• WE 92
    • DC 90
    • JS 90
    Wine Enthusiast, 92 points

    This second wine of Château Montrose is ripe and structured. In 2012, it formed 29% of total production at Montrose. It opens with severe tannins that transform into ripe blackberry as the wine opens out. Solidly...

    Reg: $54.94 $39.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • WE 94
    • DC 93
    • WS 93
    Wine Enthusiast, 94 points

    (92–94 points) Barrel sample. A solid effort, this is a wine with great fruit and firm structure to support it. Ripe and full in the mouth, it's a firm and complex wine with a delicious juicy aftertaste. ROGER VOSS

    Reg: $79.94 $59.94
    24+ in stock
    • JS 90
    jamessuckling.com, 90 points

    Aromas and flavors of tar, berries and dark chocolate. Full body, relatively firm tannins and a finish that fills the palate. Well done. Second wine of Lynch-Bages.

    Reg: $74.94 $49.94
    24+ in stock
  • Reg: $44.94 $39.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • JA 98
    • TWI 97
    • JL 97
    janeanson.com, 98 points

    Whiff of gunsmoke reduction, opening up to show concentrated dark berry fruit with liqourice, pencil lead, campfire and black truffle. Stately and muscular, a brilliant counterpoint to the grace of La Mission Haut-Brion...

    Reg: $675.00 $525.00
    5 in Pre-Arrival
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • WE 95
    • JA 93
    • DC 92
    Wine Enthusiast, 95 points

    (93–95 points) 93–95. Barrel sample. This firm, dry wine is solidly rich and full in the mouth. With fine acidity and black currant fruit that show through the tannins, it is a wine with considerable potential. ROGER VOSS

    Reg: $89.94 $69.94
    1 in stock
    24+ in Pre-Arrival
    • WE 94
    • JS 94
    • JL 93
    Wine Enthusiast, 94 points

    This structured wine with big, bold red fruits offers ripe acidity, a dense texture and considerable concentration. It also has the hallmark freshness of the vintage that balances the strong aging potential. Drink from 2022.

    Reg: $89.94 $74.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • JD 98
    • TWI 96
    • JL 96
    jebdunnuck.com, 98 points

    (98+ points) Bottled under a black label to celebrate Pavie’s addition to the Grand Cru Classé “A” classification, the 2012 Chateau Pavie is a brilliant wine, and readers with bottles in their cellars are in for a treat...

    Reg: $395.00 $309.00
    1 in stock
    18 in Pre-Arrival
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • JA 97
    • DC 96
    • WA 96
    janeanson.com, 97 points

    Graceful, nuanced, totally moriesh. Hugely successful at the 10 year mark, this is rippled with raspberry, white pepper, smoked earth, blond tobacco, cold ash, blueberry and star anise. One of my stars of the lineup...

    Reg: $695.00 $525.00
    5 in Pre-Arrival
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • DC 92
    • WE 92
    • JS 91
    Decanter, 92 points

    Unusually in terms of my recent experience, this is tasting far more plump and inviting than the 2011 right now - with well defined and purely-delivered cassis and bilberry flavours, some creamy texture and enjoyably...

    Reg: $64.94 $54.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • JA 98
    • NM 97
    • TWI 96
    janeanson.com, 98 points

    Seductive, rich flavours, far more creamy in its fruit expression than many of the top Left Banks in the 2012 vintage, and yet also higher in fresh acidities, giving a lovely push-and-pull contrast. Persistent, with sage...

    Reg: $675.00 $559.00
    4 in Pre-Arrival
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • TWI 97
    • NM 96
    • WA 94
    The Wine Independent, 97 points

    Medium to deep garnet colored, the 2012 Canon is a little closed to begin, soon opening to deliver baked plums, dried mulberries, and mince pie scents with touches of sauteed herbs, tobacco, and tar. Medium to...

    Reg: $139.94 $119.94
    23 in Pre-Arrival
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • VN 92
    • JS 92
    • JA 91
    Vinous, 92 points

    A very pretty wine for the year, the 2012 d'Armailhac is plush, open and seductive. Dark red cherry, tobacco, wild herbs, smoke, leather and game are all pushed forward in a pliant, supple Pauillac that is already quite...

    Reg: $99.94 $84.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 1.5L
    • JA 98
    • NM 97
    • TWI 96
    janeanson.com, 98 points

    Seductive, rich flavours, far more creamy in its fruit expression than many of the top Left Banks in the 2012 vintage, and yet also higher in fresh acidities, giving a lovely push-and-pull contrast. Persistent, with sage...

    Reg: $1,295.00 $1,150.00
    1 in stock
    • JS 90
    jamessuckling.com, 90 points

    A minerally red with blueberry and blackberry character. Stones, too. Medium body, fine tannins and a crisp finish. Layered and pretty. Second wine of Gruaud-Larose. Better in 2017.

    Reg: $99.94 $84.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • JL 94
    • JD 94
    • DC 94
    TheWineCellarInsider.com, 94 points

    Medium-bodied, silky, energetic, bright style of Haut Bailly, with a lean to its lifted, red fruits, and a dash of cocoa in the finish. This is ready to go. Drink from 2023-2032.

    Reg: $139.94 $109.94
    10 in Pre-Arrival
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • JS 93
    • VN 92
    • WA 91
    jamessuckling.com, 93 points

    Such purity of fruit to this wine with plum, currant and berry character. Solid core of fruit and fine tannins. Full and balanced. Very successful for the vintage. Better in 2017.

    Reg: $89.94 $79.94
    24+ in stock
  • Bordeaux Blend - 750ML
    • WE 96
    • JA 95
    • NM 95
    Wine Enthusiast, 96 points

    (WE94-96 points) Firmly tannic in character, this wine is dry and extracted. There’s potential for this powerful, impressive wine to bear the wine’s very dry character with the weight of its fruit.

    Reg: $119.94 $94.94
    9 in Pre-Arrival
    • VN 94
    • NM 94
    • WE 94
    Vinous, 94 points

    The 2012 Grand-Puy-Lacoste has an impressive cassis-tinged bouquet with fresh tobacco and graphite infused black fruit that are very well focused and neatly integrated with the oak. The palate is medium-bodied with fine...

    Reg: $89.94 $79.94
    23 in stock
    24+ in Pre-Arrival
    • TWI 95
    • WA 95
    • VN 94
    The Wine Independent, 95 points

    The 2012 Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It sashays out with flamboyant scents of boysenberries, blackberry preserves, and redcurrant jelly, plus hints of cardamom, cigar box, and...

    Reg: $1,295.00 $1,095.00
    1 in Pre-Arrival
    View From The Cellar, 88 points

    The 2012 Grand Village, from the Guinaudeau family of Château Lafleur fame, is really lovely this year and one of the great bargains to be found in the vintage. As readers may recall, this is in reality a Lalande de...

    Reg: $299.94 $239.94
    5 in stock
    • JG 91
    • JS 90
    • JL 90
    View From The Cellar, 91 points

    (91+) When the rains were forecast to arrive on September 22nd, the team at Lafleur decided to pick all of the merlot vines destined for the grand vin on the single day of September 21st, but, there was not sufficient...

    Reg: $1,395.00 $1,195.00
    2 in stock
    • DC 90
    Decanter, 90 points

    A great second wine for drinking now, this has lashings of damson fruit to back up the acidity. The tannins are not as intense as they would be in a great vintage but it's good quality, with polish and real appeal.

    Reg: $54.94 $44.94
    24+ in stock
    • JL 94
    • JD 94
    • DC 94
    TheWineCellarInsider.com, 94 points

    Medium-bodied, silky, energetic, bright style of Haut Bailly, with a lean to its lifted, red fruits, and a dash of cocoa in the finish. This is ready to go. Drink from 2023-2032.

    Reg: $849.00 $749.00
    1 in stock
    • WE 96
    • TWI 95
    • JA 95
    Wine Enthusiast, 96 points

    Showing the serious side of Lafite, this is big and dark, powered by tannins as much as fruit. The wood aging is still showing, although that will integrate into the great structure that holds up the ripe black currant...

    Reg: $995.00 $785.00
    6 in Pre-Arrival
    • NM 94
    • JA 93
    • WE 91
    Neal Martin's Wine Journal, 94 points

    (NM92-94 points) Tasted twice with consistent notes, the Grand Vin is a blend of 51% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 7% Petit Verdot picked from 1 to 16 October at 45hl/ha. If offers plenty of ripe black plum and...

    Reg: $545.00 $445.00
    1 in stock
    • TWI 95
    • WA 95
    • VN 94
    The Wine Independent, 95 points

    The 2012 Smith Haut Lafitte Rouge is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It sashays out with flamboyant scents of boysenberries, blackberry preserves, and redcurrant jelly, plus hints of cardamom, cigar box, and...

    Reg: $650.00 $545.00
    9 in Pre-Arrival