2001 Bordeaux Blend Wine

Wine Spectator, 90 points: Elegant and spicy with blackberry and earth character. Medium- to full-bodied with silky tannins and a medium to long finish...

Wine Enthusiast, 97 points: “For me, this vintage is what makes Margaux special,” says Margaux winemaker Paul Pontallier. He is right: With its denseness, spice, flavors of black currants layered with dryness and fresh acidity, this is a huge and...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: This wine possess great beauty, it is almost Burgundian with its soft tannins and sweet fruit. Pure class and finesse in this, it is round and thick, long and very yummy. No need to wait on this, pull the cork. This...

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, 95 points: Tasted blind at Bordeaux Index’s 10-Year On horizontal. This has a very deep garnet core. The nose is very broody and introspective with tightly coiled earthy black fruits, opening to offer limestone, graphite and cooked...

Wine Spectator, 91 points: Black cherries with fresh basil on the nose open to a full-bodied palate with velvety tannins and a medium finish. A solid wine with a good core of fruit and tannins. Best after 2008. 10000 cases made. –JS

Wine Spectator, 96 points: <strong>#7 on the Top 100 of 2004</strong>; Stick your nose in this and it says something-"I am special." Deep and generous aromas of blackberries fresh tobacco and minerals. It's full-bodied with big velvety...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: <strong>#7 on the Top 100 of 2004</strong>; Stick your nose in this and it says something-"I am special." Deep and generous aromas of blackberries fresh tobacco and minerals. It's full-bodied with big velvety...

Jancis Robinson's Purple Pages, 96 points: From magnum. Very concentrated. Very convincing. Solid lead-pencil character yet refined too. Long-term stuff with a notably dry finish. Mineral, dense and layered. Fabulously nuanced and persistent. 19/20

Neal Martin's Wine Journal, 90 points: Tasted blind at Bordeaux Index’s 10-Year On horizontal. This has a light nose of red-berried fruit, sandalwood and undergrowth. It might benefit from a little more delineation and vigour, developing aromas of cooked...