92-95/100 vinous.com

"Medium ruby. Reticent but perfumed aromas of cassis, tar, menthol, dark chocolate and spicy oak. Fuller and richer than the '99; expansive and sweet, with powerful und...

94/100 PP

"The 1998 Valbuena is better than the 1987 Unico, and probably as good as the 1989 Unico, at least over the next decade. Extremely full-bodied, it offers up notes of smoke, graphi...

Robert Parker: "The 1998 Yquem (95 points) is a great success. Made in an elegant style, it is not a blockbuster such as 1990, 1989, and 1988. It is well-delineated, with wonderfully sweet aromas of c...

94/100 vinous

"Deep saturated red. Wonderfully scented aromas of currant, smoked meat, dark chocolate and truffle. Lush, seamless and rich, with a near-perfect sugar/acid balance and great...

98/100 PP

"A candidate for the wine of the vintage from this somewhat forgotten year, consumers should be seeking out wines from the Right Bank and Graves as 1998 was a great vintage in th...

95+/100 PP

"The 1998 Hermitage is also gorgeous, yet has more concentration and depth. Described as a "granite year" by Jean-Louis, this puppy has searing, liquid rock-like qualities to...

20/20 René Gabriel

"Satte, dichte Farbe, Purpur, fast schwarz in der Mitte und am Rand dezent Orange. Ausladendes, tiefgründiges Bouquet, viel schwarze Pralinen, Pflaumen und Cassis, vermisch...