Cos d'Estournel 2021 (3x150cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
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Bordeaux |
3x150cl |
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96 (JA) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Cos d'Estournel 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £851.00
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2021 |
Cos d'Estournel 2021 (6x75cl) Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (96)This vintage, which can be overly straight and austere, benefits from the house style of Cos, where they are happy to add a twist of gourmet glamour, and I am seriously impressed with this wine. It showcases the successful sides of a cool vintage in spades, with bitter black chocolate, cool blue fruits, lemongrass and turmeric and black pepper spices. 55% new oak. 3.79ph. 53% of overall production is for the 1st wine, the rest in Pagodes. Easily one of the wines of the vintage.
Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
40 |
96 (JA) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £851.00 |
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Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (12x75cl)
In Bond: £2,517.50
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2021 |
Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (12x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, the 2021 possesses remarkable intensity from start to finish. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate and leather are some of the myriad nuances that develop with some aeration. The 2021 is so well balanced. The 100% new oak, often quite dominant in Ducru en primeur, is so well integrated, likely because lower alcohol extracted less oak imprint. The 2021 is a drop dead gorgeous wine, and a Ducru for the ages. Superb.
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
12x75cl |
1 |
96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £2,517.50 |
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Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (1x300cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (1x300cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, the 2021 possesses remarkable intensity from start to finish. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate and leather are some of the myriad nuances that develop with some aeration. The 2021 is so well balanced. The 100% new oak, often quite dominant in Ducru en primeur, is so well integrated, likely because lower alcohol extracted less oak imprint. The 2021 is a drop dead gorgeous wine, and a Ducru for the ages. Superb.
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Bordeaux |
1x300cl |
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96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (1x600cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (1x600cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, the 2021 possesses remarkable intensity from start to finish. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate and leather are some of the myriad nuances that develop with some aeration. The 2021 is so well balanced. The 100% new oak, often quite dominant in Ducru en primeur, is so well integrated, likely because lower alcohol extracted less oak imprint. The 2021 is a drop dead gorgeous wine, and a Ducru for the ages. Superb.
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Bordeaux |
1x600cl |
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96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (3x150cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (3x150cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, the 2021 possesses remarkable intensity from start to finish. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate and leather are some of the myriad nuances that develop with some aeration. The 2021 is so well balanced. The 100% new oak, often quite dominant in Ducru en primeur, is so well integrated, likely because lower alcohol extracted less oak imprint. The 2021 is a drop dead gorgeous wine, and a Ducru for the ages. Superb.
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Bordeaux |
3x150cl |
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96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £946.50
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2021 |
Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 (6x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)The 2021 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a pretty significant departure from the past, as it is nearly pure Cabernet Sauvignon. A deep, aristocratic wine, the 2021 possesses remarkable intensity from start to finish. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate and leather are some of the myriad nuances that develop with some aeration. The 2021 is so well balanced. The 100% new oak, often quite dominant in Ducru en primeur, is so well integrated, likely because lower alcohol extracted less oak imprint. The 2021 is a drop dead gorgeous wine, and a Ducru for the ages. Superb.
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
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96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £946.50 |
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La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 (3x150cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 (3x150cl) Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (97)Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone minerality. It is a little taut on the finish in its tannic structure and no question majors more heavily on the cool blue fruit character than we have seen with this property in recent years. Seriously enjoyable, a total masterclass in cool climate fruit delivery. Easy to recommend. 73% new oak, harvest september 20 to October 8. No frost impact here and very little mildew, meaning the overall yield was up to 47hl/h, extremely generous for the vintage.
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Bordeaux |
3x150cl |
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97 (JA) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 (3x75cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 (3x75cl) Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (97)Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone minerality. It is a little taut on the finish in its tannic structure and no question majors more heavily on the cool blue fruit character than we have seen with this property in recent years. Seriously enjoyable, a total masterclass in cool climate fruit delivery. Easy to recommend. 73% new oak, harvest september 20 to October 8. No frost impact here and very little mildew, meaning the overall yield was up to 47hl/h, extremely generous for the vintage.
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Bordeaux |
3x75cl |
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97 (JA) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £1,603.00
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2021 |
La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 (6x75cl) Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (97)Plenty of classic La Mission finesse and balance, touches of cloves and velvety tannins, this is surpremely balanced and elegant, with pummice stone minerality. It is a little taut on the finish in its tannic structure and no question majors more heavily on the cool blue fruit character than we have seen with this property in recent years. Seriously enjoyable, a total masterclass in cool climate fruit delivery. Easy to recommend. 73% new oak, harvest september 20 to October 8. No frost impact here and very little mildew, meaning the overall yield was up to 47hl/h, extremely generous for the vintage.
Estimated Arrival to United Kingdom: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
2 |
97 (JA) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,603.00 |
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Leoville Las Cases 2021 (12x75cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Leoville Las Cases 2021 (12x75cl) The Drinks Business (96-98)Léoville Las Cases. (St Julien; 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Cabernet Franc; 5% Merlot.; 13.2% alcohol; pH 3.71; IPT 77; tasted at the property). If you’ve ever wanted to know what Las Cases’ Cabernet would taste like without (most of) the Merlot, here’s your chance (and you can play the same game with most of the first growths too). The answer, in a word, is wonderful (and please don’t take that as a criticism of Las Cases’ Merlot in any other vintage). This is serene and profoundly beautiful on the nose. Cool, precise, elegant, suave and sophisticated, with an intense and gracious dark purple and black fruit. It is the very epitome of cool-summer Cabernet (Sauvignon and Franc) – and that, in a sense is the point. We have, too, the florality of the vintage – here violets and a more discrete sensation of spring flowers. With air on the nose – and, again, on the palate (especially when one draws in a little air) – there is an utterly divine intense presence of cedar that both envelops and somehow cosets the dark fruit. As beautiful a Las Cases as I have had the pleasure to taste en primeur and, for me, the wine of the appellation in the vintage. Like Margaux and, in a slightly different way, Lafite, it embraces and works with rather than struggles against the characteristics of the vintage. Tranquillity, cool perfection and supreme elegance. I find this quite an emotional La Cases. Stylistically, my favourite ever!
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Bordeaux |
12x75cl |
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96-98 (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Leoville Las Cases 2021 (3x75cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Leoville Las Cases 2021 (3x75cl) The Drinks Business (96-98)Léoville Las Cases. (St Julien; 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Cabernet Franc; 5% Merlot.; 13.2% alcohol; pH 3.71; IPT 77; tasted at the property). If you’ve ever wanted to know what Las Cases’ Cabernet would taste like without (most of) the Merlot, here’s your chance (and you can play the same game with most of the first growths too). The answer, in a word, is wonderful (and please don’t take that as a criticism of Las Cases’ Merlot in any other vintage). This is serene and profoundly beautiful on the nose. Cool, precise, elegant, suave and sophisticated, with an intense and gracious dark purple and black fruit. It is the very epitome of cool-summer Cabernet (Sauvignon and Franc) – and that, in a sense is the point. We have, too, the florality of the vintage – here violets and a more discrete sensation of spring flowers. With air on the nose – and, again, on the palate (especially when one draws in a little air) – there is an utterly divine intense presence of cedar that both envelops and somehow cosets the dark fruit. As beautiful a Las Cases as I have had the pleasure to taste en primeur and, for me, the wine of the appellation in the vintage. Like Margaux and, in a slightly different way, Lafite, it embraces and works with rather than struggles against the characteristics of the vintage. Tranquillity, cool perfection and supreme elegance. I find this quite an emotional La Cases. Stylistically, my favourite ever!
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Bordeaux |
3x75cl |
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96-98 (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Leoville Las Cases 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £975.00
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2021 |
Leoville Las Cases 2021 (6x75cl) The Drinks Business (96-98)Léoville Las Cases. (St Julien; 80% Cabernet Sauvignon; 15% Cabernet Franc; 5% Merlot.; 13.2% alcohol; pH 3.71; IPT 77; tasted at the property). If you’ve ever wanted to know what Las Cases’ Cabernet would taste like without (most of) the Merlot, here’s your chance (and you can play the same game with most of the first growths too). The answer, in a word, is wonderful (and please don’t take that as a criticism of Las Cases’ Merlot in any other vintage). This is serene and profoundly beautiful on the nose. Cool, precise, elegant, suave and sophisticated, with an intense and gracious dark purple and black fruit. It is the very epitome of cool-summer Cabernet (Sauvignon and Franc) – and that, in a sense is the point. We have, too, the florality of the vintage – here violets and a more discrete sensation of spring flowers. With air on the nose – and, again, on the palate (especially when one draws in a little air) – there is an utterly divine intense presence of cedar that both envelops and somehow cosets the dark fruit. As beautiful a Las Cases as I have had the pleasure to taste en primeur and, for me, the wine of the appellation in the vintage. Like Margaux and, in a slightly different way, Lafite, it embraces and works with rather than struggles against the characteristics of the vintage. Tranquillity, cool perfection and supreme elegance. I find this quite an emotional La Cases. Stylistically, my favourite ever!
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
1 |
96-98 (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £975.00 |
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Leoville Poyferre 2021 (12x75cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Leoville Poyferre 2021 (12x75cl) Jeb Dunnuck (94-97)The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that hit 14% alcohol (with an IPT of 78 and a pH of 3.85), its dense purple hue is followed by a rich, concentrated, medium to full-bodied Saint-Julien that has terrific purity of fruit, notes of cassis, violets, and spicy wood, ripe tannins, and remarkable overall balance. It brings more richness and depth than most in the vintage and is unquestionably going to offer tons of pleasure over the coming 20-25 years.
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Bordeaux |
12x75cl |
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94-97 (JD) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Leoville Poyferre 2021 (3x150cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Leoville Poyferre 2021 (3x150cl) Jeb Dunnuck (94-97)The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that hit 14% alcohol (with an IPT of 78 and a pH of 3.85), its dense purple hue is followed by a rich, concentrated, medium to full-bodied Saint-Julien that has terrific purity of fruit, notes of cassis, violets, and spicy wood, ripe tannins, and remarkable overall balance. It brings more richness and depth than most in the vintage and is unquestionably going to offer tons of pleasure over the coming 20-25 years.
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Bordeaux |
3x150cl |
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94-97 (JD) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Leoville Poyferre 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £422.50
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2021 |
Leoville Poyferre 2021 (6x75cl) Jeb Dunnuck (94-97)The top wine, the 2021 Château Léoville Poyferré is a beauty and certainly makes the most of the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that hit 14% alcohol (with an IPT of 78 and a pH of 3.85), its dense purple hue is followed by a rich, concentrated, medium to full-bodied Saint-Julien that has terrific purity of fruit, notes of cassis, violets, and spicy wood, ripe tannins, and remarkable overall balance. It brings more richness and depth than most in the vintage and is unquestionably going to offer tons of pleasure over the coming 20-25 years.
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
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94-97 (JD) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £422.50 |
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Montrose 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £659.50
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2021 |
Montrose 2021 (6x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (94-96)The 2021 is a fine choice for Montrose fans who want to drink the Grand Vin without waiting for decades. I imagine the slightly high amount of Merlot also helps in giving the Grand Vin a measure of suppleness that is rarely found in Montrose. Gentle extractions bring out gorgeous purity in the fruit. Scorched earth, licorice, rose petal and blood orange develop in the glass, followed by a kick of Montrose structure on the finish. The 2021 is not an especially typical Montrose, but it is an undeniably attractive wine. The 13.1% alcohol has not been seen here in years.
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
1 |
94-96 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £659.50 |
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Palmer 2021 (12x75cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Palmer 2021 (12x75cl) The Drinks Business (95-97+)Palmer (Margaux; 56% Merlot, 41%Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot; aging in oak barrels, 70% of which are new; a final yield of just 22hl/ha; 13.5% alcohol; tasted at the property). A very exciting wine and a rare exception to the left-bank rule in this vintage that the more Merlot in the blend the more difficult the wine is. For what makes this great is the Merlot. As with Alter Ego, this starts promisingly with a pleasing natural ripe sweetness on the nose that is reflected on the plate. The intensity of the dense yet vibrant fruit is fabulously impressive. Wow! A kaleidoscope of colour. Black, purple and lots of vivid red berry fruit – raspberry and loganberry purée – plump mulberries and brambles too. This has impressive volume for the vintage and quite a bold structure. Yet the frame is amply and in fact densely covered and there is no dip in the fruit intensity. There is also a lovely salinity and creaminess to the mid-palate. But what is perhaps most exciting about this wine is the way in which the sapidity and the salinity work together. For they seem to combine to produce little vertical fireworks of vibrant fruitiness, discharging biodynamic explosions of fresh juiciness at the top of the palate. Spectacular and refreshing in equal measure!
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Bordeaux |
12x75cl |
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95-97+ (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Palmer 2021 (3x150cl)
In Bond: £1,737.50
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2021 |
Palmer 2021 (3x150cl) The Drinks Business (95-97+)Palmer (Margaux; 56% Merlot, 41%Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot; aging in oak barrels, 70% of which are new; a final yield of just 22hl/ha; 13.5% alcohol; tasted at the property). A very exciting wine and a rare exception to the left-bank rule in this vintage that the more Merlot in the blend the more difficult the wine is. For what makes this great is the Merlot. As with Alter Ego, this starts promisingly with a pleasing natural ripe sweetness on the nose that is reflected on the plate. The intensity of the dense yet vibrant fruit is fabulously impressive. Wow! A kaleidoscope of colour. Black, purple and lots of vivid red berry fruit – raspberry and loganberry purée – plump mulberries and brambles too. This has impressive volume for the vintage and quite a bold structure. Yet the frame is amply and in fact densely covered and there is no dip in the fruit intensity. There is also a lovely salinity and creaminess to the mid-palate. But what is perhaps most exciting about this wine is the way in which the sapidity and the salinity work together. For they seem to combine to produce little vertical fireworks of vibrant fruitiness, discharging biodynamic explosions of fresh juiciness at the top of the palate. Spectacular and refreshing in equal measure!
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
3x150cl |
1 |
95-97+ (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,737.50 |
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Palmer 2021 (6x150cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Palmer 2021 (6x150cl) The Drinks Business (95-97+)Palmer (Margaux; 56% Merlot, 41%Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot; aging in oak barrels, 70% of which are new; a final yield of just 22hl/ha; 13.5% alcohol; tasted at the property). A very exciting wine and a rare exception to the left-bank rule in this vintage that the more Merlot in the blend the more difficult the wine is. For what makes this great is the Merlot. As with Alter Ego, this starts promisingly with a pleasing natural ripe sweetness on the nose that is reflected on the plate. The intensity of the dense yet vibrant fruit is fabulously impressive. Wow! A kaleidoscope of colour. Black, purple and lots of vivid red berry fruit – raspberry and loganberry purée – plump mulberries and brambles too. This has impressive volume for the vintage and quite a bold structure. Yet the frame is amply and in fact densely covered and there is no dip in the fruit intensity. There is also a lovely salinity and creaminess to the mid-palate. But what is perhaps most exciting about this wine is the way in which the sapidity and the salinity work together. For they seem to combine to produce little vertical fireworks of vibrant fruitiness, discharging biodynamic explosions of fresh juiciness at the top of the palate. Spectacular and refreshing in equal measure!
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Bordeaux |
6x150cl |
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95-97+ (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Palmer 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £1,422.00
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2021 |
Palmer 2021 (6x75cl) The Drinks Business (95-97+)Palmer (Margaux; 56% Merlot, 41%Cabernet Sauvignon, 3% Petit Verdot; aging in oak barrels, 70% of which are new; a final yield of just 22hl/ha; 13.5% alcohol; tasted at the property). A very exciting wine and a rare exception to the left-bank rule in this vintage that the more Merlot in the blend the more difficult the wine is. For what makes this great is the Merlot. As with Alter Ego, this starts promisingly with a pleasing natural ripe sweetness on the nose that is reflected on the plate. The intensity of the dense yet vibrant fruit is fabulously impressive. Wow! A kaleidoscope of colour. Black, purple and lots of vivid red berry fruit – raspberry and loganberry purée – plump mulberries and brambles too. This has impressive volume for the vintage and quite a bold structure. Yet the frame is amply and in fact densely covered and there is no dip in the fruit intensity. There is also a lovely salinity and creaminess to the mid-palate. But what is perhaps most exciting about this wine is the way in which the sapidity and the salinity work together. For they seem to combine to produce little vertical fireworks of vibrant fruitiness, discharging biodynamic explosions of fresh juiciness at the top of the palate. Spectacular and refreshing in equal measure!
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
1 |
95-97+ (TDB) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,422.00 |
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Pichon Baron 2021 (3x75cl)
In Bond: £322.50
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2021 |
Pichon Baron 2021 (3x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (95-97)The 2021 Pichon-Baron is a dense, packed wine, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. There is a lot of wine here, but readers have to be patient. Red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, rose petal and cinnamon add layers of nuance, but more than anything else, the 2021 stands out for its persistence.
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Bordeaux |
3x75cl |
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95-97 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £322.50 |
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Pichon Baron 2021 (6x150cl)
In Bond: £1,316.90
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2021 |
Pichon Baron 2021 (6x150cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (95-97)The 2021 Pichon-Baron is a dense, packed wine, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. There is a lot of wine here, but readers have to be patient. Red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, rose petal and cinnamon add layers of nuance, but more than anything else, the 2021 stands out for its persistence.
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Bordeaux |
6x150cl |
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95-97 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,316.90 |
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Pichon Baron 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £652.50
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2021 |
Pichon Baron 2021 (6x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (95-97)The 2021 Pichon-Baron is a dense, packed wine, its mid-weight structure notwithstanding. There is a lot of wine here, but readers have to be patient. Red-toned fruit, blood orange, mint, rose petal and cinnamon add layers of nuance, but more than anything else, the 2021 stands out for its persistence.
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
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95-97 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £652.50 |
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Pichon Lalande 2021 (3x150cl)
In Bond: £1,000.00
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2021 |
Pichon Lalande 2021 (3x150cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let's start with the good. The 2021 Pichon Comtesse is epic and certainly among the great wines of this vintage. Sadly, the coulure and mildew in the first year of organic farming plus dehydration at the end of the growing season took with it fully two thirds of the crop. In other words, there's not much wine to go around. Rich and sumptuous in the glass, yet clocking in at 12.9% alcohol, the 2021 is beautifully layered and totally sensual from the very first taste. Hints of red fruit, flowers, mint, white pepper and dried savory herbs develop with a bit of coaxing. The Cabernet Sauvignon, at 88%, is very high by historical standards. Quite simply, the 2021 is a tour de force from Technical Director Nicolas Glumineau and his team. If there is one wine readers will absolutely jump on en primeur it is Pichon Comtesse. Should the bottled wine turn out as well as this sample, pricing is likely to jump materially because of the tiny production. Don't miss it.
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Bordeaux |
3x150cl |
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96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £1,000.00 |
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Pichon Lalande 2021 (3x75cl)
In Bond: £618.50
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2021 |
Pichon Lalande 2021 (3x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let's start with the good. The 2021 Pichon Comtesse is epic and certainly among the great wines of this vintage. Sadly, the coulure and mildew in the first year of organic farming plus dehydration at the end of the growing season took with it fully two thirds of the crop. In other words, there's not much wine to go around. Rich and sumptuous in the glass, yet clocking in at 12.9% alcohol, the 2021 is beautifully layered and totally sensual from the very first taste. Hints of red fruit, flowers, mint, white pepper and dried savory herbs develop with a bit of coaxing. The Cabernet Sauvignon, at 88%, is very high by historical standards. Quite simply, the 2021 is a tour de force from Technical Director Nicolas Glumineau and his team. If there is one wine readers will absolutely jump on en primeur it is Pichon Comtesse. Should the bottled wine turn out as well as this sample, pricing is likely to jump materially because of the tiny production. Don't miss it.
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
3x75cl |
1 |
96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £618.50 |
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Pichon Lalande 2021 (6x75cl)
In Bond: £826.50
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2021 |
Pichon Lalande 2021 (6x75cl) Vinous - Antonio Galloni (96-98)Do you want the good news or the bad news first? Let's start with the good. The 2021 Pichon Comtesse is epic and certainly among the great wines of this vintage. Sadly, the coulure and mildew in the first year of organic farming plus dehydration at the end of the growing season took with it fully two thirds of the crop. In other words, there's not much wine to go around. Rich and sumptuous in the glass, yet clocking in at 12.9% alcohol, the 2021 is beautifully layered and totally sensual from the very first taste. Hints of red fruit, flowers, mint, white pepper and dried savory herbs develop with a bit of coaxing. The Cabernet Sauvignon, at 88%, is very high by historical standards. Quite simply, the 2021 is a tour de force from Technical Director Nicolas Glumineau and his team. If there is one wine readers will absolutely jump on en primeur it is Pichon Comtesse. Should the bottled wine turn out as well as this sample, pricing is likely to jump materially because of the tiny production. Don't miss it.
Estimated Arrival to France: +1 year
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Bordeaux |
6x75cl |
1 |
96-98 (VN (AG)) Read Review/Description
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In Bond: £826.50 |
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