Carruades de Lafite 1998 (Second Label of Chateau Lafite Rothschild)

“It exhibits a dense ruby/purple color in addition to an excellent bouquet of black fruits, smoke, earth, and minerals. Supple tannin, excellent texture, and a long, fine finish. Anticipated maturity: now-2015. “

Quoted and rated 90 points by Robert Parker Jr.

Chateau Lynch Bages 1998

"Extremely well done. Dark, with lots of vanilla, strawberry, cherry and currant aromas. Full-bodied, with big, silky tannins and a long, caressing finish. Best after 2007."

Quoted and rated 90 points by Wine Spectator

Reserve de la Comtesse 2000 (2nd Label of Chateau Pichon Longueville)

“Rather decadent, with berry, plum and tobacco character and a hint of meat. Medium-bodied, with chewy tannins and a medium finish. Best after 2007.”

Quoted and rated 90 points by Wine Spectator

Les Pagodes de Cos 2000 (2nd Label of Chateau Cos d’Estournel)

“Very intense aromas of crushed berries and pressed flowers, with a hint of currant bush. Full bodied and chewy, with lots of tannins but loads of fruit. A muscular, big wine. Very well done. Best after 2010.”

Quoted and rated 92 points by Wine Spectator

Chateau Gruaud Larose 1994

“Soft, ripe, and medium bodied, with surprising levels of sweet fruit and glycerin, as well as low acidity. This is one Gruaud-Larose that is best drunk during its first decade of life.”

Quoted and rated 86-87 points by Robert Parker Jr.

Chateau Plaisance 2001

Bright and intense, dark garnet with a pleasant woody aroma ,  fruits well-matured and rich tannins. Meaty wine with an elegant woody. Finish is fine. It will be very well integrated after a few years .

Ceuso Custera Sicilia IGT 1999

This rare wine, with its dense ruby/purple colour gives a sweet, seductive note of black fruits intermixed with chocolate, liquorice, and vanilla. Heady, lush, and fleshy, with a big, chewy, rich, full-bodied, silky-textured finish.

Rated 90 points by Robert Parker Jr.

Grand-Puy-Ducasse 1996

The color is a healthy dark ruby with purple nuances. The nose offers up aromas of cassis, dusty, earthy notes, tobacco leaf, cedar, and spice.

Rate 87 points by Robert Parker Jr.

   Chateau La Louviere 1998

   “An excellent dark ruby/purple effort, the 1998 offers a

classic scorched earth, smoky, black cherry, and currant-

scented bouquet. Medium-bodied, with sweet tannin, well-

integrated acidity, and excellent flavor as well as richness,

it is a complex, textbook Graves. ”

Quoted and rated 88 points by Robert Parker Jr.

 Chateau La Louviere 2000

“The 2000 is the finest La Louviere since the 1990 and

1988. A complex, smoky tobacco, earth, black currant, and

cherry jam - scented nose is followed by a medium-to ffull-

bodied, supple-textured, voluptuousm fat, fleshy, low-acid

wine. It will no doubt firm up and age nicely. ”

Quoted and rated 89 - 91 points by Robert Parker Jr.

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