It's extremely rare to taste older vintages of Angélus. It's utterly sumptuous, and it's such a shame that the reserves at the estate are so low for these older wines. This has a higher percentage of Cabernet Franc than...

One of the wines of 20th century Bordeaux, now at a beautiful moment to drink. I have been lucky enough to taste this a few times recnently, and it delivers every time. Floral edges, gunsmoke, peony, gentle intensity that...

Decanted immediately on opening, because this remains firmly structured even at 25 years old, and feels a good number of years younger than the 1995. Once the oxygen softens things up, the autmnal but still-juicy cassis...

While it's the Médoc that tends to steal the limelight in this vintage, the 1996 Haut-Brion, the fruit of a strict selection, is a brilliant wine and comparatively underestimated today. Wafting from the glass with aromas...

One of the sleepers of the 1996 vintage Lafon-Rochet has turned out an atypically powerful rich and concentrated wine bursting with black currant fruit. The opaque purple color gives way to a medium to full-bodied tannic...