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Drinking Window: 2027 - 2065 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 JD, 100 JA, 100 GL Region: Saint - Emilion ABV: 14 - 14.5% "Great purity and intensity, layers of fresh dark fruit, plum, cassis, detailed and layered with an extraordinary density and super refined tannins, good notion of freshness and superbly long finish." – Andreas Larsson - TASTED - Tasted: June 2021
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Drinking Window: 2029 - 2125 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 Falstaff Region: Saint - Emilion ABV: 12.7 %"The 2025 Chateau Cheval Blanc stands out once again as among the finest wines of the vintage in Bordeaux. Wafting from the glass with a deep bouquet of dark berries and cherries mingled with notions of blood orange and iris, it's full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with terrific mid-palate density, sweet tannins and a long, vibrant, violet-inflected finish. With its striking aromas, intensity of flavor and resolutely classical proportions (checking in at 12.7% alcohol and pH of 3.76), the 2025 gives every indication of being one of the great Cheval Blanc's of the decade." - 12 on Order - William Kelley
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Drinking Window: 2033 - 2064 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 JD, 99 JS Region: Saint - Estephe ABV: 13.3%"Cassis, currants, smokey tobacco, chocolate, and graphite all define the 2025 Chateau Clos D'Estournel, a powerful, ripe, concentrated beauty based on 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot that's still resting in 50% new barrels. On the palate, it's full-bodied, with a pure, layered mouthfeel, intergrated oak, and a great finish. It stays lively, balanced, and remarkbly fresh despite its weight and richness, and I'd happily put this up with the creme de la creme of the vintage." - 24 on Order - Jeb Dunnuck
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Drinking Window: 2027 - 2040 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 JS Region: Saint - Estephe ABV: 13.2%"Incredible wine with electrifying acidity and great depth and concentration. It's full-bodied and full of character, showing fresh and dried citrus then honeysuckle and other white flowers. The palate takes off with bright, intense acidity. A pH of just over 3 gives a unique combination of tangy acidity and ripe fruit. A Special White! 56% sauvignon blanc and 44% semillon. BEST EVER?." - 6 on Order - James Suckling
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Drinking Window: 2027 - 2064 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 - 100 JS, 99 WI, 99 JD Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 14 - 14.5% "Another great example illustrating Haut-Bailly's DNA: exquisite classicism. Grand, elegant, complex yet discrete. Ample structure with solid mid-palate concentration filling in, making for impressive architecture. Smooth texture of dark chocolate alike tannins. Dark-toned fruit core with layers of density. Finish with lingering salinity adding some dynamic and lift." – Wine Maniacs - Tasted: May 2021
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Drinking Window: 2015 - 2070 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 WS, 100 WP Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 14.00% "Deep dark ruby garnet, black core, youthful reflections, fine chocolate notes on the nose, pleasant dark berry sweetness, delicate crème de cassis, multi-layered. Powerful on the plate, powerful tannins, rather dry style, dark berries on the finish, good acidity, influenced by wood, cocoa on the finish. A Muscle Man!" – Falstaff - Tasted: May 2006
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Drinking Window: 2024 - 2064 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 JD, 100 WI, 100 TWI, 100 TWCI Region: Pessac - Leognan ABV: 15.0% "If the color does not let you know you're in for a treat, the nose is going to knock you over with its floral, smoke, cigar wrapper, black cherry and cassis notes. The purity of fruit here is off the charts. The wine is all about silk and velvet textures from that point forward. The finish is so expansive, it feels like it keeps on going, moving across an array of flavors long after you've put the wine where it is supposed to go. This is the best wine yet produced by Jean Phiippe Delmas yet. Bravo!" - Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider - Tasted: May 2018
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Drinking Window: 2026 - 2065 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 JL, 100 JA Region: Pomerol ABV: 14.9% "The last vintage produced by Pomerol legend, Denis Durantou, (who sadly passed away may 2020), is one of his best. A testament to his devotion to his vineyards, the wine explodes with a gorgeous set of aromatics packed with flowers, chocolate, truffle, plums, black cherries, and wet earth. But it is on the palate where the magic takes place. Incredibly concentrated, rich, ostentations, silky and vibrant, the wine offers incredible purity to the fruit, which is a good thing because the finish is not something you want to loose sight of, as its showy display of chocolate-tinged, dark red fruits, licorice, spice, and black cherries lingers builds and expands. Built to age and evolve, give it some time in the cellar and enjoy it for 3 decades with ease. This is exactly the type of wine Denis Durantou truly loved making, Owners of the beauty should toast him and his years of work at L'Eglise Clinet." – Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider - Tasted: March 2022
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Drinking Window: 2030 - 2065 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 99 AMA Region: Pomerol ABV: 13.7 - 14.5%"The aromas of blackberries, black olives and hints of tobacco and dried fruit are fascinating and enticing. It's medium to full-bodied with creamy and polished tannins and a savory finish. Turns refinded and focused after the layered fruit. Classic in character, with a caressing texture and balance. Hints of ripe fruit and freshness at the same time." - 12 on Order - Antonio Galloni
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Drinking Window: 2027 - 2065 Size: 750mL Critic Scores: 100 JS, 100 WE, 100 JD, 100 GL Region: Pauillac ABV: 12.5 - 13.5% "Dark ruby garnet, purple reflections, deep core, delicate rim brightness. Somewhat restrained, delicate cassis, ripe dark wild berries, fresh plums, candied orange zest. Complex, tightly meshed, ripe cherries, fine currant. finesse-rich acidity, silky tannins, mineral- salty, very long lasting, a seductive wine of great freshness and delicacy, already very well developed, delicate sweetness on the finish, certain ageing potential for many years to come." – Falstaff - Tasted: Jan. 2023
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Drinking Window: 2027 - 2065 Size: 1500mL Critic Scores: 100 JS, 100 WE, 100 JD, 100 GL Region: Pauillac ABV: 12.5 - 13.5% "Dark ruby garnet, purple reflections, deep core, delicate rim brightness. Somewhat restrained, delicate cassis, ripe dark wild berries, fresh plums, candied orange zest. Complex, tightly meshed, ripe cherries, fine currant. finesse-rich acidity, silky tannins, mineral- salty, very long lasting, a seductive wine of great freshness and delicacy, already very well developed, delicate sweetness on the finish, certain ageing potential for many years to come." – Falstaff - Tasted: Jan. 2023
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Drinking Window: 2029 - 2080 Size: 1500mL Critic Scores: 100 RP, 100 JS, 100 VV, 100 Falstaff, 100 WM, 100 WP, 100 AMA, 100 WA Region: Pauillac ABV: 13.3 - 14% "Garnet in color, a single swirl brings out its cornucopia of scents: flowers, currants, cherries, smoke, leather, lead pencil, Cuban cigar wrapper, orange rind and smoke. The wine is pure silky, elegance in texture. This is perhaps the most sensuous vintage of Lafite ever produced with its dream texture on the palate. In the mid-palate, the wine shifts from black to red to black fruits before moving to its wave of orange citrus, ending with refreshing mint notes. The purity in the fruits is striking. The over 60-second finish is seamless, which is a good thing, because this wine is so good, you never want it to end. The wine is complete from start to finish." – 8 - 100 Point Perfect Scores!!! Simple AMAZING! Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider - Tasted: May 2023
