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...

91-93/100 PP

"Taut and incisive, the 2020 Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Le Charmois mingles aromas of citrus oil and pear with hints of white flowers, fresh herbs and vanilla pod. Medium to full...

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

"The 2000 Barbaresco Valeirano, from a vineyard in Treiso, is normally muscular, and this is the case in 2001 as well. The color is deep, the nose has absorbed its oak comple...

91-93/100 PP

"The 2013 Volnay 1er Cru Caillerets has a more limestone-scented bouquet, the fruit a little redder than that of Fremiets, opening with wilted rose-petal scents infusing t...

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...

91-93/100 vinous

"(no frost here; from 85-year-old vines that produce very small berries): Pale yellow. Slightly reduced aromas of pear drop and hazelnut. Plush and fine-grained, conve...

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...