France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac @ Corkscore

2010 Château Duhart-Milon 4ème Cru

2023-07-20T21:32:58Z

96 points - Deep inky purple red. Complex, profound nose, dense, earthy, cassis and brambles, peppery. Dense, firm, the structure is wonderful and complete, seamless and velvetty.

Tasted on Thu, Jul 20, 2023.

2010 Château Duhart-Milon 4ème Cru

2023-07-20T19:11:39Z

95 points - Dark medium red. Tobacco leaves. Smooth, well integrated palate flow. Superbly balanced, not too big a wine. Creamy tannins. Excellent steak wine. Clearly showing the blend: Cabernet and merlot smoothing each other out. Quite closed, has two decades ahead.

Tasted on Thu, Jul 20, 2023.

2005 Carruades de Château Lafite

2021-02-13T11:34:10Z

94 points - Medium deep red purple. Attractive dried rose florals, potpourri, smoke bouquet. Compact and deep on the palate, there is some animalic, staidness, mushroom notes. Good length, firm and structural. Some multidimensional red fruit, raspberry, but maybe suppressed unfortunately by the brettanomyces.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 13, 2021.

2005 Carruades de Château Lafite

2021-02-13T11:13:50Z

91 points - Medium dark red. Nose has slight VA. Lots of herbs. Cedar. Drinking well now, just needs to look passed the Brett and VA. Nice drink.

Tasted on Sat, Feb 13, 2021.

2007 Château Latour 1er Cru

2019-09-30T14:24:48Z

93 points - Dark red purple. The wine is formidable in structure. Needs an hour to open up. Herbs and cedar.

Tasted on Mon, Sep 30, 2019.

2011 Château Batailley 5ème Cru

2017-12-13T05:19:36Z

87 points - Medium to dark red purple, touch of aged colour on the fringe. Oak, caramelly tones on the nose, hints of spice and leather. Medium bodied, very aged, some disjointed acidity and oak with a lick of alcohol heat on the finish. A little bit staid, needs food. Drink up.

Tasted on Sat, Dec 9, 2017.

1998 Château Lynch-Bages 5ème Cru

2017-08-05T10:54:34Z

96 points - Fantastic balance: acidity keeps this wine fresh, while tannins are nicely integrated. Nice medium bodied impression on the palate. Excellent with char siu (roast pork).

Tasted on Sat, Aug 5, 2017.

2003 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2ème Cru Classé

2017-07-09T17:31:08Z

92 points - Hot year in Bordeaux. Deeply coloured. Seductive nose of couverture & cassis. Beautiful entry, a melange of cassis, briary framed beautifully by fine acid & tannin. Good length, a wine beckoning for another sip.

Tasted on Sat, Jul 8, 2017.

2009 Les Tourelles de Longueville

2015-07-14T05:10:34Z

95 points - Beautiful charred, loamy, rich, minty, cassis aromas, lifted and complex. Excellent ripeness on the palate, full and bright fruit, yet with a great structure, delicate and fine. Beautiful, youthful expression. Complex and nuanced. Seems like it would live much longer. Some elegance too. Lingering.

Tasted on Sun, Jul 12, 2015.

1999 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 2ème Cru

2014-06-01T18:37:42Z

95 points - Fine nose, delicate cabernet leaf, mocha and charry meat character, nuanced. Palate is quite beautiful. Medium bodied, delicate, measured with an amazingly suave balance of fruit and beautifully integrated tannin. Very charming seamless palate with a lovely elegant persistence.

Tasted on Sun, Jun 1, 2014.