97/100 WS

"Alluring from the get-go, with layers of warmed raspberry, plum and boysenberry confiture pumping along, carried by a remarkably dense but creamy structure. The finish shows...

97/100 PP

"I underestimated this wine young, as it continues to put on weight and character. In fact, of the great vintages of Leoville Las Cases, this is one of the more forward wines...

96/100 vinous.com

97/100 Falstaff

"Sattes, tiefdunkles Rubinviolett. Eröffnet mit Noten nach Minze und Walnüssen, dann satt nach schwarzen Ribiseln, dunklen Kirschen, im Hinter...

97/100 PP

"Having followed this wine's evolution in barrel for the past few years, it is an honor to evaluate the final product. This Sassicaia has blossomed since my previous e...

95/100 PP

"Remarkably, the 1995 Angelus may turn out to be nearly as profound as the incredible 1989 and 1990. This opaque purple-colored wine offers up a pure, sweet nose of blackcurr...

95-99/100 PP

"Chave's 2000 Hermitage is a strong candidate for the wine of the vintage. The brutal crop thinning as well as selection process in the cellars has resulted in a wine that...

96/100 PP

"The dense saturated purple-colored 1999 Hermitage had been bottled only 24 hours before my visit. It is a brilliant effort. The wine exhibits fabulous texture, purity, and swe...

97/100PP

"A step up and showing more minerality, structure and length, with a masculine style, the 1995 Hermitage is drinking beautifully today. Described as disappointing by Jean-Louis...

99/100PP

"1990 is the Hermitage appellation's greatest vintage since 1978, and maybe since 1961. I have been tasting Chave's Hermitage since the great 1978 vintage, and the black-colored...

Decanter Platinum-Award

97/100 Decanter

"Brimming with ripe yellow plums and nectarines with candied lemon/lime citrus and honeysuckle; delightfully pure and harmonious with...