By: admin On: 04/10/2009 19:19:50 In: What's Hot
This month sees the arrival of a fine parcel of red Bordeaux, with wines from the 1995 vintage up to the recently released 2006....
Highlights include
Chateau Clerc-Milon 1995 Pauillac £56
"The 1995 Clerc-Milon, a 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc blend, reveals more tannin and grip than the 1996 (ironically, the 1995 has more of a 1996 vintage character, and vice versa for the 1996). This attractive dark ruby/purple-colored wine has impressive credentials, and may merit an outstanding score with another year or two in the bottle. It offers a gorgeous nose of roasted herbs, meats, cedar, cassis, spice, and vanillin. This dense, medium to full-bodied wine possesses outstanding levels of extract, plenty of glycerin, and a plush, layered, hedonistic finish. A luscious, complex wine, it reveals enough tannin and depth to warrant 15 or more years of cellaring. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2015. A sleeper." 89 points Robert Parker
Chateau Saint Pierre 2006 St Julien £46.50 "A candidate for one of the finest St.-Juliens of the vintage, St.-Pierre’s 2006 is one of the smaller productions in this consistent appellation, making it difficult to find in the marketplace. Its deep opaque purple color is accompanied by notes of roasted herbs, charcoal, graphite, and extravagant creme de cassis and licorice. Full-bodied, powerful, deep, and rich with outstanding balance, purity, texture, and length, this stunning 2006 will be very long-lived." 93 points Robert Parker
Chateau Bourgneuf-Vayron 1999 Pomerol £26.99 "This wine is dark ruby-colored, with notes of scorched earth intermixed with Provencal herbs, plums, and chocolate. This medium-bodied wine is spicy and dense, with astringent tannin in the finish. If the tannin becomes better integrated without a loss of fruit, it will merit its excellent rating and last for 12+ years." 87 points Parker
