88-90/100 PP
"Leave it to the Theil family to again produce one of the sleepers of the vintage. A beauty, this 2002 possesses a dense ruby/purple color, sweet aromas of creme de cassis...
90-92/100 PP
"Tasted blind in a tough 1995 horizontal, this Cantemerle embarrassed some of the 'big names.' Not much on the nose. Some green pepper and under ripeness. Quite rich and t...
88/100 PP
"This charming, full-bodied 1999 is a sleeper of the vintage. It reveals beautiful, sweet fruit redolent with notes of raspberries, black currants, and spicy wood. The wine i...
Maison Nicolas Perrin is the result of the meeting between the Perrin Family and Nicolas Jaboulet.
89-91+/100 PP
"An impressive blend of 100% Syrah that was raised in 10% new Fre...
89-92/100 vinous
"Bright medium ruby. Musky, complex aromas of blackberry, blueberry, raspberry, licorice, flowers, toasted marshmallow and menthol; less exotic and chocolatey than normal f...
90/100 PP
17/20 René Gabriel
"It is no secret to anyone following the Bordeaux wine scene that Monbousquet, with its new young, passionate proprietor, is pushing the envelop of quali...
Château Batailley (Pauillac)
"Mittlerweile werden die Weine vom Familienweingut der Castéja\'s (Borie Manoux) von Philippe Castéja selbst vinifiziert. Also eine Stabsübergabe na...
90/100 PP
"The firm of Borie-Manoux has become deadly serious about the quality of its top wines. There is no better evidence of this than in the splendidly rich, highly extracted, immensel...