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...

90/100 PP

"A proprietary red wine made from a blend of equal parts Nebbiolo, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Barbera, the 1997 Pin vino da tavola presents an outstanding combination of concentrated...

90-96/100 PP

"Readers looking for super-intense, ripe wines will be thrilled with the 1998 Shiraz/Cabernet JSM (2,500 cases). A blend of 61% Shiraz, 24% Cabernet Franc, and 15% Cabernet Sauvi...

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...

90/100 WT

"Doch 2009 war es soweit, mehr Zedernholz als Frucht, viel Herbstlaub, etwas stallige Noten, erdige Töne und Leder, einfach ein in Ehren sehr gut gereifter Cabernet, der sich in g...