Red Wine from Pessac Leognan

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, 100 points: Tasted blind at the Southwold Bordeaux 2010 tasting. The Haut-Brion 2010 is a stunning wine that provoked a few perfect scores around the table. It is blessed with a compelling bouquet with superb precision and focus:...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: Dark fruits such as raspberries and blueberries with subtle perfume on the nose. Full body, with super well-integrated tannins and a fresh and clean finish. Racy young wine. Shows classy structure and richness. Try in 2018.

jamessuckling.com, 100 points: This is crazy. The nose is so unique with the iodine, stones and currant aromas with wet earth and mushroom. Aromas like this don't usually come out until 10 years or so in the bottle. Classic nose for this estate...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 98 points: 98+ This is an extraordinary performance once again from the Cathiard family, the proprietors of Smith-Haut-Lafitte. They think the 2010 is even better than the 2009. (I disagree, but only slightly.) This wine has...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 100 points: I certainly underrated the 2010 Pape Clement from barrel, rating it only 93-95+. (Thank God I put a “plus” there!) Having tasted it four times in Bordeaux, and rating it perfect three times and 99 the fourth time, this...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: This is juicy and still compact with a big core of plum sauce pastis and graphite followed by lots of kirsch and sweet spice on the finish. Still needs to unwind. Tasted non-blind. -J.M.