Pauillac

A high proportion of Cabernet is immediately evident. Rich with lots of volume. Sweet blackberry and bramble, vigourous and weighty. Really good. Proper wine. Tannins present but not over-extract...(read more)

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot - exactly the same blend as the previous three vintages. Deep but not excessively dark colour, round, 'toffeed', gentle. The...(read more)

Haut Batailley (GPL's stablemate) having been so good, it was hard to believe the extent to which Grand Puy Lacoste moves into another dimension. Lovely expression of fruit, floral, elegant and fat, wit...(read more)

Not dissimilar in style to Carruades, though with a rather fuller, more ample nose, and a richness of spice as well as black fruit - pure, elegant, long.

Deep glass-coating thick ruby colour. Very intense nose with a big mass of flavours. Not massive but very sexy. Opulent fruit and smooth tannins. Very Lynch but with an extra elegance. Finishes o...(read more)

Very rich, very solidly constructed, masses of rounded tannins. Black fruit, pencil box and pencil lead, mineral, velvety. Iron fist in velvet glove. Spiced cassis. Extremely impressive and very...(read more)

This marks a better showing for Lynch Bages, this bottle retaining the austere, stoic facade but behind it more evidence of blueberry, iodine and violets. Good lift with an undercurrent of sous-b...(read more)

At last shedding its tannins and revealing fabulously rich fruit and great elegance. A wonderful Pauillac.

A superb Pichon Lalande, all in finesse, super-fine tannins, fresh and liquid whilst having no lack of volume, and the flavour builds nicely in the mouth. Rich but not remotely solid, it is very...(read more)

Beautifully written up by Parker the 1996 Pichon Baron has evolved brilliantly. Now very much drinking - this is proper, polished Pauillac from a great vintage. Lots of soft, rich fruit and spicy...(read more)

Deep colour, intense fruit, a purity which is discreet and emphatic. Fruit so intense it verges on the medicinal. Very long, with the intensity carried on to the finish. Not just massive, a wine...(read more)

Along with the 1982, 2000, and 2005, the 1990 is one of those monumental Grand Puy Lacostes that you can't have enough of. Still inky/blue/purple-colored to the rim, it boasts a gorgeously sweet,...(read more)