99/100 PP \"Since 1991, Shafer\'s Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon has unquestionably been one of the top dozen or so California Cabernets. Made from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged 32 months in"...
97+/100 PP
"It should be fascinating to compare the potentially legendary 2010 Hermitage La Chapelle with the prodigious 2009 La Chapelle over the next 30-40 years. About 20% new oak was us...
Álvaro Palacios »L'Ermita« 'Spaniens erster Gran Cru...' Der Weinberg L'Ermita liegt am Fusse des Berges Nuestra Señora de la Consolación und zeigt markante, nach Nordosten hin ausgerichtete Berghänge...
98+/100 PP
"Deep garnet with a touch of brick, the 2002 Grange is locked in a time capsule, like many of the 2002s, yielding a very youthful nose of red currants and red cherries, kirsch...
98+/100 PP
"Another celestial effort from Paul Pontallier and Corinne Mentzelopoulus, the 2005 Margaux, a blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, boasts a dense opaque blue/purple c...
100/100 PP \"Tasted three times since bottling, the 1996 Lafite-Rothschild is unquestionably this renowned estate\'s greatest wine. As I indicated last year, only 38% of the crop was deemed grand en"...
96/100 PP
"Interestingly, a bottle of 1990 Lafite Rothschild I pulled from my cellar for a video blog on my web site was still buttoned down, tight, and even with extended decanting wa...
100/100 vinous
"A wine of extraordinary purity, silkiness and finesse, the 2010 Masseto has it all. The flavors are bright, precise and exceptionally pure, but it is the wine’s total b...
100/100 WS
"A sleeping giant. Dark ruby in color, showing aromas of blackberry, cèpe and green olive, with a hint of mineral. Full-bodied, with ultrafine tannins and a supercaressing mouthfee...