Selection with Condition Photos
At Cru World Wine, we understand that bottle condition is crucial when it comes to purchasing wine, especially when buying back vintage wines. That's why we've created our "Selection with Condition Photos" page - a curated selection of wines that includes detailed photos of each bottle, so you can make an informed decision before making a purchase. Our photos show the condition of the bottle, including any signs of wear or damage, giving you the confidence to make an informed purchase decision.
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Burgundy | 1 | 98 (VN) |
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£2,663.60 |
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Vinous (98)This is the finest bottle of Rousseau's 2001 Chambertin I have ever had. With each taste, the 2001nhas something new to say. At times, it is the aromatics that stand out. In other moments, the wine's structure, energy and overall complexity are totally alluring. Dark and brooding, with compelling inner sweetness, the 2001 simply can't be denied. It is utterly profound. It is as simple as that. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (VN) |
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£3,434.00 |
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Vinous (95)The 2001 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has astonishing intensity on the nose, perhaps more like a 1999, with copious black cherries, black truffle, juniper berries and eucalyptus. It seems incredibly young even when juxtaposed against Méo-Camuzet’s Cros Parantoux from the same vintage. The palate is medium-bodied, quite structured and grippy, backward and rather masculine yet with disarming poise. This Clos-de-Bèze is only just beginning to step into its stride so don’t be afraid to cellar for another three or four years. Tasted at Empire restaurant in Hong Kong. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-96 (VN) |
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£2,437.69 |
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Vinous (92-96)Deep, bright ruby. Knockout nose combines black fruits, minerals and sauvage animal nuances. Dense, thick and lush, with very suave black fruit and bitter chocolate flavors. Really sappy and chewy thanks to firm framing acidity. The tannins are fine but substantial and the finishing flavors mount slowly and inexorably. Not an easy style, but a wine with great reserves of flavor. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£4,053.85 |
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Relish the impeccable craftsmanship of Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001, a legend among discerning wine connoisseurs. Born in the revered vineyards of Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, France, Bizot hails from a lineage of traditional winemakers. The vintner, Jean-Yves Bizot, passionately applies meticulous techniques without the use of herbicides or pesticides, yielding a raw, pure expression of the terroir. Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001 is a sublime embodiment of Pinot Noir grapes meticulously harvested from antique vines planted in chalky soil. This distinguished vintage dances on the palate, incorporating velvety tannins, svelte acidity and resonates with opulent fruit flavours. Expect hints of cherry, spices and nuances of earthy truffles. The elegantly balanced, full-bodied wine concludes with a gracefully elongated finish. Its scarcity and uniqueness make Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001 a remarkable addition to a well-curated wine cellar or a splendid companion for an exquisite gustatory experience. Luxuriate in this true connoisseur's choice. |
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Burgundy | 2 | 91-94 (VN) |
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£2,076.80 |
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Vinous (91-94)Full red-ruby. Explosive aromas of blackberry, violet face powder, mint and spices. Densely packed and tight, with dynamic flavors of dark berries, minerals, violet and licorice. Finishes very long and very fine, sweetened by new oak and lifted by floral perfume. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
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£3,511.27 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Bright medium ruby. Aromas of currant, blueberry, violet and licorice. Bright and focused, with modest flesh but lovely dark fruit flavors and grip. Lively acids extend the finish. |
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Piedmont | 1 | 96 (VN) |
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£3,314.98 |
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Vinous (96)The 2001 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a great choice for readers who can be patient. Freshly cut flowers, mint, spices and violets are some of the many notes that flow from this structured, powerful Barolo. The 2001 remains virile and incredibly youthful in its personality. Sweet balsamic notes develop in the glass, adding considerable depth and nuance. The San Giuseppe is a jewel of a wine with a bright, bright future. Today it is stunningly beautiful. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (VN (NM)) |
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£3,490.80 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (96)The 2001 Cheval Blanc has a slightly more expressive and less feral bouquet compared to the 2000, perhaps better defined, although I miss the menthol aspect that develops on the previous vintage. But give it an hour's aeration and it coheres magnificently, gaining more intensity as it manifests dark berry fruit mixed with potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, quite firm and (for this estate) quite austere and strict, though yet again, after an hour it mellows, gaining more rondeur and sensuality. Whereas initially I leaned toward the millennial Cheval Blanc, the 2001 has its nose in front by the end. Tasted at Cheval Blanc. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 94 (VN) |
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£872.40 |
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Vinous (94)Bright, fresh medium red. Shimmering perfume of red fruits, caramel, truffle, porcini and damp earth. Wonderfully vibrant and complex in the mouth, offering terrific precision to the flavors of black cherry, mulch, tar and smoke; there's a faint noble vegetility here that reminds me of a young Romanée-Conti! Tannins are serious and present but arrive late and avoid dryness. This intoxicating, nuanced wine is just rounding into form and should go on for many more years. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 97 (VN) |
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£5,967.60 |
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Vinous (97)I was blown away by the power, verve and soil-driven complexity of Coche-Dury's 2001 Corton-Charlemagne. Full yellow in color, it’s approaching maturity but shows every sign of a continuing graceful evolution in bottle. Its vibrant apple, citrus peel and brown spice aromas and flavors have been joined by deeper notes of brioche, white truffle and porcini. This wonderfully tactile, plush wine boasts compelling sweetness leavened by lively acidity, and the musky, minerally, slowly building finish begs for a side of crustaceans. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (WA) |
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£4,714.84 |
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Wine Advocate (96)Sumptuous aromas of violets, blackberries, and bilberries explode from the medium to dark ruby-colored 2001 Musigny. A wine of amazing purity and elegance, it reverberates on the palate revealing broad layers of floral dark fruit flavors. Lush yet superbly delineated, this medium-bodied effort is expressive, complex, and dignified. Its prolonged, succulent finish exhibits waves of raspberry fruit and loads of ripe, supple tannin. One of the stars of the vintage, it will be at its peak of maturity between 2006 and 2015. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 100 (WS) |
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£612.41 |
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Wine Spectator (100)Cos is on top of it now. Very long and racy. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and big, racy tannins. The palate goes on and on. Very serious indeed. As good as or better than '00. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (VN (ST)) |
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£925.98 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (90)Medium red. Bright aromas of cherry, blackberry, minerals and chocolatey oak. Fat and fruity, with mineral and tobacco notes complicating the wine's currant and cherry flavors. This offers early accessibility. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (VN (NM)) |
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£744.58 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (93)Limpid gold in color, the 2001 Doisy-Védrines offers beeswax, honeysuckle and quince jelly on the nose; hints of gingerbread emerge with time. The oak comes through a bit here, which is odd after two decades. The palate is vibrant and tensile on the entry, delivering the weight one expects from this Barsac, allied with a fine bead of acidity that imparts tension. Tangy marmalade and quince notes appear toward the finish. This is a fine Doisy-Védrines that is à point. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£45,858.53 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (IB) |
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£25,938.04 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95)From Les Poulaillères. I still do not feel that I have fully understood this vintage, but the wine was excellent. The colour demonstrated a depth rarely found in the other examples and there was an impressive weight of fruit on the nose without losing any sense of balance or of plate. This was the most mouth-filling example of Echezeaux in the tasting and clearly now happily entering its window if drinkability. It held up very well in the glass too. Barely short of a 5th star. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (VN) |
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£51,853.24 |
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Vinous (96)Our last Burgundy of the night was served blind. It was an explosive, ripe wine packed with an impressively dense core of fruit framed by new oak. It turned out to be the 2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche, a wine that is perhaps 15 years away from being ready to drink. Needless to say it was an incredible privilege to catch this wine at this relatively early stage. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (BH) |
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£4,030.40 |
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Burghound (96)This displays a positively classic nose of soaring Asian spices, ripe plum and a gamut of ripe, pure and lacy red and black fruits with the latter predominating all wrapped together with a seductive kiss of sweetly scented, highly perfumed violets; the nose is, in a word, intoxicating. All of this aromatic intensity leads to remarkably powerful, linear and still taut flavors that show simply unbelievable complexity and stunning length. This will very likely surpass every other RSV from the Domaine in recent memory from a sheer aromatics perspective as the nose really is dazzling. For my taste this has just about arrived at the front end of its peak drinkability though it should hold easily for years to come. Consistent notes save for one bottle that seemed a bit edgy and drying and not at all like what I have described above. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (BH) |
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£25,938.04 |
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Burghound (96)This displays a positively classic nose of soaring Asian spices, ripe plum and a gamut of ripe, pure and lacy red and black fruits with the latter predominating all wrapped together with a seductive kiss of sweetly scented, highly perfumed violets; the nose is, in a word, intoxicating. All of this aromatic intensity leads to remarkably powerful, linear and still taut flavors that show simply unbelievable complexity and stunning length. This will very likely surpass every other RSV from the Domaine in recent memory from a sheer aromatics perspective as the nose really is dazzling. For my taste this has just about arrived at the front end of its peak drinkability though it should hold easily for years to come. Consistent notes save for one bottle that seemed a bit edgy and drying and not at all like what I have described above. |
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Burgundy | 5 | 96 (VN) |
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£7,241.60 |
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Vinous (96)Bright ruby-red. Extravagant, multifacted aromas of raspberry, strawberry, underbrush, cocoa powder, smoke and earth. Lush, suave and very deep, with a spherical shape that perfectly fills the mouth. Offers compelling fat and a seamless texture, but also superb delineation of flavor. More refined than the Corton that preceded it. A wine of compelling sweetness, with its tannins perfectly buffered by lush fruit. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£2,356.80 |
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Rhone | 4 | 89 (VN) |
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£505.45 |
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Vinous (89)Medium red. Highly perfumed, peppery aromas of cherry, raspberry, licorice and leather. Dense but bright and juicy, with pepper, leather and red fruit flavors; shows good thickness but also lovely verve and cut. Very lively and elegantly styled. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£1,910.69 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 87 (VN) |
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£74,562.58 |
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Vinous (87)Rather odd aromas of pepper, herbs, asparagus and horseradish. Then full, layered and sweet in the mouth, but with an intrusive vegetal quality hiding the site character. Tannins are nicely ripe. Roumier had to use commercial yeast skins to finish a stuck fermentation. He admits that the yeasts brought a foreign flavor to the wine, and he fined and coarsely filtered it prior to bottling. Still, he believes this Amoureuses will be better for time in bottle. We shall see. |
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Piedmont | 1 | 99 (VN (AG)) |
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£4,823.63 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (99)Can you believe Conterno’s 2001 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is next? Neither can I. What a wine. Sweet, perfumed and also massively endowed in every dimension, the 2001 Monfortino is another wine that pushes all the right buttons. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WE) |
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£709.24 |
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Wine Enthusiast (94)What a perfumed, elegant, structured wine, with all the elements of fruit, wood, tannins just in the right place. It shows great tannins, powerful black and red berry fruits, denseness, and a classic, fresh aftertaste. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (VN (NM)) |
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£5,575.66 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (95)The 2001 Haut-Brion has a very refined bouquet of pure black cherries, wild strawberry, iodine and crushed violet scents. Hints of potpourri and incense emerge with time, but it does not quite slip into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied with Seville orange marmalade, tangy and lively, and expands gently toward the sensual Bing cherry and orange zest finish. Wonderful. 13.2° alcohol. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (VN (NM)) |
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£3,664.80 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (95)The 2001 Haut-Brion has a very refined bouquet of pure black cherries, wild strawberry, iodine and crushed violet scents. Hints of potpourri and incense emerge with time, but it does not quite slip into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied with Seville orange marmalade, tangy and lively, and expands gently toward the sensual Bing cherry and orange zest finish. Wonderful. 13.2° alcohol. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£89,187.67 |
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A remarkable offering from legendary vigneron Henri Jayer, the Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001 manifests a sophistication unrivalled in the realms of fine wine. Originating from the celebrated terroirs of Echezeaux, in France's Burgundy region, this opulent Pinot Noir displays its pedigree through complex, well-integrated flavours and elegant tannins. With its scintillating ruby-red hue, the 2001 vintage reveals an enticing bouquet of dark cherries and forest floor, underpinned by subtle earthy undertones. Matured in French oak barrels, this wine has been nurtured to perfection, epitomising Jayer's artisanal approach to viniculture. Henri Jayer, revered as a virtuoso of winemaking, is renowned in the industry for his fiercely unyielding commitment to quality, a philosophy that resonates profoundly in every sip. Experience the culmination of superior terroir and extraordinary craftsmanship with the Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (VN) |
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£9,792.02 |
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Vinous (95)Full medium red. Compellingly fresh, complex nose combines wild raspberry, minerals, smoked meat and mint. Wonderfully fine-grained and sappy, with its red berry, coffee and leather flavors conveying a distinctly youthful character. Boasts a terric spine of firm, integrated acidity and suave tannins and builds slowly and steadily on the rising finish. Great class here. Frédéric Mugnier recalled that he was quite happy with the quality of the 2001 tannins at the beginning and that he loves this vintage. The wines were always very pretty but now they show more structure, he told me. He added that he would still wait longer to drink this wine for more complexity and polish. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 98 (VN) |
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£2,217.00 |
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Vinous (98)This is the finest bottle of Rousseau's 2001 Chambertin I have ever had. With each taste, the 2001nhas something new to say. At times, it is the aromatics that stand out. In other moments, the wine's structure, energy and overall complexity are totally alluring. Dark and brooding, with compelling inner sweetness, the 2001 simply can't be denied. It is utterly profound. It is as simple as that. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (VN) |
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£2,859.00 |
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Vinous (95)The 2001 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has astonishing intensity on the nose, perhaps more like a 1999, with copious black cherries, black truffle, juniper berries and eucalyptus. It seems incredibly young even when juxtaposed against Méo-Camuzet’s Cros Parantoux from the same vintage. The palate is medium-bodied, quite structured and grippy, backward and rather masculine yet with disarming poise. This Clos-de-Bèze is only just beginning to step into its stride so don’t be afraid to cellar for another three or four years. Tasted at Empire restaurant in Hong Kong. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 92-96 (VN) |
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£2,025.00 |
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Vinous (92-96)Deep, bright ruby. Knockout nose combines black fruits, minerals and sauvage animal nuances. Dense, thick and lush, with very suave black fruit and bitter chocolate flavors. Really sappy and chewy thanks to firm framing acidity. The tannins are fine but substantial and the finishing flavors mount slowly and inexorably. Not an easy style, but a wine with great reserves of flavor. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£3,375.00 |
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Relish the impeccable craftsmanship of Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001, a legend among discerning wine connoisseurs. Born in the revered vineyards of Vosne-Romanée in Burgundy, France, Bizot hails from a lineage of traditional winemakers. The vintner, Jean-Yves Bizot, passionately applies meticulous techniques without the use of herbicides or pesticides, yielding a raw, pure expression of the terroir. Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001 is a sublime embodiment of Pinot Noir grapes meticulously harvested from antique vines planted in chalky soil. This distinguished vintage dances on the palate, incorporating velvety tannins, svelte acidity and resonates with opulent fruit flavours. Expect hints of cherry, spices and nuances of earthy truffles. The elegantly balanced, full-bodied wine concludes with a gracefully elongated finish. Its scarcity and uniqueness make Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001 a remarkable addition to a well-curated wine cellar or a splendid companion for an exquisite gustatory experience. Luxuriate in this true connoisseur's choice. |
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Burgundy | 2 | 91-94 (VN) |
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£1,728.00 |
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Vinous (91-94)Full red-ruby. Explosive aromas of blackberry, violet face powder, mint and spices. Densely packed and tight, with dynamic flavors of dark berries, minerals, violet and licorice. Finishes very long and very fine, sweetened by new oak and lifted by floral perfume. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
£2,894.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Bright medium ruby. Aromas of currant, blueberry, violet and licorice. Bright and focused, with modest flesh but lovely dark fruit flavors and grip. Lively acids extend the finish. |
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Piedmont | 1 | 96 (VN) |
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£2,724.00 |
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Vinous (96)The 2001 Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe is a great choice for readers who can be patient. Freshly cut flowers, mint, spices and violets are some of the many notes that flow from this structured, powerful Barolo. The 2001 remains virile and incredibly youthful in its personality. Sweet balsamic notes develop in the glass, adding considerable depth and nuance. The San Giuseppe is a jewel of a wine with a bright, bright future. Today it is stunningly beautiful. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (VN (NM)) |
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£3,490.80 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (96)The 2001 Cheval Blanc has a slightly more expressive and less feral bouquet compared to the 2000, perhaps better defined, although I miss the menthol aspect that develops on the previous vintage. But give it an hour's aeration and it coheres magnificently, gaining more intensity as it manifests dark berry fruit mixed with potpourri. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins, quite firm and (for this estate) quite austere and strict, though yet again, after an hour it mellows, gaining more rondeur and sensuality. Whereas initially I leaned toward the millennial Cheval Blanc, the 2001 has its nose in front by the end. Tasted at Cheval Blanc. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 94 (VN) |
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£872.40 |
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Vinous (94)Bright, fresh medium red. Shimmering perfume of red fruits, caramel, truffle, porcini and damp earth. Wonderfully vibrant and complex in the mouth, offering terrific precision to the flavors of black cherry, mulch, tar and smoke; there's a faint noble vegetility here that reminds me of a young Romanée-Conti! Tannins are serious and present but arrive late and avoid dryness. This intoxicating, nuanced wine is just rounding into form and should go on for many more years. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 97 (VN) |
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£5,967.60 |
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Vinous (97)I was blown away by the power, verve and soil-driven complexity of Coche-Dury's 2001 Corton-Charlemagne. Full yellow in color, it’s approaching maturity but shows every sign of a continuing graceful evolution in bottle. Its vibrant apple, citrus peel and brown spice aromas and flavors have been joined by deeper notes of brioche, white truffle and porcini. This wonderfully tactile, plush wine boasts compelling sweetness leavened by lively acidity, and the musky, minerally, slowly building finish begs for a side of crustaceans. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (WA) |
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£3,913.00 |
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Wine Advocate (96)Sumptuous aromas of violets, blackberries, and bilberries explode from the medium to dark ruby-colored 2001 Musigny. A wine of amazing purity and elegance, it reverberates on the palate revealing broad layers of floral dark fruit flavors. Lush yet superbly delineated, this medium-bodied effort is expressive, complex, and dignified. Its prolonged, succulent finish exhibits waves of raspberry fruit and loads of ripe, supple tannin. One of the stars of the vintage, it will be at its peak of maturity between 2006 and 2015. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 100 (WS) |
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£505.00 |
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Wine Spectator (100)Cos is on top of it now. Very long and racy. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and big, racy tannins. The palate goes on and on. Very serious indeed. As good as or better than '00. Score range: 95-100 |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90 (VN (ST)) |
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£746.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (90)Medium red. Bright aromas of cherry, blackberry, minerals and chocolatey oak. Fat and fruity, with mineral and tobacco notes complicating the wine's currant and cherry flavors. This offers early accessibility. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 93 (VN (NM)) |
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£582.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (93)Limpid gold in color, the 2001 Doisy-Védrines offers beeswax, honeysuckle and quince jelly on the nose; hints of gingerbread emerge with time. The oak comes through a bit here, which is odd after two decades. The palate is vibrant and tensile on the entry, delivering the weight one expects from this Barsac, allied with a fine bead of acidity that imparts tension. Tangy marmalade and quince notes appear toward the finish. This is a fine Doisy-Védrines that is à point. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£38,193.00 |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (IB) |
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£21,599.00 |
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Jasper Morris Inside Burgundy (95)From Les Poulaillères. I still do not feel that I have fully understood this vintage, but the wine was excellent. The colour demonstrated a depth rarely found in the other examples and there was an impressive weight of fruit on the nose without losing any sense of balance or of plate. This was the most mouth-filling example of Echezeaux in the tasting and clearly now happily entering its window if drinkability. It held up very well in the glass too. Barely short of a 5th star. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (VN) |
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£43,195.00 |
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Vinous (96)Our last Burgundy of the night was served blind. It was an explosive, ripe wine packed with an impressively dense core of fruit framed by new oak. It turned out to be the 2001 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tâche, a wine that is perhaps 15 years away from being ready to drink. Needless to say it was an incredible privilege to catch this wine at this relatively early stage. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (BH) |
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£3,356.00 |
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Burghound (96)This displays a positively classic nose of soaring Asian spices, ripe plum and a gamut of ripe, pure and lacy red and black fruits with the latter predominating all wrapped together with a seductive kiss of sweetly scented, highly perfumed violets; the nose is, in a word, intoxicating. All of this aromatic intensity leads to remarkably powerful, linear and still taut flavors that show simply unbelievable complexity and stunning length. This will very likely surpass every other RSV from the Domaine in recent memory from a sheer aromatics perspective as the nose really is dazzling. For my taste this has just about arrived at the front end of its peak drinkability though it should hold easily for years to come. Consistent notes save for one bottle that seemed a bit edgy and drying and not at all like what I have described above. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 96 (BH) |
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£21,599.00 |
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Burghound (96)This displays a positively classic nose of soaring Asian spices, ripe plum and a gamut of ripe, pure and lacy red and black fruits with the latter predominating all wrapped together with a seductive kiss of sweetly scented, highly perfumed violets; the nose is, in a word, intoxicating. All of this aromatic intensity leads to remarkably powerful, linear and still taut flavors that show simply unbelievable complexity and stunning length. This will very likely surpass every other RSV from the Domaine in recent memory from a sheer aromatics perspective as the nose really is dazzling. For my taste this has just about arrived at the front end of its peak drinkability though it should hold easily for years to come. Consistent notes save for one bottle that seemed a bit edgy and drying and not at all like what I have described above. |
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Burgundy | 5 | 96 (VN) |
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£6,032.00 |
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Vinous (96)Bright ruby-red. Extravagant, multifacted aromas of raspberry, strawberry, underbrush, cocoa powder, smoke and earth. Lush, suave and very deep, with a spherical shape that perfectly fills the mouth. Offers compelling fat and a seamless texture, but also superb delineation of flavor. More refined than the Corton that preceded it. A wine of compelling sweetness, with its tannins perfectly buffered by lush fruit. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£2,356.80 |
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Rhone | 4 | 89 (VN) |
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£418.00 |
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Vinous (89)Medium red. Highly perfumed, peppery aromas of cherry, raspberry, licorice and leather. Dense but bright and juicy, with pepper, leather and red fruit flavors; shows good thickness but also lovely verve and cut. Very lively and elegantly styled. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 87 (VN) |
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£62,097.00 |
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Vinous (87)Rather odd aromas of pepper, herbs, asparagus and horseradish. Then full, layered and sweet in the mouth, but with an intrusive vegetal quality hiding the site character. Tannins are nicely ripe. Roumier had to use commercial yeast skins to finish a stuck fermentation. He admits that the yeasts brought a foreign flavor to the wine, and he fined and coarsely filtered it prior to bottling. Still, he believes this Amoureuses will be better for time in bottle. We shall see. |
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Piedmont | 1 | 99 (VN (AG)) |
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£4,009.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (99)Can you believe Conterno’s 2001 Barolo Riserva Monfortino is next? Neither can I. What a wine. Sweet, perfumed and also massively endowed in every dimension, the 2001 Monfortino is another wine that pushes all the right buttons. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (WE) |
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£575.00 |
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Wine Enthusiast (94)What a perfumed, elegant, structured wine, with all the elements of fruit, wood, tannins just in the right place. It shows great tannins, powerful black and red berry fruits, denseness, and a classic, fresh aftertaste. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (VN (NM)) |
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£4,625.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (95)The 2001 Haut-Brion has a very refined bouquet of pure black cherries, wild strawberry, iodine and crushed violet scents. Hints of potpourri and incense emerge with time, but it does not quite slip into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied with Seville orange marmalade, tangy and lively, and expands gently toward the sensual Bing cherry and orange zest finish. Wonderful. 13.2° alcohol. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 95 (VN (NM)) |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (95)The 2001 Haut-Brion has a very refined bouquet of pure black cherries, wild strawberry, iodine and crushed violet scents. Hints of potpourri and incense emerge with time, but it does not quite slip into fifth gear. The palate is medium-bodied with Seville orange marmalade, tangy and lively, and expands gently toward the sensual Bing cherry and orange zest finish. Wonderful. 13.2° alcohol. |
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Burgundy | 1 | - |
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£74,291.00 |
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A remarkable offering from legendary vigneron Henri Jayer, the Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001 manifests a sophistication unrivalled in the realms of fine wine. Originating from the celebrated terroirs of Echezeaux, in France's Burgundy region, this opulent Pinot Noir displays its pedigree through complex, well-integrated flavours and elegant tannins. With its scintillating ruby-red hue, the 2001 vintage reveals an enticing bouquet of dark cherries and forest floor, underpinned by subtle earthy undertones. Matured in French oak barrels, this wine has been nurtured to perfection, epitomising Jayer's artisanal approach to viniculture. Henri Jayer, revered as a virtuoso of winemaking, is renowned in the industry for his fiercely unyielding commitment to quality, a philosophy that resonates profoundly in every sip. Experience the culmination of superior terroir and extraordinary craftsmanship with the Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru 2001. |
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Burgundy | 1 | 95 (VN) |
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£8,152.00 |
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Vinous (95)Full medium red. Compellingly fresh, complex nose combines wild raspberry, minerals, smoked meat and mint. Wonderfully fine-grained and sappy, with its red berry, coffee and leather flavors conveying a distinctly youthful character. Boasts a terric spine of firm, integrated acidity and suave tannins and builds slowly and steadily on the rising finish. Great class here. Frédéric Mugnier recalled that he was quite happy with the quality of the 2001 tannins at the beginning and that he loves this vintage. The wines were always very pretty but now they show more structure, he told me. He added that he would still wait longer to drink this wine for more complexity and polish. |
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