No need to hold off any longer. Pop and pour brings out the sweet, plum, licorice, smoke and coffee notes. The texture shows a lush quality, with a dark, plum finish and the sensations of of dusty tannins. Read more...

Delicate yet firm, this has the gentleness of a fine Côte de Beaune tempered by an earthy structure. It's more vinous than fruity: The scent of roses, an edge of strawberry, the hint of stemminess and the cracked black...

The 2007 Cos d'Estournel is blended of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc. It has a deep garnet-brick color and the nose reveals quite a lot of evolution—more than the previous six vintages tasted...

This has a nice supple feel with notes of sandalwood and espresso weaving through the black cherry and roasted plum fruit. Dashes of tobacco and cedar chime in on the lengthy finish. Drink now through 2011. 167 cases...

High Cabernet Sauvignon and the oak upped to around 60% new, higher than usual but well integrated at 17 years on. This is showing well right now, fully in the drinking window and extremely moreish, gentle fine tannins...