Provenance

Private Client

Critics Ratings

'Captivating on the nose - still youthful and jam-packed with very pure and intense black and red fruit, mixed with cedar and graphite notes that ebb away as the Merlot component takes over and delivers strawberry and undergrowth scents. The palate retains its exquisite balance thanks to its fine tannin and layers of black, graphite-infused fruit that ease you into its sumptuous finish. It is a long-term wine, so do not be surprised if it continues along its plateau for another 20 years. This wine represents a fabulous, era-defining contribution to this legendary vintage, and continues to offer profound expression of Pauillac at its peak.' - Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, 98/100 (Feb 2016)

'This unfurls with amazing grace, as refined tannins let the warmed cassis, macerated plum, pain d'épices, melted licorice, roasted alder and smoldering tobacco notes drape together and hang endlessly on the finish. A stunner that has been stuck at this sublime point for a while, with no signs of moving any time soon. Thoroughly sublime and still the modern-era high-water mark for these wines. Drink now through 2030.' - James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 98/100 (Jul 2014)