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Where available, tasting scores and notes are by Robert Parker (RP) and taken from his website www.erobertparker.com  or Stephen Tanzer (ST) from www.wineaccess.com

Year

Price per
Bottle
including
VAT

Tasting
Score/Notes
Best Drinking

72

75cl

MARQUIS de CALON
St Estephe

2nd Wine of Chateau Calon Segur
The top wine currently sells for approx. £58 a bottle!
So this is a great value, from a top château!

2006

£20.00

2010-25

184

75cl

MARQUIS de CALON
St Estephe

2nd Wine of Chateau Calon Segur
The top wine currently sells for approx. £62 a bottle!
So this is a great value, from a top château!

2005

£24.00

2010-27

28

75cl

MARQUIS de CALON
St Estephe

2nd Wine of Chateau Calon Segur
The top wine currently sells for approx. £51 a bottle!
So this is a great value, from a top château!

2000

£25.00

2006-2020

CALON SEGUR
St. Estephe

RP - A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot, the totally closed 2005 Calon Segur is one of those traditionally made, back strapping, uncompromising Bordeaux that will last 30-40 or more years. Its dense ruby colour with purple nuances is followed by a nose that reluctantly offers up scents of damp earth, wood smoke, black cherries, cassis, and an exotic Asian spice character. The wine is formidably endowed and broodingly tannic, with noticeable acidity and a structured, nearly impenetrable mouthfeel. Nevertheless, it is easy to sense the weight, extract, and richness in this pure, deep wine.

LES PAGODES de COS
St. Estephe

2nd Wine of Chateau Cos d'Estournel
RP - The second wine, the 2005 Les Pagodes de Cos, is already delicious. Offering plenty of cedar, cappuccino, and black cherry notes in a medium-bodied, seamless style with no hard edges, it will provide plenty of pleasure over the next decade.

COS  D'ESTOURNEL
St. Estephe

RP - A beautiful example of the vintage, proprietor Michel Reybier and his top-notch winemaker, Jean-Guillaume Prats, have fashioned an exceptional wine displaying a dense ruby/purple colour as well as a sweet perfume of boysenberries, black currants, cherries, pain grille, roasted herbs, and liquorice. Medium-bodied with impressive density for the vintage, sweet tannin, and outstanding richness and length.

BIN END PRICE

120

75cl

LAFON ROCHET
St Estephe

RP - Perhaps the finest Lafon Rochet ever made, the purity, freshness, and sweet, rich, blueberry and boysenberry fruit and hint of pen ink that are found in this opaque purple-coloured wine are impressive. Massive in the mouth, with freshness, delineation, and sweet tannin, it is a major sleeper of the vintage that should last for 25+ years.

2009

£38.00

RP93
2012-35

60

75cl

LAFON ROCHET
St Estephe

Wine Spectator - Blueberry and blackberry aromas follow through to a full body, with liquorice and dried currant. Chewy and tannic, yet the tannins are polished. Very good for the vintage.

2008

£28.00

WS90
2012-22

12

75cl

LAFON ROCHET
St Estephe

Wine Spectator - Sweet berry and plum aromas lead to a medium body, with fine tannins and a firm finish. Clean and well-crafted.

2007

£25.00

WS87
2010-20

70

75cl

LAFON ROCHET
St Estephe

RP - Always a noteworthy value among the Medoc’s classified growths, the 2006 Lafon Rochet offers a dark opaque purple colour as well as a classic bouquet of blue and black fruits intermixed with damp earth and toasty oak. Medium to full-bodied, powerful, and rich, it is not yet complex, but the fruit is present, the texture is enticing, and the wine appears set for 15-18 years of longevity.

2006

£22.00

RP90
2007-25

151

75cl

LAFON ROCHET
St Estephe

Wine Spectator - Has notes of blackberry, with Indian spices and green tea. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins, a silky texture and a medium finish. Balanced and very refined. A beautiful young wine.

2005

£30.00

WS90
2011-30

69

75cl

LAFON ROCHET
St Estephe

RP- A big time sleeper of the vintage, the noteworthy 2004 Lafon-Rochet boasts an inky/blue/purple colour, sweet aromas of crème de cassis intermixed with smoke, liquorice, and toasty new oak, a ripe, medium to full-bodied style, sweet tannin, and loads of flavour as well as depth.

2004

£29.00

RP90
Now-2022

DAME de MONTROSE
St Estephe

2nd Wine of Chateau Montrose
The top wine currently sells for approx. £93 a bottle! So this represents excellent value.
RP- The second wine is the sexy, sensual La Dame de Montrose. The 2008, which represents 28% of the estate’s production, is a blend of 56% Merlot and 44% Cabernet Sauvignon. With a deep ruby/purple color, sweet tannins, seemingly low acidity, and lush, concentrated flavours, it should be a crowd-pleasing head-turner for at least 10-15 years.

12

75cl

MONTROSE
St Estephe

RP- One of the superstars of the vintage, this classic Montrose is not as showy or opulent as the 2010, 2009 or 2003, but it offers a dense purple color followed by gorgeously sweet black raspberry and black currant fruit intermixed with loamy, earthy, forest floor notes, a floral component and a long, full-bodied finish. The 2008 was fashioned from yields of 44 hectoliters per hectare which is slightly less than the 2010's 45 hectoliters per hectare.

2008

£75.00

RP95
2016-36
 

153

75cl

ORMES DE PEZ
St Estephe

RP- A sleeper of the vintage and the best Les Ormes de Pez made in decades, this opaque purple-hued 2009 offers up pure crème de cassis fruit intermixed with hints of charcoal, smoke, and crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied and pure with good freshness as well as a soft, layered mouthfeel, it will offer delicious drinking over the next 10-15 years.

2009

£24.00

RP90
2011-25
 

72

75cl

PHELAN SEGUR
St Estephe

RP- Like many of the top 2009s, Phelan-Segur is a huge, full-bodied effort with massive fruit as well as good freshness, precision, and elegance. This is all rather paradoxical given previous great vintages that either lean toward cooler vintage characteristics or hot ones. This 2009 possesses both styles. It exhibits lots of mulberry, boysenberry, and crushed, jammy black fruits, abundant tannin, medium to full body, an opulent mouthfeel, and enough structure to evolve for two decades or more.

2009

£35.00

RP92
2010-30