Bordeaux

Tasted at BI Wine & Spirits' 10-Years-On tasting, the 2007 Clinet offers attractive kirsch, black cherry, leather and game on the nose, a touch...

This is a pleasant, medium-bodied 1999 displaying notes of herbs and damp earth in its austere, undernourished personality. Notions of strawberry, ...

Juicy tobacco leaf, cassis and black currant characteristics are present in this medium-bodied, dark plum/ruby-colored 2003. There is also a smoked...

Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2011 Mouton-Rothschild is probably the "weakest" of the releases between 2008 and 2012, alt...

An intriguing blend of two-thirds Sauvignon Blanc and one-third Sauvignon Gris, the 2012 Monbousquet offers up caramelized orange and tangerine not...

The 2012 Pavie celebrates its reclassification and upgrade to Class A St.-Emilion by sporting a new black label with gold print. Fortunately, every...

While La Mission Haut-Brion’s 2004 is not one of this estate’s top successes, it is an outstanding wine, no doubt because of this extraordinary ter...

The 1996 Petit-Village exhibits an intriguing, intense bouquet of smoked herbs, grilled meats, and cherry jam. In the mouth, black currants make an...

Thuis wine grows to a rich and dense red from Margaux. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long, long finish.  WS90

Note: Due to space limitations, no tasting notes have been included, only my qualitative score. Obviously, the 2001 dry whites are extremely long-l...

The 1999 Chateau Margaux has been the standout First Growth since I first tasted the wine from barrel. Now reaching its plateau of maturity, it has...

A dark, almost primordial style of Pomerol, the 2005 Providence has notes of new saddle leather, licorice, truffle, loamy soil, forest floor and ea...

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...

The 2015 Valandraud Blanc is a blend of 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 40% Sauvignon Gris and 20% Sémillon matured in new oak (cigar-shaped 300- and 500-lite...