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  2025 Vieux Chateau Certan Pre-Arrival Offer

  Pomerol, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Vieux Chateau Certan is regarded as one of the finest estates in Pomerol, and given their neighbours include Petrus, Lafleur, Certan de May, and l’Evangile, this is no surprise. Much of the vineyard is planted on the clay and gravel plateau of Pomerol, with the mix of grapes being 65% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

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  Bursting with aromas of violets, crème de cassis, dark berries and creamy new oak, the 2025 Vieux Château Certan is medium- to full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with a sun-kissed core of fruit, ripe acids and a dense, unctuous palate, concluding with a heady finish. A blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, it is quite serious and structured, with sweet tannin, and it checks in at 14% alcohol.
  94-96 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Vieux Château Certan was picked from September 8 to 15 at 22 hl/ha and includes two conjoining parcels normally used for the La Gravette. It is raised in two-thirds new oak, the remainder one-year-old. The Merlot sculpts the bouquet with perfumed red cherries, raspberry, cassis and pressed violet scents that gain intensity in the glass. The oak is seamlessly integrated. The palate is medium-bodied, with powdery tannins on the entry. This must be one of the most peppery VCCs that I have tasted, poivre noir from the Cabernet Franc component. Quite structured, with chalky tannins on the finish, almost as if it came from more limestone soil. Not a crowd pleaser like the 2022, but an intellectual, vertical VCC that will flesh out in barrel. 14.01% alcohol. Drink 2033-2060.
  95-97 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Subtle and pure, with aromas of blackberries, black cherries, pencil shavings and touches of raspberries, flowers, oyster shells and iodine. Medium-bodied with subtle and integrated tannins that run the length of the wine and make you want to drink it. The length and finesse are sublime. A mineral, stone and light cement texture. It grows beautiful in the great finish. 80% merlot, 15% cabernet franc and 5% cabernet sauvignon.
  98-99 points
  James Suckling

  Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Vieux Château Certan is a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon that's being raised in 66% new French oak with the balance in once-used barrels. Harvested from yields of just 22 hectoliters per hectare, it hit 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.75. The aromatics are powerful and concentrated, with ripe black and blue fruits, graphite, scorched earth, and violets all defining the nose. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a balanced, layered mouthfeel, rock-solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish. It's a serious Vieux Château Certan that's going to be great, but it's going to need time.
  95-97+ points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  An outstanding VCC this year and one of the picks of Pomerol. Deep aromatics of dark black fruit that stays cool with some liquorice and cola, plus a soft floral fragrance and chocolate creaminess. Inky and really vibrant colour in the glass. Smooth and supple, both creamy and chalky with black fruit and a heady savoury spiced aspect. I love the stickiness – there’s a chew but it remains cool and lifted, nothing heavy, more comforting like a big hug – velvety, charming and almost sensuous. Acidity doesn't stick out, the focus is on complexity and remarkable texture with ripe tannins. Density is there yet it doesn't feel heavy. Ends so cool with lots of cola, a touch of iron and stones, fresh mint and savoury herbaceousness. Absolutely beautiful, hedonistic and so long. 3.75pH. A yield of 22hl/ha. Ageing two thirds new oak, one third one-year-old barrels. Drink 2034-2052.
  98 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Violets, iris, black cherries, blue fruits, chocolate, cocoa, licorice, mint leaves, and truffles create the wine's complex aromatics. However, it is on the palate that the wine truly steals the show. Full-bodied, deep, concentrated, opulent, and palate-staining, the wine coats your mouth, teeth, and gums with layers of plums and cherries drenched in dark chocolate. The finish is intense, long, full, rich, deep, and seamless, and you will notice it in your glass. Part of the wine's success in 2025 was blending fruit from young vines planted in 2015, which helped achieve the drinkability you already find in your glass. The wine blends 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14% ABV, 3.75 pH. The harvest took place September 8 - September 18. Yields were only 22 hectoliters. Drink from 2030-2065.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2025 Chateau Ausone Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  A blend of 65% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2025 Château Ausone unwinds in the glass with notes of sweet raspberries and mulberries mingled with notions of mint, rose petals and blood orange. Medium- to full-bodied, lively and perfumed, with lovely energy, exquisitely refined tannins and a bright, precise finish, it shows extraordinary potential. Some discreet changes are underway at this address, with picking (between September 2 and 23) broken up plot by plot to a greater degree; a review of the estate's cooperage choices in pursuit of better integration; and, at least this year, no second wine for the first time since 1994—given the quality of Ausone's terroir and vine material, that seems entirely reasonable. The result is one of the most refined, classy Ausone vintages in recent years, and it will be exciting to follow these evolutions over the years to come.
  97-99 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Ausone represents the entirety of the vineyard this year after trial blends convinced the Vauthiers not to make a Chapelle d’Ausone. There is also 5% Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend for the first time, from five tiny plots located on a terrace close to the quarry, so that heat reflects off the wall to ensure ripening. It was picked between September 2 and 23. Almost immediately, I noticed how that soupçon of Cabernet Sauvignon tilts the style of the Grand Vin in a different and, to my mind, positive direction. Beautifully defined, a little more sapid, perhaps just a tad less precocious than usual, there is a sense of classicism in this Ausone that I admire, terroir over growing season perhaps? The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, real depth, silky smooth, with layers of blackberry and raspberry fruit and hints of white pepper and clove. Very long, with a peacock's tail on the finish, this is a fascinating and alluring Ausone that will age with style. Drink 2035-2065.
  96-98 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Checking in as a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon from 7.25 hectares of vines on a limestone hillside just outside the village of Saint-Emilion, the 2025 Château Ausone will spend 20 months in new barrels. The Merlot was harvested September 2-12, the Cabernet Franc September 15-18, and the Cabernet Sauvignon on the 18th, from yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare. It's a very classic expression from this château, with ripe black cherries, graphite, classy oak, liquid violets, and chalky minerality on the nose. On the palate, it's rich and medium to full-bodied, with a straight, focused, beautifully concentrated mouthfeel, plenty of chalky tannins, and a great finish. As with most Ausone, the cellar is going to be your friend.
  95-97+ points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  A beautiful floral fragrance on the nose, smells like a wild meadow with a touch of toasted spice, vanilla and clove along with black chocolate and blackcurrants. Smooth and creamy, round and filling with a really bright core of fresh acidity backed by mouthwatering acidity and a fleshy but really cool finish. The juicy aspect is lovely – this is a fun Ausone dare I say it, with the focus on fruit purity and clarity. Certainly an elegant and finessed wine. Chewy, supple, forward and friendly. It’s not so dense but it is complex. Perhaps a touch hands off, but I love the cool freshness and the sense of direction. Nothing is out of place. Earliest harvest ever, started 2nd September with main harvest on the 8th. The first time to have Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend and no Chapelle this year, the first time since the second wine was introduced in 1994. 3.5pH. Ageing 100% new oak. A yield of 29hl/ha. Drink 2033-2050.
  96 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  2025 Chateau Leoville Las Cases Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Julien, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Chateau Leoville Las Cases is one of the larger classified estates in Bordeaux, with the Second Growth Saint-Julien property totalling 98 hectares. Winemaking is very traditional, using old oak vats for fermentation, and up to 90% new French oak for maturation. While the wines can look rather austere in their youth, from great years they can resemble some of the finest First Growth wines as they reach maturity. The Chateau also produces a second wine, Le Petit Lion du Marquis de Las Cases (from 2009), which is not to be confused with Clos du Marquis, a wine that is always produced from a separate parcel and is considered a standalone brand.

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  One of the most serious, brooding wines of the vintage is the 2025 Léoville Las Cases, a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 6% Merlot. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries, plums, pencil shavings and creamy new oak, it's medium- to full-bodied, deep and dense, with prodigious reserves of sweet but assertive tannin, lively acids and a long, muscular finish. This will require patience.
  96-98 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Léoville Las Cases is the earliest harvest since 1989, starting on September 5 until September 20. Yields are 23 hl/ha, with a soft extraction using air pumps introduced in 2019, and it was matured in 80% new oak. It is the third vintage made in the new, impressive facility. This has another intense nose, quite flamboyant for Las Cases due to the warmth of the summer, with hints of pencil shavings and cigar box coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied but very concentrated. Real depth and density here, very primal, with an intense, multi-layered finish that coats the mouth. Not a subtle Las Cases, nor should it be, though I aver that it will oblige long-term ageing. Drink 2035-2070.
  96-98 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  The 2025 Léoville Las Cases is powerful, tightly wound and very shut down—in other words, classic Las Cases. In some recent vintages, the Grand Vin has shown somewhat softer contours, but the 2025 is really a throwback to a more muscular, classically austere style. It offers tremendous persistence and sheer power, but beyond that, the wine is pretty hard to read in the early going, certainly much more so than any of the other wines in the Delon stable. I expect this will need many years to be at its most rewarding. Based on this en primeur sample, the 2025 is a wine for readers who have actuarial tables on their side. Drink 2040-2100.
  96-98 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  The texture is fantastic, with superb aromas of graphite, blackberries and blueberries. Medium- to full-bodied with tannins that are pure and primary, like eating perfectly ripe grapes. It’s the high quality of the tannins. A very classic Las Cases. 82% cabernet sauvignon, 12% cabernet franc and 6% merlot.
  98-99 points
  James Suckling

  Based on a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Merlot that's resting in 80% new barrels, the 2025 Château Léoville Las Cases is one of the wines of the vintage and just has an incredible sense of class, balance, purity, and richness. Harvest began on September 5th, the earliest ever for this estate, wrapping up on the 20th. Cassis, graphite, liquid minerality, and freshly sharpened pencil all define the nose, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with a round, layered mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a blockbuster of a finish. If this doesn't make your eyes roll back in your head, nothing will. It checks in at 13.65% alcohol with a pH of 3.56.
  97-100 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  A serious but classic Las Cases style with a fragrant nose of roses and violets, blackcurrant and plum. Grippy from the off, the Cabernet playing its part in giving structure straight away – so well defined. Power and focus, it’s ripe no doubt but with no dryness thanks to this fresh, mouthwatering fruit in the background – raspberry and cranberry, almost tart. Striking and quite a unique style: supple, energetic and vibrant yet still super coiled and tight. One to wait for with ageing for sure. Has the polish and lots of star power here – refined and focused. 3.56pH. Drink 2034-2055.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Deep and dark in color, it takes less than a second to know this is a wine that meshes power with concentration, sports a regal bearing, and delivers layer after layer of vibrant blackberries, cassis, currants, and black cherries with ease. The finish is long, expansive, mouth-filling, and powerful, with a strong mineral essence that adds sapidity. This is another Leoville Las Cases that will age and evolve for over 50 years. The wine blends 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Merlot. 13.6% ABV, 3.56 pH. Harvesting took place from September 5 to September 20. Yields were 23 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2032-2075.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2025 Clos du Marquis Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Julien, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  The 2025 Clos du Marquis is a serious wine that will reward patience. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries, crème de cassis, violets and burning embers, it's medium- to full-bodied, deep and layered, with bright acids and a chassis of ripe, powdery but abundant tannins. The blend this year is 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.
  92-94 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Clos du Marquis was harvested between September 8 and 20 at 24 hl/ha and matured in 55% new oak for a planned 16 months. This has a fragrant and intense bouquet, with just a hint of lavender suffusing the black cherry and blackcurrant scents, more blue fruit surfacing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, with a powerful entry, quite precocious licorice-tinged black fruit. A little "heady" in style, I feel that the warmth of that summer comes through more here compared to the Las Cases. Drink 2032-2050.
  91-93 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Well framed, focused, textured and refined. Aromas of currants, dried herbs, baking spices and some bark. Medium-bodied with very fine tannins. Nice concentration that remains elegant and in control. Tight tannins. Lively finish.
  95-96 points
  James Suckling

  Deep purple-hued and almost glass-staining, the 2025 Clos Du Marquis is a blend of 73% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc that's being raised 16 months in 55% new barriques. Ripe black and blue fruits, graphite, and a crushed stone-like minerality all define the aromatics, and on the palate, it's full-bodied, rich, and concentrated, with ripe, polished tannins and a beautiful overall sense of purity and balance. It checks in at 13.6% alcohol with a pH of 3.57.
  93-95 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Purple flowers and dark black fruit aromas. Rich in flavour, this is full of life, energy and depth with a soft chew to the tannins and ripe fleshy fruit but keeping a chalky cool element. Mouthfilling and very St-Julien this year – ripe and charming, friendly, so approachable – like a big hug. Juicy and mouthwatering though, this makes you smile! I love it, much more demonstrative than Le Petit right now. Gorgeous. Drink 2030-2050.
  95 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  2025 Chateau Le Gay Pre-Arrival Offer

  Pomerol, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Planted to 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, Chateau Le Gay is on a roll over recent vintages. Since 2005 the wines have started to reach the peaks they showed with legendary vintages from the 1940’s and 1950’s culminating with the stunning pair of 2015 and 2016.

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  The 2025 Le Gay is classy, elegant and polished. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. I also sense a lighter hand with regards to extraction and oak, which really helps convey more Pomerol character while still exalting fruit. This is a sublime Le Gay. Yields were a minuscule 19 hectoliters per hectare. The 2025 underwent 12 days of cold soak followed by alcoholic fermentation in barrel, using indigenous yeast developed at the château, for about 15 days. Floral overtones perfume the finish. This is sublime stuff. Tasted two times. Drink 2033-2055.
  95-97 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A tight and polished red with delicacy and finesse I have not seen often. It’s medium-bodied with freshness and brightness. Fine tannins.
  94-95 points
  James Suckling

  Cassis, exotic red and blue fruits, spring flowers, graphite, and some chocolaty nuances all emerge from the 2025 Château Le Gay, a beautiful Pomerol based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc that will spend 14 months in new barrels. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, graceful mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It might be one of the finest vintages of this cuvée I've tasted, so hats off to the team here.
  95-97 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Aromatic and pure, this has much less obvious oak than usual with a focus on the purity of the blackcurrant and plum fruit. Excellent elegance and poise – still muscular with cedar, tobacco and liquorice elements but the fruit really shines. Plenty of push with a grippy finish. Strong but yummy. Drink 2033-2043.
  94 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  2025 La Mondotte Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  The 2025 La Mondotte is powerful yet understated. A rush of black cherry, lavender, sage, menthol, licorice and espresso conveys tons of intensity. Gravel, scorched earth and dried herbs add classic Mondotte savory and mineral dimensions. Broad, chocolatey tannins support the explosive mid-palate and finish. This really sizzles with limestone-infused energy. Drink 2035-2055.
  95-97 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A cool and salty wine with blackberries, black olives, crushed stone. Medium to full body with a crunchy and layered palate and a minerally and salient character. You can feel the limestone here. Supple at the end. From organically grown grapes. A blend of 70% merlot and 30% cabernet franc.
  98-99 points
  James Suckling

  Deep purple/ruby-hued, the 2025 La Mondotte is based on 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc resting in 30% new barrels. Checking in at 13.5% alcohol, it has a limestone bomb-like profile in its red and black fruits, liquid violet, chalk, and graphite aromatics. On the palate, it's medium-bodied and focused, with fine tannins, beautiful balance, and outstanding length. It shows the focused, straight profile of this château today.
  94-96+ points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Marking its 30th vintage, Château La Mondotte continues to justify its stature as one of the smallest yet most compelling Premier Grand Cru Classé estates. From 70-year-old vines rooted in a 4.5-hectare parcel on the clay-limestone plateau east of Saint-Émilion, the wine reflects its terroir with precision: silty clay over a rocky subsoil, naturally regulating water and encouraging deep rooting, with excellent drainage and sun exposure ensuring full, early ripening. The aromatics are immediately captivating: crushed tobacco, violets, and a seamless interplay of red and black fruit. On the palate, there is remarkable energy and vivacity, the ripe fruit carried by vibrant, finely tuned structure. There’s both depth and lift here, a sense of concentration without weight, as everything seems to glide rather than press. A fabulous expression of site and vine age, and a standout in the appellation. Bravo! Drink 2032-2048.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  2025 Chateau La Conseillante Pre-Arrival Offer

  Pomerol, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  As a wine often compared to Burgundy, Chateau La Conseillante produce one of the most refined and elegant examples in all of Bordeaux. Vines here are planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, and are situated on some of the finest land in Pomerol (with a touch of Saint-Emilion!).

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  The 2025 La Conseillante is another brilliant wine in the making for this Pomerol reference point. Wafting from the glass with aromas of ripe mulberries and blackberries mingled with hints of violets and truffle, it's medium- to full-bodied, deep and unctuous, with lively acids, ultra-refined tannins and a long, floral finish. It's a blend of 87% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon (from new plantings that already make it into the blend) that attained 13.5% alcohol. Fermentations were capped at 26 degrees Celsius, the coolest ever, to extract selectively, and the entire production is maturing in barriques this year.
  97-100 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 La Conseillante is shaping up to be magnificent. Rich and luscious in the glass, the 2025 offers up an exotic mélange of inky dark fruit, cloves, new leather, licorice and mocha. This is the first vintage that sees the return of Cabernet Sauvignon, historically a part of the blend from at least 1871 to 1956, when frost devastated many vineyards in Pomerol. The 2025 is impressively deep, but also quite vibrant. I can't wait to see how it ages. It's a superb effort from Technical Director Marielle Cazaux and her team. Cazaux made an immediate impact when she arrived in 2015, starting with a move to lower-intervention farming that was immediately apparent. I will have more to say about that and other related subjects in a separate article we will publish later in the year. Tasted two times. Drink 2035-2065.
  96-98 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  Complex already, with blackberry, blueberry, currant and mint aromas that follow through to a medium body with firm tannins and a savory, juicy finish with fresh herbs and an almost rose stem undertone. You can feel the grape skins. Very primary. 87% merlot, 10 cabernet franc and 3% cabernet sauvignon.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  Brought up all in barrels with no amphora used in this vintage, the 2025 Château La Conseillante is an ultra-classic Conseillante with a very floral perfume of cassis, assorted red and blue fruits, violets, iris, lead pencil shavings, and graphite. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a concentrated yet focused, juicy, lively mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a gorgeous finish. Checking in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.66, this beautiful Conseillante has the purity and balance to offer pleasure early on yet, like most vintages here, will need 7-8 years to hit its prime drinking plateau.
  96-98+ points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  A really assured La Conseillante with exceptional balance and so much pleasure to offer. Fragrant aromas on the nose with floral aspects, violets, some savoury earthy notes, black chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon spice, blood orange and iron. Smooth and sapid with such vibrant energy straight away – quite tight tannins still, firm and streamlined but really delicate and precise. A grip of liquorice and flint on the finish means this ends cool, crisp and spiced. Really nuanced in flavours, a little darker and more complex in aromatics than La Conseillante can sometimes be, yet with such intensity and no heaviness. It would have been easy to make a more muscular wine but this is sleek and so defined. The team applied zinc oxide as sunscreen and used mulching to protect soil humidity. First time including Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend. 3.66pH. A yield of 30hl/ha. 85% grand vin (never reached this high before). Ageing in 70% new oak and 30% one-year-old barrels (no amphora this year). Drink 2030-2048.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  2024 Mount Pleasant Estate Grown Semillon

  Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

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  ABV: 11%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Zesty lime and green apple fruits with crisp, mineral infused acidity imparting a chalky, energised feel.

  Brilliant water like colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts. Elevated aromatics of lime, Granny Smith apple and lemon are overlaid by steely mineral notes. Zesty lime and crunchy green apple fruits are underscored by crisp mineral infused acidity. Chalky, energised feel. Wet steel, lemon and slate characters linger across the long, zippy finish that shows excellent tension.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 11%

  Other Reviews……
  Primarily Lovedale, some old vine, with some 8 acres, and a new (but old) block that sits over from the winery on sandy soil that was purchased from Draytons.
  Slightly peachy, citrus, pink grapefruit, a bit floral but not estery: very clean. Bright, flavoursome, a nice chalky pucker to texture, lime and lime rind, nicely balanced, sherbetty acidity, with juicy grapefruit finish of excellent length. A lot of energy here and a very good wine. A tickle of spritz. A fair bit of crunch. Excellent. Drink 2024-2038+
  94 Points
  Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

  A classically styled, elegant semillon with tremendous flavour bound within a tight, well-crafted structure. Ripe citrus flavours are complemented by sublime freshness and a chiselled acid line. The hand-picked fruit is sourced entirely from estate vineyards. Beautiful in its youth, yet poised to age with grace. Drink by 2034.
  94 Points
  Toni Paterson - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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  2025 Caves d’Esclans Whispering Angel Rose

  Provence, FRANCE

  $39. 99

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  ABV: 13%

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  A moreish, slippery textured Provence Rose.

  Made from a blend of Grenache, Rolle, Cinsault, Syrah and Tibouren, Whispering Angel is one of Provence’s leading producers of Rose. Pale salmon pink tinged colour. Streaming out of the glass with impressive intensity are aromas of peach, raspberry, strawberry and musk followed by some wet stone notes. Delicious peach, raspberry and strawberry fruits roll around the mouth filling palate with notions of pomegranate, musk and wet stone the undercard. Slippery textured it possesses brisk acidity, finishing long, shapely and quite moreish.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13%

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  2023 Blue Poles Reserve Cabernet Franc

  Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $49. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 8 Years (2026-2034)

  ABV: 13.4%

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  An elegant mid weighted Cabernet Franc with juicy red fruits and a bright, refined conclusion.

  Deep dark red black tinged colour with a vibrant red to dark red hue. Ripe red currant and red liquorice aromas sail through the olfactory senses followed by some spicy cedar, hints of dusty earth, tobacco and subtle bay leaf notes. The elegant mid weighted palate features juicy red currant and red cherry fruits over a subtle red liquorice, vanillin cedar, earth and spicy dried herb back drop. Fresh underlying acidity and finely boned tannins with a bright, refined conclusion.
  Drink over the next 6-8 years.
  Alc. 13.4%

  Other Reviews…..
  The Blue Poles Reserve Merlot is a wine for the patient, and perhaps, one for the aesthetes among us, whereas this Cabernet Franc brings the noise. And I’d have to say, that’s maybe a topsy turvy thing given the grape varieties in play.
  This is dark and powerful, blue and black fruit, cocoa powder, some redcurrant crunch, five spice and perfume, something of a roast red capsicum thing here that leans into varietal correctness. It’s medium to full-bodied, plenty of thick sweet graphite tannin grip, something of an exotic curry spice element, fresh acidity, and a finish of quite some amplitude and length, lavish bitter dark chocolate tannin and black tea perfume to close. Feels cool in the mouth, but it’s such a delicious warm ride all the same. Fair play to Blue Poles – they’ve knocked it out of the park with this release. Drink 2026-2035+
  96 Points
  Gary Walsh – The Wine Front

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  2025 Eldorado Road Beechworth Chardonnay

  Beechworth, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $39. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)

  ABV: 12.6%

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  A refined, mid weighted Beechworth Chardonnay with a faint creamy feel lingering across the long, elegant finish.

  Brilliant pale straw colour with gleaming green tinted edges and a watery hue. Expressive nectarine and white peach scents are trailed by dried honey, citrusy nougat, crème brulee, subtle bacon fat and spice notes. The refined, mid weighted palate is detailed with white peach, nectarine and dried honey flavours which meld into a delicate back drop of biscuity nougat, cashew and gun flint. Good underlying freshness with a faint creamy feel lingering across the long, elegant finish.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 12.6%

  Other Reviews……
  A number of picks at different levels of sugar ripeness, wild fermentations and a range of different techniques see this wine becoming finer, firmer in acid drive and more lively in fresh citrus, while retaining its textural component. A burst of lemon, honeysuckle, grapefruit and citrus blossom aromas with light spice, apple and hazelnut. Delves a little deeper on the palate, with a core of solids-derived complexity on show and fruit concentration alongside brisk acidity. Super fresh and bright with the promise of delivering more with time. Drink by 2035.
  93 Points
  Jeni Port - James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion

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  2021 Mount Pleasant Elizabeth Semillon

  Hunter Valley, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA

  $27. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)

  ABV: 11.5%

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  Tense and racy with some tertiary characters evolving across the back half.

  Brilliant pale straw to straw colour with gleaming green tinted edges and a watery hue. Aromas of lime and green apple carry an oily toast like overlay followed by hints of bees wax and wet steel. Zesty acidity underpins mouth watering flavours of lime, lemon and green apple. Tense and focused, notions of oily toast, wet steel and delicate bees wax unfolding across the back half. Long racy finish.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 11.5%

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  2024 Famille Hugel Classic Riesling

  Alsace, FRANCE

  $49. 99

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  ABV: 12%

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  Delicious pear, green to red apple and lime fruits with crisp acidity and a long, dry slatey finish.

  Brilliant pale straw colour with a faint greenish tinge around the outskirts and a watery hue. Lifted aromas of lime, pear and red apple are trailed by delicate orange blossom and spice notes. Delicious pear, green to red apple and lime fruits meld into an orange blossom and slatey mineral infused back drop. Crisp acidity with a long, dry slatey finish.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 12%

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  2024 Buller Wines The Nook Shiraz

  Heathcote, Victoria, AUSTRALIA

  $23. 99

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  ABV: 14%

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  Fleshy and plush, mid weighted Heathcote Shiraz.

  Totally opaque black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Pronounced aromas of blackberry and liquorice are interwoven with hints of dark chocolate, toasty cedar and peppered earth. Fleshy and plush, the mid weighted palate shows ample richness with toasty vanillin oak, dark chocolate and spicy earth the undercard. Polished tannins with a well endowed finish.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  2024 Windowrie Organic Wines Sakura Shiraz

  Central Otago, AUSTRALIA

  $24. 99

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  ABV: 14%

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  A soft, fleshy Shiraz laden with toasty oak.

  Certified organic with maturation taking place in new French oak for a period of 18 months. Deep black dark red colour with a dark purple red hue. Elevated liquorice and dark plum aromas mix with scorched earth and peppered dried herb notes. Juicy dark plum and liquorice fruits are underscored by dried clove, vanillin cedar and peppered earth characters. Soft, fleshy texture with polished tannins and a toasty oak laden finish
  Drink over the next 2-3 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  For me, this is the pick of the Sakura range. Organic Shiraz from the Central Ranges in New South Wales, the colour is a gleaming magenta. The nose gives us notes of chocolate, mocha, cold tea, charcuterie, blackberries, florals, boysenberries and spices. A lifted style which is seamless in structure, through to very fine and sleek tannins, offering a line of bright acidity. The wine is well balanced throughout and there is good length. A wine for enjoying anytime over the next six to eight years. Drink 2026-2034.
  93 Points
  Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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  2022 Kuru Kuru Pinot Noir

  Central Otago, NEW ZEALAND

  $42. 99

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  ABV: 13.5%

  Closure: Stelvin

  A juicy, medium bodied Pinot with slightly chewy tannins and a very spicy finish.

  Dark red in colour with black toned edges and a light red hue. Dark cherry, anise and strawberry scents fill the nostrils followed by some toasty cedar, earth and spicy dried herb notes. Rich, juicy dark to black cherry and anise fruits carry ample flesh and medium body weight. Ripe strawberry, toasty cedar and earth elements unfold across the back half. Ripe, slightly chewy tannins with a very spicy finish.
  Drink over the next 1-2 years.
  Alc. 13.5%

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  2024 Icardi Surisjvan Langhe Nebbiolo

  Piedmont, ITALY

  $39. 99

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  ABV: 14%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  A savoury, red fruited Nebbiolo infused with dried herbs and mildly chewy tannins.

  Semi translucent red to dark red colour with a light red hue. Fragrant red raspberry and red liquorice scents infused with dried herbs sail of the glass followed by hints of morello cherry, earth and subtle spicy tobacco notes. Delicious morello cherry and red liquorice fruits overlay a dried herb infused back drop of tobacco, earth and spice. Mildly chewy tannins and fresh acidity with a savoury red fruited finish laced with dried herbs.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 14%

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  2023 Main Divide Pinot Noir

  North Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND

  $34. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Stelvin

  Light to mid weight with generous spicy dark fruits and a meaty feel.

  Dark red core with black toned edges and a dark red hue. Lifted spicy dark cherry and rhubarb aromas are trailed by some smoky cedar, dried herb and brambly earth like notes. Generous spicy dark cherry and strawberry fruits line the light to mid weighted palate with savoury undertones of brambly cedar, scorched earth and dried herbs. Slightly grainy tannins impart a meaty feel across the otherwise fleshy textured, spicy finish.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 13%

  Other Reviews…..
  I poured this Main Divide Pinot Noir at the Pinot Palooza event last year and my challenge to allcomers was simple: find me a better value Pinot in the room. No one could and I doubt you will either.
  Main Divide is Pegasus Bay's second-tier offering. For those who can't afford the elevated prices of top Pinots, you are in very good hands here. Savoury deluxe in the Pegasus Bay style, it opens with dried leaves, twigs, pine needles, mushroom broth and tilled earth. The dark berry fruit has a slight abrasive, rustic edge entwined with woodsy and earthy spices. A meaty finish washes through - think cured meats and salami adding intrigue and depth. With its interplay of fruit, savoury nuance and length, this is an impressively complete Pinot Noir for the price. Go here.
  93 Points
  QWineReviews.com

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  2024 Giustini Patu Primitivo

  Salento, ITALY

  $34. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 4 Years (2026-2030)

  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Diam Cork

  A rich, lush Primitivo with a plump mouth feel and slightly chewy tannins.

  Deep black dark red colour with a dark red hue. Aromas of black plum, morello cherry and liquorice mix with scorched earth and cinnamon spice notes. Rich, lush morello cherry, dark plum and liquorice fruits are interwoven with vanilla, earth and cinnamon spice characters. Plump mouth feel with slightly chewy tannins and a generously fruited finish.
  Drink over the next 3-4 years.
  Alc. 14.5%

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  2024 Montresor Capitel Della Crosara Valpolicella Classico

  Veneto, ITALY

  $29. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 5 Years (2026-2031)

  ABV: 13%

  Closure: Cork

  Light, elegant and juicy with a fresh red fruited finish.

  Dark red in colour with black toned edges and a vibrant red hue. Ripe red to dark raspberry, dark cherry and red liquorice fruits mix with vanillin spice, scorched earth and peppered herb notes. Light, elegant and juicy with red raspberry and red liquorice fruits to the fore. Red cherry, infusions of fresh herbs and light earth lie underneath. Energetic acidity and faintly grainy tannins with a fresh red fruited finish.
  Drink over the next 4-5 years.
  Alc. 13%

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  2025 L'If Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

  $199. 00

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  The 2025 L'If is a total stunner. It's like no other vintage I have tasted thus far, perhaps because of the high percentage (25%) of Cabernet Franc. Chalk, mint, white pepper, blood orange and jasmine are some of the many notes that gradually open in the glass. A saline edge shapes the brisk mid-palate and brilliant, chiseled finish. Magnificent. The best L'If to date. Tasted two times. Drink 2035-2065.
  97-99 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  Medium- to full-bodied and chalky but charming, with definition and clarity. 75% merlot and 25% cabernet franc. Best ever.
  97-98 points
  Jacobo García Andrade - JamesSuckling.com

  A brilliant and already expressive wine, the 2025 L'If comes from limestone and clay soils near Troplong Mondot, with fruit harvested between September 11th and 19th before anticipated rains arrived. Incredibly limestone-driven aromatics of black raspberries, chalky minerality, violets, and graphite all shine on the nose, and it's medium-bodied on the palate, with a pure, focused mouthfeel, polished fine tannins, and beautifully integrated yet high acidity. The purity, vibrancy, and sheer vividness of this is incredible.
  93-95+ points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  One of the absolute stars of the vintage in St-Emilion. Smells incredible with such perfumed violet fragrance and clear blackcurrant scents, really so vivid with a vibrant pink colour in the glass. Supple and juicy, clearly refined from the start with super fine tannins – gently grippy – with a lick of liquorice, wet stone and some tobacco and dark chocolate. I like the clarity and clean grip to this. Feels fresh, so St-Emilion and so limestone based with fantastic energy, a touch chalky but not dominant. Alive with enough grip and flesh to be weighty but really not fleshy or chewy, and very cool – cola, blueberries and flint. Delicious and accomplished with everything in harmony and nothing sticking out. This should shape up nicely over ageing with even a few minutes in the glass gaining in chew and texture. Harvest 11-19 September. 3.28pH. Ageing currently 50% new oak (may reduce to around 40%). Drink 2032-2047.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Flowers, black raspberries, mint, cherries, and crushed rocks form the perfume. The palate is creamy, rich, lush, and fruity. The fruits stand out for their textural profile, energy, freshness, and elegance, which is all there in spades. The wine finishes with chocolate-covered cherries, plums, mineral-influences and a touch of spice. The wine blends 75% Merlot with 25% Cabernet Franc, 13.6% ABV, 3.28 pH. The harvest took place, September 11 - September 19. Drink from 2030-2060.
  97-99 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2025 Chateau Beausejour (J. Duffau-Lagarrosse) Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

  $330. 00

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  A blend of 69% Merlot and 31% Cabernet Franc, the 2025 Beauséjour (Duffau Lagarrosse) unwinds in the glass with notes of violets and sweet wild berries, displaying lovely purity and integration. Medium- to full-bodied, concentrated and layered, with bright acids, ripe tannins and a penetrating finish, it's Joséphine Duffau Lagarrosse's most accomplished wine to date, showing just what this exceptional limestone terroir is capable of.
  96-98 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Beauséjour J. Duffau-Lagarrosse is a fabulous, contemporary Saint-Émilion. Notes of lavender, rose petal and mocha lift the effortless bouquet. Silky tannins and deceptively mid-weight structure are some of the signatures. Stylistically, Beauséjour is one of the most aromatic, understated wines in Saint-Émilion. Bright red-toned fruit, spice and pomegranate unfold with time in the glass. Drink 2035-2065.
  95-97 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  So much clarity and precision in this wine. Medium-bodied, restrained and elegant, with a subtle, chalky texture and a very fine, even structure. Elegant, precise profile. 69% merlot and 31% cabernet franc.
  97-98 points
  Jacobo García Andrade - JamesSuckling.com

  The 2025 Château Beauséjour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) is a deep ruby-hued Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé harvested between September 5th and 19th from healthy yields of 39 hectoliters per hectare. It has a gorgeous perfume of cassis and black cherries intermixed with beautiful floral nuances of rose and violets, graphite, and crushed stone-like minerality. On the palate, it has incredible purity, perfect ripeness, ripe yet building tannins, and a great finish. Hitting 13.7% alcohol with a pH of 3.39, it shows the vintage's juicy, fresher style yet brings gorgeous mid-palate depth and length.
  97-99 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  What a brilliant wine in 2025 – a very true, very authentic and very hands-off wine while delivering superb freshness and vitality. Rose petals with such a floral fragrance, really crystalline and pure with peonies and violets alongside strawberry and red cherry. Softly chewy, immediately really quite fun and friendly in the mouth – purity is the focus here with such clarity and crystalline juiciness. Lightly presented with no muscle or heft, it’s all about the delicacy and freshness. Very limestone but not overly tense. Vibrant but not with citrus acidity. I love the gentleness with salty stones and velvety, powdery tannins on the finish. Juicy, clean, focused and lovely with a very soft chew that emerges after a few minutes. More Merlot now goes into the second wine with the goal of 30% Cabernet Franc in this wine. 3.39pH. A yield of 39hl/ha. Ageing in 55% new oak and the rest one-year-old barrels. Drink 2032-2050.
  98 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  The aromatic profile serves up its display of flowers, plums, and chocolate, with a touch of orange rind, with ease. The palate is where the wine shines. Silky, lifted, elegant, vibrant, and with marine influences, the fruits express a beautiful purity that comes through due to their sweet, fresh, and lively character. There is body, concentration, depth of flavor, refinement, and energy that are immediately noticeable. The finish is long, complex, and expansive, allowing the wine to linger gracefully. The wine blends 69% Merlot with 31% Cabernet Franc, 13.9% ABV, 3.39 pH. Yields were 39 hectoliters per hectare. The harvest took place September 5 - September 19. Drink from 2030 - 2060.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2024 Thompson Estate Chardonnay

  Margaret River, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA

  $34. 99

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  ABV: 12.5%

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  A nicely fleshed, mid weighted Chardonnay with lively acidity lending a brisk feel across the refined conclusion.

  Brilliant pale straw colour with green tinged edges and a watery hue. Nectarine, pear and subtle dried honey scents flow through the nostrils followed by some citrusy nougat and delicate gun flint notes. Nicely fleshed, the mid weighted palate features nectarine, pear and citrus fruits over a dried honey, subtle biscuity nougat and flint back drop. Lively acidity lending a brisk feel across the refined conclusion.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 12.5%

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  It is early days for this very fine Margaret River Chardonnay, which surely has more improvement in it. The fermentation is with wild yeasts. The colour is a shining yet deep yellow, while the nose reveals notes of grapefruit, cashews, stone fruits, peaches, apricot kernels and just a hint of well-integrated oak. There is a seductive texture here, and the palate sees notes of crushed almonds emerge. A Chardonnay of persistence and focus, enjoy this over the next six to eight years. Drink 2025-2033.
  93 Points
  Ken Gargett – WinePilot.com

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  2025 Chateau L'Eglise Clinet Pre-Arrival Offer

  Pomerol, Bordeaux, FRANCE

  $620. 00

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  The 2025 L'Eglise-Clinet was picked on 4 and 5 September for the Merlot and the same days plus 12 September for the Cabernet Franc; this vintage matured in 75% new oak. The aromatics are timid at first, but unfurl in the glass, revealing enticing scents of raspberry, wild strawberry, truffle oil and cedar. The oak is beautifully integrated, and it gains delineation with each swirl. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins, one of the most mineral-driven L'Eglise-Clinet wines that I have tasted from barrel, gaining cohesion and poise, with perfectly judged acidity and a gentle but insistent grip on the finish. There is a verticality to this Pomerol that gives it a more cerebral slant compared to the 2022, but it is still quite delicious. That said, I would still give it a few years in bottle. Drink 2033-2060.
  96-98 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  The definition, freshness and complexity are very impressive already. It’s like a finished wine. It’s medium-bodied with precise and vivid flavors of blackberries and cool olives. Long, energetic and dense yet not heavy. Classy. A blend of 90% merlot and 10% cabernet franc.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  Red and blue fruits, sappy spring flowers, violets, graphite, and chocolate all define the 2025 Château L'Eglise Clinet, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc resting in 75% new oak. Coming from tiny yields with no saignée and very little press wine, the harvest ran from September 4th through the 12th, and the result is a rich, powerful, yet finesse-driven Pomerol with fine, polished tannins and a wonderful sense of freshness. It's going to require some patience, but it will undoubtedly be worth it.
  97-99 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Ripe blackcurrant and cherry aromas with some dried herbs and floral aspects – liquorice, cola, cinnamon, violets, peonies and bramble berries. Intense and concentrated from the start with equally vibrant acidity to match the quite lively, ripe and fresh fruit. Well textured, crushed velvet in the mouth, immediately quite serious and profound. Dark, heady, sexy almost but still relatively compact and tightly wound right now. Firm, fresh, lively but balanced acidity and dark fruit with a liquorice and salty edge. Incredibly compelling, a wine you want to sit with. Still quite high acidity – I think ageing will round this out and add a touch of gloss. A yield of 33hl/ha. Ageing 75% new oak. Drink 2033-2060.
  96 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Violets, lilies, chocolate, espresso, plums, black cherries, and truffle aromatics already pop in the perfume. The palate is where the action really takes place. With just a swirl, and sip, you find concentrated layers of fleshy, opulent, creamy-textured, fruits, berries, chocolate, wet earth, and espresso. The complex, and powerful, velvet-drenched, opulent, lengthy finish continues along the same theme with a vibrant, polish to the hedonistic end notes that keep everything going long after your glass has been finished. The wine is produced from a blend of 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, 14.5% ABV. The harvest took place September 4 - September 12. Drink from 2030-2065.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2025 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Julien, Bordeaux, FRANCE

  $280. 00

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  As a relatively large estate in Saint-Julien, the 75 hectare Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou estate is planted to 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, at a density of 10,000 vines per hectare. They also own a small parcel of land in Haut-Medoc. Changes in the winery, and a greater focus on parcel selection for the Grand Vin has resulted in a reduction in output from around 20,000 cases per year in the 1980’s to around 10,000 cases today. And the wines have never looked better. The pair of 2009 and 2010, along with the 2016 are considered standouts for the region, intense and concentrated efforts that will live for many years to come.

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  The 2025 Ducru-Beaucaillou is fabulous. Vibrant red/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, mint and blood orange are all beautifully sculpted. The purity of the fruit is just remarkable. New oak is 100%, but lower toast levels and a more dialed-in approach here are palpable. Gorgeous floral and savory Cabernet top notes lift the finish. Superb, and one of the highlights of the year, Ducru is absolutely stunning in 2025. Drink 2035-2065.
  96-99 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  The intensity is very impressive on the nose, with black currants, raspberries and graphite. Medium- to full-bodied with a powerful structure of steely tannins that are polished and long. Turns fluid, fine and chewy at the end. Wait and see. A blend of 79% cabernet sauvignon and 21% merlot.
  96-97 points
  James Suckling

  Deep purple-hued and completely opaque, the blockbuster 2025 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou checks in as 79% Cabernet Sauvignon and 21% Merlot, all resting in 100% new barrels. The nose is rich and concentrated, with pure crème de cassis, graphite, ripe black cherries, spicy wood, and freshly sharpened pencil-driven aromatics. On the palate, it's full-bodied, with a dense, concentrated mid-palate, ripe, building tannins, and a great finish. It checks in at 13.44% alcohol with a pH of 3.8. This structured, pure, and incredibly precise Ducru reminds me slightly of the 2010, with perhaps a touch more finesse.
  97-99 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Such a vivid and vibrant colour in the glass with a bright pink rim. Ripe almost heady aromatics – perfumed bramble fruits with a dried floral aspect and dark chocolate. Ripe and massy in the mouth, not as sexy and smooth as Ducru can be, this is more grainy and a little grippy with the tannins and structure clearly on show and dark fruit in the background. Serious, sultry even, with oak on show – liquorice and clove spice. The aromatic display is quite incredible, certainly full of intensity but this hasn't settled yet. Mouthwatering acidity, great tannin structure, there’s a lot going on with this wine. Ends cool and fresh and lifted. I love the intensity, quite unlike many other wines this vintage – this is built like a racehorse, muscular and filling but chewy and soft too. I love the personality and think this wine has a long life ahead. There’s purity, clarity and gloss. 3.74pH. A yield of 22hl/ha. Harvest 2–23 September. Drink 2034-2050.
  98 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  5 Spice, roses, irises, and white flowers are only part of the aromatic display. You also enjoy licorice, espresso, smoke, tobacco, blackberries, and black cherries. However, the palate owns the show with its display of sensuous, silky, refined black and red fruits, Asian spices, chocolate, herbs, and mint leaf. The expansive finish combines power with elegance. Everything is in balance, providing a lingering, seamless endnote that allows you to experience the purity and wealth of fruit, which lingers for over 60 seconds. Produced from blending 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 21% Merlot, 13.44% ABV, 3.74 pH. Picking took place from September 2 -- September 23. 2025 marks the earliest and the longest harvest in the history of the estate. Yields were 22 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2032-2070.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot continues this estate's brilliant run of vintages with what will surely number among their finest to date. A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, this compelling wine opens in the glass with a pure and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries and plums mingled with floral accents of iris and lilac. Medium- to full-bodied, deep and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit, sweet tannin and a bright spine of animating acidity, it concludes with a long, mineral finish. Beau-Séjour Bécot's limestone terroir is front and center in the glass.
  97-99 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Beau-Séjour Bécot has all the requisites to take its place alongside the 2022 and the other extraordinary wines of 2025. Aromatic and layered, with striking presence, the 2025 is majestic. Deep, dark red fruit, pomegranate, mint, chalk, white pepper, rose petal and lavender soar from the glass. Bright saline notes drive through the mid-palate and into a finish marked by intense fruit and vibrant minerality. The purity here is just off the charts. Yields were 32 hectoliters per hectare. The 2025 saw a cold soak of 15 days followed by another 27 days or so on the skins, on the longer side for Bordeaux. Blending is done before the wines see oak. There are good wines, exceptional wines, and then emotional wines. Beau-Séjour Bécot falls into the third category. Unforgettable. Tasted two times. Drink 2033-2065.
  98-100 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A medium-bodied red with a very salty and bright character and a lovely, silky texture. It’s round, polished and intense. Superb finish of mineral and iron undertones. Racy and refined. A unique wine with a texture like a great Burgundy. 80% merlot and 20% cabernet franc.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  Sporting a stunning deep purple hue, the 2025 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot reveals cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and black raspberry on the nose, with a liquid rock-like minerality that speaks to this brilliant terroir. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, has ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. It brings remarkable richness, polish, and depth alongside that classic sense of purity and minerality that this château consistently delivers today.
  97-99 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  An ethereal wine from Beau-Séjour Bécot this year. Fragrant blackcurrants and black cherries. High energy from the get go, this has such verve and focus from the start with a zing in the mouth; juicy, succulent, gorgeous and friendly. Generous in terms of sweet, juicy acidity, mouthwatering but soft and creamy so you get a wide mouthfeel. Tannins perfectly placed, nicely supportive but not intrusive. Layers of fresh red fruits, a little touch of salinity on the finish, crunchy cranberries with a soft lick of salt wet stones. I love the precision – the real tension but not at all too tart or austere. There’s such a soft element that makes this really approachable. Very purity, pristine and clear – a real sensation of the limestone. 3.40pH. A yield of 32hlha. Ageing 37% oak casks. Drink 2032-2048.
  96 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Beau-Sejour Becot has been on fire lately, and the 2025 shows why. Concentrated, lusciously textured, creamy, and fresh, the wine delivers an intensity of fruit and a surreal sense of purity that hits all your pleasure buttons. The finish is all about its nonstop, seamless layers of velvety fruit that coat your palate as they linger for over 60 seconds. The wine is aged in 50% new French oak barrels, along with foudres and amphora. The wine blends 78% Merlot with 22% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV, 3.5 pH. The harvest took place September 25 - October 4. Drink from 2030-2060.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2025 Chateau Joanin Becot Pre-Arrival Offer

  Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Another sleeper of the vintage, the 2025 Joanin Bécot is as gourmand and energetic as ever, revealing aromas of iris, lilac, dark berries and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, juicy and enveloping, it’s tense and vibrant, built around a perfumed, fruit-driven mid-palate that leads to an ethereal, floral finish. It's a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.
  91-93 points
  Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Joanin-Bécot is fabulous. Dark and sumptuous, with gorgeous fruit purity, the 2025 is positively stellar. I don’t think I have tasted a Joanin-Bécot with this much intensity and sheer textural presence. Inky dark red/purplish fruit, spice, new leather, dried flowers and lavender open first, followed by a range of floral and savory Cabernet Franc overtones. Clay-rich soils lend notable breadth and presence. The resonant, expansive finish is stunning. Drink 2028-2040.
  92-94 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A fresh and fruity red with pleasant aromas of berries, light orange peel and blossoms. Medium-bodied with fine tannins. Round and juicy finish. Salty at the end.
  92-93 points
  James Suckling

  Black raspberry, cassis, graphite, sappy flowers, and some chalky minerality all emerge from the 2025 Château Joanin Bécot, a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc from Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux. It's medium-bodied on the palate, beautifully balanced, and elegantly textured, with fine, polished tannins. It's another brilliant wine from this family that readers should snatch up, and it will stand side by side with a brilliant Saint-Émilion. Buy a case and thank me later.
  92-94+ points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Wonderful fragrance on the nose, smells gorgeous with ripe back fruit and wild purple flowers. Sapid and lithe, this is fresh and so fruity - really forward and alive. So juicy, almost tart but more like freshly picked strawberry juice with a citrus tang to the acidity as well as a chalky base. Mouthwatering but also ripe in terms of fleshy tannins and fresh acidity. A lovely combination with a lot going on. So ripe in terms of texture - velvety and almost creamy - but so fresh - cool mint, aniseed, slate and flint with that liquorice bite on the finish. A yield of 39hl/ha. 3.50pH. Drink 2027-2037.
  93 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  The 2025 Pavie Macquin is a powerful, structured wine. In most vintages, Pavie Macquin is sensual and silky, but the 2025 is quite tannic in this tasting. Dark-fleshed fruit, chocolate, menthol, licorice, sage and lavender add to an impression of brooding density and pure power. Floral top notes lift the close. I can't wait to see how this ages. Tasted two times. Drink 2033-2065.
  95-97 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  Perfumed and clear, with aromas of raspberries, flowers and citrus. Medium-bodied, showing fine tannins and a tangy finish with salty undertones. A linear and complex wine with unique balance. 14.1% alcohol. 78% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 2% cabernet sauvignon.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  Deep purple-hued, the 2025 Château Pavie Macquin is a blend of 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon that will spend 16-20 months in 40% new oak. I was able to taste this on multiple occasions, and it's clear this is an incredibly concentrated yet fresher-styled 2025 from this château. Exotic blue fruits, crushed stone, liquid violets, and gun smoke all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a deep, concentrated mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a beautiful finish. This terroir always yields a very fresh, mineral-driven style of wine, but this brings a lot of acidity, hitting 14.1% alcohol with a very low pH of 3.23 from 30 hectoliters per hectare. It reminds me slightly of the 2016.
  94-96 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Quite dark liquorice, black chocolate and toasted notes on the nose, round and softly plump with fleshy tannins and a really bright, almost brisk core of crunchy. cranberry-edged acidity. Straightforward with a structured frame of firm tannins and toasted oak. It’s not yet harmonised and the acidity is quite accentuated which is almost always the case but I do like the generous and friendly tannins which make it that little bit more soft and charming. Drink 2030-2048.
  95 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Picked between August 28 and September 25 (surely one of the broadest ranges in Bordeaux this year, but logical considering the estate's different altitudes and aspects), the 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the wines of the vintage. Exhibiting a deep bouquet of blackberries and plums complemented by floral accents of lilac, iris and subtle spices, it's full-bodied, deep and dense, with a brooding core of fruit girdled by bright acids and sweet but abundant tannins. A blend of 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon and 2% Cabernet Franc, it will rival the 2022, though in vintage signature the two years are very different.
  98-100 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Troplong Mondot is one of the most finessed wines I have ever tasted here. Dark, ample and explosive, with mind-blowing purity, the 2025 simply has it all. Hints of dried herbs, chocolate, menthol, licorice and blackberry infuse the wine with remarkable concentration and pure power. Even with all its natural richness, the 2025 is not at all heavy. A totally stunning Saint-Émilion, Troplong Mondot is very clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Harvest started on August 28 (the earliest ever) and wrapped up nearly a month later on September 25, which illustrates how diverse the terroirs are here. Aging was in 50% new oak, 40% 20HL foudre and 10% once-filled barrels. Tasted two times. Drink 2035-2075.
  97-99 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A very structured wine with blackberry, hazelnut, dark chocolate, violet and some black licorice aromas. Full-bodied but in a reserved way, with super framing of the fine tannins. Elegant and structured. Fun to taste. 13.9% alcohol. 85% merlot, 13% cabernet sauvignon and 2% cabernet sauvignon.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  Since 2020, this estate has been fashioning absolutely brilliant releases, and the pure, graceful 2025 Château Troplong Mondot does everything right. Black raspberry, crushed stone, spicy graphite, and assorted floral notes all define the aromatics, and it's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, beautiful mid-palate concentration, and a great finish. It's one of those rare wines that brings remarkable intensity and depth with no sensation of weight, and this comes closest in style to the 2020.
  97-99 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Lovely rose petal fragrance on the nose, floral and expressive with some dried herbs, dark bramble fruit and licks of liquorice. Round and sleek at the same time with a gorgeous texture and energy from the start. Chewy but so delicate, a soft grip and cushioning of the juicy, mouthwatering yet cool red berry fruit and really crystalline salty-edged tannins. I love the gentle frame here, so different to 2022 but so pleasurable. There’s density for sure but you just don’t feel any heaviness or overt muscle. Silky, grippy with a salty bite and fresh finish. Almost understated from Troplong – full of juicy acidity and supportive tannins. I feel this will fill out over ageing. Director Aymeric de Gironde said 2025 is: ‘A mix of 2022 intensity and 2023 brightness but more mineral.’ 3.43pH. Overall yield of 27hl/ha. Ageing 50% new oak, 40% foudre, and10% one-year-old barrels with the goal of moving towards more foudre in future. Drink 2032-2049.
  96 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Blackberries, licorice, flowers, and chocolate are showcased in the perfume. There is an exceptional level of lift and vibrancy, paired with marine influences that drive the wine before you delve into its layers of perfectly ripe, black cherries, and plums. Elegant, powerful, long and juicy, there is a gorgeous sapidity in the finish that you cannot help but like. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV, 3.5 pH. Harvesting took place August 29 - September 20, making this the earliest start to a harvest in the history of the estate. Aging is taking place in a combination of 50% new, French oak barrels, foudres, and 1-year-old barrels. Drink from 2030-2060.
  97-99 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  2025 Clos Fourtet Pre-Arrival Offer

  Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Unfurling in the glass with notes of dark berries, plum and kirsch mingled with hints of iris and anise, the 2025 Clos Fourtet is full-bodied, ample and layered, with a multidimensional textural profile, tangy acids and a long and penetrating finish. To moderate extraction, fermentations were kept cool, at around 24 degrees Celsius, with only punching down. It's a blend of 84% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon.
  94-96 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Clos Fourtet is elegant, polished and super refined. Bracing mineral notes cut through a core of dark red and blue-toned fruit. Spice, mocha, new leather and licorice all meld together. Seamless and profoundly elegant, the 2025 impresses with its sensual personality, soft contours and magnificent balance. Time in the glass brings out touches of blood orange and white pepper that lend explosive brilliance through to the gorgeous, sustained finish. The team opted for cool fermentations in the cellar. Most lots saw 21-26 days on skins, which is on the shorter side. Clos Fourtet has recently shifted to doing malolactic fermentation in tank instead of in barrel, which has naturally lowered the wines' oak imprint, highlighted fruit purity and softened their contours. The 2025 is positively stellar. Tasted two times. Grand Vin. Drink 2035-2065.
  96-98 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A deep and layered red with chocolate, berry, cherry, orange peel and some limestone aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied with lovely fruit and a tangy and vivid finish. Bright acidity comes out at the end. The clarity of fruit is exceptional. 84% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 6% cabernet sauvignon.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  Deep ruby-hued and showing a dense, inward, powerful profile that may be due to a higher percentage of Cabernet Franc than normal, the 2025 Clos Fourtet offers ripe currants, black cherries, graphite, scorched earth, and chocolatey nuances that define the bouquet, and it's full-bodied on the palate, with deep, layered mid-palate richness, ripe tannins, and a great finish. Based on 84% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon from clay and limestone soils, it's going to need time, but it's certainly loaded with potential.
  96-98 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Ripe and heady blackcurrant aromas on the nose. Smells concentrated but fresh too. Supple and so juicy, really beautiful acidity giving tension but matched to ripe strawberries which give a gentle chew and a cooling blueberry touch with a chalky, flint and graphite finish. Friendly, balanced, smooth. There’s power but energy and elegance – this is beautiful, such a gorgeous texture. Great minerality with chalky tannins but nothing too much or out of place. A real wine of its place. A yield of 28hl/ha. 3.40pH. Malolactic fermentation in tank then ageing in just less than 40% new oak and the rest in one year old barrels 58% and 2% clay amphora. Drink 2032-2046.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  Pessac Leognan, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Long before the 1855 classification of Bordeaux, Chateau Haut-Brion were renowned for their quality and style. When Thomas Jefferson visited the region in 1787 he noted the quality of wines in the area, creating his own hierarchy that listed Chateau Haut-Brion along with Chateau Latour, Chateau Margaux, and Chateau Lafite and the finest wines of Bordeaux. This same elite group were later given First Growth status, and Haut-Brion remains the only estate outside of the Medoc to claim this honour. Located near the city of Bordeaux, the 48 hectare Chateau Haut-Brion vineyard is planted to 48% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot for the reds, while the whites are a mix of 51% Semillon and 49% Sauvignon Blanc.

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  The 2025 Haut-Brion is, as usual, more reserved and austere at this stage than La Mission, unwinding in the glass to reveal notions of dark wild berries mingled with spices, pencil leaf and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and layered, it’s built around a multidimensional core of fruit framed by structuring yet well-integrated tannins, delivering a notably controlled expression of power and concluding with a long, perfumed, subtly ethereal finish. While still tightly knit at this stage, it possesses considerable depth—IPT (an alaytical measure of tannic concentration) levels exceeding 100, rarely observed—that is perfectly controlled and will require extended cellaring. Recent refinements in the estate’s approach, notably in viticulture, are translating into fruit of greater balance and freshness, even under the warm, dry conditions of 2025. It stands as one of the more impressive renditions of Haut-Brion in recent years.
  98-100 points
  Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Haut-Brion was picked from September 1 (slightly later than La Mission) to September 18 at 29 hl/ha. Aged in 59% new oak, this has a very pure and elegant bouquet with ebullient brambly red fruit, crushed stone, potpourri and touches of Earl Grey. Wonderful delineation and a little more refined than, say, the 2020 or 2022. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine tannins, and there is more complexity here than La Mission, more depth and minéralité. Fresh and marine-tinged towards the finish that makes you want to come back. This year, the First Growth has put a bit of distance between itself and La Mission. Drink 2035-2070.
  98-100 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Haut-Brion delivers a red with great structure and length and superb intensity and power. It is a full-bodied red with character and depth, giving it endless length. Muscular yet polished and agile. Juicy at the end. 62% merlot, 26.2% cabernet sauvignon and 11.8% cabernet franc.
  98-99 points
  James Suckling

  A Merlot-forward blend of 62% Merlot, 26.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11.8% Cabernet Franc aged in 60% new French oak, the 2025 Château Haut-Brion is slightly more dense and structured compared to its sibling, La Mission. Gorgeous black cherries, graphite, scorched earth, and smoke all define the bouquet, and on the palate it's remarkably pure, with polished, serious tannins, and incredible length. Its purity, concentration, and overall sense of class are riveting.
  97-100 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  One of the wines of the vintage for me and a clear contender for a 100–point score in bottle. Sticky liquorice and blackcurrant fruit on the nose, dark and slightly heady with fragrant jasmine aspects. Bright, alive, glossy and so perfectly weighted on the palate – more streamlined than LMHB at this point but still with chew and bounce. Lovely vibrancy capturing the ripe fruit of the vintage with a crisp, tense and cool base of spiced raspberries, cherries and touches of cranberry. Stony but delicately leaving a soft gravel and salinity on the tongue. Delicious – this knocks it out of the park. Adore it! A yield of 26hl/ha. Drink 2034-2060.
  98 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  At the moment, it takes a bit of effort to fully appreciate the aromatics. But with swirling, you find flowers, Cuban cigars, black pit fruits, blackberries, smoke, mesquite, blue fruits, herbs, and exotic spices. On the palate, the fruit purity will knock out any wine taster. Elegant, silky, long, and precise, the seamless finish starts slowly and builds from there. Seamless in its delivery, this is a sublime vintage for Haut Brion. The wine was shaped in part by its dry summer and August rains, which lowered the ABV level and provided more lift to the concentrated berries. The wine blends 62% Merlot, 26.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11.8% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV, 3.7 pH. Picking took place September 1 - September 18. Yields were 29 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2030-2075.
  97-99 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron was formed when Baron Joseph de Pichon Longueville finally passed in 1850 after managing the large estate for 70 years, dividing it amongst his children. Two fifths of the estate went to his two sons and became Pichon Baron as we know it today, while three fifths went to his three daughters and became Chateau Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande. While the 73 hectare estate is planted to 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Petit Verdot, the last two varietals are used exclusively on the second wine; Les Tourelles de Longueville. Annual production is around 18,000 cases.

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  A brilliant achievement, the 2025 Pichon-Longueville Baron, a blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot (70% new oak), features a notably high proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon for a warm vintage, exceeding that of 2020 and 2022. It reveals a refined bouquet of dark wild berries, cassis, spice, lead pencil and licorice. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it’s built around a fleshy, finely structured core of fruit with a distinctly Cabernet-driven profile, combining freshness and tension with notable depth. It should age gracefully over the next two to three decades.
  96-98 points
  Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  Silky, aromatic and layered in the glass, the 2025 Pichon Baron is a total stunner. What a wine. Sweet red cherry/plum fruit, blood orange and rose petal are some of the many notes that caress the palate. Hints of pomegranate, mint and exotic spice appear later, adding layers of nuance. The wine's striking mid-palate sweetness and overall balance are the stuff dreams are made of. This is exquisite. Yields were just 24 hectoliters per hectare. The 2025 is expected to spend 18 months in French oak, 70% new. Drink 2035-2065.
  96-98 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A very structured red with intense tannins, finishing polished and refined. It's medium-to-full-bodied with super creamy tannins and a long finish. Granular tannins.
  96-97 points
  James Suckling

  A Cabernet-dominant blend of 84% Cabernet Sauvignon and 16% Merlot that will spend 18 months in 70% new barrels with the balance in once-used oak, the 2025 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron sports a deep purple hue as well as a ripe bouquet of cassis, blueberries, crushed stone, and liquid violets. On the palate, it's full-bodied, with a round, layered, sexy mouthfeel, tons of fruit, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. Checking in at 13.3% alcohol with a pH of 3.72, it's one of the more sunny, voluptuous, sexy wines in the vintage.
  96-98 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Dark berry fruit aromas. Ripe and grippy, this takes hold straight away with upfront tannins making their mark, covering the mouth in a fine layer of chalkiness but with a cool, wet stone element too. So mineral, very transparent in terms of terroir expression. Lithe and focused, there’s tension as well as. You can feel the muscles of the Cabernet but there’s a slightly chew and juiciness behind the tannin wall. Very precise, with meticulous detail to the tannins, fruit, and cooling acidity. Sophisticated and very enjoyable, if more tense at this point than some others. Blueberry and plum and fresh mint. There’s a real delicacy, pixelated aspect to the overall expression – grand and majestic. Harvest started on 8 September. 3.72pH. Drink 2034-2050.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  The complex aromatic profile expresses flowers, black currants, licorice, black cherries, cocoa, espresso, cigar wrappers, and a touch of mint. The palate delivers a beautiful combination of vitality, sweetness, energy, and purity in the fruits. The long, vibrant finish is packed with layers of fruits. Yet, even with all the concentration, there is an elegance, and regal charm meshed with power. The endnotes continue expanding, and building long after the wine has left the glass. This modern classic will be great with just 3-5 years of bottle age. It also has the potential to age and evolve for 3 - 4 decades. The vintage was shaped in large part by daily tastings of the berries in each parcel, and even single rows of vines, seeking the best moment to pick. Another factor was which tanks to use for fermentations as well as what parcels went into specific tanks due to the vintages low yields. The wine blends 84% Cabernet Sauvignon with 16% Merlot. 13.3% ABV, 3.72 pH. The harvest took place September 8 - September 24. This marks the earliest start for a harvest in the history of the estate. Yields were quite low at 24 hectoliters per hectare. The wine is aging in 70% new, French oak barrels. Drink from 2032-2070.
  97-99 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  The 2025 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, a blend of 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc (50% new oak), reveals aromas of spice, dark berries, cedar and licorice, with well-integrated oak. Medium- to full-bodied, dense and structured, it’s built around a fleshy core of fruit framed by youthful tannins and concludes with a long, ethereal finish. It's a classical expression at this address, combining the brightness and density inherent to the vintage.
  90-92 points
  Yohan Castaing - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is absolutely gorgeous. Broad, ample and creamy in the glass, the 2025 is seriously beautiful right out of the gate. Black cherry, plum, new leather, licorice, incense and mocha flesh out the layers effortlessly. The blend is 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc, but the Cabernets really drive the flavor profile and structure. The Griffons might very well be the star of the show this year, given its quality and price. Élevage is projected to be 15 months, with 50% new wood. Drink 2028-2040.
  92-94 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A juicy and structured red with black currant, black cherry and hints of dark chocolate with some crushed stone. Medium-bodied, creamy tannins. Very typical. A blend of 62% merlot, 34% cabernet sauvignon and 4% cabernet franc.
  93-94 points
  James Suckling

  Checking in as a Merlot-dominant blend of 62% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 4% Cabernet Franc, the 2025 Les Griffons De Pichon Baron offers up terrific though more Cabernet-driven aromatics of cassis, juicy black cherries, sappy flowers, and violets on the nose, with some serious Pauillac graphite and lead pencil nuances showing up with time in the glass. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's balanced and concentrated, with integrated acidity and ripe tannins. It will spend 15 months in equal parts new and one-vintage-old barrels and checks in at 13.2% alcohol with a pH of 3.67.
  93-94 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Supple and so friendly and generous straight away, charming, fleshy and ripe, chewy even, but balanced by a really juicy, strawberry, red berry succulent and mouthwatering acidity. But ending on a flint, wet stone finish so you really get a three part wine here – chewy and upfront, bright and energetic and crisp and mineral. Cool, liquorice and cola too. Such great purity of fruit and detail on show. Texturally it’s great. Elegant. Drink 2030-2036.
  94 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  The 2025 Smith Haut Lafitte was picked between September 3 and 30 at 28 hl/ha and raised in 50% new oak. It has a well-defined bouquet with mainly black fruit intertwined with Earl Grey, sous-bois and cigar box scents, a much more classical style of Smith Haut-Lafitte compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, a subtle tobacco note that percolates through the black fruit, more structure coming through towards the sapid finish with a dash of black pepper on the aftertaste. This will fill out in barrel and should become a refined and quite delicious Smith Haut-Lafitte that will repay time in bottle. Drink 2031-2055.
  95-97 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  So aromatic and expressive, with pure currants and mint, plus some chocolate. Fennel too. Wow. Medium- to full-bodied with very deep fruit, fine, velvety tannins and a long, fine texture. The precision and depth are impressive. More fruit-driven than usual. It grows on the palate and is compact at the end. Very cabernet in the end. Almost like St.-Julien and Pauillac in nature. A blend of 68% cabernet sauvignon, 27% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  One of my favorite wines in the vintage, the 2025 Château Smith Haut Lafitte is based on 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, raised in 50% new oak, 45% old barrel, and 5% foudre. Beautiful darker fruits, scorched earth, smoky tobacco, chocolate, and graphite all define the aromatics, and on the palate, it's full-bodied, with a deep, concentrated mid-palate, beautiful tannins, and nicely integrated acidity. It brings beautiful ripeness as well as a balanced, textured, seamless style.
  97-99 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Beautifully crisp and clear aromas, dark fruit, precise and expressive. Smokey violets and ripe blackcurrants with white chocolate. Fresh and vivid, this is vibrant and so clear but still with a round and filling texture. Maybe a more delicate take from Smith with the minerality much more present than in some vintages but there’s excellent length, hints of spice and bitterness as well as a lifted finish. Very gravelly, salty, chalky and cool. Balanced, elegant and totally delicious. Not as Smith as some, less dense and fleshy, but there’s no denying this is approachable. A little less smooth and velvety, this is more crunchy, chalky and grippy than usual but no less compelling. 3.6pH. A yield of 28hl/ha. Began the red harvest from the 3 September to the end. Ageing 50% new oak. 1% of Petit Verdot completes the blend. Drink 2032-2048.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  The 2025 Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte is redolent of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, menthol, new leather, licorice and espresso. Medium in body, with fine energy, Le Petit Smith offers plenty of Cabernet Sauvignon savoriness to match its mid-weight personality. Drink 2028-2040.
  91-93 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A structure and long red with beautiful cabernet fruit, currants and hazelnuts. It's medium- to full-bodied with a firm and slightly chewy texture and a persistent finish. 60% cabernet sauvignon and 40% merlot.
  95-96 points
  James Suckling

  Notes of smoky tobacco, blackcurrants, scorched earth, and gravelly earth all emerge from the 2025 Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte, the second wine of Smith Haut Lafitte and a terrific effort in the vintage. Based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, it's rich and medium to full-bodied on the palate, with a pure, concentrated, layered style, ripe tannins, and a great finish.
  93-95 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Supple and juicy with both ripe creamy fruit and lively acidity as well as firm structure. I like the Cabernet aspect – blackcurrant leaf, bramble berries, fresh mint, concentrated, dark and cool with a delicious wet stone, flinty, salty aspect. Not too dense but there’s length and good body with a real push of aromas and fragrance as well as intensity of flavour all the way through. Very good. 3.6pH. A yield of 28hl/ha. Began the red harvest from the 3 September to the end. Drink 2029-2037.
  94 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  The 2025 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc was picked early between August 20 and September 2. It was raised in 50% new oak, and has quite a discrete bouquet with white peach, Mirabelle, jasmine and light pressed flower aromas. The palate is very well balanced with a rounded texture, a little more weight and density than other whites that I have tasted, quite peppery towards the finish and lingering in the mouth. This is a great success in the context of a warm vintage. Drink 2029-2048.
  94-96 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  The 2025 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is superb. Rich, creamy and expansive on the palate, with fabulous balance, the 2025 is seriously impressive and very delicious. Dried pear, acacia, chamomile and white pepper open beautifully. The Blanc is quite delicate at first, but it gains breadth through the mid-palate and into the finish. Impeccable. Drink 2035-2045.
  94-96 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  Bright aromas of sliced apples, pears and lemons, with some acacia and flint. Vibrant. The palate is dense and tight, with so much chalk and oyster shell character. Extremely long and pure, with vivid energy at the end. Sharp and driven by acidity. pH 3.2. A blend of 90% sauvignon blanc, 5% semillon and 5% sauvignon gris.
  98-99 points
  James Suckling

  Honeyed citrus, orange blossom, mint, crushed stone, and brioche all emerge from the 2025 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, a blend of 90% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Sauvignon Gris, and the rest Sémillon that's being raised in 50% new barrels with the balance in once-used oak. It's medium to full-bodied on the palate, with deep, rich, layered fruit and a lengthy, seamless finish. It's one of the whites of the vintage.
  96-98 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Vanilla, caramel, warm honey, wax, dried herbs, flint, cool white peach and apple aromas. Explosive and alive, gorgeously clear and clean – there’s nuance and complexity here – but it’s lightly presented and delicate for Smith. Quite a streamlined style but actually the acidity is really well balance and not at all pronounced or too sharp. Clarity and cool freshness. Beautifully delineated, sophisticated with more tension and drive and energy than 2023. I like this a lot, a tiny dollop of sweet, tropical fruit with bitter elements too. The harvest for whites began on 20th August until 2nd September. A yield of 18hl/ha. Drink 2028-2038.
  96 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  The 2025 Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc, blended with 20% Sémillon from the plot in the Grand Vin, has an attractive nose with scents of grapefruit, citrus peel and touches of flint. Fine delineation and good vigour. The palate is well balanced, with a lovely texture, impressive weight, white peach mixed with pear and lemongrass that segues into a vibrant and spicy finish. Excellent. One of the best vintages that I have tasted. Drink 2028-2042.
  92-94 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  The 2025 Le Petit Haut Lafitte Blanc (80% Sauvignon Blanc, 20% Sémillon) is impeccable. Pear, apricot, white peach, white flowers and a kiss of French oak build nicely in the glass. The 2025 offers a captivating mix of mid-palate richness and energy. It's another compelling wine from Smith Haut Lafitte. Drink 2027-2037.
  92-94 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A beautiful, richer white, the 2025 Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc offers up more stone fruits, orange blossom, spice, and crushed stone minerality than the Les Hauts. It's medium-bodied on the palate, concentrated, with wonderful purity and terrific acidity. Based on 80% Sauvignon Blanc and 20% Sémillon, this is a brilliant Pessac-Léognan blanc.
  93-95 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Slightly waxy, wool, lemon and pear, caramel, lemon, honey, straw, quince. Cool and slightly creamy with a slightly vanilla peach pear aspect. I love the clarity and purity to this, it’s both slightly round and slightly streamlined thanks to the ripe fruit and crisp acidity. Clearly less dense and concentrated than past vintages although there's a soft richness and long length. I like the flavour combination, with a touch of bitterness on the very finish. Picked whites 20 August – 2 September. A yield of 18hl/ha. Drink 2026-2036.
  94 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  Saint Estephe, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  This historic large estate, situated atop the Gironde in Saint-Estèphe, is renowned for producing some of Bordeaux's most exceptional and enduring wines. Over the past 15 years it has enjoyed significant investment, resulting in the establishment of a state-of-the-art winery and cellars. Substantial efforts have also being made in the vineyards. When Olivier and Martin Bouygues acquired Château Montrose from the Charmolüe family in 2006, the property boasted 17 hectares of pre-clonal vines dating back to the early 20th century. Through a meticulous massale selection program 80 promising clones, predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon, have been identified for replanting purposes. Similar endeavors are now focused on Merlot, utilizing a plot behind the château acquired from Phélan-Ségur. Additionally, experimental cover crops are being introduced, and cultivation techniques are being adjusted to minimize disturbance to the soil microbiome. The winemaking approach remains traditional, with macerations lasting approximately three weeks and maturation taking place in around 60% new oak barrels.

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  A timeless classic in the making, the 2025 Montrose unfurls in the glass with notes of dark berries, black truffle, burning embers and violets, gaining in range and detail with aeration. Full-bodied, dense and elegantly muscular, it's layered and multidimensional, with a prodigiously concentrated core of fruit, exceptional quality of tannin and a long, resonant finish. The 2025 is a blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, derived exclusively from the estate's historic core on the fourth terrace situated just in front of the château itself. With a pH of 3.65 and 13.4% alcohol, it remains classically balanced despite its impressive power and intensity. Readers will have a fascinating time parsing the nuances of style and quality between the 2025, 2023 and 2022 over the decades to come!
  98-100 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 Montrose only comes from the Terrace IV, as has been the way since the 2023 vintage. It was picked from August 29 and finished not until September 20, so quite a long harvest, 16 days of picking between those dates. This vintage is matured in 60% new oak. This has another very intense nose with a potent graphite element that infuses the black fruit, beautifully defined but unapologetically classical in style. Wow. The purity of fruit is exceptional. The palate is medium-bodied with supple, very chiselled tannins, exquisite black fruit loaded with minéralité. So much freshness and vibrancy, gentle but insistent grip, very precise and refined on the finish, this is a Montrose that will rank as one for the ages. Wow (again). Drink 2032-2060.
  98-100 points
  Neal Martin - Vinous

  Integrated and creamy tannins that are long and polished deliver an impressive palate of medium body, juicy fruit and a refined finish. Character of black and red currants with hazelnuts. Refined. Extremely long and polished, with plenty of Montrose character. Balanced. All there for the vintage. A blend of 77% cabernet sauvignon, 19% merlot and 4% cabernet franc.
  97-98 points
  James Suckling

  A magical, utterly profound wine in the making, the 2025 Château Montrose is a classic blend of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc that will spend 18 months in 60% new French oak, with 12% press wine included in the final blend. Pure cassis, graphite, liquid violets, and spicy wood define the aromatics, and it's sensationally pure on the palate, with full-bodied richness, beautiful concentration, ripe, polished tannins, incredible class, and a great finish. It reminds me of the 2016 with its finesse... and maybe there's a touch of 1996 here as well.
  97-100 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Vibrant purple colour in the glass. Amazing fragrance, so pure and crystalline – blackcurrants and violet notes. Silky and glossy, packed full of cherry and strawberry fruit with quite massy tannins but keeping a really cool and compact form. Structured with layers of elements but also a little granular, tight and spiced. Liquorice, cool cola and wet stone edges. Maybe less overtly charming and filling than in previous years, but this has a distinctly cool mineral edge and slightly grippy tannins on the finish. I like the style, it’s quite serious and terroir transparent. Ageing should soften this and relax a little. 3.65pH. 80 IPT. 12% press wine. Ageing 18 months, 60% new oak. Drink 2034-2050.
  97 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

  Cherries, cedar, Cuban cigar wrappers, blackberries, flowers, smoke and black raspberries provide the aromatic nuances. The palate is even better. Concentrated, deep, dark, and energetic, there is a sophisticated, lushness that delivers its regal tendencies while coating your mouth and palate with multiple layers of supple, rich, waves of black fruits, spice, and chocolate. Montrose is on quite the run. Just when you think they cannot produce a better wine, they come out with the 2025! This is the third vintage produced entirely from vines planted in Terrasse 4. The wine blends 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc. 13.4% ABV, pH 3.65 pH. Harvesting took place August 29 - September 20. This is the earliest start to harvest in the history in the history of the estate. Yields were 30 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2032-2070.
  98-100 points
  Jeff Leve - The Wine Cellar Insider

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  Saint Estephe, Bordeaux, FRANCE

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  Unwinding in the glass with notes of dark berries, fruitcake and spices, the 2025 La Dame de Montrose is medium- to full-bodied, deep and dense, with a lively and layered core of fruit, supple tannins and a bright, sapid finish. It's a blend of 82% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc, incorporating maturation in different vessels (20% foudre and 5% amphora) and fewer rackings to maintain a more reductive profile that is better suited to the Merlot-dominant blend.
  91-93 points
  William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

  The 2025 La Dame de Montrose is an elegant, gracious wine. Crushed flowers, red-toned fruit, cinnamon and pomegranate lend tons of aromatic presence. The fruit is so bright, focused and forward. This is an especially elegant, refined Dame. The blend is Merlot-driven. Élevage is 75% in French oak barrels (15% new), 20% in foudre and 5% in amphora. Drink 2030-2040.
  91-93 points
  Antonio Galloni - Vinous

  A brightness and freshness, with red currants and oyster shells. Medium body, with fine tannins and a crunchy, crisp finish. A blend of 82% merlot, 10% cabernet sauvignon, 5% petit verdot and 3% cabernet franc.
  93-94 points
  James Suckling

  A Merlot-heavy blend of 82% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, and 3% Cabernet Franc, mostly from clay and limestone soils and resting in 30% new oak with 20% foudre, the 2025 La Dame De Montrose is medium-bodied, round, and supple, with a beautiful sense of elegance. Ripe framboise, juicy currants, violets, and sappy flower nuances all shine on the nose, and it's almost impossible to resist today, with remarkable purity and gorgeous tannins.
  93-95 points
  Jeb Dunnuck

  Incredible colour in the glass, bright pink-purple rim. Wild blue and black bramble berries with a salty tangy aspect on the nose – fresh and fragrant. Cool too. Smooth and shiny, this is sleek, really lively and upfront with such a juicy, fresh core. Quite lightly presented – definitely fine, delicate and refined with a soft edge of liquorice and clove. Really quite a hands-off style but there’s power surging through without the muscle. Quite impressive. 3.5pH. 76 IPT. 8% press. Ageing 12 months: 15% new oak, 20% foudre, 5% amphoras and the rest one-year-old barrels. 3% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. Drink 2030-2045.
  93 points
  Georgina Hindle - Decanter

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  2019 Nicks Secret H1 Langhorne Creek Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz

  Langhorne Creek, South Australia, AUSTRALIA

  Reduced from $79.99

  $29. 99

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  Cellar: Drink now - 6 Years (2026-2032)

  ABV: 14.5%

  Closure: Cork

  A superb back vintage release made by winemaking maestro Ben Glaezter. Sourced from vines 70 plus years old with only the best parcels of fruit selected for the final blend, it was matured for 14 months in a combination of new and old French oak hogsheads.

  A rich, seductive blend from one of South Australia’s most lauded winemakers at over 60% off!

  Made from a mix of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Shiraz it features an impenetrable inky black heart along with a deep dark red black tinged hue. Rising through the olfactory senses are pronounced aromatics of cassis, liquorice, choc mint and dark plum followed by some spicy vanillin cedar, earth, leather and pepper notes. Rich, expansive and concentrated, the palate has a dense layer of blackcurrant, liquorice and choc mint flavours flowing across it. Dark plum, spicy vanillin cedar and peppered earth elements ensue. Full in body and opulently textured it possesses velvety yet underlyingly sturdy tannins and a long seductive finish.
  Drink over the next 5-6 years.
  Alc. 14.5%

  Other Reviews….
  Winemaker Ben Glaetzer has created something special from Langhorne Creek. Captivating aromas of leafy mint, black fruits, jubey red fruits and dark chocolate. The palate is velvety smooth with silky texture, immense concentration and sustained power, yet highly drinkable. Already a pleasure, but with 20 years ahead. A wonderful regional expression. Drink 2025-2045.
  97 Points
  Ray Jordan – WinePilot.com

  Under cork, this Cabernet Shiraz blend, a 54/46 split, from Langhorne Creek fruit, is an inky maroon colour. Plush and generous, this is ripe and rich with gorgeous aromas of blueberries coming to the fore. These are supported by notes of mocha, cocoa powder, blackberries, soy, licorice and coffee beans. Seamless but concentrated, there are abundant but ever-so-fine, silky tannins. The wine has serious length. A fifteen year proposition. Love it. Drink 2026-2041.
  95 Points
  Ken Gargett - WinePilot.com

  This is superbly fruited, with gorgeous complexity, showing dark fruit richness, toasted spice, cured meat, and cedar characters, along with a hint of dark chocolate. The concentrated palate delivers a plush texture backed by layers of chalky tannins, making it sturdy and structured with a persistent, satisfying finish. At its best: now to 2034.
  95 Points
  Sam Kim

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• White Horse Blended Scotch Whisky (1 Pt. 6 Fl. Ozs.) - 60s/70s Bottling

  SCOTLAND

  $699. 00

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  Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured. Gift tube no longer fits the metal cap due to wear.
  
  A sought-after vintage of White Horse, due to the ratios of Lagavulin used in the blend, with a notable inclusion of Glen Elgin. Bottled right before the change from imperial to metric bottle sizes.
  
  White Horse was first introduced to the world in 1890 by Peter Mackie and takes its name from the White Horse Cellar Inn in Edinburgh, near where the Mackie family lived. The composition included Lagavulin and whiskies from the Glenlivet district in Speyside. One only to sell. Alc./Vol. not shown on the labels.

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• Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) - 2013 Release

  Kentucky, UNITED STATES

  $1199. 00

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  ABV: 67.7%

  Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.
  
  A yearly release that rarely reaches our shores, Barrel Proof is exactly what it implies: straight from the cask, unfiltered, completely natural. This is the 2013 release and an absolute must have for any EH Taylor diehards.
  
  Other reviews... (2013 release) "...intense natural caramels are blasted against the palate and stay there for some time thanks to the big corn oil in play. The molasses are intense, as is the liquorice...then those natural toffee - and sometimes toffee and nut - all the way..." 93 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2019

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• Colonel E.H. Taylor Barrel Proof Bourbon Whiskey (750ml) - 2014 Release

  Kentucky, UNITED STATES

  $899. 00

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  ABV: 64.5%

  Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. Actual product pictured.
  
  A yearly release that rarely reaches our shores, Barrel Proof is exactly what it implies: straight from the cask, unfiltered, completely natural. This is the 2014 release and an absolute must have for any EH Taylor diehards.
  
  Other reviews... (2013 release) "...intense natural caramels are blasted against the palate and stay there for some time thanks to the big corn oil in play. The molasses are intense, as is the liquorice...then those natural toffee - and sometimes toffee and nut - all the way..." 93 points - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2019

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• Willett Family Estate Single Barrel Rare Release (Barrel 1575) Cask Strength 11 Year Old Straight Bourbon Whiskey (750ml)

  Kentucky, UNITED STATES

  $799. 00

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  ABV: 62.6%

  Note: Product has come from a private collection and as such has some minor scuffing/scratches/handling marks. This one, in particular, has soiled labels. Actual product pictured.
  
  Willett Family Estate releases used to be commonplace at liquor stores across America. Nowadays, they're a rare sight. Most gets purchased directly at the distillery. Australia is lucky to receive anything at all. The remarkably high standard and limited nature of official Willetts means they will be on collector's radars more than ever before. Followers of this brand know that Willett are more than a little fanatical about wood selection, so you can be sure the barrels used here have been selected by a producer at the very top of their game. The only downside is that prices have gone up in the last few years and we expect they'll continue to increase. 
  
  Barrel #1575 had a total outturn of just 101 bottles. Willett comments, "...we do not provide tasting notes. We would like consumers to enjoy the liquid in the way they wish." 62.6% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 

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• Santis Malt Smoke & Peat Exploration Laphroaig Cask Edition Single Malt Swiss Whisky (500ml)

  SWITZERLAND

  $199. 99

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  ABV: 50.2%

  Critics view Santis Malt either as an "unbalanced experiment", or a refreshing, creative departure from standard malt whiskies. Add Laphroaig to the mix, and this could well be their most controversial whisky to date! One in a series of cask exploration limited editions, we'd expect this youngster to be pretty intense with notes of bonfire and dried fruits. 50.2% Alc./Vol. Non chill filtered. 387 bottles produced.

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• Sullivans Cove Single Cask TD0821 French Oak Ex-Apera Single Malt Australian Whisky (700ml)

  Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA

  $550. 00

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  ABV: 47.6%

  French Oak ex-Apera Single Cask TD0821 was distilled in November of 2015 and decanted in November of 2025, maturing at 10 years old and yielding 367 bottles at 47.6% ABV. The style embodies the coming together of Sullivans Cove and Australia’s powerhouse fortified wine industry, unfolding layers of bright, sticky fruits intertwined with herbal lifts and the rich, distinctive spice of French oak. Non chill filtered.

  Notes from the producers... Palate: Full-bodied and enveloping, with a luscious, fruit-forward character. Ripe blackberry and cherry compote lead into poached pear, dried apricot and quince paste. Layers of dates and prunes bring depth, complemented by warming oak spices - nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Hints of gingerbread and dark malt add complexity, while a gentle dryness provides structure and balance to the whisky’s generous sweetness. Finish: Long, silky and indulgent. Lingering notes of cola, espresso and dark chocolate give way to liquorice and spiced wine. A rich, dessert-like character unfolds - tiramisu, condensed milk and dried fruits - wrapped in a velvety texture. The influence of fortified wine cask maturation remains evident throughout, delivering a deeply satisfying and moreish conclusion.

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• Santis Malt Kamor Edition Single Malt Swiss Whisky (500ml)

  SWITZERLAND

  $134. 99

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  $1619.88 Dozen

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  ABV: 48%

  From a distillery in the Swiss Alps at the foot of Säntis mountain. The facility started out as a brewery and its distinctive approach makes use of beer barrels for whisky maturation. This edition was aged in ex-Appenzeller beer casks, ex-Bierbrand casks, and a range of wine and fortified wine casks including Sherry, Port, and Bordeaux. The high-altitude Alpine environment and the cask provenance create a whisky unlike any other Swiss or European product. 'Kamor' is reported to build on the legacy of the "Edition Trinity" but shines as a unique profile with its earthy, moderately peated, and malty sweet character. 48% Alc./Vol.

  Other reviews... Aroma: Fine smoky notes, slightly earthy and slightly bacony. Hints of smokehouse, malt, vanilla, and toffee. Overall, a rather restrained, fine, and well-structured nose. Taste: Full-bodied and round, ashy smokiness, association of potting soil in the spring sun, toffee, vanilla and caramel with distant hints of Virginia tobacco. Finish: Long-lasting and highly aromatic. - whiskybase.com

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• Santis Malt Jubilaeums Edition Single Malt Swiss Whisky (500ml)

  SWITZERLAND

  $220. 00

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  $2640.00 Dozen

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  ABV: 48%

  This Whisky Trek tenth anniversary bottling is reportedly a blend from all 'Whisky Trek' editions and features robust notes of roasted malt, butterscotch, tropical fruits, and spicy pepper. Launched in 2015 by Säntis Malt and local mountain landlords, Whisky Trek is considered the highest whisky tour in the world. There are 26 participating mountain huts, each holding their own distinct barrel of Säntis Malt. While the base distillate is the same, each barrel is aged at a different altitude and in different wood (e.g., sherry, port, red wine, rum, or cognac casks), resulting in 26 distinct flavour profiles. For this limited edition the outturn was 1600 bottles at 48% Alc./Vol.

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