89+/100 PP
"A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot, this is a relatively big 2005 and somewhat larger than usual for Chasse-Spleen. The wine offers fairly high ta...
91/100 WT
"Erstaunlich robust und kräftig 2011 zweimal der Chasse Spleen – 90/100. Legt weiter zu und wirkte 2012 mehrfach reifer, runder und süßer - 91/100. 2014 hielt ich mit seiner...
91/100 vinous
"The 1989 Grand-Puy Ducasse might be one of the best mature vintages of this Pauillac that I have ever tasted. Deep in colour, it has a well defined bouquet with blackber...
91/100 PP
"Another “best ever” performance, the Grand-Puy-Ducasse is made in a charming style for a 2005 Pauillac. This deep ruby-hued, very concentrated, precocious, showy effort disp...
91/100 PP
"A fully mature, elegant 1990 with an exceptionally flowery, berry, white chocolate, and smoky oak-scented nose, this fleshy, mid-weight La Lagune exhibits a velvety texture and no...
91/100 PP
"This continues to be one of the most seductive and luscious d'Armailhacs I have ever tasted. It may be my favorite vintage of d'Armailhac. Opaque purple-colored, this blend of 58...
91/100 PP
"A very strong, powerful wine with an opaque ruby/purple color and a tight but promising bouquet of black currants intermixed with iron, smoke, licorice, and dried herbs, thi...
92-96/100 WT
"Allerbeste Erfahrungen habe ich mit gut 3 Dutzend Gruaud Larose gemacht, darunter alle Flaschengrößen bis hin zur Imperiale. Immer wieder tolle Farbe, fleischig, Superfru...
91/100 PP
"I have been extolling the virtues of these wines since the late eighties. Extremely old vines, organic farming, and some of the lowest yields in Bordeaux produce densely-col...