France
The vast and diverse wine regions of France, each with its own unique terroirs, grape varieties, and winemaking techniques, are a treasure trove.
In Bordeaux, the birthplace of some of the world's most iconic wines, esteemed vineyards such as Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Margaux, Château Latour, and Château Haut-Brion produce exceptional red wines, showcasing the art of blending Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec. The region is also renowned for its exquisite white wines, with vineyards like Château d'Yquem and Domaine de Chevalier producing legendary sweet wines.
Moving to Burgundy, the vineyards of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, and Domaine Armand Rousseau capture the essence of the region's revered terroir, crafting exquisite red wines from the Pinot Noir grape. Meanwhile, Domaine Leflaive and Domaine Coche-Dury are celebrated for their world-class white wines, predominantly made from Chardonnay.
The Champagne region, known for its sparkling wines, boasts illustrious houses such as Krug, Dom Pérignon, and Moët & Chandon, as well as grower-producers like Pierre Péters and Jacques Selosse. These vineyards create exceptional sparkling wines using the traditional method, offering a symphony of delicate bubbles, elegant flavors, and vibrant acidity.
In the Rhône Valley, iconic vineyards like Chapoutier, E. Guigal, and Château de Beaucastel produce remarkable red wines in the northern appellations of Hermitage, Côte-Rôtie, and Cornas, showcasing the elegance and power of Syrah. Further south, Châteauneuf-du-Pape is celebrated for its rich and full-bodied red blends, with Château Rayas and Clos des Papes leading the way.
In Alsace, vineyards such as Domaine Zind-Humbrecht and omaine Trimbach craft exquisite white wines, including Riesling, Gewürztraminer, and Pinot Gris, expressing the region's unique terroir and varietal character.
These are just a few highlights among the diverse array of wines that France offers. From the Loire Valley's crisp whites and elegant reds to the Languedoc-Roussillon's bold and robust wines, each region presents its own vinous treasures.
Read More
France
Photo
AI Chat
| Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Bordeaux | 13 | 97-98 (JS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,901.09 |
|||||
James Suckling (97-98)The transparency of fruit and the finesse is really something here. There’s depth and beauty to the pristine, fresh fruit. Full-bodied and muscular with wonderful tannins that provide tension and form. Subtle and weightless, this is a thought-provoking young wine. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 13 | 97-98 (JS) |
Inc. VAT
£1,895.09 |
|||||
James Suckling (97-98)The transparency of fruit and the finesse is really something here. There’s depth and beauty to the pristine, fresh fruit. Full-bodied and muscular with wonderful tannins that provide tension and form. Subtle and weightless, this is a thought-provoking young wine. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (JD) |
Inc. VAT
£1,557.20 |
|||||
Jeb Dunnuck (100)Only the second release of this cuvée (it was first produced in 2016 and will be produced in 2019 as well), the 2018 Château Angelus Hommage A Elisabeth Bouchet is 100% Cabernet Franc coming from a single parcel of vines averaging between 60-80 years in age. It was vinified in stainless steel and the aging spanned 18 months in new French oak. It's another magical wine from this château that somehow manages to marry serious power and richness with a sense of purity and elegance, as well as complexity, that's something to behold. Deep purple-hued, it offers a sensational array of blackcurrant and cassis fruits intermixed with truffle, spring flowers, and a subtle meaty, baking spice character that develops with time in the glass. Full-bodied on the palate, it's flawlessly balanced, has ultra-fine tannins, and an expansive, seamless, heavenly mouthfeel. Everything is in the right place, and it has perfectly integrated oak along with a gorgeous finish. There are just 849 bottles produced, with a few larger formats, so I expect this to be just about impossible to find in the marketplace (nor will it be cheap), but it's as fine a Saint-Emilion as has ever been made. It needs a decade of cellaring, and I suspect it will have 40-50 years of overall longevity. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (WE) |
Inc. VAT
£583.27 |
|||||
Wine Enthusiast (92)The wine has crisp fruit, layers of black currants and ample perfumed fruit. It's a bright wine, with a background of firm tannins. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 2 | 92 (WE) |
Inc. VAT
£568.84 |
|||||
Wine Enthusiast (92)The wine has crisp fruit, layers of black currants and ample perfumed fruit. It's a bright wine, with a background of firm tannins. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 2 | 91-92 (JS) |
Inc. VAT
£424.84 |
|||||
James Suckling (91-92)A dense, layered red with chocolate, hazelnut and redcurrants. It’s medium-to full-bodied. Chewy tannins at the end. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 91 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. VAT
£238.24 |
|||||
Vinous - Neal Martin (91)The 2020 Château Angludet is the product of a crop that suffered frost damage earlier in the season with a reduced percentage of Merlot. It has a lovely nose, maybe not quite as "brisk" as I described out of barrel, yet harmonious with those appealing black fruit laced with iris flower and violet. The palate is medium-bodied, the 30% aging in amphora imparting the spiciness, the liberal dose of black pepper towards the still gritty finish. Lovely length, lovely Margaux, lovely d'Angludet. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (DC) |
Inc. VAT
£374.69 |
|||||
Decanter (97)The vines of Belair-Monange are split between limestone on the plateau and clay limestone on the slopes. This is a stand-out wine, poised and silky but still in the Moueix muscular house style in 2015. Tannins are fully present and fully committed. In the glass, the floral side opens up, and there's impressive salinity on the finish where you can practically lick the limestone. Excellent; one to put away for eight to ten years. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 8 | - |
Inc. VAT
£439.49 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 6 | 90 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. VAT
£480.04 |
|||||
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90)The 2019 Annonce de Bélair-Monange is the second wine of the château. It offers up succulent dark cherry fruit, spice and dried flowers, along with veins of saline minerality that give the wine its shape and energy. The combination of fruit and vibrancy is quite appealing. Although Annonce is a second wine, its persistence and class are undeniably top notch. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 12 | - |
Inc. VAT
£617.09 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 4 | - |
Inc. VAT
£651.67 |
|||||
|
Discerning wine connoisseurs will relish in the exquisite Aurage 2016, a hallmark of Bordeaux craftsmanship. This harmonious blend showcases the essence of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, carefully cultivated in the charming vineyards of Côtes de Castillon. This micro-cru, meticulously produced by the celebrated winemakers - Fiona, Jacques, and Daniel Thienpont - manifestly embodies their dedication to superior viticulture and refined winemaking. Aurage 2016 exudes a rich and full-bodied character, boasting a delightful palate of vibrant blackberry and plum, intertwined with nuances of smooth spices and delicate cocoa. A triumph of balance between power and finesse, this French gem is a fitting testament to an exceptional vintage. The ageing process in new French oak barrels for 14 months engenders an unmatched complexity and depth that renders this wine a well-aged beauty. Sip and savour every drop of Aurage 2016, a wine that exhibits profound elegance and longevity. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£8,881.24 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£2,138.69 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£3,894.58 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 5 | 82 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£625.20 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (82)This medium ruby wine remains closed, but exhibits adequate ripeness of fruit. However, the hard tannins are cause for concern. The 1981 Ausone is a medium-weight wine, with good concentration, but I believe it will always be an austere, tough-textured, charmless wine. It still needs 10 years to soften and develop. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted, 1/90. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£625.20 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (89)Firm and vivid, offering clear cherry, tobacco and cedar flavors backed by firm, round tannins; it blooms on the finish.--The Bordeaux 50. Drink now through 2000. 2,000 cases made. -JS |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 80 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£2,029.49 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (80)The 1988 may need 20 years to reach its peak, as it is probably the most tannic, young Ausone I have ever tasted. The tannins are extremely hard, even astringent, but unlike a number of 1988s where the balance between tannins and fruit favors the tannin (always a troubling sign), here is a case where there is plenty of juicy red and black fruit extract in a medium-bodied, superbly concentrated, very intense and powerful wine. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2040. Last tasted, 4/93. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£4,136.86 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£2,776.03 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£6,010.87 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 91 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. VAT
£4,154.98 |
|||||
Vinous - Neal Martin (91)The 1992 Ausone is an off-vintage that I had never tasted before. It was actually better than expected. The nose is agreeable with only a slight greenness underneath those tobacco tinged black fruit, a touch of bacon fat emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with coarse tannin, rather ferrous and smudged, earthy with a short finish. It has its shortcomings although it does improve in the glass, gaining more cohesion and vigour, so don’t write it off. Tasted at the Ausone vertical in London. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
Inc. VAT
£500.65 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£11,160.07 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (100)Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and drought of June, July and August, 2003. This black/purple-colored effort boasts a glorious nose of violets, truffles, lead pencil shavings, blueberry and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied with staggering concentration, a voluptuous texture, low acidity and well-integrated, melted tannins, this deep, multidimensional, profound Bordeaux is beginning to drink exceptionally well. It should continue to do so for another two decades or more. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 98 (WSM) |
Inc. VAT
£8,079.67 |
|||||
Wine & Spirit Magazine (98)Tasted from barrel in 2005, this was among the best wines of the vintage, with limestone-soil character coming through the fresh brightness of fruit. Ausone was all potential energy then, and it has only improved in the two years since. The wine shares the resonant depths of the ancient limestone caves at Ausone, as the flavors echo through the finish. It starts off from a small place, a sweet confection that brings roasted blueberries to mind, the caramelized oak tasting like the edge of charred fat on extremely fine grilled beef. Over the course of several days, the wine becomes increasingly more subtle and serious in tone, with delicate red fruit, gracious mineral-inflected tannins and detailed flavors that last effortlessly. This Ausone will live for decades. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (WI) |
Inc. VAT
£6,984.04 |
|||||
The Wine Independent (100)The 2005 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. Deep garnet-brick in color, it needs a lot of swirling to coax out the most evocative perfume of Morello cherries, raspberry preserves, redcurrant jelly, and red roses with hints of aniseed, forest floor, truffles, and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, it has a very firm, grainy texture and an incredibly lively backbone. So, so beautifully perfumed, it finishes incredibly long and mineral-laced. This undoubtedly already offers a WOW experience, but I would give it another 5-7 years in bottle to truly let that perfume emerge, then drink it over the following 40-50-years+. Located on the limestone plateau over the town of Saint Emilion, it covers only 17 acres and has been owned exclusively by the Vauthiers (Alain) since the mid-1990s. It is usually composed of 50-60% Cabernet Franc with Merlot making up the rest of the blend. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. VAT
£8,060.86 |
|||||
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (97)Bright medium ruby. Brooding, pure aromas of blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, espresso and minerals. Wonderfully dense yet weightless, with a penetrating calcaire energy to its sappy black fruit and mineral flavors. This has filled out impressively since its early days in barrel but is still just at the beginning of its evolution. The slowly mounting, compellingly long finish saturates the palate with flavor, and the substantial tannins are amazingly sweet and fine-grained. My early candidate for wine of the vintage: this fills the mouth with perfume but its fruit of steel suggests that it will last a very long time. I won't be around to drink this beauty at its peak. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. VAT
£3,435.64 |
|||||
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (97)Bright medium ruby. Brooding, pure aromas of blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, espresso and minerals. Wonderfully dense yet weightless, with a penetrating calcaire energy to its sappy black fruit and mineral flavors. This has filled out impressively since its early days in barrel but is still just at the beginning of its evolution. The slowly mounting, compellingly long finish saturates the palate with flavor, and the substantial tannins are amazingly sweet and fine-grained. My early candidate for wine of the vintage: this fills the mouth with perfume but its fruit of steel suggests that it will last a very long time. I won't be around to drink this beauty at its peak. |
|||||||||
| Product Name | Region | Qty | Score | Price | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
Bordeaux | 13 | 97-98 (JS) |
In Bond
£1,565.00 |
|||||
James Suckling (97-98)The transparency of fruit and the finesse is really something here. There’s depth and beauty to the pristine, fresh fruit. Full-bodied and muscular with wonderful tannins that provide tension and form. Subtle and weightless, this is a thought-provoking young wine. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 13 | 97-98 (JS) |
In Bond
£1,560.00 |
|||||
James Suckling (97-98)The transparency of fruit and the finesse is really something here. There’s depth and beauty to the pristine, fresh fruit. Full-bodied and muscular with wonderful tannins that provide tension and form. Subtle and weightless, this is a thought-provoking young wine. 60% merlot and 40% cabernet franc. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (JD) |
In Bond
£1,295.00 |
|||||
Jeb Dunnuck (100)Only the second release of this cuvée (it was first produced in 2016 and will be produced in 2019 as well), the 2018 Château Angelus Hommage A Elisabeth Bouchet is 100% Cabernet Franc coming from a single parcel of vines averaging between 60-80 years in age. It was vinified in stainless steel and the aging spanned 18 months in new French oak. It's another magical wine from this château that somehow manages to marry serious power and richness with a sense of purity and elegance, as well as complexity, that's something to behold. Deep purple-hued, it offers a sensational array of blackcurrant and cassis fruits intermixed with truffle, spring flowers, and a subtle meaty, baking spice character that develops with time in the glass. Full-bodied on the palate, it's flawlessly balanced, has ultra-fine tannins, and an expansive, seamless, heavenly mouthfeel. Everything is in the right place, and it has perfectly integrated oak along with a gorgeous finish. There are just 849 bottles produced, with a few larger formats, so I expect this to be just about impossible to find in the marketplace (nor will it be cheap), but it's as fine a Saint-Emilion as has ever been made. It needs a decade of cellaring, and I suspect it will have 40-50 years of overall longevity. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 92 (WE) |
In Bond
£454.00 |
|||||
Wine Enthusiast (92)The wine has crisp fruit, layers of black currants and ample perfumed fruit. It's a bright wine, with a background of firm tannins. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 2 | 92 (WE) |
In Bond
£458.00 |
|||||
Wine Enthusiast (92)The wine has crisp fruit, layers of black currants and ample perfumed fruit. It's a bright wine, with a background of firm tannins. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 2 | 91-92 (JS) |
In Bond
£338.00 |
|||||
James Suckling (91-92)A dense, layered red with chocolate, hazelnut and redcurrants. It’s medium-to full-bodied. Chewy tannins at the end. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 91 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
£182.50 |
|||||
Vinous - Neal Martin (91)The 2020 Château Angludet is the product of a crop that suffered frost damage earlier in the season with a reduced percentage of Merlot. It has a lovely nose, maybe not quite as "brisk" as I described out of barrel, yet harmonious with those appealing black fruit laced with iris flower and violet. The palate is medium-bodied, the 30% aging in amphora imparting the spiciness, the liberal dose of black pepper towards the still gritty finish. Lovely length, lovely Margaux, lovely d'Angludet. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (DC) |
In Bond
£293.00 |
|||||
Decanter (97)The vines of Belair-Monange are split between limestone on the plateau and clay limestone on the slopes. This is a stand-out wine, poised and silky but still in the Moueix muscular house style in 2015. Tannins are fully present and fully committed. In the glass, the floral side opens up, and there's impressive salinity on the finish where you can practically lick the limestone. Excellent; one to put away for eight to ten years. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 8 | - |
In Bond
£347.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 6 | 90 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
£384.00 |
|||||
Vinous - Antonio Galloni (90)The 2019 Annonce de Bélair-Monange is the second wine of the château. It offers up succulent dark cherry fruit, spice and dried flowers, along with veins of saline minerality that give the wine its shape and energy. The combination of fruit and vibrancy is quite appealing. Although Annonce is a second wine, its persistence and class are undeniably top notch. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 12 | - |
In Bond
£495.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 4 | - |
In Bond
£511.00 |
|||||
|
Discerning wine connoisseurs will relish in the exquisite Aurage 2016, a hallmark of Bordeaux craftsmanship. This harmonious blend showcases the essence of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, carefully cultivated in the charming vineyards of Côtes de Castillon. This micro-cru, meticulously produced by the celebrated winemakers - Fiona, Jacques, and Daniel Thienpont - manifestly embodies their dedication to superior viticulture and refined winemaking. Aurage 2016 exudes a rich and full-bodied character, boasting a delightful palate of vibrant blackberry and plum, intertwined with nuances of smooth spices and delicate cocoa. A triumph of balance between power and finesse, this French gem is a fitting testament to an exceptional vintage. The ageing process in new French oak barrels for 14 months engenders an unmatched complexity and depth that renders this wine a well-aged beauty. Sip and savour every drop of Aurage 2016, a wine that exhibits profound elegance and longevity. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£7,385.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£1,763.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£3,207.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 5 | 82 (WA) |
Inc. VAT
£625.20 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (82)This medium ruby wine remains closed, but exhibits adequate ripeness of fruit. However, the hard tannins are cause for concern. The 1981 Ausone is a medium-weight wine, with good concentration, but I believe it will always be an austere, tough-textured, charmless wine. It still needs 10 years to soften and develop. Anticipated maturity: Now-2010. Last tasted, 1/90. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (WS) |
Inc. VAT
£625.20 |
|||||
Wine Spectator (89)Firm and vivid, offering clear cherry, tobacco and cedar flavors backed by firm, round tannins; it blooms on the finish.--The Bordeaux 50. Drink now through 2000. 2,000 cases made. -JS |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 80 (WA) |
In Bond
£1,672.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (80)The 1988 may need 20 years to reach its peak, as it is probably the most tannic, young Ausone I have ever tasted. The tannins are extremely hard, even astringent, but unlike a number of 1988s where the balance between tannins and fruit favors the tannin (always a troubling sign), here is a case where there is plenty of juicy red and black fruit extract in a medium-bodied, superbly concentrated, very intense and powerful wine. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2040. Last tasted, 4/93. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£3,426.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£2,300.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£4,977.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 91 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
£3,424.00 |
|||||
Vinous - Neal Martin (91)The 1992 Ausone is an off-vintage that I had never tasted before. It was actually better than expected. The nose is agreeable with only a slight greenness underneath those tobacco tinged black fruit, a touch of bacon fat emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with coarse tannin, rather ferrous and smudged, earthy with a short finish. It has its shortcomings although it does improve in the glass, gaining more cohesion and vigour, so don’t write it off. Tasted at the Ausone vertical in London. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | - |
In Bond
£414.00 |
|||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (WA) |
In Bond
£9,268.00 |
|||||
Wine Advocate (100)Amazing! The limestone soils of Ausone appear to have been the perfect foil for resisting the extreme heat and drought of June, July and August, 2003. This black/purple-colored effort boasts a glorious nose of violets, truffles, lead pencil shavings, blueberry and blackberry liqueur. Full-bodied with staggering concentration, a voluptuous texture, low acidity and well-integrated, melted tannins, this deep, multidimensional, profound Bordeaux is beginning to drink exceptionally well. It should continue to do so for another two decades or more. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 98 (WSM) |
In Bond
£6,701.00 |
|||||
Wine & Spirit Magazine (98)Tasted from barrel in 2005, this was among the best wines of the vintage, with limestone-soil character coming through the fresh brightness of fruit. Ausone was all potential energy then, and it has only improved in the two years since. The wine shares the resonant depths of the ancient limestone caves at Ausone, as the flavors echo through the finish. It starts off from a small place, a sweet confection that brings roasted blueberries to mind, the caramelized oak tasting like the edge of charred fat on extremely fine grilled beef. Over the course of several days, the wine becomes increasingly more subtle and serious in tone, with delicate red fruit, gracious mineral-inflected tannins and detailed flavors that last effortlessly. This Ausone will live for decades. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 100 (WI) |
In Bond
£5,804.00 |
|||||
The Wine Independent (100)The 2005 Ausone is a blend of 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot. Deep garnet-brick in color, it needs a lot of swirling to coax out the most evocative perfume of Morello cherries, raspberry preserves, redcurrant jelly, and red roses with hints of aniseed, forest floor, truffles, and iron ore. Medium to full-bodied, it has a very firm, grainy texture and an incredibly lively backbone. So, so beautifully perfumed, it finishes incredibly long and mineral-laced. This undoubtedly already offers a WOW experience, but I would give it another 5-7 years in bottle to truly let that perfume emerge, then drink it over the following 40-50-years+. Located on the limestone plateau over the town of Saint Emilion, it covers only 17 acres and has been owned exclusively by the Vauthiers (Alain) since the mid-1990s. It is usually composed of 50-60% Cabernet Franc with Merlot making up the rest of the blend. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
£6,696.00 |
|||||
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (97)Bright medium ruby. Brooding, pure aromas of blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, espresso and minerals. Wonderfully dense yet weightless, with a penetrating calcaire energy to its sappy black fruit and mineral flavors. This has filled out impressively since its early days in barrel but is still just at the beginning of its evolution. The slowly mounting, compellingly long finish saturates the palate with flavor, and the substantial tannins are amazingly sweet and fine-grained. My early candidate for wine of the vintage: this fills the mouth with perfume but its fruit of steel suggests that it will last a very long time. I won't be around to drink this beauty at its peak. |
|||||||||
|
|
Bordeaux | 1 | 97 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
£2,847.00 |
|||||
Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (97)Bright medium ruby. Brooding, pure aromas of blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, espresso and minerals. Wonderfully dense yet weightless, with a penetrating calcaire energy to its sappy black fruit and mineral flavors. This has filled out impressively since its early days in barrel but is still just at the beginning of its evolution. The slowly mounting, compellingly long finish saturates the palate with flavor, and the substantial tannins are amazingly sweet and fine-grained. My early candidate for wine of the vintage: this fills the mouth with perfume but its fruit of steel suggests that it will last a very long time. I won't be around to drink this beauty at its peak. |
|||||||||
