The 2014 Branaire-Ducru has a "quieter" bouquet than its peers, a little muted at first, though well-defined with mainly black tertiary fruit laced with tobacco. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. It's a...

The 2014 Clinet is rich and round but slightly more refined than the 2012, which is arguably its qualitative peer. Lots of black cherry fruit but with that beautiful elegant Pomerol charm. Plush and plump and will age...

Firm tannins still as it hits the 10 year mark, with beautiful depths to the espresso and cocoa bean accents, along with blubeberry and cassis fruits, all wrapped up in silky tannins. Great quality and balance. Harvest...

The 2014 Brut Special Club is brisk and finely cut. Citrus peel, dried herbs, mint, slate, lemon oil, white pepper, almond, marzipan, white flowers and chalk are all very nicely sculpted in this nuanced, chiseled...

Rose petals aromatics, attractive juicy character, there is balance here, and a slow unrolling of liquorice, black chocolate, peach pit. I got a second bottle of this, and it really delivered the depth and texture that...

The 2014 Vray Croix de Gay has an almost timid bouquet at first, and it necessitates coaxing it out from the glass, because there are certainly some pretty red berry fruit here, laced with black truffle and smoky scents...