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The 2001 Red Burgundies at Age 15 (Apr 2017)

(aged in 100% new oak): Dark medium red. Explosive aromas of blackberry liqueur, black cherry and mocha. Plush, sweet and generous on the palate, showing lovely balance to its flavors of wild raspberry, plum, crushed rock, smoke and spices. As round and full as this is, there’s still a fresh, crunchy quality to its fruit….

The 2001 Red Burgundies at Age 15 (Apr 2017)

(aged in 100% new oak): Dark medium red. Explosive aromas of blackberry liqueur, black cherry and mocha. Plush, sweet and generous on the palate, showing lovely balance to its flavors of wild raspberry, plum, crushed rock, smoke and spices. As round and full as this is, there’s still a fresh, crunchy quality to its fruit….

2007 and 2005 Sauternes and Barsacs (Jul 2008)

Bright, pale yellow-gold. Aromas of very ripe peach, honey and vanilla are a bit youthfully disjointed. Sweet, supple and fat, currently showing more spice than fruit. Finishes broad and spicy, with a suggestion of minerality.

The Wines That Shaped My Life (Mar 2022)

The 1983 Pichon Comtesse de Lalande is now fully mature and expressive. Pretty red berry fruit mingles with graphite and cigar box. This bottle shows a little camphor with aeration. The palate is supremely well balanced, less powerful than a few years ago, harmonious and smooth, unpretentious and quintessentially Pauillac with its pencil shaving-tinged, elegant…

Cellar Journal: Bordeaux 1920-2015 (Dec 2019)

The 1983 Latour is a delightful surprise. It is a vintage that I had not seen for a few years, and I had just two vague recollections of an ordinary First Growth; this was far superior and unquestionably the best bottle I have encountered. Modest bricking on the rim. The harmonious bouquet is fragrant and…

1982 Bordeaux, 20 Years On (Jul 2002)

Full red-ruby. Aromas of redcurrant, tobacco, spices and earth, with a slight roasted aspect. Sweet, fat and warm with alcohol; loaded with fruit but could use a bit more definition. Finishes with some free-floating acidity.