Château Branaire Ducru, 4eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, 2009 'Only time will tell whether the 2009, another great effort from Branaire, will eclipse the 2005 and 2003.An inky blue purple colour is followed by...

Château Broustet, 2eme Cru Classe, Sauternes, Bordeaux, 2009 65% Semillon 25% Sauvignon and 10% Muscadelle  A new wine for us, a lighter style but impressively rich and long on the finish. A great success probably the finest Broustet ever...

Château Cantemerle Haut Médoc 2009  49% Cab Sauv, 38% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot, 6% Cab Franc. Spicy, plummy nose with hints of cedar wood. Rich and fleshy on the palate with masses of fresh fruit and very ripe tannins. Medium to...

Chateau Climens 1er Cru Barsac Half Bottle, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2009 "The aromatics display pure honey, minerals, occasionally a faint scent of spearmint and white peach, most with spellbinding precision. On the palate, Berenice Lurton has some...

Château Climens, 1er Cru Classe, Barsac, Bordeaux, 2009 'The aromatics display pure honey, minerals, occasionally a faint scent of spearmint and white peach, most with spellbinding precision. On the palate, Berenice Lurton has some stupendous...

Château Cos Labory, 5eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint Estephe, Bordeaux, 2009 'Very pretty aromas of sliced plums and blueberries, with hints of mineral, follow through to a medium body, with fine tannins and a fruity finish with hints of vanilla...

Château Coutet, 1er Cru Classe, Sauternes-Barsac, Barsac, Bordeaux, 2009 75% Semillon, 23% Sauvignon, 2% Muscadelle  Supremely elegant Barsac with fine balance of sugar and acidity. Really fine and fresh with fantastic, honeyed...

Château D'Armailhac Cinquième Cru Classé, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2009   "Mid crimson. Can’t explain why but this really, really reminds me of Sassicaia on the nose! Lifted and polished...

Château du Tertre, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2009  Appealing nose of ripe, fresh black summer fruits, on the palate there are layers of cassis nuances that meld together with silky tannins, giving a velvety texture. In addition to the fruit,...

Château Figeac, 1er Grand Cru Classe "B", Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, 2009 'Really fabulous on the nose, with sweet milk chocolate, flowers, currant and plum. Full-bodied, with incredible length. The tannins are so silky, but they are warm and...

Château Lagrange, 3eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, 2009  'Dark crimson. Purple rim. Very sweet indeed on the nose - unusually so for St-Julien. Glamorous and luscious with a hint of ink and freshness. Lots to enjoy! The...

Château Lalande Borie, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, 2009  50% Cab Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc  'The finest wine I have ever tasted from Lalande Borie, the 2009 displays lots of purity along with a boatload of blackcurrant,...

Château Leoville Barton Saint Julien Deuxième Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France 2009   "Something reminiscent of a schoolmaster about this wine – ink and pencil lead? Fresh and minerally and sleek with...

Château Rieussec, 1er Grand Cru Classe, Sauternes, Bordeaux, 2009 85% Semillon, 11% Sauvignon and 4% Muscadelle. One of the richest wines of the vintage at 13.75% alcohol. Picked over 10 days at the end of September and the beginning of...

Chateau Saint Pierre, 4eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, 2009 The all-time greatest wine I have ever tasted from Saint-Pierre, this estate, the smallest of the grand cru classes of St.-Julien, has an opaque purple color and a...

Château Talbot, 4eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint Julien, Bordeaux, 2009 'This is the most impressive Talbot since the 1982 and 1986. It reveals an opaque plum/garnet/purple colour as well as knock-out aromas of black fruits, cedar, incense,...

Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne Magnum 2009  40% Chardonnay 60% Pinot Noir "Unbroken sun through August and early September helped to shape an idyllic harvest, on 12th September. Superb maturity of fruit in flawless health has produced...

Echezeaux Grand Cru Jacques Cacheux 2009 'Lightish grey crimson. Sweet red fruit, spices and herbs. Tautly held by the tannins but fine dark fruit from start to finish on the palate. Elegant but quite closed.' 17/20 (JH) www.jancisrobinson.com

Penfolds Grange 2009 98% Shiraz, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon VINEYARD REGION Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Magill Estate The 2009 Grange Shiraz is a comprised of 84% Barossa, 8% McLaren, and a little Clare Valley and a little Magill fruit...

Taylor's 2009 Vintage Port  The Taylor's 2009 follows a series of three outstanding vintages, 2000, 2003 and 2007. CEO – Adrian Bridge remarked: ' The 2009 is the fourth declaration in a decade. In over three centuries of Taylor's history, a...

Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos, Tokajbor-Bene, Hungary, 2009 50cl 100% Furmint  A rich honeyed raisin flavour with a long lingering finish.  Tokaji Aszú is known as one of the oldest botrytised wine types all over the world...

Vougeot 1er Cru "Las Cras" Bertrand Ambroise, Cote du Nuits, Burgundy, 2009  100% Pinot noir with 18 months in French oak. A rare Vougeot 1er Cru with a lovely rich texture and oodles of ripe fruit. Combines the softness and fruit of Chambolle with...

Yattarna Penfolds Chardonnay 2009 Magnum   Notes from Penfolds winemaker peter Gago COLOUR: Shimmering pale straw. A barrel-fermented Chardonnay?! NOSE: As befits its Southern cool-climate birth right (Victoria and Tasmania),...