Wine Spectator: A fresh, powerful red, whose cherry and tobacco notes are squeezed by stiff tannins. Linear and vibrant, requiring time to integrate and absorb its tannins. Best from 2012 thr...

Jancis Robinson: Very nicely balanced pure stuff. Quite a bargain! Made from a blend from four different climats (Baudes, Noirots, Groseilles and Gruenchers). Quite delicious. 17.5/20 VGV

Wine Spectator: Stylish, with vanilla, spice and cherry aromas and flavors, very silky texture and a long vanilla finish. Drinkable now.--The Bordeaux 50. –JS

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Good medium ruby. Highly aromatic nose combines redcurrant, black raspberry, graphite and mint. Sweet and vinous, with a supple middle and lovely clarity of flavor. Not a part...

Wine Spectator: Lovely blackberry and cherry character, with a medium body, silky tannins and a fresh finish. Delicious red already but will be better with age. The finesse of Trotanoy. Best ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: ...The dark saturated plum/purple color is followed by aromas of prunes, coffee, black fruits, and espresso beans. With an opulent personality, low acidity and a plush texture...

Wine Spectator: Ripe, rich and complex, with layers of juicy plum, blackberry, anise, coffee and wild berry. Turns supple, with a sense of elegance and finesse. Firms up on the finish, where ...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: This 80% Merlot/20% Cabernet Franc blend from the finest five acres of the Fombrauge vineyard (St.-Emilionā_Ts largest workin...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Inky violet. Lush and inviting, with ripe boysenberry and blackberry aromas and a bright mineral overlay. Broad and fleshy, with deep dark fruit flavors, soft tannins and a su...

Wine Spectator: Harmonious, balanced and very fresh '89. Color is medium-dark ruby, with lovely fresh floral and raspberry aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, well-integrated tannins and a fruity...

Wine Spectator: Gorgeous aromas of crushed blackberries and flowers. Medium- to full-bodied, with well-knit tannins and a silky, caressing palate. Long. This is a wonderful wine. Lots of fine...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: A candidate for wine of the vintage...a sumptuous perfume of violets, blackberries, blueberries, and coffee offered in a medium to full-bodied, supple-textured, accessible sty...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Space limitations preclude including tasting notes.

Wine Spectator: Wonderful floral and blackberry aromas follow through to a compressed palate of full-bodied tannins and ripe fruit. Yet very fine and silky on the palate. Best Beychevelle I h...

Wine Spectator: Wonderful aromas of tobacco, berry and currants. Full-bodied, with a solid core of fruit and vanilla character. Long and silky on the finish, with ripe tannins...

Wine Spectator: Sweet and ripe fruit, with spice and tarragon. Full- to medium-bodied, with silky tannins and a long finish. Refined...Score range: 92-94

Wine Spectator: Marvelous aromas of raspberry, coconut and mineral. Full-bodied, with superbly well-integrated yet powerful tannins. Chewy and fruity finish. Needs a lot of time to mellow...

Stephen Tanzer's IWC: Pungently aromatic, super-ripe nose of grapefruit, mango and honey. Silky and voluminous, with very strong extract and enough acidity to maintain its freshness. Actually rathe...

Wine Spectator: Bright aromas of crushed berry and raspberry, with a hint of mineral. Full-bodied and very round, with lovely velvety tannins and a long finish. Big and boisterous. Almost rus...

Wine Spectator: Aromas of blackberry, currant, strawberry, tar and mint. Medium- to full-bodied, with a polished and caressing texture. Not as good as the great '95, but excellent. This chewy...