Burghound: green fruit, straw and earth-infused nose merges into rich, round and nicely fleshy middle weight flavors that are unusually supple and forward, all wrapped in a tangy, dry, c...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Open-knit aromas of peachy fruit salad, honey and white truffle. Quite rich and fruity in the mouth, with a distinctly sweet impression to the peach and apple flavors. Chewy w...

About this Wine: Harvested 100% by hand. Secret de Grand Bateau is the result of a close collaboration with one of Bordeaux's most prestigious estates. It benefits from modern vinificat...

Winemaker: Crystal clear with intense green highlights. Very fresh with light fruity notes. An elegant and pleasant wine with the typical minerality of its appellation. Ageing potential ...

Cory Gowan: Vibrant pale gold. Very bright on the nose, with aromas of French vanilla, stone fruit, lemon rind, woodspice and green apple. Tart on entry, this medium-bodied effort fills t...

Burghound: Generous wood still dominates the green fruit and shellfish aromas though its presence is much less noticeable on the concentrated, sappy, broad-shouldered and powerful flavor...

Burghound: Here there is also generous wood but what can be discerned about the underlying fruit is that it is cool and much more floral in character compared to the Bougros as it slides...

Burghound: Though the wood is hardly subtle, it's better integrated and allows more of the floral and orchard fruit aromas to shine through and it is also less evident on the big, powerf...

Burghound: Generous wood fights for center stage with the white flower, tidal pool and spice aromas that are followed by citrus and mineral-infused flavors that are attractively textured...

Burghound: In contrast to the prior three grands crus, the wood treatment is much more discreet if not invisible and more complementary to the white fruit, sea shell and iodine aromas th...

Wine Spectator: Really silky and seductive, with just a hint of vanilla accenting the peach, apple and lemon flavors. The mineral element is submerged right now, appearing on the finish, wher...

Wine Spectator: A tantalizing mix of lemon, oyster shell, white peach and vanilla flavors, but underneath it all there's a mineral component. Tightens up on the finish, so give this a few yea...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Peach, honey, menthol and stone on the nose. Rich and fairly intense, with a slightly candied quality to the honey and peach flavors. This may be a bit tired today owing to th...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Classic aromas of lemon, lime, minerals, hazelnut and grilled almond; smells rich in dry extract. Then dense and superconcentrated, with terrific inner-mouth energy to the fla...

Burghound: Relatively strong sulfur notes definitely detract from the otherwise complex nose of pain grillé, ripe green apple and wet stone aromas. There is however good volume and mid-p...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Musky, highly complex aromas of lemon, lime and hazelnut. Sweet on entry, then impressively tensile in the middle palate, offering superb intensity to its citrus, spice and mi...

Wine Spectator: Lush yet precise, with green tea, honeysuckle and quinine notes rippling through the core of green plum, pear and Jonagold apple fruit. The finish has mouthwatering minerality...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Lime oil and apple on the nose; still a trace of malic acidity remaining. Juicy and precise, with good limey cut carrying through to the gripping back end.

Wine Enthusiast: In its youth, this is intensely grassy, the grapefruit and green pepper flavors adding to the general crispness of the wine. It will be an attractive wine, full of pep, with a...