2010 Bordeaux En Primeurs First Look and Exclusive Offers

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pale bright yellow. Pure but reticent aromas of apricot, peach pit and iodine. Dry and extremely unforthcoming, revealing more nutty oak than primary fruit. Extremely dense...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Medium yellow. Ripe peach and apricot dominate the nose. Fat, sweet and seamless, with an almost exotic fruit quality nicely countered by sound ripe acidity (the finished wi...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, green-tinged yellow. Captivating aromas of white peach, pineapple, curry powder, medicinal herbs and musky lees. Sappy, chewy and dry, but completely locked up follo...

Wine Enthusiast: This is a deeply rich, very impressive wine from a great white-wine vintage. It's concentrated with the essence of pure Chardonnay. It has tension along with a full texture. A...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Ripe peach, lime leaf, botanical herbs and salty soil tones on the nose. Broad-shouldered and hugely concentrated, with an almost solid impression of dry extract. Classic ch...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright yellow. Subdued aromas of white peach, pineapple and white flowers lifted by spicy clove oil. At once elegant and penetrating, showing superb depth and building energ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bracing aromas of lemon, pineapple and petrolly minerality; reminded me of a top Alsace riesling. Creamy, vibrant and classic, with great purity of flavor, harmonious palate-...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Sweet, fruit-driven aromas of fresh peach and pear. Very Puligny in its energy, focus and floral lift. Slightly bitter in a positive way, conveying an impression of salty ac...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Crystalline aromas of pineapple, minerals, marzipan and vanilla. Dry, stony and backward, with harmonious acidity giving precision to the chewy mid-palate. The pineapple and...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A huge, complete wine, the 2010 Chevalier-Montrachet Les Demoiselles boasts stunning inner perfume and layers of expressive fruit, all supported by veins of minerality that oc...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright yellow. White peach, licorice, clove, honey and hazelnut on the nose. Smooth, thick and sweet but with serious, harmonious acidity giving shape to this highly concent...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright pale yellow. Extremely closed nose hints at gunflint and menthol. Dense and pure on entry, then as powerful as a solid in the middle, with explosive lift to the flavo...

About this Wine: According to the legend, the Lord of Montrachet shared his land out between his two sons. One had become a Chevalier during  the crusades and the other, illegitimate, is ...

Burghound: This is also beautifully complex though the composition of the aromas is different as here there is much more in the way of fresh green apple, white flower and mineral reducti...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: (I tasted a sample taken from barrel in August, shortly before the bottling): Good full yellow. Big, ripe aromas of lemon oil, smoke, hazelnut and vanillin oak. Opulent, mo...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Lemon, peach and clove on the nose. Ripe on entry, then a bit disjointed in the middle, showing some spiky acidity along with a lemon flavor complicated by a honeyed ripeness...

Wine Enthusiast: There is such elegance on this concentrated wine, combining richness with intense structure. A blend of yellow fruit, crisp apple and lemon zest flavors surface on this opulen...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Bright, pale green-yellow. High-pitched aromas of lemon oil, white pepper, wild herbs and crushed rock. Intensely flavored and suave, with a silky texture and a light touch ...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Palish bright yellow. Tight, vibrant nose offers white peach, pineapple, nut oils and brown spices. Juicy and sweet but kept under wraps today by powerful acidity. Still, t...