2009 - Chateau Angelus Saint Emilion
Limit 6 Bottles per customer.
"I tasted this three separate times, and on two occasions I thought it had the potential to be a perfect wine. ...This is a fabulous wine, with that tell-tale, dense, inky blue color that Angelus always seems to achieve. It displays an extraordinary nose of acacia flowers (or is it violets?) intermixed with blueberry liqueur, black raspberries, cassis, licorice, incense, and graphite. Full-bodied, viscous, with great intensity , vibrancy, and transparency, this is one of the all-time great wines from Angelus." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 96-100 pts.
"Concentrated aromas of boysenberry and raspberry jam. Full-bodied and powerful, with beautiful fruit-coated tannins and a long, spicy, rich aftertaste. All there for a top vintage from Angélus."
Wine Spectator, 94-97 pts.
$306.00/750ML btl
$1,836.00/case of 6
2009 - Chateau Barde Haut Saint Emilion
"A tiny crop of 18 hectoliters per hectare (the result of the mid-May hail damage) lead to an opaque purple-colored, richest, most concentrated, biggest Barde-Haut made to date. A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the 2009 possesses an intense bouquet of mulberries, boysenberries, charcoal, toast, and graphite. Extremely full-bodied, thick, and viscous with good freshness and definition as well as sweet, but high tannins, this beauty can be enjoyed over the next two decades." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 93-95 pts.
"Love the blueberry and mineral character in this young wine. Full-bodied, with silk tannins and a fruity, chocolate and light vanilla cream aftertaste."
Wine Spectator, 89-92 pts.
$33.00/750ML btl
$396.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Batailley Pauillac
"Currant and blackberry on the nose, with hints of toasted oak. Full-bodied, with big, chewy tannins. This is the biggest Batailley in years. Lots of improvement here."
Wine Spectator, 92-95 pts.
"The 2009 Batailley should give the 2005 a run for its money. It is a slightly sweeter, richer, softer wine (somewhat atypical for Batailley as it is generally one of the more structured and backward of the Pauillacs) exhibiting a dense purple color as well as notes of smoke, blackberries, cassis, charcoal, and oak. Deep, full-bodied, rich, and already seductive, it should have 25+ years of evolution ahead of it." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 90-92 pts.
$38.50/750ML btl
$462.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Beau Sejour Becot Saint Emilion
"Blueberry, licorice and floral aromas follow through to a full body, with a beautiful core of fruit and a long, fine finish. Layered and gorgeous."
Wine Spectator, 93-96 pts.
"The wine has an inky bluish/purple color and a big, powerful nose of raspberry confiture intermixed with crushed rock, licorice, and a very subtle hint of wood. A wine of enormous density, power, full-bodied richness and viscosity, it has good vibrancy and a boatload of tannin, but it is all seamlessly integrated in this colossal effort." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 93-95 pts.
$64.75/750ML btl
$777.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Belle Vue Haut Medoc
"Not to be confused with St.-Emilion’s Bellevue, this has been one of the most consistent Medoc cru bourgeois over a number of years, and the 2009 may reach new quality heights. A big-time sleeper of the vintage, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 20% Petit Verdot boasts a dense purple color as well as notes of creme de cassis and spring flowers, terrific fruit, sweet but noticeable tannin, and medium to full body. It can be drunk young or cellared for 8-10 years." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 90-92 pts.
"Silky and beautiful, with berry and dark chocolate aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, polished tannins."
Wine Spectator, 88-91 pts.
$17.75/750ML btl
$213.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Bernadotte Haut Medoc
"The finest La Bernadotte made to date, this 2009 is an undeniable sleeper of the vintage... It reveals a dense purple color along with a big, sweet kiss of black cherries, black currants, charcoal, and spice. With layers of fruit, decent acidity, freshness, and precision, and an opulent, fleshy, succulent style, it should drink easily for a decade or more." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 90-92 pts.
"A solid core of fruit in this young claret, with blackberry and chocolate character, medium body and medium finish. Dense and straightforward."
Wine Spectator, 87-90 pts.
$19.25/750ML btl
$231.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Brane Cantenac Margaux
"A dense plum/purple color is followed by a lovely perfume of flowers, boysenberries, black cherries, and black currants. Seamless in the mouth with stunning concentration, a seductive style, an exquisite Margaux delicacy, and levels of richness and intensity I have never before seen in Brane Cantenac, it should drink effortlessly for 30+ years." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 93-95 pts.
"Blueberries with a chalky, mineral undertone on the nose. Full-bodied, with fine tannins and a fresh finish. New wood already showing strong. Not giving much."
Wine Spectator, 89-92 pts.
$64.75/750ML btl
$777.00/case of 12
"Lemon peel, spices and honey on the nose. Full-bodied, with a dense yet elegant structure. Medium sweet, with a spicy finish. Stylish. Very well done."
Wine Spectator, 92-95 pts.
$14.26/375ML btl
2009 - Chateau Cambon la Pelouse Haut Medoc
"Pretty aromas of currant and berries, with a mineral undertone. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a fruity finish. Nice wood under it all. Well-crafted young red. Could be best ever from here."
Wine Spectator, 88-91 pts.
$16.75/750ML btl
$201.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Canon La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion
"The Cabernet Franc really comes out here, with roasted berry, coffee bean and citrus following through to blackberry. Full-bodied, with fabulous concentration of fruit and supersoft tannins, a long, long finish. This is so juicy and wonderful. No dry tannins here."
Wine Spectator, 94-97 pts.
"A beauty of both elegance and power. Dark ruby/purple, with notes of incense, sweet cedar, black cherry jam, cassis, and blackberry as well as licorice and subtle smoke, this wine has superb texture, a full-bodied mouthfeel, stunning concentration, and not a hard edge to be found. It is one of those remarkable 2009s with amazing power and density, but also tremendous finesse, precision, and freshness, an anomaly in itself.... Bravo!" -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 94-96 pts.
$87.50/750ML btl
$1,050.00/case of 12
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