Beautiful and focused bubble. Some brioche, a bit salty, good citrus and very clean.

Focused bouquet with citrus, minerals and a touch of petrol. On the palate the same. A lot of focus and really beautiful with good acidity. Improved considerably when the wine became a bit less cold.

In the bouquet beautiful oak and citrus. On the palate grasses, luxurious oak, beautiful acidity and length. The wine improves with more air and a little less cold than in the first instance. 94 – 95

Slightly creamy, still locked bouquet. On the palate minerals, some banana, well dosed oak, good bitterness and a lot of firm, good acidity.

This is an extreme wine! Fireworks! Literally :-). In the bouquet and on the palate. Beautiful and firm acidity, citrus, oak, expressive and full bodied. Great length. Very special and I love it!

Beautiful bouquet with beautiful citrus and fireworks. On the palate rich and ripe yellow fruits, beautiful oak, some sweetness and a great length. 94 – 95

In the bouquet perfumed and expressive yellow fruits. On the palate perfumed as well, a firm dose of sweetness, a bit fat, tasty and good acidity. Special and beautiful wine.

In the bouquet ripe dark berries, beautiful oak and even still lactic. On the palate there is some development, but the wine is still very powerful with juicy and good acidity, some truffle and autumn forest. Still pleasantly sticky tannin. Great wine for now and the next 8+ years.

Beautiful bouquet with some barnyard impressions, smoke and cedar. On the palate dark berries, chocolate, red fruit acidity and still a bit locked. Will probably be more complex and refined with some more ageing. 91 - 93

Fantastic and extremely luxurious bouquet with ripe dark berries, cedar, vanilla from the oak and pencil shavings. On the palate beautiful and harmonious juice with dark berries again, beautiful acidity and round tannin with still a beautiful bite. Great wine with a good length.

The bouquet shows some autumn forest impressions, a firm dose of oak and dark berries. On the palate red and dark berries, some green bell pepper. The wine is quite classical and still a bit locked. Needs another 5+ years to show all of its finesse and complexity. 92 - 94++

So happy to have had this wine in my glass and probably for once. The bouquet shows luxurious oak and cedar, dark berries and graphite. On the palate lush black berry fruits, beautiful acidity and a pleasant touch of sweetness. This wine holds the middle between a classical and modern wine. Truly great and with still a good future.

Beautiful bouquet with stable smells and autumn impressions, red berries and also some bell pepper. On the palate beautiful red fruits acidity and a good length. Beautiful drinking stage and not tired yet.

Beautiful rustic bouquet with ripe dark berries, cedar and graphite. On the palate juicy dark berries, vanilla, cedar, graphite and a beautiful balance between acidity and sweetness. Already a great pleasure, but the tannin hold a promise for at least another decade. 95 - 97+

In the bouquet red berries and spiciness and beautiful oak and cedar. On the palate ripe dark and red berries, vanilla, beautiful acidity and tannin. Also a touch of pleasant sweetness. More classical than modern impressions in this vintage. For some more expressive complexity and finesse it is probably wine to wait until 2024+. 94+

In the bouquet ripe dark berries, tobacco, graphite and some mint. On the palate juicy dark berries and beautiful oak. Beautiful acidity and tannin. No more notes.

The bouquet is still enormously youthful and lactic with yoghurt and even banana impressions. A bit locked in fact because the cedar and cigar box which was there in 2011 hardly shows. On the palate red berries, bell pepper, juicy acidity, beautiful tannin and a great length. Imho this wine is in a bad drinking stage because it hardly shows what it really has in store. Wait until 2025 or even better 2030. In its youth I scored this wine 99, but now in this drinking stage only 94 - 95.

What a great pity! The structure of this juicy wine seems to be more than ok, but imho the wine was not completely clean. So I did not score it.

In the bouquet beautiful dark berries, mocha, chocolate, luxurious oak and cedar and complexity. On the palate the same impressions; juicy berries, good acidity and round tannin. Luxurious and complex. Already a feast, but with a future until at least 2025 - 2030+.

Beautiful and complex bouquet with sweet spices, dark berries, brown spiced biscuit and cedar. On the palate ripe red and dark berries, complex and refined, beautiful acidity and still powerful tannin. 94 for today, but with an upward potential of a few points in 8+ years from now. For tonight 94++

In the bouquet ripe dark berry fruits, chocolate, espresso, beautiful oak and cedar as well as sweet spices. Same on the palate; juicy read and dark berries and good herbs and spices. The wine is not really showing itself, but is already a great pleasure. Better wait until 2025 - 2030+.

Beautiful bouquet with autumn forest, tobacco, cedar and vanilla impressions. On the palate very luxurious with juicy dark and red berries, tobacco, some pleasant sweetness and sweet spices. Beautiful wine! Will improve with 10+ years of ageing. 97++

In the bouquet more classical than the La Mission Haut Brion. Beautiful dark berry fruits in the bouquet. On the palate dark berries, autumn professions, beautiful Cabernet, good ripe fruits. Also some good bell pepper.

In the bouquet a firm amount of bell pepper, herbs and spices. On the palate juicy bell pepper, good length and not as much complexity and finesse as the previous wine in this tasting. Overall the wine is complex and ready with pleasant acidity and a good bite.

Not so many notes on this wine. Red and dark berry fruits and beautiful sweet spices in the bouquet. On the palate juicy red and dark berries, beautiful acidity and tannin. Still youthful. 92++ for tonight.

The bouquet is still locked with dark berries, bell pepper and beautiful oak. On the palate supple and juicy red berries and cherries. Still youthful and a good length. Waiting another decade might be rewarding. No more notes… 94++

The bouquet is still locked, but very luxurious with beautiful oak and cedar and black berries. On the palate juicy berries, the same luxurious impressions, beautiful acidity, still youthful tannin and a great length. There is still a lot of potential in this wine. Probably even better around 2030. 95++

Almost the end of the tasting and just limited notes. Very luxurious bouquet with dark berries, beautiful oak and cedar. Same on the palate. Juicy dark fruits, beautiful acidity and still youthful tannin. Very beautiful wine already and still a lot of potential.

In the bouquet dark berries and licorice. On the palate juicy, but unfortunately not a 100% clean. Although this must be a very beautiful wine, I did not score it.

A gift from the sommelier… :-) In the bouquet polishing wax, apricots and honey. Same on the palate, a lot of sweetness, caramel, and butterscotch and ripe pineapple. There is also beautiful acidity which makes this great wine.