Comte Georges de Vogue Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru 2012 - Case of 6 Bottles (75cl)Deep ruby. This is also quite floral with excellent ripeness but also fine freshness to the plum, black cherry, cassis and blueberry aromas. The supple but tautly muscular medium weight plus flavors possess a suave mouth feel thanks to the abundant dry extract that both coats the palate and buffers the very firm tannic spine on the highly persistent and imposingly powerful finish. Here too plenty of patience will be required. Drink date 2027 Country

Aged in French oak

the 2009 Cos d'Estournel features a myriad of wonderfully intense notes

well balanced and concentrated

Parker: 91 / 100

but I was hoping for more terroir expression

The 2014 Le Petit Cheval

A subtle yet powerful mouthfeels shows this grand cru’s real inner strength

balanced and youthfully austere finish

remarkably pure and beautifully poised

it's a ripe

it is compellingly earthy/minerally in the mouth with a frame of seductively silky yet very firm tannins and culminating in a very long

The 2011 Blanc is cropped at 30hl/ha in successive tries between 30th August and 15th September