"A perfumed bouquet of flowers, jammy cassis, sweet oak, and truffles jumps from the glass of this ripe, classic, mid-weight claret. The wine is elegant rather than powerful. It possesses intense fruit, admirable ripeness as well as balance, and a long finish. Enjoy this beautiful, sexy Poyferre over the next 12-14 years." Robert Parker, The [...]

A pretty, attractive Chéval Blanc, the 1995 contains a higher than usual percentage of Merlot in the final blend (50% Cabernet Franc, 50% Merlot)… it appears to be an outstanding Chéval Blanc with an enthralling smoky, black currant, coffee, and exotic bouquet. Complex, rich, medium to full-bodied flavors are well endowed and pure. Anticipated maturity: [...]

"The 1990 Margaux continues to be the quintessential example of this chateau. In addition to being profoundly concentrated, its ethereal bouquet of sweet black fruits, cedar, spices, flowers, smoke, and vanilla is remarkably well-formed and intense. In the mouth, there is not a hard edge to this classic wine, which is super-concentrated, soft, silky-textured, and [...]

"This is unquestionably a profound Grand-Puy-Lacoste… It reveals an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it apart from other Pauillacs. The wine is displaying plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black currant fruit intermixed with minerals and subtle oak. Massive, extremely structured, and with 25-30 or more years of longevity…. A superb, [...]

The 1998 is a refined, elegant offering with a dark ruby color, sweet cassis fruit, attractive fat, surprisingly soft tannin, and a good finish. There is firmness and muscle in the background, but this is not an enormous or powerful Latour. However, it is very pure, with the vineyard's mineral/black fruit character presented in a [...]

The 1988 is more structured, less alcoholic than the 1989. It exhibits fine ripeness, and a cool, plummy bouquet intertwined with aromas of smoke and new oak. It is a very good Cheval Blanc.' Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
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"In the flight of young wines, with all the vintages of the nineties represented, this wine stood out for its absolute purity of crème de cassis, ripe fruit, medium to full-body, high tannin, wonderful sweetness, massive richness on the mid palate, and abundant power, density, and ripeness. It is clearly the finest Lynch Bages since [...]

"The estate's top bottling, the 2005 Cepparello, is another strong effort. Classy and elegant, it possesses well-delineated vibrant dark red fruit intermingled with toasted oak and minerals. It remains quite fresh and will require a few years of bottle age to develop its full range of aromas and flavors. That said, it is a smaller-scaled [...]

'The 2006 exhibits gamy, meaty, new saddle leather, kirsch liqueur, black currant, pepper, lavender, and spice notes. The wine is full-bodied, rich, deep, and long.' 92-94 points, Robert Parker's Wine Advocate.
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'The 2005 Dominus continues to strut its stuff, tasting like a Napa hybrid blend of a St-Emilion and Pomerol. Its dark ruby/purple-tinged color is followed by notions of cedarwood, spice box, roasted herbs, sweet black cherry and cassis fruit, licorice, and truffles. Full-bodied with excellent fruit intensity, complex aromatics, supple tannins, and a long finish, [...]

Cavas de Weinert has been hailed by wine critic Robert Parker as one of Argentina's outstanding producers. This blend of Cabernet, Merlot and Malbec is released in a mature, ready-to-drink style with spicy, cedary fruit. 'With its splendid opulence, it will work nicely as an offbeat New World alternative to Claret.' (Anthony Rose, The Independent)
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Cavas de Weinert has been hailed by wine critic Robert Parker as one of Argentina's outstanding producers, and their Merlot is no exception to winemaker Hubert Weber's commitment to quality. With notes of cedar, spice and green pepper on the nose and plenty of rich, plummy fruits and spicy tannins on the palate, this is [...]

'The garnet-colored 2001 Prado Enea Gran Reserva exhibits aromas of wood smoke, vanilla, pencil lead, damp earth, and spice box. Firm and elegant, this racy, classically-styled Rioja can be enjoyed now but should drink well through 2021.' 91 points, Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate.
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'Inky/blue/purple, with massive aromatics, an unctuous texture, and superb length on the palate, it is enormously endowed for a 2006. Very pure for a 2006, with sweet tannins as well as amazing length, it will benefit from several years of cellaring, and drink well for 20-25 years.' Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 96 points
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