93/100 PP
"A huge success for this demanding year, this sleeper of the vintage boasts a deep purple color as well as a sweet perfume of creme de cassis, licorice, white chocolate, and new woo...
94/100 PP
"A successful wine for the vintage, this blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 8% Petit Verdot boasts complex notes of menthol, black currants, plums, licorice, an...
93-96/100 PP
"Dense purple to the rim, this wine exhibits the classic cassis aroma that is so characteristic of Mouton. Medium to full-bodied, tannic, powerful, and cut somewhat from t...
18/20 René Gabriel
"12: Aufhellendes Granat, es zeigen sich erste, ganz feine Reifetöne. Blumiges Bouquet, verhalten, rote Beeren, aber auch dominikanischer Tabak. Wenn man ihn schon etwas ve...
95/100 PP
"Only 43% of the production made it into the final blend of this remarkable 2002. Produced from a low 17 hectoliters per hectare, it includes 66.7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.5% Merlot,...
94/100 PP
"One of the best wines of the vintage, this is a classic Pauillac that is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Petit Verdot. Dense ruby/pu...
91-94/100 PP
"One of the candidates for the Rhone Valley´s "wine of the vintage" is Chave´s 2002 Hermitage. A draconian selection has resulted in a deep ruby/purple-colored offering reve...