Pauillac

The 2012 Pibran has a ripe, forward, black cherry and raspberry bouquet, the Merlot component very expressive and lending vivacious allure to the aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chewy tannins on the...(read more)

Earthy, mushroomy, truffley notes on the nose, as well as stewed bramble fruits and a fine vein of leafy character too. Quite understated in terms of its flavour range – perhaps only just reaching its drinking window.

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 on a bright, intense cassi...(read more)

Almost the synthesis of the style of its two stablemates, Ormes de Pez and 'Echo'. Very pure, lovely dark fruit, with good complexity too. Very straight, with firm tannins. Volume and concentration, and picks up more on...(read more)

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot. Cool weight of black, fresh, sexy suave fruit. Classical and rich, with impressive weight and power. Graphite minerals and sumptuous cassis. Serious...(read more)

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 fine and elegant. Oak is...(read more)

Ripe just to the last possible point before being sweet. Complete and completely full, with complexity coming. Great depth - there are classical black depths of pencil-lead to plumb. A beautifully-structured, super wine....(read more)

Another unbelievably rich, multidimensional, broad-shouldered wine, with slightly more elegance and less weight than the powerhouse 1996, this gorgeously proportioned, medium to full-bodied, fabulously ripe, rich, cassis...(read more)