Classy Pauillac with cassis and spice notes, balanced palate with ripe tannins. Elegant and long. Rated up to 93/100 by top critics.
Medium garnet-mauve colour, fragrant with crushed black raspberries, black cherries and blackcurrants, with hints of herbs, garrigue and aniseed.
Medium-bodied with a rock-solid frame of grainy tannins, it has bold fruit matched by freshness, finishing long and mineral laced.
Dense nose of black fruit and red plum. Full on the palate, good acidity, ample, elegant tannins, very long finish, a light wine.
Lascombes 2011, Margaux 2nd GCC: dark fruit, silky tannins, fresh finish. Elegant and balanced.
Supple tannins and a charming, enveloping profile.
A harmonious and elegant wine showing no heaviness. A vintage that simply magnifies the noble character of the terroir.
Warm and fragrant vintage, notes of lime, hyacinth, grape. Robust wine, deep flavors, silky and noble tannins.
Deliciously fruity nose, pleasant acidity on the palate, indicating balance and a good potential to age. Soft, seductive tannins.
Beautiful intense dark color. Fruity, lively nose. The wine is fruity, tasty and scented with fine tannins. Very enjoyable.
Full-bodied, velvety and polished, it's broad and enveloping, with an ample core of fruit, ripe tannins and succulent acids, concluding with a long, precise finish.
Medium to full-bodied and possessing tightly wound red and black fruits layers intermingled with spicy accents, a firm, grainy frame and great vivacity, finishing long and perfumed.
Full-bodied, velvety and concentrated, it's rich but lively, with a deep core of fruit and an ample endowment of ripe, powdery tannins.
Bright colour with purple highlights. Soft, full attack. Long finish with silky tannins.
Deep purple-black in color, scents of crème de cassis, wild blueberries and Black Forest cake, medium to full-bodied palate with opulent black fruit. robertparker.com (31.3.2021)
A medium-bodied masterpiece with a surprisingly sensual profile.
Garnet-purple color, aromas of smoked meat, scorched earth, garrigue, new leather, blackcurrant, cherry, plum. Delicate, mid-bodied mouth, energetic finish.
Black dress, fruity spicy nose, licorice, empyreumatic. Powerful, fresh attack, dense mouth. Silky, ripe tannins. Persistent finish.
Dense purple in colour, with a sweet bouquet of mocha, dark chocolate and crème de cassis. Full-bodied on the palate, with magnificent fruit and impressively full tannins.
Montrose 2012, Saint-Estèphe 2nd GCC: powerful, fresh, cassis & graphite notes, fine tannins.