2016 Wine

This wine showcases a bouquet of ripe apricot, vanilla bean, and buttered toast. Creamy and mouth-coating, the palate evokes apple pie and vanilla ice cream with caramel coming through on the lingering finish.

Fruit (cherries, black plums, ripe blackberries) and oak (clove, pepper, vanilla and coconut), enriched by the complex aromas developed during bottle ageing.

Very attractive on the palate, with ripe fruit and spices, tabacco and... Read More

A precise, fruity red with cherries, light chocolate and some vanilla. It's medium bodied with fine tannins and an attractive finish. Drink now.

Berries and plums with some toffee and cedar on the nose, following through to a medium body with fine, delicate tannins and a subtle, fruity finish. Blend of 60% Sangiovese, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Syrah and 10% Merlot. Delicious... Read More

Readers will find a rich, flamboyant wine in the 2016 Barde-Haut. There is not a ton of subtlety here, but I am not sure that matters all that much given how immensely pleasing the 2016 is. Crushed rocks, graphite, lavender, blackberry,... Read More

The 2016 Corbin, matured in 50% new oak, has a ravishing bouquet of red plum, bergamot and touches of peppermint. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm tannin and good backbone. Not complex, but fresh and well balanced,... Read More

The 2016 Gruaud Larose has a surfeit of red berry fruit laced with rose petal and light crushed stone aromas on the generous, open nose. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins and underpinned by a fine bead of acidity.... Read More

The blueberry and limestone aromas come through clearly here with a medium body, firm and chewy tannins and a flavorful finish. Shows just the right amount of chocolate and spice in the aftertaste.

The 2016 Lafon-Rochet has a very engaging bouquet, a mixture of red and black fruit laced with pencil shavings and loamy scents. In fact, the more you nose this wine, the more its complexity becomes apparent. The palate is medium-bodied... Read More

Currant, lead pencil and fresh rose-petal aromas follow through to a full body, round and nicely chewy tannins and a long finish. Balanced and polished. Drink in 2022.

The 2016 Léoville Poyferré is blessed with an outstanding bouquet of blackberry, cassis, pressed violets and just a touch of hung game/dried blood in the background; this is very impressive in terms of intensity.... Read More