2009 - Chateau Montlandrie Cotes de Castillon
"This shows wonderful aromas of blackberry with hints of flowers. Full bodied, with superfine tannins and a long, long finish. 75 percent Merlot and 25 percent Cabernet Franc. A new wine from the owner of L'église Clinet, who recently bought the 36-acre vineyard."
Wine Spectator, 91-94 pts.
"This property was recently acquired by the obsessive perfectionist owner of l’Eglise Clinet, Denis Durantou. Ripe black cherry and black currant fruit is found in this voluptuous, lush, full-bodied, pure wine. Enjoy this hedonistic turn-on over the next 3-4 years." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 88-89+ pts.
$24.25/750ML btl
$291.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe
"1989 and 1990 deja vu all over again? If you think the 2003 Montrose (which merited 100 points) was powerful (13.2% alcohol), keep in mind that the 2009 Montrose came in at 13.7% alcohol. There is no sense of hotness, only extraordinary transparency and precision, allied to massive fruit intensity. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, this super-concentrated claret possesses a style reminiscent of the sumptuous 1990 combined with the structure of the 1989. The color is an opaque purple, the pH is a relatively normal 3.7, and the finish is endless. The flavor profile bursts with black currant, blackberry, and boysenberry fruit intertwined with hints of spring flowers and crushed rocks. Huge body, sweet tannin, and wonderful freshness make for one of the all-time great wines ever produced at Montrose. I hope to be drinking this wine with great pleasure before the Man comes for me. Kudos to Jean-Bernard Delmas." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 96-100 pts.
2009 - Chateau Moulin Pey Labrie Canon de Fronsac
"One of the best estates in Canon Fronsac, Moulin-Pey-Labrie’s 2009 reveals lots of minerality in its chalky intensity. Loaded with black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with a notion of flowers, this surprisingly full-bodied effort has decent acidity as well as ripe, but substantial tannins. It will require some patience, but should evolve for 15-20 years." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 90-92 pts.
"A racy little wine, with currant and berries on the nose and palate. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins and a medium finish."
Wine Spectator, 88-91 pts.
$21.00/750ML btl
$252.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac
"I am speechless over the nose in this wine. Mint, blackberry, currant and black licorice turn to flowers such as lilacs and roses. Wow. It fills your mouth with the same fruit, but with an intensity of superpolished tannins. It finishes with complex yet reserved coffee, toasted oak and ripe fruit and then in two or three minutes it becomes milk chocolate. Just a joy to taste. Best Mouton since 1982 or 1986; in fact, it¿s like a bend of the two. A perfect Mouton? 88 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 12 percent Merlot. "
Wine Spectator, 97-100 pts.
2009 - Chateau Paloumey Haut Medoc
"Gorgeous black currant on the nose, with tar and lead pencil. Pauillac-like. Full-bodied, with well-integrated tannins and a long finish. Serious."
Wine Spectator, 90-93 pts.
$16.00/750ML btl
$192.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Patache d'Aux Medoc
"Mineral, berry and black licorice aromas follow through to a full body, with supersilky tannins and a long finish. Lovely wine. Best ever from here?"
Wine Spectator, 89-92 pts.
$14.75/750ML btl
$177.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Pavie Saint Emilion
Limit 12 Bottles per customer.
"Another brilliant effort from Gerard Perse. ...Everything here is done with extraordinary gentleness and precision. The result is a powerful, full-bodied, remarkably intense wine that is black/purple in color. It will require considerable patience, much like 2000 and 2005. It displays enormous creme de cassis and boysenberry fruit with some cherries, spice box, and crushed rock in the background. It is intense, with loads of minerality, huge extraction, massive power, yet again, the vintage character seems to have given it a freshness and vibrancy despite the wine’s obvious viscosity." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 96-100 pts.
"Blackberry, black cherry, licorice and mineral. Full-bodied, with a big core of velvety tannins and rich fruit. Full throttle, and all there. Really massive. Blockbuster and more. Could be a tad overdone. But we will see in bottle."
Wine Spectator, 94-97 pts.
$285.00/750ML btl
$3,420.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Pavie Decesse Saint Emilion
"A sign of the terrific minerality this wine possesses, crushed rocks jump from the glass of this inky bluish/purple-colored wine. Opaque to the rim, with full-bodied power, a liqueur of rocks intermixed with creme de cassis, spring flowers, black cherry, incense, and virtually no evidence of any oak, alcohol or tannin, the wine is fat, viscous, and opulent." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 93-96 pts.
"Tar and blackberry on the nose, with hints of licorice. Full-bodied and very concentrated, with loads of blackberry fruit. Massive. But slightly less extracted than the Pavie."
Wine Spectator, 95-98 pts.
$173.00/750ML btl
$2,076.00/case of 12
2009 - Chateau Pavie Macquin Saint Emilion
"Superfocused and beautiful, like looking at Mont Blanc with a clear sky and a blanket of snow. Full and refined, with gorgeous fruit and wonderful refinement. Silky tannins. Clearly the best ever."
Wine Spectator, 96-99 pts.
"Loads of viscosity, an unctuous texture, and an enormous nose of charcoal, graphite, blackberry liqueur, and forest floor in a full-bodied, seamlessly constructed style. At the same time, the impression is one of a very unevolved, backward wine that has even more weight to put on and more nuances to reveal. I think this is one wine where the “plus” in the numerical rating will be very revealing." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 94-96+ pts.
2009 - Chateau Peby Faugeres Saint Emilion
"An incredible nose of reduced dark fruits, with blackberry, dark chocolate and loads of cherry. Full-bodied, with supervelvety tannins. Goes on and on. Racy and fast. Amazing."
Wine Spectator, 96-99 pts.
"Exceptionally full-bodied with a black/blue color, it offers up a big, sweet kiss of vanillin intermixed with blackberry liqueur, graphite, earth, and charcoal. There is massive richness, and the elevated tannins are sweet and well-integrated. Along with the wine’s freshness and moderate pH, that results in a wine that clearly defines all the special and distinctive characteristics of the 2009 vintage." -Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, 93-96 pts.
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