1995 Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: (95+ points) This vintage is aging at a glacial pace and the tannins are currently more significant than their counterbalancing components of fruit and glycerin. While the word “potential” seems to be the most positive...

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, 90 points: The de Fargues ’95 has a ripe, generous, quintessential de Fargues nose with tangy marmalade, Seville orange and quince jus, though it does not quite have the razor-sharp delineation of a top-flight wine from the estate...

Wine Spectator, 94 points: What? Who? This is rich and powerful with masses of fruit, character and tannins. One of the sleepers of the vintage. Long, long finish. Best after 2002. 4,100 cases made. — JS

Wine Spectator, 92 points: Gorgeous aromas of crushed currant flowers and Indian spice. Full-bodied with fine tannins. A little tight still. Give this time to show what it really has.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective. Best after 2007.

Burghound, 94 points: Deep golden color. A fully mature and ripe nose consists of moderately amounts of sous-bois, oatmeal and iodine, the latter of which can also be found on the impressively intense and powerful yet opulent flavors that...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: Crushed berry and dark chocolate. Slightly reserved in the nose. Full-bodied, with loads of layered, velvety tannins. Big, yet refined and beautiful. Long and caressing. Give this time.--'95/'96 Bordeaux retrospective...