93/100 vinous
"The 2001 Pichon Baron has less fruit intensity on the nose compared to the 2000, and more red fruit, laced with smoke and blood orange – traits that I have noted on prev...
18/20 René Gabriel
"16: Er war in einer Serie zwischen dem Giscours und Margaux - alle auch von 2001! Mir gefiel er am Besten und er hatte am meisten Druck in der Nase. So richtig saufig! (18...
"Cold and rainy to start with but changed quickly to warmer weather with little rain (aridity reduced yields by 15%). July and August were far hotter than usual; picking began very early, on September...
91/100 PP
"This is a deep red/purple-colored, stylish, sexy concoction of raspberries, graphite, smoke, minerals, and flowers. The complex aromatics are followed by a medium to full-bodied,...
91/100 PP
"This wine performed much more consistently during its first year of life. Prior to being bottled, it shows a deep ruby/purple color, a sweet, earthy nose of melted licorice inter...
90/100 PP
"I suspect this 2001 will shut down (as most young Calon-Segurs do), although it appears more forward and evolved than the huge, backward, but totally dormant 2000. The plum/ruby-co...
92/100 PP
"Consistent from bottle (I tasted it three times), this is an outstanding offering, although not quite at the prodigious level of the 2000. Civilized and approachable for a young...
94/100 PP
"I reported on the current release, the 2001 Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial, previously but underrated it slightly. This cuvee is sourced from a single plot called La Plana p...