2010 Bordeaux En Primeurs First Look and Exclusive Offers

Wine Spectator: A very fleshy red, offering layers of succulent plum, blackberry and black currant fruit, with spice and licorice in reserve for now. Shows the tannic backbone of the vintage,...

Wine Spectator: Exuberant, with lots of violet, anise and raspberry notes that show good cut and drive. The finish is toasty, but this should soak that up. Solid. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Dark but pure, with a racy core of plum and blackberry fruit woven with black tea and licorice snap. An iron hint chimes in on the finish. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Open and fleshy, with a friendly core of grape, plum and boysenberry fruit backed by just enough lightly firm toast for support. Should be another solid value for this estate....

Wine Spectator: Dark, grippy and very tarry, with lots of pebbly tannins driving underneath the layers of boysenberry, steeped fig and blackberry fruit. Ample baker's chocolate and dark tobac...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 2010: More restrained with a better integration of oak than some of the past wines, Haut-Marbuzet-s 2010 possesses copious black cherry, black currant, licorice and spice box ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2010 Nairac displays precision and minerality on the fresh, vibrant, lifted nose, with hints of beeswax and honeysuckle. The palate has a very lively, zesty entry with goo...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 2010: Copious roasted herb, earth, black currant and black cherry characteristics emerge from this light to medium-bodied, well-made effort. With an endearing texture as well ...

Wine Spectator: Offers soft, pure, unadorned plum and raspberry fruit, with a lightly chalky minerality. Fleshes out nicely as it airs in the glass. Tasted non-blind. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Rounded, with ample flesh and lots of braised fig, currant paste and roasted apple wood notes. There's more heft than cut right now, but this is pretty darn solid, with a broa...

Wine Spectator: Very fresh, with a pure essence of raspberry and kirsch racing along, laced with an enticing red licorice note that drives through the finish. Rather direct, but well put toge...

Wine Spectator: An elegant, high-toned style, with violet and incense aromas leading the way, followed by more suave blackberry and black cherry sauce notes. SIlky and pure, with subtle lengt...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Sexy, lush, and deep ruby/purple in color, ripe, sweet notes of plums, black currants and cherries jump from the glass of this sleeper of the vintage. An undeniably endearing ...

Wine Spectator: This solid red offers mouthfilling tobacco, plum and blackberry notes, with nicely integrated toast on the juicy finish.

Wine Spectator: Expressive, with a vivid beam of plum and cassis flavors backed by sweet spice. There's not a lot of range, but this is fresh, with ripe fruit. -J.M.

About this Wine: "The majestic Comtesse de Lalande (second Grand Cru Classé at Pauillac) brought into the world a wonderful wine called « La Réserve ». Particularly fine and elegant, this is o...

Wine Spectator: This has the ripe plum and blackberry core of the vintage, with a streak of chalky cut for added definition and freshness. Pure and tasty. -J.M.

Wine Spectator: Solid, with lots of briar, crushed plum and spice. The juicy finish has nice underlying grip. -J.M.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 2010: Given the fact that the 2008 shows far better out of bottle than it did from cask, I would not be surprised to see the 2010's score rise after bottling. Proprietor Denis...

Wine Spectator: A dark, winey style, with crushed plum and macerated black currant notes laced with dark toast. There's good integration and length. -J.M.