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Canon made a lovely wine in the sometimes underrated 1987 vintage. Medium ruby, with a fragrant bouquet of black fruits and spicy oak, this supple...

The 1989 displays an enthralling bouquet of black-cherries, spring flowers, minerals and toasty new oak. Medium to full-bodied, it possesses good a...

The 1986 Clerc Milon, which was still around 22 hectares at this time, is a blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. I l...

The 1981 is overtly oaky, without any great depth or intensity. With average concentration of fruit, and somewhat short in the finish, this Pichon-...

The 1988 is medium-bodied and admirably concentrated, with a nose of smoky oak and plums. It should be at its best between 1993 and 2002. RP87, WS89

The 1988 Ducru is a medium-bodied wine, without the profound depth and sheer intensity of fruit of the 1989. Possessing high tannins and good ripe...

Tasted from an ex-château bottle at BI Wine & Spirits Calon-Segur dinner in London. Just over a decade ago when I last tasted the 1989 Calon Se...

Tasted at the property, the 1986 Cos d'Estournel, which was aged in 90% new oak and is a blend of 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 2% Caberne...

This wine has consistently exhibited a great deal of oak and peppery, mineral-scented black currant fruit in its blossoming nose. In the mouth, it ...

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

3eme growth of Margaux, Bordeaux. Chateau Palmer produces a sensuous wine of beauty.

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.

Except for the 1966 and 1870 vintages of Lafite-Rothschild, these wines were poured on virgin territory on my palate. Isn't it ironic that the mos...