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Region Vintage Name Qty Unit Case Size Format Price Note Rating
White Bordeaux 1947 Climens 11 Bottle 75cl £950

  • Two bottles recently tasted, one in Beaune and the other rounding off a Saint-Émilion vertical in London. It is a famous vintage for Climens although I wonder whether it now matches the awe-inspiring '49? The second bottle is just as I expected. Deep auburn and slightly burnished in colour, it has a showy bouquet of mango chutney, syrup of fig and quince that might not boast the delineation of the '49, but who cares? The palate is unctuous on the entry, lower in acidity compared to coeval vintages, with mango, honey, quince and marmalade generously lacquered upon the persistent and unctuous finish. Though, there is nothing wrong with this bottle, from experience I know you might chance upon bottles that are better. Tasted at La Trompette restaurant in London. 

    -- Neal Martin 95 Neal Martin 2019 - 2039

Tasting Notes
95
White Bordeaux 1953 Yquem 1 Bottle 75cl £600
White Bordeaux 1956 Yquem 1 Bottle 75cl £975£825
White Bordeaux 1981 Yquem 1 Case 12 75cl £3,200
White Bordeaux 1983 Lafaurie Peyraguey 1 Case 24 75cl £825

  • Rating

    92

    Release Price

    NA

    Drink Date

    1991 - 2000

    Reviewed by

    Robert M. Parker, Jr.

    Issue Date

    1st Jan 1998

    Source

    Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition, The Wine Advocate

    The staff at Cordier have every right to be happy with this splendidly concentrated, complex, fully mature wine. Tremendous intensity, viscous, ripe, and layered with honeyed, apricot-flavored fruit, this unctuous wine is not tiring or heavy to drink, but lively and effusively fruity. Anticipated maturity: Now-2000. Last tasted, 3/91.

Tasting Notes
92
White Bordeaux 1994 Yquem 1 Case 12 75cl £2,400
90
White Bordeaux 1996 Laville Haut Brion 1 Case 12 75cl £2,250

  • Rating

    90

    Release Price

    NA

    Drink Date

    1997 - 2012

    Reviewed by

     Robert M. Parker, Jr.

    Issue Date

    1st Jan 1998

    Source

    Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition, The Wine Advocate

    Laville's 1996 is one of the lighter-styled efforts from this estate in the nineties. Nevertheless, it has managed to cram gorgeous levels of complexity and elegance into a citrusy, melony, richly fruity format. While it does not possess the weight and body of such blockbuster vintages as 1994, it is impressive. There is good acidity, and the wine comes across as clean, crisp, and stylish in an understated, restrained manner. This wine should drink well for 12-15+ years. Last tasted 11/97

Tasting Notes
90
White Bordeaux 1997 Rieussec 2 Case 12 75cl £520

  • Wine Advocate #128
    Apr 2000 Robert M. Parker, Jr. 91 Drink: 2002 - 2025 $29-$133
    This wine contains an extremely high percentage of Semillon (usually about 90%), which was to its benefit in 1997. The wine is light medium gold-colored, with a blockbuster nose of Grand Marnier liqueur intertwined with flower blossoms, smoky new oak, and coconut. Well-integrated wood has resulted in a seamless, full-bodied, unctuously-textured wine with considerable sweetness. This is a stunningly proportioned, beautifully pure wine. Anticipated maturity: 2002-2025.

    (No tasting note was provided in Issue 128. We have instead included the text of the tasting note from Issue 122)

Tasting Notes
91
White Bordeaux 1998 Pavillon Blanc de Margaux 2 Case 12 75cl £2,400

  • Rating

    (91 - 93)

    Release Price

    NA

    Drink Date

    NA

    Reviewed by

    Robert M. Parker, Jr.

    Issue Date

    23rd Apr 1999

    Source

    122, The Wine Advocate

    Readers should not forget the Pavillon Blanc Chateau Margaux (91-93) (the finest I have ever tasted).

Tasting Notes
93
White Bordeaux 1999 Suduiraut 1 Case 6 75cl £180

  • he 1999 Suduiraut has an intense, slightly petrolly bouquet that in an odd way, feels as if it comes from an older era than succeeding vintages, which is true when you consider that Christian Seely took over in 2001. The palate is well balanced with plenty of mandarin, Clementine and quince. I admire the depth of this 1999 Sauternes and perhaps it misses the precision on the finish, although it does not quite have the length. Tasted at the Suduiraut vertical at the château.

    -- Neal Martin 90

Tasting Notes
90
White Bordeaux 2005 Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc 3 Case 12 75cl £320

  • Rating

    91

    Release Price

    NA

    Drink Date

    NA

    Reviewed by

    Neal Martin

    Issue Date

    31st Aug 2017

    Source

    232, The Wine Advocate

    Tasted blind at the 2005 Southwold tasting, the 2005 Larrivet Haut Brion Blanc has a lovely resinous, lightly honeyed bouquet with hints of toffee apple and nutmeg with just a touch of reduction. The palate is well balanced with good depth, actually not that far in style from a mature Chardonnay, with a pleasing waxy finish. I remember this showing very well back in 2009 and several years later it remains a supremely well-crafted, complex dry white Bordeaux. Tasted February 2017.

Tasting Notes
91
White Bordeaux 2005 Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux 1 Case 6 75cl £1,375

  • Rating

    93

    Release Price

    $55 - 60

    Drink Date

    NA

    Reviewed by

    Robert M. Parker, Jr.

    Issue Date

    30th Apr 2008

    Source

    176, The Wine Advocate

    This stunningly rich 100% Sauvignon Blanc is drinking fabulously well at present, yet it has the potential to evolve for 15-20 more years. Waxy lemon oil, honeysuckle, nectarine, and subtle new oak characteristics are all present in this light gold-colored, long wine.

Tasting Notes
93
White Bordeaux 2005 Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux 1 Case 12 75cl £2,750

  • Rating

    93

    Release Price

    $55 - 60

    Drink Date

    NA

    Reviewed by

    Robert M. Parker, Jr.

    Issue Date

    30th Apr 2008

    Source

    176, The Wine Advocate

    This stunningly rich 100% Sauvignon Blanc is drinking fabulously well at present, yet it has the potential to evolve for 15-20 more years. Waxy lemon oil, honeysuckle, nectarine, and subtle new oak characteristics are all present in this light gold-colored, long wine.

Tasting Notes
93
White Bordeaux 2007 Yquem 2 Bottle 150cl £360
98
White Bordeaux 2007 Extragavant de Doisy-Daene 1 Case 6 37.5cl £575

  • Delivering 12.0% ABV and 200gms residual sugar, Denis Dubourdieu’s luxury Barsac, the 2007 L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene, does not hold back, born with a lucid golden hue with big fat tears (of joy). The bouquet is very intense but very tight at first, demanding time to unfurl in the glass at its own pleasure: white peach, apricot, orange-blossom and a touch of marmalade with breathtaking definition. The palate is full-bodied with a viscous entry, so pure and caressing with mellifluous honey, apricot and citrus lemon, wonderful delineation on the finish, the thread of acidity interwoven through that powerful finish with the length of an ocean liner. Brilliant. Drink 2015-2050.

     

Tasting Notes
98
White Bordeaux 2007 Laville Haut Brion 4 Case 6 75cl £1,080

  • 93-96 RPRobert Parker, Wine Advocate # 176 93 WSRich, powerful, perfumed aromas of lemon pie, cooked apple and melon lead to a full body, with a fabulous density that persists. Gorgeous, with lovely richness and balance. Best after 2011. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 2010

Tasting Notes
96
White Bordeaux 2009 Haut Brion Blanc 1 Case 6 75cl £6,100

  • "This blockbuster blend of 62% Sauvignon Blanc and 38% Semillon has absolutely amazing texture, with superb lemon butter, crushed rock, quince and marmalade notes buttressed by hints of orange zest and citrus oil. Rich and full-bodied, with a sensational fragrance, this is an exquisite, full-throttle white to drink over the next 30+ years. Utterly profound!" 98+/100 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #199

Tasting Notes
98
White Bordeaux 2010 Climens 2 Case 12 75cl £425

  • THE WINE ADVOCATE: 94-96

    JEANNIE CHO LEE MW: 94-96

    JANCIS ROBINSON: 18

     

    DECANTER:

    Berenice Lurton and her team managed to pick the crop just hours before rains fell on October 23. Tasting through every one of their lots in 2010, there was a theme of tautness, racy acidity and spice. Focusing upon two batches representing about 14% of the harvest, there was patently exquisite balance and a sense of concentrated but efficient power, counterbalanced by immense purity and effervescence. Their problem will be knowing exactly which lots to deselect! Neal Martin, Wine Advocate May 2011

Tasting Notes
96
White Bordeaux 2011 Climens 2 Case 6 75cl £215

  • eRobertParker.com #225
    Jun 2016 Neal Martin 94 Drink: 2025 - 2060
    The 2011 Climens repeated its performance from a few months ago. There is a tangible richness on the nose, touches of honeycomb and chalk infusing the honeyed fruit before those fig-like scents begin to emerge. The palate is beautifully balanced, unctuous in the mouth with a lovely salinity coming through on the long finish. It is way too young to strut its stuff at the moment, so afford it at least a decade in bottle. Tasted April 2016.

Tasting Notes
94
White Bordeaux 2011 La Mission Haut Brion Blanc 1 Case 6 75cl £3,000
94
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