Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

Vintage 2016 | in many aspects like Ch. Granny Smith apples, high acidity, I like it. — 5 months ago

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9.7

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)
— 3 years ago

Haruka Saito

9.2

Very good for@price point/ 90% mauzac — 3 years ago

romo

9.2

Hello, Cote Rotie. 8% co-ferment. Def not Norhone, but as good as it gets for WA. — 9 months ago

romo

9.3

This is the Delmas viognier and it is a fantastic Condrieu ringer. Wow. — 2 years ago

George Doolan

9.1

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

Renaud Konopnicki

9.2

Bac pierre. Il est super heureux de sa soirée — 2 years ago

Andre Rodrigues

9.0

Maison Sota — 2 years ago

Blair Campomizzi

9.0

Tasty sparkling. — 3 years ago

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Matteo Borré

10

"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