish, dark and spicy with grippy tannin, and lasting ripe red and blue fruits.
The bouquet was gorgeous, displaying floral-infused red berry, dark soil tones, animal musk, and crushed stone; over time gaining fresh herbal tones, and yellow florals, in a lifted and precise performance. It was wonderfully soft on the palate with pure red fruits, lifted by hints of bitter herbs, volume and richness seemed to develop with more time in the glass, as the 2004 hovered upon the senses. The long finish showed sour berry, fine tannin and lasting inner floral tones.
The nose was nutty and rich, yet also gorgeously fresh and floral, with hints on honey, green melon, ripe apple, ginger and yellow flowers. On the palate, i found creamy textures matched by ripe apple, with honey, sweet herbs and raw almond as refreshing acidity adding liviness and balance. The finish was wonderfully long with hints of spice, ripe stone fruits and lingering notes of hazelnut.
The nose showed plum, and black cherry, with sweet herbs and hints of tobacco. On the palate, I found soft, silky textures, ushering in sweet dark blackberry, currant and spice. The finish was long with a mix of grippy tannin and ripe black fruits.
The nose was at first restrained, opening over time to reveal blackberry, raspberry, graphite, haunting florals and hints of undergrowth. I found soft, almost juicy textures on the palate, as floral-infused ripe dark fruits, and minerals maintained a remarkably fresh character for the vintage. The finish was long yet refreshing, with dark fruit and inner floral tones.
The nose was gorgeous, displaying plum and currants with dark florals, hints of undergrowth and crushed stone. The palate was velvety with weighty textures offset by tart blackberry, minerals, brisk acids and grippy tannin. The finish was long and structured, resonating on dark fruit and earth tones. The 2006 was wonderfully balanced and still quite young.
Decidedly brighter than previous vintages with floral infused cherry, lifting minerality, wild herbs and dusty soil tones. It was soft and lifted on the palate, showing fresh black cherry, minerals, balanced acids and fine tannin. The 2005 was remarkably balanced, pure and refined, finishing long with lasting dried red fruits and a coating of fine tannin.
Here I found dark, intense wildberry, plum, currant, crushed stone, lavender, and moist soil tones. Silky, weighty textures met me on the palate, with ripe black fruits and violet florals offset by lively acidity. It finished long, with zesty, spice, dark fruits and lingering grippy tannin. Its bigger in scale than you’d expect yet balanced and very easy to like.
The nose showed dark berry, chalky minerals, hints of violets, lavender and smoke. It was soft and silky on the palate with polished dark red fruits, balancing acids and hints of inner earth tones. The finish was long and saturating with dark red fruits, lingering spice and inner floral tones.
The nose was restrained at first, yet opened to reveal dark fruits, sweetly perfumed florals, hints of exotic spice and smoky minerals. It was velvety and weighty on the palate yet perfectly balanced by a mix of acid, tannin and vibrant dark fruits. Smokey and long through the finish, with fine tannin developing along with tart black fruits.
The nose was dark, earthy and slightly animal in nature. Dark red berries, exotic spice, violet florals, menthol, graphite, and minerals all came together to form a truly seductive display.. It was deep, silky and generous on the palate as mounting tannin slowly firmed up the experience, with dark intense berry, inner floral tones and savory minerals. The finish was grippy, long and remarkably balanced with lingering dark red fruits.
The bouquet was Intense and perfumed, showing red berry fruits, sweet spices and herbs, in a ripe yet very pretty expression. The textures were silky palate with notes of strawberry, spice and inner floral tones. Lifting acidity and fine tannin came forward through the long and spicy finish.
The nose was restrained at first, slowly opening to reveal violets and lavender, with crushed raspberry, currant, and crushed stone. On the palate, i found soft textures with floral-infused red fruits in a lifted yet focused expressions. Balanced acidity added mouthwatering freshness as the finish resonated of violet florals and tart woodland berries. (92 - 94 points)
The nose was dark, intense, yet remarkably fresh, showing spiced black fruits, licorice, dusty minerals, and floral tones. It was silky on the palate, with polished dark fruits and cassis offset by brisk acids, minerals and inner floral tones. It finished long and intense with saturating dark fruits and fine tannin, yet remained so refined throughout.
Here I found a highly expressive bouquet with wild berry, plum, perfumed florals, spice, dark minerality, and moist soil; refined yet classically earthy. It was silky on the palate, showing depths of refined dark red fruits with savory minerals, spice and zesty acidity. Staining red berry tones, a coating of minerals and fine tannin defined the long finish.
The nose was dark, earthy, and woodsy, showing woodland berries, and savory spice with hints of dusty earth. On the palate, I found a soft, lifted and fresh expression with round red berries, perfumed florals and incredibly fresh acidity. The finish was long, lingering on tart red berries and fine tannin.
Here I found dark woodland berries, perfumed florals, hints of ripe melon, dried leaves and orange zest. It was silky on the palate, with medium-weight textures, displaying red berry, graphite, savory minerals and brisk acidity. The long, perfumed finish showed a mix of dried wild berries and hints of lingering tannin.
The nose was earthy and woodsy, showing tobacco, cedar box, dark red berry, currant, graphite, and minerals, yet amazingly fresh for the vintage. On the palate, I found silky textures, dark yet fresh and precise, with woodland red and blackberries, savory minerality, leather, and zesty acids. The finish was long with grippy tannin, dried red fruits, inner florals and refreshing acidity.
The nose was dark and intense with ripe black and red fruits. It was silky on the palate, with saturating red berry tones, herbs and spices. The finish was long, displaying a staining mix of dark red and black fruits, spice, a zing of acid, and dare I say a hint of heat?
The nose showed wild red berries, herbs, and perfumed florals. On the palate, I found a soft expression, with gentle red berry fruit, rich yet at the same time fresh and floral. It finished long on wildberry, and herbaceous hints of tannin.
The nose was dark, showing crushed stone, minerals, dark red berries, Indian spice, and savory herbs. On the palate, I found a soft expression, offset by tart red and blackberries, as tannin mounted contrasting inner florals and brisk acidity. It was long, structured and complex through the finish, with tart berry tones, and lingering herbal and spice notes.
The nose was zesty with dark red berry, currant, perfumed florals, and spice, in an almost savory expression. On the palate, I found silky, broad and pliant textures offset by a wash of vibrant dark red fruits, minerals and spice. The finish was long and structured with fine tannin coating the senses while dark red fruits fought to make themselves known.
The nose was dark, and woodsy, with crushed red berry, currant, exotic spice, and dried floral tones. On the palate, I found silky textures, savory with excellent energy, as masses of dark red fruit wash across the senses leaving fine tannin in their wake. The finish was long, with staining red berry tones, florals and intense, still youthful tannin.
The nose was dark and earthy, showing undergrowth, dark red and black fruit, animal tones, crushed stone, and sous bois. On the palate, I found soft textures, resolved through maturity, this juicy dark red fruits, hints of soil and dried inner florals. The finish was medium long with lingering dried red fruits and hints of fine tannin.
The nose was dark and penetrating, showing a sweet, spicy, gorgeous mix of red berries, currant, soaring floral tones, hints of licorice, earth and herbs. On the palate, it was silky, almost creamy, and weighty yet balanced with pure red and blackberry fruits, hints of spice and mounting tannin. The finish was long, long ,long... structured yet fresh and almost savory. This bottle didn’t have the tension that I found at a tasting in 2016, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) The '98 whet our appetites for what was to come, showing its class in spades. It's drinking beautifully already, yet still quite youthful for it's age. There's a richness here that coated the palate with chewy dark fruits, yet ended fresh and refined.
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) The '88 was gorgeous in it's maturity; earthy, meaty with depths to spare. There was a bit of rusticity here, which came across as quite pleasing.
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) Then the '86 hit the table and the room grew silent as the wine opened slowly in the glass, seeming to grow in depth and size yet completely balanced and pleasurable right now. There was a polished youthfulness to the fruit with a remaining crunch of residual tannin. It's drinking wonderfully, and easily falls into one of the top ten older Bordeaux drinking experiences of my life.
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) As for the '85, it was simply amazing; a wine that is still maturing and in excellent form; dark, earthy, floral, and herbaceous in all the best ways with vibrant fruit and enveloping textures--amazing. I hope to be able to taste this again one day, because I believe there is still more to come on the path of its maturity.
2006 Château La Lagune 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Haut-Médoc
The 2006 La Lagune was earthy and full of character, with crushed woodland berries, plum, mint, cedar and hints of sweet undergrowth. It was soft on the palate, with brisk acidity, savory minerals and tart red berry fruits. The finish was long, and slightly tart, yet also savory and stimulating--a great food wine and in a very nice place.
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1998 Château Calon-Ségur 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
The nose on the '98 was perfectly mature, dark, earthy and rich, displaying mint-infused crushed black cherry, strawberry, mulling spices, brown sugar and sweet dried florals. On the palate, I found a silky, almost creamy expression with a ripe mix of red fruits, minerals, sweet herbs, tobacco, and spice. The finish was medium-long, juicy and fresh as ripe cherry and hints of licorice lingered long.
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1976 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
The nose was earthy yet still lively with dried strawberry, cherry, crushed fall leaves, moist soil tones, dried florals, and minerals. On the palate, I found a lively and fresh expression, displaying wonderfully pure red fruits, with cedar, brown spice, licorice, minerals and brisk acidity. It finished long, lingering on minerals and spice with notes of lifted dried strawberry and inner floral tones. What a thoroughly enjoyable wine.
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1999 Château Palmer 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Blind tasting with Thomas Duroux at Chateau Palmer. Wouldn't you know it that this flight of three were all the same vintage out of different formats -- 1999. All three were gorgeous, dark, earthy, floral and rich with lifting acidity and great energy. However, what really surprised me was how I preferred the one from 375ml, to the 750ml, as the 375 showed a more open floral and spice character and the 750 seemed quite broad on the palate. However, it was the magnum that stole the show, with more power, tension and focused fruit. (93+ - 375ml, 91 - 750ml, 94 1.5L Mag)
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2017 Château L'Eglise-Clinet 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
(Barrel sample) Showing a lot of spunk and energy with zesty concentrated fruit, tension, brisk acids, and grippy tannins. It's a pleasure to taste right now, yet stacked for future development. (92-95 points)
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2014 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose showed black cherry, herbs, and spicy florals. On the palate, I found dark, silky textures with tart cherry, spice, minerals, and zesty acids. Hints of tannin lasted through the long, yet fresh finish.
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2011 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was intense, showing sweet minerals, plum, black cherry, strawberry, red licorice, and undergrowth. It was silky on the palate, with sour red and black fruits, zesty saline minerals, spice, and coating of fine tannin. The finish was long , showing zesty spice, and dried cherries.
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2014 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose showed intense spicy raspberry, dried orange peel, exotic rosy florals, and lifting minerality. On the palate, I found silky textures with dark, tart black raspberry, savory herbs and saline minerals. Fine tannin saturated the long finish along with dried berries and spicy inner florals.
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2015 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was slightly restrained, showing black raspberry fruit, with crushed stone, dark earth, minerals, and haunting florals. It was silky with depths of texture on the palate, as sour black cherry, and raspberry, backed by saline minerals washed across the senses, followed by brisk acids and round tannin. The finish was long with cheek puckering acidity and tannin forming as austere expression with lingering tart raspberry.
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2016 Y de Yquem 94 Points
France, Bordeaux
Here I found an incredibly fresh expression, with lemon and lime, as crushed limestone minerality gave way to white peach, yellow florals and hints of crushed almonds. On the palate. It was wonderfully soft and silky, lifted by stunning minerality and brisk acidity, with notes of white stone fruit, sour white cherry, a twang of citrus and spice. The finish was long with a gorgeous interplay of acid, minerals, citrus and spice.
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2015 Château d'Yquem 96 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
Showed an amazing tension of sugar and acidity with sweet spices and cream offset by lemon, savory herbs and a hint of horseradish. The textures were silky, and weighty yet with a gorgeous mix of acid and spice, grapefruit, ripe pear and blue cheese. The finish was long with acid and spice dancing on the senses.
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2005 Château d'Yquem 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes
This was simply gorgeous with sweet florals, undergrowth and sweet animal musk up front, then giving way to honeydew melon, yellow flowers and hints of crushed almonds. It was like a sheet of silk on the palate, as ripe stone fruits, spice and hints of blue cheese lingered washed across the senses and slowly faded though the finale.
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2010 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The bouquet was beautiful, showing dried peaches, almonds, raw honey, field grasses, and wet stones. On the palate, I found silky textures with white stone fruits, ginger, minerals, lifting brisk acidity. The finish was long with lingering dried peach, spice and minerals.
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2015 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Le Petit 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was toasty, showing notes of raspberry, blueberry skins, wild herbs, and floral undergrowth. On the palate, I found silky textures, yet with saturating dark red fruits, blueberry, savory herbs and zesty acidity. It was incredibly long on the finish, with spiced red fruits and fine tannin coating the senses.
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2010 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was gorgeous with dark red fruits, rich spices, gravel dust, lavender, and minerals. Enveloping silky textures washed across the senses with zesty dark red fruits and mounting young tannin; then sour blackberry, minerals and savory herbs. The finish was long with dark fruits, savory herbs, saline minerals and saturating fine tannin. The 2010 is a big wine and quite intense, yet wonderfully balanced.
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2017 Château Haut-Bailly La Parde de Haut Bailly 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was punchy with wild raspberry, sweet herbs, and cinnamon. On the palate, deeply saturating dark wildberry tones with a sweet and sour persona gave way to confectionary spice, and zesty acids. The finish was perfumed and long with spicy tart dark berries and hints of fine tannin (91-93 points)
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2015 Château Haut-Bailly La Parde de Haut Bailly 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose showed a wild berry mix with earth tones, savory herbs, and smoky minerals. It was soft, even juicy on the palate, with masses of wild berry, zesty spices and brisk acidity. Juicy, tart red and blue fruits lingered long on the finish.
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2017 Château Haut-Bailly 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
Here I found a dark and woodsey bouquet with red and black fruits, floral undergrowth, and minerals, yet remaining remarkably fresh. On the palate, silky textures with intense raspberry, current, blackberry, and spice dominated, as a wave of brisk acidity added liveliness. The finish was a long combination of zesty acids and fine tannin. This is quite enjoyable and I can’t wait to taste it after bottling. (92-95 points)
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2015 Château Haut-Bailly 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was dark and earthy with crushed cherry, blueberry, hints of cedar, and floral undergrowth. Soft textures formed up on the palate with zesty, intense sour berry, with a stunning mix of acid and tannin that quickly clenched the senses. The finish was long and structured with lasting dark berry tones. It’s a firmer style than I’m used to here, maybe that’s why I like it, yet also balanced and quite enjoyable.
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2012 Château Haut-Bailly 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose was restrained, showing dark crushed plum, blackberry, woodsey tones, minerals, and hints of animal musk. On the palate, I found silky textures with polished dark red fruits offset by saturating spice and brisk acidity as fine tannin slowly mounted. The finish was long and structured with dried red berry fruit and lingering inner herbal tones.
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2012 Château Haut-Bailly La Parde de Haut Bailly 90 Points
France, Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Léognan
The nose showed wild herbs up front with crushed black cherry, dried florals, undergrowth, and hints of animal musk. I found soft textures on the palate, offset by zesty red and blackberry fruit with penetrating spice and brisk acidity. The finish was medium long showing tart berry fruits, lingering brisk acids and fine tannin.
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2011 Fleur de Fonplégade 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose showed dark berries with earthy undertones, then crushed stone minerality offset by savory herbs. It was soft, even juicy, on the palate with zesty red and blue fruits, savory herbs, stunning acidity and a mineral mix adding a bright and refreshing pop. The finish was long with masses of inner florals and bright tart red berry fruits. This is simply fun to taste and wouldn’t mind a sip on any night of the week.
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2012 Fleur de Fonplégade 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was gorgeous with sweet, dusty spices and minerals up front, crushed blueberry, blackberry, and floral undergrowth. On the palate, I found silky textures with pure blue and red fruits offset by minerals, savory spice and then a tug of fine tannin. The finish was long with masses of minerality, zesty wildberry and savory herbal tones.
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2011 Château Fonplégade 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was hauntingly dark and beautiful with an alluring mix of crushed blackberry, blueberry and plum, then smoky minerals and savory herbs. On the palate, I found soft textures on a medium bodied frame with sour black fruits, zesty acids, saline-minerality and savory herbs. It finished long on tart black fruits with hints of grippy tannin and spice. This was amazingly fresh and quite pretty for the vintage.
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2015 Château Fonplégade 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was spicy and intense with mineral encased blackberry fruit, savory herbs and sweet dark floral tones. On the palate, I found silky textures offset by a zesty acid and mineral mix, tart blackberry and savory herbs as fine tannin saturated the senses. The finish was long with penetrating red and blue fruits lingering along with zesty spices.
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2011 Château Quinault L'Enclos 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose showed ripe raspberry, crushed blueberry and spice with sweet florals. It was soft on the palate, with dark red berries, savory herbs, energizing acidity, zesty spices and hints of grippy tannin. The finish was long and spicy, resonating on wildberries and sweet inner floral tones.
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2011 Le Petit Cheval 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was restrained, showing wildberries, floral undergrowth, minerals and sage. It was soft on the palate, and almost creamy, showing concentrated red berry fruits with penetrating spice, hints of herbs and balancing acids. It finished long and almost zesty with saturating dark red fruits.
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2011 Château Cheval Blanc 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was dark and earthy, as a mix of moist soil, minerals, animal musk and dried florals lifted from the glass; with time, hints of mint, raspberry and licorice came forward. On the palate, creamy textures washed across the senses as blueberry and blackberry fruits combined with balancing acidity to create a perfectly satisfying and lifted expression for the vintage. Minerals, savory herbs and hints of blueberry skins lingered long on the finish along with a coating of fine tannin.
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2013 Château Cheval Blanc 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, St. Émilion Grand Cru
The nose was beautiful and lifted with floral-infused raspberry, lavender, violets, sweet dusty minerals and spice box. On the palate, I found soft textures with zesty red and blue fruits, savory herbs, minerals and a mix of grippy tannin and zesty acidity. It finished on dark berries and sweet minty herbs, still showing a bit of tannic heft, yet already quite easy to like.
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2017 Alter Ego 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Alter Ego de Palmer 2017 A - Floral bouquet with sweet herbs, and raspberry. Juicy on the palate, showing zesty ripe red berry fruit, bitter herbs and spice. Penetrating, long finish, with herbal tones, and tart raspberry. (90 - 92 points)
Alter Ego de Palmer 2017 B - The nose was more restrained, higher toned red and floral. Intense red berry fruits with great acidity gave way to inner florals and minerals on the palate. The finish was long, spicy, zesty, and lifted. (91 - 93 points)
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2017 Château Palmer 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
Château Palmer 2017 A - The nose was restrained, showing dark red and black fruit, dried flowers and minerals. It was soft, silky on the palate with dark ripe fruit restrained by minerals and young tannins. Long and intense on the dark fruit finish, saturating to the senses, then fine tannin setting in and clenching down. (93 - 95 points)
Château Palmer 2017 B - The nose showed dark red fruit, floral tones, earth and minerals. On the palate, soft textures gave way to zesty pure dark fruits, with savory herbs, and dark inner florals tones. It finish with energy and good length, prettier than expected, almost lifted and quite refined. (94 - 96 points)
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2008 Château La Conseillante 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
The nose was dark. rich. and spicy black fruits, plum, looming dark floral tones and crushed stone. Velvety textures on the palate, gave way to cream blackberry, currants, violets, brown sugar, and spice. It was long, dark and structured throughout the finish, yet already drinking well.
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2016 Château La Conseillante 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Pomerol
The nose showed mineral infused dark fruit, with violet florals, licorice, sweet spice and minerals. It was velvety yet balanced on the palate, with a wash of blue and black fruits, sweet violets and spice with zesty acids adding energy as fine tannins settled in. The finish was remarkably long as inky black fruits were lifted by dark inner florals and minerals. I can’t help but love this wine.
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2017 Château Brane-Cantenac 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The nose was restrained, showing dark fruits, minerals, and woodsy tones. On the palate, I found a soft, juicy persona with notes of plum, and raspberry providing a very textural experience. The finish was medium long, zesty and spicy, with saturating dark red fruits, and light tannin.
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2011 Château Brane-Cantenac 89 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
This was richer and darker than the other vintages in the lineup, showing brown spice, blackberry, plum and hints at bitter herbs. On the palate, I found silky, fleshy textures with ripe red and black fruits, yet I was craving more energy from the wine. The finish was medium-long, lingering on wild berries, spice, and soft tannin.
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2005 Château Brane-Cantenac 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The nose showed dark red fruits, with moist soil tones, wild herbs, hints of exotic spice, graphite, and dried flowers. On the palate, I found soft, dark textures backed by youthful tannin with brisk acidity show saturating red berry, inner violet florals, and minerals. The finish was long with saturating dark fruits and structured to the core.
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2009 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The nose showed perfumed red berry, with wild herbs, animal musk and undergrowth. On the palate, I found silky, rich textures with intense red and blue fruits, in a ripe yet structured expression with pliant textures and exotic spice. It was long on the finish, dark and spicy with grippy tannin, and lasting ripe red and blue fruits.
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2004 Château Margaux 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Margaux
The bouquet was gorgeous, displaying floral-infused red berry, dark soil tones, animal musk, and crushed stone; over time gaining fresh herbal tones, and yellow florals, in a lifted and precise performance. It was wonderfully soft on the palate with pure red fruits, lifted by hints of bitter herbs, volume and richness seemed to develop with more time in the glass, as the 2004 hovered upon the senses. The long finish showed sour berry, fine tannin and lasting inner floral tones.
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2004 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux 94 Points
France, Bordeaux
The nose was nutty and rich, yet also gorgeously fresh and floral, with hints on honey, green melon, ripe apple, ginger and yellow flowers. On the palate, i found creamy textures matched by ripe apple, with honey, sweet herbs and raw almond as refreshing acidity adding liviness and balance. The finish was wonderfully long with hints of spice, ripe stone fruits and lingering notes of hazelnut.
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2009 Réserve de la Comtesse 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose showed plum, and black cherry, with sweet herbs and hints of tobacco. On the palate, I found soft, silky textures, ushering in sweet dark blackberry, currant and spice. The finish was long with a mix of grippy tannin and ripe black fruits.
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2009 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was at first restrained, opening over time to reveal blackberry, raspberry, graphite, haunting florals and hints of undergrowth. I found soft, almost juicy textures on the palate, as floral-infused ripe dark fruits, and minerals maintained a remarkably fresh character for the vintage. The finish was long yet refreshing, with dark fruit and inner floral tones.
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2006 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was gorgeous, displaying plum and currants with dark florals, hints of undergrowth and crushed stone. The palate was velvety with weighty textures offset by tart blackberry, minerals, brisk acids and grippy tannin. The finish was long and structured, resonating on dark fruit and earth tones. The 2006 was wonderfully balanced and still quite young.
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2005 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Decidedly brighter than previous vintages with floral infused cherry, lifting minerality, wild herbs and dusty soil tones. It was soft and lifted on the palate, showing fresh black cherry, minerals, balanced acids and fine tannin. The 2005 was remarkably balanced, pure and refined, finishing long with lasting dried red fruits and a coating of fine tannin.
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2003 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Here I found dark, intense wildberry, plum, currant, crushed stone, lavender, and moist soil tones. Silky, weighty textures met me on the palate, with ripe black fruits and violet florals offset by lively acidity. It finished long, with zesty, spice, dark fruits and lingering grippy tannin. Its bigger in scale than you’d expect yet balanced and very easy to like.
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2012 Les Forts de Latour 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose showed dark berry, chalky minerals, hints of violets, lavender and smoke. It was soft and silky on the palate with polished dark red fruits, balancing acids and hints of inner earth tones. The finish was long and saturating with dark red fruits, lingering spice and inner floral tones.
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2009 Les Forts de Latour 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was restrained at first, yet opened to reveal dark fruits, sweetly perfumed florals, hints of exotic spice and smoky minerals. It was velvety and weighty on the palate yet perfectly balanced by a mix of acid, tannin and vibrant dark fruits. Smokey and long through the finish, with fine tannin developing along with tart black fruits.
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2006 Château Latour Grand Vin 97 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was dark, earthy and slightly animal in nature. Dark red berries, exotic spice, violet florals, menthol, graphite, and minerals all came together to form a truly seductive display.. It was deep, silky and generous on the palate as mounting tannin slowly firmed up the experience, with dark intense berry, inner floral tones and savory minerals. The finish was grippy, long and remarkably balanced with lingering dark red fruits.
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2015 Château Léoville Las Cases 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
The bouquet was Intense and perfumed, showing red berry fruits, sweet spices and herbs, in a ripe yet very pretty expression. The textures were silky palate with notes of strawberry, spice and inner floral tones. Lifting acidity and fine tannin came forward through the long and spicy finish.
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2017 Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 93 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
The nose was restrained at first, slowly opening to reveal violets and lavender, with crushed raspberry, currant, and crushed stone. On the palate, i found soft textures with floral-infused red fruits in a lifted yet focused expressions. Balanced acidity added mouthwatering freshness as the finish resonated of violet florals and tart woodland berries. (92 - 94 points)
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2015 Château Lagrange (St. Julien) 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
The nose was dark, intense, yet remarkably fresh, showing spiced black fruits, licorice, dusty minerals, and floral tones. It was silky on the palate, with polished dark fruits and cassis offset by brisk acids, minerals and inner floral tones. It finished long and intense with saturating dark fruits and fine tannin, yet remained so refined throughout.
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2014 Château Montrose 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Here I found a highly expressive bouquet with wild berry, plum, perfumed florals, spice, dark minerality, and moist soil; refined yet classically earthy. It was silky on the palate, showing depths of refined dark red fruits with savory minerals, spice and zesty acidity. Staining red berry tones, a coating of minerals and fine tannin defined the long finish.
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2005 La Dame de Montrose 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
The nose was dark, earthy, and woodsy, showing woodland berries, and savory spice with hints of dusty earth. On the palate, I found a soft, lifted and fresh expression with round red berries, perfumed florals and incredibly fresh acidity. The finish was long, lingering on tart red berries and fine tannin.
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2000 Château Montrose 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
Here I found dark woodland berries, perfumed florals, hints of ripe melon, dried leaves and orange zest. It was silky on the palate, with medium-weight textures, displaying red berry, graphite, savory minerals and brisk acidity. The long, perfumed finish showed a mix of dried wild berries and hints of lingering tannin.
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2015 Château Calon-Ségur 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Estèphe
The nose was earthy and woodsy, showing tobacco, cedar box, dark red berry, currant, graphite, and minerals, yet amazingly fresh for the vintage. On the palate, I found silky textures, dark yet fresh and precise, with woodland red and blackberries, savory minerality, leather, and zesty acids. The finish was long with grippy tannin, dried red fruits, inner florals and refreshing acidity.
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2017 Château d'Armailhac 88 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was dark and intense with ripe black and red fruits. It was silky on the palate, with saturating red berry tones, herbs and spices. The finish was long, displaying a staining mix of dark red and black fruits, spice, a zing of acid, and dare I say a hint of heat?
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2017 Château Clerc Milon 91 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose showed wild red berries, herbs, and perfumed florals. On the palate, I found a soft expression, with gentle red berry fruit, rich yet at the same time fresh and floral. It finished long on wildberry, and herbaceous hints of tannin.
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2017 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was dark, showing crushed stone, minerals, dark red berries, Indian spice, and savory herbs. On the palate, I found a soft expression, offset by tart red and blackberries, as tannin mounted contrasting inner florals and brisk acidity. It was long, structured and complex through the finish, with tart berry tones, and lingering herbal and spice notes.
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2017 Château Mouton Rothschild 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was zesty with dark red berry, currant, perfumed florals, and spice, in an almost savory expression. On the palate, I found silky, broad and pliant textures offset by a wash of vibrant dark red fruits, minerals and spice. The finish was long and structured with fine tannin coating the senses while dark red fruits fought to make themselves known.
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2005 Château d'Armailhac 94 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was dark, and woodsy, with crushed red berry, currant, exotic spice, and dried floral tones. On the palate, I found silky textures, savory with excellent energy, as masses of dark red fruit wash across the senses leaving fine tannin in their wake. The finish was long, with staining red berry tones, florals and intense, still youthful tannin.
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2000 Château Clerc Milon 92 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was dark and earthy, showing undergrowth, dark red and black fruit, animal tones, crushed stone, and sous bois. On the palate, I found soft textures, resolved through maturity, this juicy dark red fruits, hints of soil and dried inner florals. The finish was medium long with lingering dried red fruits and hints of fine tannin.
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2005 Château Mouton Rothschild 95 Points
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
The nose was dark and penetrating, showing a sweet, spicy, gorgeous mix of red berries, currant, soaring floral tones, hints of licorice, earth and herbs. On the palate, it was silky, almost creamy, and weighty yet balanced with pure red and blackberry fruits, hints of spice and mounting tannin. The finish was long, long ,long... structured yet fresh and almost savory. This bottle didn’t have the tension that I found at a tasting in 2016, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
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1998 Château Léoville Las Cases
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) The '98 whet our appetites for what was to come, showing its class in spades. It's drinking beautifully already, yet still quite youthful for it's age. There's a richness here that coated the palate with chewy dark fruits, yet ended fresh and refined.
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1988 Château Léoville Las Cases
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) The '88 was gorgeous in it's maturity; earthy, meaty with depths to spare. There was a bit of rusticity here, which came across as quite pleasing.
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1986 Château Léoville Las Cases
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) Then the '86 hit the table and the room grew silent as the wine opened slowly in the glass, seeming to grow in depth and size yet completely balanced and pleasurable right now. There was a polished youthfulness to the fruit with a remaining crunch of residual tannin. It's drinking wonderfully, and easily falls into one of the top ten older Bordeaux drinking experiences of my life.
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1985 Château Léoville Las Cases
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, St. Julien
(Limited Notes and no official scores, as this was blind tasting with Jean Hubert Delon.) As for the '85, it was simply amazing; a wine that is still maturing and in excellent form; dark, earthy, floral, and herbaceous in all the best ways with vibrant fruit and enveloping textures--amazing. I hope to be able to taste this again one day, because I believe there is still more to come on the path of its maturity.
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