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1953
Château La Mission Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Cuban cigars, cedar, tobacco mullberries, crushed rock, and stones fill the aromatics. The palate is even better with its tobacco-tinted red currants, herbs, spices and minerals. The finish juxtaposed power, and refinement.This is a stunner, though I would not press my luck holding this much longer. Drink from 2026-2033. 16 Views Tasted Jan 2, 2026 |
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1953
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Clearly fully mature, but there was so much going on here with its smoky, tobacco packed profile, which also offered cedar, red currants menthol, truffle, spices, and fresh herbal notes. There is an assured elegance here that is a marvel. Everything is in balance, and harmony. What a wine! Drink from 2026-2033. 17 Views Tasted Jan 2, 2026 |
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1959
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
Black currants, tobacco blackberries, dried flowers, spice and smoke from burning campfire embers create the intoxicating aromatic profile. Rich, opulent, silky and showy on the palate, as well as elegant. There’s a hint of chocolate accompanying the red fruits, spice, and cigar wrappers in the finish that seals the deal. This is at, or probably past its apogee. There is no reason to hold for more development. Drink from 2026-2031. 26 Views Tasted Jan 2, 2026 |
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2022
Stéphane Ogier Syrah La Rosine (Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes)
Herbs, flowers, and peppery fruit dominate the wine on the nose. The palate is chalky, fresh, vibrant, peppery, and bright, with fruit sweetness and spicy notes through the finish. The wine is named after the previous vineyard owner, Rosine. Made from 100% Syrah planted in granite soils just outside the Côte-Rôtie boundary. Best enjoyed from 2026 to 2034. 21 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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2022
Stéphane Ogier L'Âme Sœur Syrah de Seyssuel (Vin de Pays des Collines Rhodaniennes)
From 100% Syrah vines planted in mica schist soils, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and fruity, making it perfect for drinking in the near future, with all of its elegant, sweet, floral notes, and smoky, red fruit flavors. Drink from 2027-2034. 15 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1990
Château Cos d'Estournel (St. Estèphe)
Clearly, the best bottle I've tasted. My penultimate bottle from an original case blasted off with the essence of pure blackberries, cigar wrappers, and exotic spices. The palate was even better with its luscious and still firm layers of dark red fruits and spices. Simply popped and poured, there is no reason to age this any longer as it is at its apogee. Drink from 2026-2035. 92 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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2023
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Blanc (Hermitage)
Citrus, green apples, flowers and crushed stones open the nose. Fresh, bright, and lovely, the mineral driven finish is long, and vibrant. Drink from 3037-3043. 18 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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2013
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Blanc (Hermitage)
Honeysuckle, brioche, citrus and green apple aromatics open the wine. The palate is round, inviting, fresh and clean, with ripe, vibrant, peppery citrus and white peaches in the finish. Drink from 3026-2043. 26 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1991
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Blanc (Hermitage)
Supple, round, and mildly honeyed, the wine delivers its blend of sea salt, spicy green apples, citrus and peppery herbs with ease. This is fully mature. Drink from 2026-2032. 18 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1971
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Blanc (Hermitage)
This is a dream in the glass for white wine lovers as it certainly competes with any of the worlds greatest white wines. The oldest white Hermitage I’ve ever tasted displays aromas of honey, pears and baked apples. The finesse styled wine is elegant, refined and delicate with loads of sweet, vibrant fruits. This could easily compete with a world class white Burgundy. This is a wine I don’t want to taste. It’s a wine I want to drink! Though, sadly, it’s probably not a wine I’m going to see again. At 55 years of age the wine seems immortal. Drink from 2026-2031. 20 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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2015
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave (Hermitage)
Blackberries, cocoa, smoke, black cherries and truffle form the nose. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ripe, rich, dark, and deep. Powerful, with opulence, and elegance, the long, fruit-packed finish starts off strong, and keeps on going. Drink from 2027-2050. 125 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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2015
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage Cuvée Cathelin (Hermitage)
Inky dark in color, the wine loads your nose with blackberries, chocolate, smoke, anise, and plums with little to no swirling required. The paste is even deeper, richer, plusher and more polished. Think of multiple layers of opulent black and blue fruits that fill, coat, and drench your palate with seamless layers of fruits that hold on for over 60 seconds. Simply put, this is a mind-blowing wine tasting experience! Drink from 2030-3060. 24 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1997
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave (Hermitage)
Ready to go, this medium bodied charmer offers an elegant, fruity, soft, round, expressive wine. This has shown at this level on a consistent basis. Drink from 2026-2037 57 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1982
Château Trotanoy (Pomerol)
A sublime Pomerol with everything you could hope for. Truffles, chocolate, plums, licorice, spices and dried flowers permeated the perfume. The palate stole the show with its velvet, opulent textures, length and expansiveness. No decanting warranted, pop, pour, and be prepared for the ride. Drink from 2026-2036. 43 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1982
Château Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan)
The text-book example of elegance. Pure silky textured currants, cigar box, smoke, and burning mesquite embers on the nose and palate. It’s impossible not to be wowed by this gem which seems to get better and better. Drink from 2026-2040. 103 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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1982
Château (Margaux)
This perfectly stored bottle surprised me with its power. Multiple layers of richly-textured black, with red fruits, cedar, herbs, tobacco and dried floral notes were all over the place. More youthful than expected, well-stored bottles could still improve! Drink from 2026-2040. 77 Views Tasted Jan 1, 2026 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier La Côte Blonde (Côte-Rôtie)
Flowers, black and red fruits, white peaches, smoke, incense and spice box aromatics accompany the myriad of red fruits in the perfume. The wine is discreet, as opposed to showy, elegant as opposed to powerful, fresh, vibrant and refined. The wine will require some time, but it is going to be worth the wait. Because it offers levels of spicy, sweet and fresh, black and red fruits with a strong mineral edge that lingers of close to the 60 second mark. The wine is almost impossible to find as only 1,000 bottles are produced. Drink from 2028-2050. 902 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Côte Bodin (Côte-Rôtie)
The aromatics offer a smoked floral character, with red cherries, which open the wine nicely. The wine is rich, elegant, soft and polished with a softness to the tannins, leaving you with lush, dark red fruits with a spicy edge in the vibrant finish. The wine is 100% destemmed. Drink from 2026-2042. 883 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Cognet (Côte-Rôtie)
Initially you notice the touch of mint and oceanic notes that come from the whole cluster vinification. The wine moves to its its elegant, refined, fruits on the palate with ease, displaying a wealth of black and red cherries, herbs, olives and vibrancy with a racy edge. From vines planted in schist terroir in the Cote Brune just south of the village, the grapes are 100% whole bunch fermented and aged in neutral oak for close to 24 months before bottling. Drink from 2026-2040. 897 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Montmain (Côte-Rôtie)
Chalky, vibrant and fresh with a floral edge to the perfume, the wine is packed with layers of lush, ripe, round, sweet, red fruits with depth, elegance and purity. The grapes were 100% whole bunch fermented, and in demi muids for 24 months before bottling. Drink from 2026-2040. 902 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Leyat (Côte-Rôtie)
The color is dark, the fruits are dark and the palate is all about its deep, dark, layers of fruit. With little effort, it is easy to discover the core of this wine, with its waves of sweet, deep, dark, red fruits. There is purity and elegance with a spicy edge that shines through. The finish sings with a peppery, spicy, herbal edge to the red fruits. The vines are well-placed in schist terroir on the Cote Brune, not far from La Landonne. Close to 60% of the grapes are whole bunch fermented. The wine is aged in neutral oak for close to 24 months before bottling. Drink from 2026-2042. 935 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Bertholon (Côte-Rôtie)
Meaty, peppery, smoky, and packed with mint and red fruits on the nose, the wine is powerful, concentrated, lush, and rich. But, more importantly, it is balanced, vibrant, long, and deep, with layers of black and dark red berries. The wine is 100% whole-cluster vinified. This beauty will provide enjoyment for at least decades with ease. Drink from 2026-2045. 976 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Le Champon (Côte-Rôtie)
Fresh, cool, refreshing mint notes burst through with a single swirl before revealing blue fruits, dark cherries, smoke, and spice. The palate is vibrant, rich, and fresh, as well as elegant, balanced, and fruity with a hint of citrus on the long finish. From vines planted at higher elevations of the Cote Brune on a rock and schist terroir, the grapes are mostly whole bunch fermented, with nearly 20% of the fruit being destemmed. The wine is aged in neutral oak for about 24 months before bottling. Drink from 2026-2045. 996 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier Cuvée la Belle Hélène (Côte-Rôtie)
Offering the perfect combination of power and refinement, this is an exceptionally complete wine from start to finish. On the palate, it delivers an exciting tasting experience with layers of smoky, red fruits, spice, black raspberries, blue fruits, and red cherries. There is a vibrant energy in the mid-palate that blends seamlessly with the long, smooth finish. If you can wait a bit for the wine to age, you'll enjoy a truly remarkable tasting experience. Drink from 2028-2050. 1,509 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
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2020
Stéphane Ogier La Viallière (Côte-Rôtie)
Opulent, supple and silky, the wine is concentrated and deep with layers of creamy, ripe, dark and spicy red fruits that linger. The finish resonates while it keeps on going with its exotic-styled finish, which is unique as the wine is 100% Syrah. Give it a few years in the cellar and enjoy for at least 2 decades or linger after that. Drink from 2026-2045. 1,267 Views Tasted Oct 24, 2025 |
