99/100 PP
"The 2005 Marcoux Châteauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes is a rock star that´s up with the top 2-3 wines of the vintage. Perfumed, complex and brilliantly Provencal, with sweet kirsc...
97-98/100 PP
"While I am not convinced the 2005 Cos d´Estournel will eclipse the compelling 2003 Cos, it is unquestionably another superb classic from proprietor Michel Reybier and his brilli...
97/100 PP
"Displaying spectacular aromatics of mulberry, blueberry and raspberry fruit, a dense ruby/purple color, and sweet floral notes, in the mouth the 2005 La Conseillante is not as br...
96+/100 PP
"While the 2005 is another brilliantly classic Lafite Rothschild, for my taste, it comes in slightly behind their extraordinarily opulent 2003 as well as the dramatically powerfu...
Wie leben Legenden eigentlich fort? Indem die Erben sich dieser annehmen und als einzige Innovation... gar nichts ändern. »Wir wollen Weine machen wie unser Großvater« sagt Mercedes López de Heredia,...
Geht es um Legenden im Reich der Schaumweine, dann sind es oftmals die Franzosen, die sich - und das durchaus zu Recht - mit so wohl klingenden Namen wie beispielsweise Dom Pérignon, La Grande Dame od...
97/100 PP
"If readers are getting the impression that this is the year of Schlossberg, they may well be right, but there is another block-picked but yet richer and more botrytized "three st...
98/100 PP
"This sensational, opaque blue/purple-colored wine from Smith Haut Lafitte has a gorgeous floral nose with notes of graphite, blueberries, blackberries, and cassis that jump from...
95+/100 PP
"The recently-bottled 2005 Barolo Cascina Francia is, as expected, somewhat closed down at this stage from an aromatic perspective. That said, it is impossible to ignore the wine´s...
98+/100 PP
"Made in the style of the 2010, the massive 2005 Hermitage Ex Voto offers searing minerality and crushed-rock nuances as well as tons of black raspberries, licorice, toasted...