2011 Red Wine from Margaux

Wine Enthusiast, 95 points: A solidly structured wine, it is both elegant and intensely powerful. It is disclosing its fruitiness slowly, at the moment dense and concentrated. A restrained edge provides complexity and balance. It will need aging, so...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: This has a restrained core of steeped plum, blackberry and anise, studded with tobacco and roasted cedar notes. The structure is silky but persistent, with an almost-succulent feel through the finish, while warm bergamot...

Wine Enthusiast, 92 points: A perfumed wine floral and flowery. The spices and wood comes from its tannins which are very present. But there's also friendly berry fruits plum skins and on the finish acidity.-R.V.