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2016 Chateau Cos d'Estournel
Deep garnet-purple colored and starts off a little closed and reticent, opening out slowly and seductively to reveal beautiful lilacs, rose hip tea...
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2007 Hommage a Jacques Perrin Chateau de Beaucastel-Chateauneuf du Pape
The star of the show was the 2007 Châteauneuf du Pape Hommage À Jacques Perrin, which in this vintage is a classic blend of 60% Mourvedre, 20% Syra...
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2009 Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte
The finest wine ever made by proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard, the 2009 Smith-Haut-Lafitte exhibits an opaque blue/purple color in addition...
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2000 Chateau Haut Brion
Tasted from an ex-château bottle in Bordeaux, I was not surprised to find the 2000 Château Haut-Brion flirting with perfection. The nose is simp...
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2016 Chateau Trotanoy (375 ml)
Composed of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Trotanoy is characteristically a little closed at this youthful stage, slowly unfurling to r...
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2010 M. Chapoutier Le Pavillon Ermitage Rouge
Tasting like the concentrated blood from an aged and grilled strip steak, the 2010 Ermitage Le Pavillon boasts a black/purple color along with crem...
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2009 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou
Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Ducru-Beaucaillou bursts from the glass with an amazing array of black fruit preserves and savory layers—crème de cas...
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2016 Chateau Haut Brion (1500 ml)
The 2016 Haut-Brion is blended of 56% Merlot, 37.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6.5% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the nose is a...
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2010 Chris Ringland Hoffman Vineyard Shiraz
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2010 Hoffman Vineyard Shiraz possesses an extraordinary nose of cassis, crushed blackberries, earth, Bovril and ye...
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2005 Chateau Haut Brion
The mineral-laced 2005 Haut Brion (56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc) is exquisite. With its elegance and finesse, it is not...
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2011 M. Chapoutier Le Meal Ermitage Blanc
Surprisingly, I preferred the 2011 Ermitage le Meal Blanc over the 2012 on this occasion and it showed a more flamboyant, sexy style in its caramel...
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2010 Chateau Montrose
Tasted at the Montrose vertical in London, the 2010 Montrose was the youngest vintage by some 115 years, but it is undeniably one of the best. It i...
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2011 Chateau d'Yquem (375 ml)
Tasted blind at the Sauternes 2011 horizontal tasting. The Château Yquem 2011 has a complex bouquet, one that is very well defined with hints of pe...
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2009 Chateau Leoville Poyferre (1500 ml)
Having retreated into its shell, the deep garnet colored 2009 Léoville Poyferré gives up slowly revealing notions of cigar boxes, pencil lead, char...
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2010 Chateau Lafite Rothschild
First Growth of Bordeaux, Lafite Rothschild is a wine that truly reflects the terroir of Pauillac. It has been a legend among world's greatest wines.