Delmas Wines
Château La Mission Haut-Brion
Pessac-Léognan Red Bordeaux Blend 2000
The 2000 La Mission Haut-Brion is a vintage that I have not tasted for several years. At age 21, it has retained its youthful nose of vivid black cherries, wild strawberry and iodine, and shows less of the black olive tapenade element that I noticed in its youth. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins that belie that backbone of this La Mission. Beautifully balanced and quite peppery, with fine salinity, it is less sauvage than many other millennial Bordeaux, leading to a succulent, sensual finish. This is only just beginning to show what it is capable of. 13.4% alcohol. Tasted at the château with Jean-Philippe Delmas. (Neal Martin, Vinous, September 2021)
— 2 years ago
Delmas Wines
SJR Vineyard Viognier 2018
Rasa Vineyard
Veritas Sequitur SJR Vineyard Syrah 2013
Tasting young and very extracted compared to the Delmas. A big boy with some rocks funk in the trunk and big structure. Fine oak. Needs time. — 5 years ago
Mas Delmas
Dona Lisa Vieilles Vignes Grenache Gris 2014
Bac pierre. Il est super heureux de sa soirée — a year ago
Château Tronquoy-Lalande
Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
"One of the Finest Wines I have ever tasted from Tronquoy Lalande, this estate has been resurrected by the Bouygues family (also the owners of Chateau Montrose) capably assisted by Jean Bernard Delmas, the Wine Architect at Haut Brion between 1961 and 2003. A Blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and a whopping 10% Petit Verdot, the 2010 boasts a dense purple color as well as a big, sweet bouquet of violets, black currants, earth and subtle oak. Admirable concentration, sweet, well-integrated tannin and a surprisingly sexy, opulent mouthfeel result in a Gorgeous Wine to drink over the next 12-15+ years". [Score: 90/93 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (194), May 2011 / Score: 92 (205), March 2013] — 5 years ago
Peter van den Besselaar
Vintage 2016 | in many aspects like Ch. Granny Smith apples, high acidity, I like it. — 18 days ago