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"Serve it chilled. Perfect as a digestif, or as Dessert with dark Chocolate or with great Blue Cheeses like Stilton or Roquefort." - Gregory Fulham, Binny's Hyde Park

"Fresh and minty nose with hints of pear, apricot and herbs, then light and linear with mineral flavours and subtle white fruit nuances. Understated."
Reviewed by: Ian d'Agata, Critic for Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar - 95 pts Decanter
"Full, ripe with herbs, ginger and citrus aromas. Round and fleshy with subtle pineapple and melon flavours and a tough of ginger. Impressive"
Reviewed by: Michael Garner, Regular Decanter Panel Taster - 95 pts Decanter
"Waxy, bready, ripe with some concentration. Lovely elegance and layers of complexity on the nose which bodes well. Spicy palate with lovely depth of flavour. Crisp finish with fresh minerality."
Reviewed by: Jane Hunt, Master of Wine - 95 pts Decanter

"The 2002 Brut La Grande Annee is marvelous. The 2002 is an understated Grande Annee that caresses the palate with layers of effortless, weightless fruit. The mousse is exceptionally fine, which adds to the impression of total elegance. This is a relatively bright, floral Grande Annee with plenty of aromatic lift, inner perfume and no sense of heaviness at all. A rich, creamy finish adds the final note of complexity and pedigree."

"Cherry, red berries, menthol and a whiff of marzipan on the nose and palate. Firm, harmonious acidity gives this wine lovely vinosity and elegance, with an enticing minerality adding complexity. This is riper and sweeter than the 2005-more glyceral-but has excellent energy. In fact, it's still a bit youthfully compressed. Carlo Revello noted that the estate increased the quality of its crus by declassifying a good bit of fruit in '06, but that this move was done "due to the market." This is the only Barolo here that's made in larger barrels."

"The 2007 Madrona Ranch is a compelling, creamy-styled red offering an assortment of aromas, including white chocolate, graphite, forest floor, blackberries, cassis and blueberries. Pure, multilayered and super-rich, without any harshness or astringency, this is one of those wines that can be drunk young or laid away for 25+ years." Reviewed by Robert Parker.

"This is gorgeously layered with cassis bush, anise, roasted fig and plum reduction notes all framed by racy espresso and graphite. Very deep and very long, with terrific intensity on the finish thanks to razor cut from the seemingly endless iron spine. With its purity and precision, this mineral-driven Cabernet should cruise for two decades."
The Wine Spectator, 98 pts

"The 2009 Leoville Las Cases may be the most open-knit and forward Las Cases I have tasted to date. Analytically, it is high in tannin and the alcohol is 13.8%, nearly a record at this estate. This blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc was showing brilliantly at the 2009 tasting I did in Hong Kong and at a later tasting. It boasts an inky/purple color, monumental concentration and lots of sweet, jammy black currant, black cherry and kirsch fruit intermixed with crushed rock and mineral notes. As always, proprietor Jean-Hubert Delon has built a massive wine with exceptional precision, unbelievable purity and aging potential of 40-50 years. I was surprised by the lusciousness of this cuvee on several occasions, and how much more forward it is given the fact that Las Cases can often be forebodingly backward and in need of 10-15 years of cellaring (at age 30, the 1982 is still a baby in terms of development!). The super-concentrated 2009 needs another 5-7 years before additional nuances emerge. This is a brilliant, full-throttle St.-Julien."-Robert Parker

"This first vintage of the Valentin Bianchi Cabernet shows spicy aromas, cassis and berry notes are evident in the nose, a balanced mouth-feel and flavors lead to a pleasing, soft berryvanilla finish."

"Full bodied wine with honeysuckle and rose petals in bouquet. Rich and smooth withbeautifully balanced sugar and acid give an extra interest by a touch of honeyed botrytis.An uncomplicated wine ideal with fresh fruit based desserts and mild soft cheeses."