19 Rene Gabriel
93 Wine Spectator
Hasn't developed as well as I hoped, but clearly of outstanding quality. There's lots of ripe fruit, with hints of spices, toasty oak and even currant bush aromas. Very ripe. Full-bodied and firm on the palate, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Still needs time.--Lynch-Bages non-blind vertical. Best after 2008. 25,000 cases made. ?JS
93 Wine Spectator
Hasn't developed as well as I hoped, but clearly of outstanding quality. There's lots of ripe fruit, with hints of spices, toasty oak and even currant bush aromas. Very ripe. Full-bodied and firm on the palate, with chewy tannins and a long finish. Still needs time.--Lynch-Bages non-blind vertical. Best after 2008. 25,000 cases made. ?JS
92 Robert Parker
One of the big surprises is how delicious this wine has turned out. It is a beautiful, classic claret. Dark ruby-colored with purple hues, it reveals aromas of dried herbs, smoke, leather, grilled meats, and copious black cherry and currant fruit. Medium-bodied, powerful, rich, and surprisingly evolved, this vintage has hit its plateau of maturity, where it should remain for another 10-12 years.
92 Robert Parker
One of the big surprises is how delicious this wine has turned out. It is a beautiful, classic claret. Dark ruby-colored with purple hues, it reveals aromas of dried herbs, smoke, leather, grilled meats, and copious black cherry and currant fruit. Medium-bodied, powerful, rich, and surprisingly evolved, this vintage has hit its plateau of maturity, where it should remain for another 10-12 years.