93/100 vinous

"Bright red. Fresh floral, white pepper, raspberry and strawberry aromas on the captivating nose, lifted by minerals and Oriental spices. Very fresh, balanced and pure on...

92-95/100 PP

"The 1996 white Hermitage averaged 14.3% alcohol naturally. Every cuvee from Peleat, Rocoule, and L'Hermite produced wines of extraordinary power and intensity, but a level...

94/100 vinous

"The 1996 Conteisa shows the darker, more masculine side of its personality. Sweet black cherry, tobacco, dried herbs, menthol, licorice and pine infuse this deeply express...

94/100 PP

"This is one of the finest Opus Ones to date, offering a dark ruby/purple color, as well as a striking, intense bouquet of sweet licorice intermixed with blackberries, cassis, plu...

93/100 WS

"This was mouthwatering from the start, with white pepper, tobacco, iron and dried currant notes rippling along, showing still-vivacious acidity underneath and a long, mesquite...

92/100 PP

"Here's a little gem from Tenuta San Guido that has never been reviewed in Robert Parker Wine Advocate (except informally by me one year ago in a Hedonist\'s Gazette). I have con...

92/100 PP

"Here\'s a little gem from Tenuta San Guido that has never been reviewed in Robert Parker Wine Advocate (except informally by me one year ago in a Hedonist\'s Gazette). I have consi...

91+/100 vinous

"Saturated ruby-red. Complex nose combines black raspberry, black cherry, tar, licorice, pepper and smoky oak. Rich on entry but already beginning to shut down following t...

17-18/20 René Gabriel

02: Dunkles Granat, feiner Rand aussen. Herrlich homogen duftendes, nussiges Bouquet, dunkles Caramel, Pralinen; komplex und doch diskret. Samtiger Gaumen, die Tannine...

91/100 PP

"Tasted at the château, the 1996 La Conseillante has always been a good performer in what is a Left Bank vintage. Although there is noticeable bricking on the rim, there is plenty o...