Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

9.3

Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 with its millennia label; a stout vintage; six hours of air helped; then vanillin from the oak; sweetened it; actually a monster cabernet type; power there despite the 13 years inside; earth, cedar and meaty😡; #drinkbordeaux #drinkpauillac #pauillac #firstgrowth #medoc #bordeaux #cabernet #merlot #bordeauxblend #uncorkedandcultivated #wineandfoodtour #france16 #moutonrothschild — 9 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

8.9

This is very good 2007; plush merlot drinking very well-soft; still fruity and fresh; rounded; needs more aging so probably why @etihadairways put it on serve; Abu Dhabi - Paris sector; #bordeaux #bordeauxwines #saintemilion #drinkbordeaux #merlot — 10 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

8.3

Bordeaux rose-pardon the pun but fairly delectable; just from the limestone fringed vineyards above the Dordogne River, northside near Cadillac en Fronsandais; owned by Australian Richard Serisier,; made by bleeding his merlot; #13% #2012 #leboutdumonde #theendoftheearth ; so remote is Australia from Bordeaux ; this is juicy, drying and red-fruited rose; drunk with bbq prawns #drinkbordeaux — 10 years ago

Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

8.8

Maturing Margaux commune red blend: second wine of Chanel-owned Chateau Rauzan-Segla quaintly called Segla (well you know where it comes from); a stern and leafy merlot mix which would pass for cabernet anyway; out of a 10/10 year, recently re-rated as superior for the decade of maturing Bordeaux; luscious but drying, minty but leaflike, low oak but cedary, 13%, AUD 150 for magnum; drink now, will never soften any more with the chewy tannins (result of declassification); #drinkfrance #drinkbordeaux #bordeaux #leftbank #médoc #margaux #rauzansegla #merlot #cabernetsauvignon #bordeauxblend #second #2005 #magnum — 9 years ago

Scott T

VP/Senior Wine Specialist Christie's

9.4

This wine. HB never fails to deliver. #drinkbetterwine #drinkbordeaux #wineprosworkingovertime — 10 years ago

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Peter Scudamore-Smith MW

8.8

2006 AC Saint Estephe ; gives us the stereotype of the commune; restraint, tobacco, leaf, taut and backboney not fleshy; will never soften so why wait for it! #bordeaux #saintestèphe #lecrock 55% cabernet 30% merlot 10%franc 5%verdot #drinkbordeaux #uncorkedandcultivated #wineandfoodtours — 10 years ago

Cuvée Corner

8.0

Dark brooding fruit, plum skins, licorice snap; austere edges and taunt tannins require extended decanting. A keeper for extended cellaring tho. Sip long and prosper cheers! #drinkbordeaux #bordeaux #crubeaujolais #france #wines — 10 years ago