Pauillac, Médoc
Château Lynch-Bages
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 1975
Another great btl of this classic old school style vintage of LB. — 8 days ago
Château Pichon-Longueville Baron
Baron de Pichon-Longueville Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
The 2015 Pichon-Baron
has an engaging, complex bouquet of blackberry, cedar, mint and graphite, demonstrating more cohesion and more conviction than its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin and extremely well-judged acidity that imbues
this Pauillac with a sense of effortlessness and class lacking in some of its peers. A stunning 2015 and one of the greatest releases from the estate. Tasted
blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2019) — 8 days ago
Château Haut-Bages Libéral
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000
It's time for my #FridayCabernetfix. Here is a complex red Bordeaux from Pauliac.
Great, seductive, earthy nose and palate with black and blue fruits, wood, forest floor, tobacco leaf, spices, black tea and peppercorn.
Medium plus in finish with firm tannins and tangy cranberries.
This 5th growth still needs another 5 to 10 years of bottle time, as it is not peaking yet, but already gorgeous.
Needs 4 hours in a decanter to open up properly and show complexity. Tasty, interesting and approachable.
A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.
I paired it with a charcuterie board of meats, dried fruits and cheeses.
12.5% alcohol by volume.
93 points.
$100. — a month ago
Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
The 2015 Pichon Lalande has a sophisticated bouquet of blackberry, pencil shavings, black pepper and discreet touches of wild mint, all beautifully defined and focused. There is some quality Cabernet here. The palate is medium-bodied with
fine-grained tannin, superb acidity, gentle grip and satisfying tension toward the fresh, vivid finish. One of the best Pauillacs of 2015, this is a magnificent wine from Nicolas Glumineau and his team. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting. (Neal Martin, Vinous, July 2019) — 8 days ago
Château Haut-Batailley
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2000
tannins are melted but the wine is still primary on the fruit side. I don't think this will get better than now but it does make a great wine to sip without food. — 3 hours ago
Château Lafite Rothschild
Pauillac Red Bordeaux Blend 2015
Rich, powerful and enveloping, the 2015 Lafite-Rothschild is endowed with serious volume and textural resonance. Super-ripe plum, smoke and spice notes emerge in the glass, but only with great reluctance. Although the aromatics aren't giving much at this point, the palate is much more expressive. The wine's sheer power and authoritative tone result in an unusually dramatic Lafite. The 2015 is 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot that spent 20 months in oak, which is a bit more than the norm. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, February 2018) — a month ago
Dr. Owen Bargreen
(Tasted blind, correctly guessed 1989 left bank Bordeaux) Even more gratifying than correctly guessing the wine, the 1989 Chateau Duhart-Milon is a resounding success to savor from this great vintage in Bordeaux. At now thirty years of age, the wine is still highly polished and focused, showing a beautiful array of aromatics from graphite to damp earthy tones that collide with shades of wild mushroom, wet stone and black currants that are all taking shape in the glass. Soft and generous on the mouth, the wine dances with a beam of salinity that cuts through the lovely layers of black fruits, peat moss and herbal undertones of the wine. Still quite lively and energetic, the 1989 Chateau Duhart-Milon is drinking marvelously at this stage in its development and has at least another decade of drinking pleasure left. Drink 2019-2029- 94 — 3 days ago