2010 Bordeaux En Primeurs First Look and Exclusive Offers

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

Wine Spectator: Lovely mocha, spice, blueberry and blackberry aromas and flavors lead to a long, velvety finish. Rich and caressing. Delightful. -JM

Wine Spectator: A dark, sultry wine, with a smoky frame to the crushed plum, anise and blackberry fruit core, while ganache and black tea weave in on the finish. Offers a velvety feel, but th...

Wine Spectator: Plump and enticing, with a mouthwatering anise note that pulls you in quickly before delivering waves of blueberry, açaí berry and plum fruit, followed by bouncy spice and flo...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and juicy, with a succulent edge to the cassis, plum and blueberry fruit, which stays defined through the spice-tinged finish. The fresh aftertaste is accessible now, wit...

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.

Jeff Loo: 70% merlot, 20% cabernet franc and 10% cabernet sauvignon. From the same producer as La Couspaude in St. Emilion. This wine offers sweet cherry, jasmine and violets on the nos...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 2010: From this tiny 6.5-acre property, the 2010 is a powerful effort (14.5% alcohol) made largely from Merlot blended with a small amount of Cabernet Franc. Its dark plum/pur...

Neil Mechanic: 65% merlot and 35% cabernet franc. Average age of the vines is 40 years old on natural clay and limestone amphitheatre of 4.6 hectares. Yields were only 25 hls/ha. Aged in 50%...

Wine Spectator: Sleek and well-coiled, offering ironbound cassis and cherry skin notes that lead to a tangy, mineral-driven finish, with solid length. A tight style that relies more on cut th...

Wine Spectator: Ripe and slightly extracted in feel, with a taut plum skin edge running from start to finish, along with crushed cherry and blackberry fruit and a good tobacco note wafting th...

Jancis Robinson: Sweet and polished and a bit haunting on the nose, if this is possible.Racy perfume. Tastes more Cabernet than Merlot. Sweetness underneath though. Solid and rich on the palat...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 2010: This 2010 appeared to have just come off malolactic fermentation as it was grapy and primary with a disjointed personality. Normally a very strong effort from proprietor...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This is a terrific wine from another estate that has a consistent record of excellence for close to two decades. The blend in 2010 is 50% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon and th...

Wine Spectator: Soft, with a light raisiny edge to the blackberry and cherry pie notes, followed by a rounded, toasty finish. -J.M.