Château Cos Destournel 2nd Growth St Estephe 2000  On the palate, plenty of sweet intensity and liquorice. Very well structured with big, firm tannins supporting vivid opulent fruit. A lovely dense wine, typical of a great Cos reminiscent of...

Chateau Cos Labory 5eme Growth St Estephe 2000 Jancis Robinson states - Particularly opulent, appetising nose although the tannins are currently rather jagged. A good testament to the vintage however, from this rather modest property, my score 17 / 20.

Château Gruaud Larose 2nd Growth St Julien 2000  One of the greatest wines of the vintage, layer after layer of pure fruit, with a long, long finish. 

Chateau Leoville Poyferre 2eme Growth 2001 Fine, rich deep and brooding. Intense with soft supple fruit and attractive finish. Another excellent wine from Didier Cuvelier. 

Chateau Montrose 2eme Cru Classe St Estephe 2001  Sweet notes of earth, compost, and thick, juicy black currant as well as cherry characteristics jump from the glass of this dense purple-colored 2001. Medium-bodied and rich, with moderately high...

Château Mouton Rothschild 1eme Cru Classe Pauillac 2001  2001 Mouton is already showing secondary notes. Smoke, truffle, cassis, burnt leaves and blackberries make up the perfume. The hint of greenness in the finish is not helped by the...

Château Palmer 3eme Cru Classe, Margaux, 2000  Merlot 47% Cabernet Sauvignon 53%  "Deep in colour, there remains a slight broodiness on the nose, although it loses its inhibitions and develops potent blackberry, strawberry and mint...

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse De Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, 2000  "Sitting next to my former colleague, Pierre Antoine Rovani, at one of the tastings, he commented that he didn’t like the striking green note in the...

Chateau Pontet Canet 2000 Situated almost opposite to Mouton Rothschild, the potential has always been there. Only recently, under the ownership of Guy Tesseron, has it begun to be realised. Dense colour, solid and chunky on the palate, with a long...

Les Carruades De Lafite 2001  Lafite's second wine has improved in quality enormously in recent years and is always a good buy. A strict selection this year means that 43% of the crop at Lafite was used in the Carruades. The very ripe Merlot gives a...

Pavillon Rouge 2001 The second wine of Chateau Margaux. 51% of the Chateau's crop went into this wine. Lovely, supple and refined, the texture is creamy with milk chocolate and red berries.