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Château Haut-Brion 2005 Red (Pessac-Léognan)

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Price $1500

A big, virile wine, dominated by dark and firm tannins. The structure comes from powerful black fruits, the wood only showing as dry edge to the tannins. It’s firm, obviously destined for long aging, with initial blackberry fruits powering through the density. A stupendous wine that will last many decades. — R.V. (6/1/2008)

Château Haut-Brion 2007 White (Pessac-Léognan)

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Price $800

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The palate opens slowly, offering an initial citrus character, followed by wood and then, finally, wonderfully rich, but taut fruit. There is still a toast character here, with apricots and pear on top of the citrus, but it is still only just developing. In 10–15 years, it will be a magnificent wine. — R.V. (12/15/2010)

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2009 Red (Pessac-Léognan)

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Price $1100

Such a generous and ripe wine, with a dark core of tannins surrounded by opulent fruit. Black fruits, coffee, very concentrated flavors, a powerhouse of structure and richness. The warmth of the wine is palpable, as is the aging potential. — R.V. (2/1/2012)

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2010 Barrel sample Red (Pessac-Léognan)

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96-98 Very powerful, concentrated wine with the ripest fruit. Blackberry flavors are supplemented by almost stinging acidity, then mitigated by the velvet tannins. A wine that will age for several decades. — R.V. (6/25/2011)

Domaine de Chevalier 2001 White (Pessac-Léognan)

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Price $100

This is one of the legendary whites of Bordeaux. It lives up to its reputation. The 2001 vintage of the Domaine de Chevalier white (tasted from half bottle) is well-evolved, packed with flavors of almonds, toast, spice, fresh grapefruits, white fruits and an impressive layer of acidity. It will age for a good 20 years or more. Expect a full bottle to be less… — R.V. (6/1/2005)

Domaine de Chevalier 2007 White (Pessac-Léognan)

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Wonderfully aromatic, this sure-to-be legendary wine offers richness, ripeness, and pure yellow fruits, peaches and apricots, all alongside a structured strain of chalky minerality. It is a wine for long aging, the wood spice just becoming integrated, the fruit still in its first vibrancy. But even now, it fills the mouth with generous fruits, and a great finish of… — R.V. (7/1/2009)

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2005 Red (Pessac-Léognan)

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Price $1500

Dark and dense, but with such opulent fruit, this is a year when La Mission shows its softer, richer side by comparison with neighbor Haut-Brion. There is spice and exotic and generous red fruits to give with the concentration. It has great power, but it also has a velvet structure. — R.V. (6/1/2008)

Château Malartic-Lagraviere 2011 Barrel Sample White (Pessac-Léognan)

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95-97. Barrel sample. This wine is rich with flavors of tropical fruit and citrus, with judicious wood aging and fine concentration. — R.V. (4/5/2012)

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2008 John Tyler Bacigalupi Vineyard

A wonderful wine that’s rich and delicious. The raspberry and cherry…

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