Château Cos D'Estournel, 2eme Grand Cru Classe, Saint Estephe, Bordeaux, 201078% Cab Sauvignon, 19% Merlot, 2% Cab Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.The palate is full-bodied with quite assertive dry tannins on the entry rendering this a slightly more...

Château d'Armailhac, 5eme Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, 2010  "Deep garnet in color, the 2010 D'Armailhac leaps from the glass with vivacious scents of baked raspberries, blueberry pie and kirsch plus hints of candied violets...

Château d'Yquem, Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France, 2010 87% Sémillon and 13% Sauvignon Blanc  Pale gold with slight greenness. Gorgeous, classic nose. Pear juice a go-go. Absolutely stunning freshness as...

Chateau Duhart Milon, 4eme Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, 2010  One the finest Clerc Milons I have ever tasted, and showing better from bottle than from barrel, this blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc...

Château Kirwan, 3eme Grand Cru Classe, Margaux, Bordeaux, 2010 50% Cab Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 9% Cab Franc & 6% Petit Verdot. If you are looking for a masculine, powerful, concentrated, broodingly backward style of Margaux need look no...

Chateau Langoa-Barton, 3eme Grand Cru Classe, St. Julien, Bordeaux, 2010  ROBERT PARKER 90-92 Softer than I expected given the highly extracted, exceptionally tannic wines routinely produced by proprietor Anthony Barton, the oaky,...

Château Lascombes, 5eme Grand Cru Classe, Margaux, Bordeaux, 2010 55% Merlot, 40% Cab Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot. Dominique Befve has opted for an almost identical blend to Château Palmer but the style is very different. With...

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse De Lalande, 2eme Grand Cru Classe, Pauillac, Bordeaux, 2010 Less opulent than the 2009 but with greater freshness and firmer, more tannic finish despite the higher proportion of merlot this year. Rich...

Domaine de Chevalier, Grand Cru Classé de Graves, Pessac Léognan, Bordeaux, 2010 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot. Olivier Bernard continues to make fine, restrained wines of great purity and elegance. Plenty of depth...