1980's & 1990's

Ranked Grand Cru Classe A, Angelus is one of the best Saint Emilion in the appellation. 

As a longtime fan of this property, I have been candid about my disappointment with most vintages of Trotanoy between 1983 and 1989. Certainly the ...

Aromas of apricots, peaches, honeysuckle, lanolin, and candle wax emerge from the glass of this smoky, medium to full-bodied, fleshy 1999. Having p...

1999 Ducru-Beaucaillou needs a little swirling to release the tightly coiled notions of dried cherries, fruitcake and red currant jelly with emergi...

Concentrated. Medium-ruby color, with ripe plum, cigar tobacco and smoke aromas. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Still closed, a...

The 1989 Nenin is frightfully light and simple for the vintage resembling a generic Bordeaux rather than one of the better-known estates of Pomerol...

A perfectly scored Cheval Blanc. Undoubtedly one of the most famous chateau in Saint Emilion, and also being rated as Grand Cru Classe A.

This medium-bodied wine offers spicy, tea-like aromas, diluted, austere flavors, and enough tannin in the finish to make the wine's balance suspect...

Compared with the flamboyant aromatics of the 1997, Yquem's 1996 plays it closer to the vest, although there is a lot going on. Light gold with a t...

I have been extolling the virtues of these wines since the late eighties. Extremely old vines, organic farming, and some of the lowest yields in Bo...