Very fresh and clean with chocolate, almond and walnut character. Medium-to full-bodied, firm and silky. Flavorful finish. A beauty. Underdog wine. Excellent.

(94 - 96 points) An exceptional wine, the 2002 Clos Vougeot (harvested at 14.2% natural potential alcohol) explodes from the glass with aromas of coffee-laced black cherries, spices, and blackberries. Medium to...

Lovely expression of fruit and terroir. Cherry jam, licorice and spice aromas and flavors mingle with a velvety texture and solid tannins in this pure, elegant red. Good proportions and a fine length. Best from 2008...

Plenty of juicy, sour cherry and raspberry notes, matched to a vivid structure. Really elegant, offering ripe tannins but very lively acidity. Subtle length on the finish. Drink now through 2009. 970 cases made, 400 cases...

Bubbling over with crushed berries, currants and spices, with tobacco notes. Beautiful. Full-bodied, with gorgeously velvety tannins and a long finish of pretty fruit. This is a racy yet elegant Lafite. Classy. Best after...

The 2002 Lynch-Bages is showing brilliantly, after a four-hour double decant, wafting from the glass with an utterly classic nose of cassis and loamy soil mingled with hints of cedar and oak vanillin. Medium to...

Very pretty aromas of blackberries spices and milk chocolate. Medium- to full-bodied with a solid core of fruit and a silky mouthfeel. Still tight but refined and long. Just as I remember.--Non-blind Château Montrose...

Gorgeous subtle aromas of crushed raspberries and light vanilla with hints of spices. Medium- to full-bodied with wonderfully seductive silky tannins. Beautiful slinky finish. Pétrus is very fine indeed in this vintage...

(18.5/20) Very pretty. Not flashy but finely sculpted. Reminds me of the role this wine played in this 2002 prestige champagne tasting.

Tasted blind at the Valandraud vertical at the property, the 2002 Valandraud has a slightly foursquare bouquet at first, but it seems to gain focus and precision in the glass, a mixture of red and black fruit, orange zest...