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"What sumptuous pleasures await those who purchase either the 1996 or 1995 Pichon-Lalande. It is hard to choose a favorite, although the 1995 is a smoother, more immediately sexy and accessible wine. It is an exquisite example of Pichon-Lalande with the Merlot component giving the wine a coffee/chocolatey/cherry component to go along with the Cabernet Sauvignon's and Cabernet Franc's complex...

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Situated on a north eastern slope that benefited from the extra warmth and light afforded by the vintage. The thin soils lend it its overtly mineral and nervy character, but this year there was an extra degree of softness and generosity, even a hint of creaminess.

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There can be a brashness to Bâtard, sometimes seeking to impose itself by shouting over everyone else. However in 2013, we have a wine of more balanced maturity. The wine begins with discretion, slowly building, taking its time to point towards its key attributes. There is intensity here with control, the wine giving volume across the palate but never surging...

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The Sassicaia 2016 is a triumph. The aromatic maze of the nose is bound together with incredible energy and tension, linking blackcurrant, ripe damson, and cherry compote with dried rosemary, fresh charcoal and roasted black peppercorns. All throughout there is an inky line of balsamic vinegar and olive tapenade, sprinkled with cloves and nutmeg. On the palate. it is wonderfully...

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East-northeast exposure on a cool stony soil, the nose offers a whiff of gunflint, a prickle of gingery lemongrass and a twist of orange peel. Poetic and promising.

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A fine depth of colour, a refined cassis nose with notes of applewood and soft spice. On the palate really expansive and richly textured with sweet, vibrant blackcurrant fruit. Scintillating acidity, beautifully ripe and grainy tannins, and lifted minerality made for an energetic and vital structural feel - but it was the sheer velvety fruit, silky elegance and sense of...

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Soft black fruits, sweet creamy textures and a lovely lifted, minty note. This is a forward, engaging style of Carruades that shows excellent mid-palate intensity, refreshing acidity and fine lines. No doubt no shortage of demand either! Drink 2017-2030. 50CS:42M:3PV:5CF 17

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