Bordeaux Red

Neal Martin 90"The Panigon has a candied bouquet with baked red cherries, touches of dark chocolate and dried orange peel. The palate is medium-bodied with fine, lithe tannins. There is lovely purity here, whilst the finish is focused and long. This is a little gem. Drink now-2018. Tasted

Wine Enthusiast 93"This chateau is under the same ownership as Saint-Julien’s Château Talbot. The wine is firm, fruity, rich and concentrated, showing all the best qualities of 2010. There is a complex array of black fruits which are sustained by the firm, solid tannins. Age for at least 6–7

Wine Enthusiast 100"A magnificently solid wine, initially severe. At this young stage, the tannins dominate in a wine that also reveals a full fruit salad bowl of black fruits. Very dense, concentrated, this is a wine that’s even better than the legendary 2005. The structure tells of its

Wine Spectator 90-93"So perfumed and pretty on the nose, with flowers and sweet berry. Full-bodied, with a silky texture, fine tannins and a balance of attractive fruit."International Wine Report 90"The 2009 Chateau Tauzinat L'Hermitage shows beautiful aromas of blackberry and dark fruits

Wine Enthusiast 94"Obviously wood-aged, with a smoky toast flavor, this is a wine that shows the power of Saint-Estèphe tannins in full force. At the same time, there is a blackberry character that adds richness and juiciness, which cuts through the dry core. Age for at least 7–8 years."Wine

James Suckling 100"The aromas to this are incredible with blueberry, minerals, dried flowers, and stones. It goes to dried meat and spices. Full body and incredibly integrated with blackberry, licorice, and minerals. There's a wonderful purity to this. It goes on for minutes. The quality of

Robert Parker 92-94+"One of the finest Cantenac Browns made in the last half century, the 2010 may be even more impressive than the 2009. Sweet, fat notes of blackberries, forest floor and earth emerge from this inky/purple-colored beauty. The tannins are slightly more serious and elevated than in

Wine Spectator 92-95"Bright blackberry and sweet currant aromas follow through to a full body, silky and refined, with an excellent density and a long, long finish. Soild and polished. Best ever from here"

Robert Parker 93"This property has made so many fine efforts lately that it is difficult to say the 2009 is better than their 2005. However, the 2009 is a charming, sexy, dense ruby/purple-colored offering displaying lots of ripe Merlot fruit intermixed with hints of charcoal, black raspberries,

Neal Martin 94 "Tasted at the UGC 2008 tasting in London. The nose races out of the blocks with black cherries, cassis, Hoi sin and a touch of Chinese 5-spice. Good definition-very confident. The palate is medium-bodied with layers of ripe red fruit: redcurrant, pomegranate, a touch of white

Robert Parker 90"Thank goodness this estate’s new consultant, Stephane Derenoncourt, has toned down what was often too much new oak. He also appears to have built in more density. The 2005 is a beautifully exuberant, sexy wine displaying copious black cherry, toasty oak, raspberry, and vanillin

Wine Spectator 100"This is incredible on the nose, showing coffee cake, blackberry, floral, coffee bean and vanilla bean, with Chinese spices. A very complex, full-bodied red, with seamless, hyperpolished tannins that caress every millimeter of the palate. Lasts for minutes. So beautifully

Wine Spectator 92"This is quite ripe, with a big core of linzer torte, cassis and blackberry fruit, but well-supported by graphite and melted licorice notes. Offers ample breadth and depth, with honest grip through the finish. A rather polished style for a Pessac. Should settle in nicely with

Wine Spectator 92"Sweet tobacco, berry and currant aromas follow through to a full body, with soft, silky tannins and a fresh, racy aftertaste of currant and mineral. The texture of the tannins is very beautiful. Best after 2016."

Wine Enthusiast 96"Classic Lynch-Bages with just a bit of extra power and richness. While the tannins are structured, it is velvety fruit that rolls around the mouth that is the most dominant character. It is coming together into a wine that will be big and dense, but never over the top."

Robert Parker 95"Dense ruby/purple, it tips the scales at 15% natural alcohol and was bottled unfined and unfiltered. Full-bodied in texture, it offers up loads of blueberry, blackberry and raspberry fruit intermixed with some cedar, vanilla and a touch of spring flowers. Impressively built, with

Neal Martin 93+"Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. The Latour-Martillac has a lovely ripe, dark plum and raspberry scented bouquet with touches of melted tar and tobacco. The palate is very well balanced with crisp acidity and very fine tannins. There is a touch of blood orange underneath

Robert Parker 95"One of the vintage's top wines is the 2006 La Mission-Haut-Brion. From bottle, it reminds me of the 1998, given its structure and backward style. Dense ruby/purple-colored, it possesses a boatload of tannin, but with coaxing, tobacco leaf, sweet black currant, burning ember, and

Wine Advocate 95-97"The minerality and stoniness really comes through on the nose of this Rieussec, more than the 2007. The palate is very well balanced with superb acidity, real tension, steely with great precision with notes of apricot, white peach and honey on the beautifully defined finish.

Wine Spectator 91-94"Barrel Tasting.Sweet fruit, with loads of subtle raspberry and blueberry. Full and silky. Excellent finish. Wow."

Neal Martin 95"Tasted at the Union de Grand Cru in London. The Gloria 2010 leaps out of the glass: blackberry, boysenberry, cedar and graphite aromas that are pure and beautifully defined. This palate does not disappoint: mineral rich black fruit, a saline tang, hints of sous-bois and a

Wine Enthusiast 91"Complex wine, very smooth and polished, the sweet tannins softened by wood. There is a great vanilla character over the wafts of ripe fruit."Neal Martin 90"The Fleur-Peyrabon has a well-defined nose with blackberry, cedar and a touch of graphite very Pauillac in style. The

Wine Spectator 92-95" Blackberry with licorice and black olive on the nose. Full-bodied, with lots of richness. Very concentrated, but I think it will come around just right. 80 percent Merlot, 20 percent Cabernet. This is really full throttle. Rock and roll. Score range: 92-95 " -JSNeal

Wine Spectator 90"Very lively, with a bouncy, pebbly undertow to the raspberry, plum and cassis core of fruit. Sweet spice notes, with hints of savory herb and rosemary, fill out the finish. Distinctive. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot. Best from 2012 through 2018."

Wine Advocate 90" Perhaps the finest effort I have ever tasted from this property, the 2008 l’Estang, made from yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare, is loaded with fruit and density. A blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, it offers pure black currant and black cherry notes interwoven with