{"title":"Bordeaux Original Wood Cases","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eExplore Bordeaux wines available in original wood cases, ideal for collectors seeking provenance, presentation, and long-term cellar appeal. For all regions, browse our full \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/grandcruliquidassets.com\/collections\/original-wood-case-owc\"\u003eOriginal Wood Cases\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lafite-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"JS100 \"An incredible nose, so subtle with red fruits, mint, minerals, and all sorts of flowers give way to Cohiba cigar tobacco. The palate has such freshness and density, with perfectly polished tannins. Slightly leathery, like a wonderful Hermes bag. What a wine, please leave this for another ten years.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDR100 \"A wine worthy of superlatives, the 2005 Lafite showed incredible concentration yet a superb balance. The lovely blackcurrant and plum fruit shows a fragrant floral edge, hints of oak spice, and a firm, earthy underpinning. The texture is superbly elegant, with a lovely freshness and a lilting, silky finish, yet it does not lack a tannic grip, and the finish is satisfyingly long. Near perfection. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot with just a drop of Petit Verdot, aged in new casks. (Drink between 2021-2040).\" JA for DR May 2018","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962497773627,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":11750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLAFLAFI-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1622672021"},{"product_id":"chateau-latour-2002-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2002 Chateau Latour, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP96 \"The wine of the vintage - There are only 10,000 cases of this extraordinarily rich, dense 2002 that is as powerful as the 2003 (even the alcohol levels are nearly the same, 12.85%) . It is dark ruby\/purple to the rim, with notes of English walnuts, crushed rocks, black currants, and forest floor, dense, full-bodied, and opulent, yet classic with spectacular aromatics, marvelous purity, and a full-bodied finish that lasts just over 50+ seconds. Huge richness and the sweetness of the tannin are somewhat deceptive as this wine seems set for a long life. Administrator Frederic Engerer seems to be more pleased with what Latour achieved in 2002 than in any other recent vintage. Hats off to him for an extraordinary accomplishment in a vintage that wouldn't have been expected to produce the raw materials to achieve something at this level of quality. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2045.\" RP Apr 2005\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAG96 \"One of the most pleasant surprises in this tasting, the 2002 Latour is just beginning to show the full breadth of its aromatic complexity, but it is also has more than enough depth to drink well for several decades. Tar, graphite, incense and smoke open up in the glass in a Latour that leans towards the more delicate, feminine side of things. Silky tannins add polish and creaminess through to the finish. The 2002 is surprisingly delicious today for a young Latour, but it also has the pedigree and density to age nicely for decades.\" AG for VM Jul 2016","brand":"Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962546499643,"sku":"BDX:LAT:LATO-PK12-2002-F0L0C0","price":7195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLATLATO-PK12-2002-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1591939801"},{"product_id":"chateau-latour-2004-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2004 Chateau Latour, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP95 \"The 2004 Latour is perhaps evolving slower than I expected, although it remains one of the finest Left Bank wines of the vintage. It has that quintessential graphite-scented bouquet intermixed with blackberry and cedar, although the liquorice note that I observed previously has receded. Again, there is wonderful definition. The palate is full-bodied but surprisingly more sultry than I expected, especially here where I was able to directly compare it with the other 2004 First Growths. It delivers the \"authority\" you expect from Latour, although I might be inclined just to give it another 2-3 years in bottle. Tasted September 2016.\" NM for TWA Mar 2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS95 \"Captivating aromas of currant, black licorice and spices, with just a hint of sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and a long, long finish. Structured and racy. Best after 2011.\" JS for WS Mar 2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nNM95 \"Served blind at the chateau. Tight at first on the nose, but unfurling gracefully with cedar and graphite to the fore, underlying sweet, almost exotic fruits waiting in the wings, then with further aeration bilberries and damson. The palate is very well defined, fine tannins, youthful and harmonious, smooth and filigree towards the deft, silky finish. Sublime. Tasted December 2009.\" NM for WJ Jan 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"A terrific effort from Administrator Frederic Engerer and owner Francois Pinault, the dark ruby\/purple-tinged 2004 Latour exhibits a strong cassis character intermixed with notes of crushed rocks, earth, cedar, and forest floor. Racy, elegant, but powerful with medium to full body, and sweet tannin, it will benefit from 5-7 years of cellaring, and should keep for three decades. It is a very impressive offering.\" 95Pts Published: Jun 28, 2007","brand":"Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962547023931,"sku":"BDX:LAT:LATO-PK12-2004-F0L0C0","price":7195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLATLATO-PK12-2004-F0L0C0_2.jpg?v=1640644637"},{"product_id":"pavie-2000-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2000 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP100 \"Just beginning to come around and strut its enormous potential, this wine at age 15 has been evolving like a glacier. The wine has an inky, opaque, plum\/purple color and a stunningly rich nose of mulberries, bramble berries, blackberries, licorice and incense as well as touches of toast and graphite. Fabulously concentrated and full-bodied, with a multidimensional mouthfeel, this profound Pavie is in mid-adolescence. It should evolve and continue to drink well for at least another 30-40 years. This is clearly the first compelling effort made by the Perse family.\" RP Aug 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD100 \"Just a powerhouse of a wine that does everything right, the 2000 Château Pavie is drinking incredibly well today, offering huge blackcurrant and chocolatey darker berry fruits as well as loads of truffly earth, tobacco, and spice. Full-bodied, deep, and concentrated on the palate, it stays flawlessly balanced, and while I suspect the acidity is quite low, it has an incredible sense of freshness and a weightless texture. Fully mature, yet in the early part of its drink window, it has another two decades or prime drinking ahead of it.\" JD Dec 2020","brand":"Pavie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962671837243,"sku":"BDX:PAV:PAVI-PK12-2000-F0L0C0","price":6600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPAVPAVI-PK12-2000-F0L0C0_edit.jpg?v=1701146270"},{"product_id":"pavie-2003-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2003 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"JD98 \"Still youthful yet I'd wager at the early stages of its prime drinking window, the 2003 Château Pavie shows no signs of bricking and has a stunning – and classic – bouquet of ripe red and black fruits, smoked herbs, chocolate, and smoked tobacco, with plenty of background limestone-like minerality. This beauty is full-bodied, concentrated, and powerful, yet the balance is spot on, and it has beautiful tannins, a great mid-palate, and a thrilling finish. This is pure Pavie magic that readers will love to have in the cellar and to drink any time over the coming two decades.\" JD Mar 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS97 \"This is a stunner, with the warmth of the vintage marrying ideally with the relative coolness of the terroir to deliver a wide range of vivid plum, boysenberry, raspberry and cherry paste flavors that have energy and drive, carried by a long graphite note and backed by a roasted apple wood accent that has been fully absorbed. Powerfully ripe, but not heady, with a sense of poise through the finish. A jaw-dropper.—Non-blind Pavie vertical (March 2017).\" JM for WS May 2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJS97 \"This controversial wine is fresh and bright still, unlike many of the overrated 2003s. Full-bodied, tight and polished with beautiful intensity and verve. Blackberry and sweet tobacco. Wet earth. Subtle and complex. Straight and direct. Drink or hold.\" JS Mar 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP96 \"Certainly this was a wine born under considerable controversy, receiving accolades and kudos from me and several of my American colleagues, but generally excoriated by the British press. The French wine critics were very positive. This wine has calmed down considerably as it was a blockbuster, somewhat of a Bordeaux fruit bomb in its youth, and now has toned itself down to a serious candidate for one of the wines of this rather bizarre, but interesting, vintage. 2003 offered everything, from pathetically dilute and thin wines to some massive blockbusters. That was true especially in the Northern Médoc and from the limestone hillsides of St.-Emilion (where Pavie is situated). The color is a dark garnet, with a touch of amber beginning to appear on the edge. The wine has a stunning nose of roasted herbs, grilled meats, charcoal, blackberry and blackcurrant fruit, with some oak still present. Dense, full-bodied and very succulent and lush, this wine seems to be in late adolescence, ready to enter a relatively mature stage. There is always a suspicion because of the extreme heat in July and August that these wines will crack up very quickly, and certainly that will always be a worry, but this one looks set for at least another 10-15 years of drinkability.\" RP Aug 2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP96 \"The 2003 Pavie is deep garnet with a touch of brick. It needs a fair bit of swirling to unlock evocative scents of kirsch, blackberry preserves, and plum pudding leading to suggestions of anise, fragrant soil, cigar box, and incense. The medium to full-bodied palate is densely laden with black and red berry preserves layers, framed by firm yet velvety tannins and bags of freshness, finishing long and minerally.\" LPB for TWI Dec 2023","brand":"Pavie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962672001083,"sku":"BDX:PAV:PAVI-PK12-2003-F0L0C0","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPAVPAVI-PK12-2003-F0L0C0_f213d1cf-8bfa-4170-8c72-f04894663362.jpg?v=1691787777"},{"product_id":"pavie-2004-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2004 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"WS95 \"This is a beauty, with the singed apple wood and juniper notes fully melded with the core of lush raspberry and blackberry confiture flavors. The edges are rounded off but the spine still drives through. Ends with graphite and ganache accents and a mouthwatering hint.\" JM for WS May 2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP94 \"A real sleeper effort from the Perse family, the 2004 Pavie has a dense, bluish purple color and a wonderful, sweet kiss of blackberry, licorice, spice box and roasted herbs. The wine is rich, deep, full-bodied and absolutely remarkable for the vintage. This is certainly a candidate for one of the wines of the year and seems still relatively youthful and promising. Drink it over the next 20 years.\" RP Aug 2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP94 \"Deep garnet with a touch of brick, the 2004 Pavie shoots out with bold notes of baked plums and boysenberry preserves plus hints of tobacco leaf, dried Provence herbs, and fragrant earth. The medium-bodied palate is lively and refreshing, with soft tannins to texture the black fruit preserves and savory layers, finishing earthy.\" LP for TWI Dec 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"Pavie is widely acclaimed as one of Bordeaux’s greatest terroirs, of largely limestone and clay soils. Brilliantly situated with a sunny, southern exposure and exceptional drainage, Pavie potentially rivals nearby Ausone, the oldest and possibly the most famous estate in Bordeaux. Pavie’s other nearby neighbors include, Pavie-Macquin and Troplong-Mondot to the north, Larcis-Ducasse to the southeast and La Gaffelière and Saint-Georges Côte Pavie to the west.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nUntil 1978, previous owners rarely produced great wine, but of course that all changed with the acquisition of the 92-acre, single vineyard by Chantal and Gérard Perse. In short, they dramatically raised the quality.\" Published: Aug 27, 2015","brand":"Pavie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962672164923,"sku":"BDX:PAV:PAVI-PK12-2004-F0L0C0","price":3395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPAVPAVI-PK12-2004-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1742521370"},{"product_id":"pavie-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Pavie, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP100 \"Gerard Perse believes this is the greatest Pavie he's made to date, although certainly I would argue that list includes the 2000, as well as the 2009 and 2010, among his superstars. This wine, which I had both in the 2005 horizontal report in the Wine Advocate, and at a mini-vertical with Perse at the restaurant Maison Boulud in Montreal, looks to be a 75- to 100-year wine. Dense, opaque purple to the rim, with a gorgeously promising nose of blackberries, cassis, graphite and cedar wood just beginning to emerge, it tastes more like a three-year-old than wine that is already a decade old. This beauty is intense and full-bodied, with magnificent concentration, a majestic mouthfeel and a total seamless integration of tannin, wood, alcohol, etc. Beautifully rich, full and multidimensional, this is a tour de force in winemaking and certainly one of the top dozen or so 2005 Bordeaux. Forget it for another 3-5 years and drink it over the following 50-100 years!\" RP Aug 2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP100 \"The 2005 Pavie is deep garnet with a touch of brick. It skips out of the glass with bright, lively notes of Morello cherries, plum preserves, red roses, and candied violets followed by hints of menthol, dark chocolate, and underbrush. The full-bodied palate is so vibrant and energetic that it sparkles. Youthful red and black fruit notes comingle with mineral and floral sparks, framed by fine-grained tannins and wonderful tension, finishing with epic length and depth. This is a triumph.\" LPB for TWI Dec 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD100 \"A wine I’ve been lucky enough to have many times, the 2005 Château Pavie is unquestionably one of the finest vintages from this Chateau, checking with the likes of the 2000, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2018, and 2020. I’d say just outside of its adolescent years, it’s still ruby\/purple hued with incredible aromatics of ripe dark fruits, truffly earth, graphite, and leather. Possessing blockbuster richness, full body, velvety, seamless tannins, and no hard edges, this is quintessential Pavie all the way. Drink this magical elixir over the coming 15-20 years.\" JD Apr 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJS100 \"This is monumental. Just a baby with a fresh and intense mouthfeel and density. Full-bodied, velvety and layered. Decadent and rich. A folly of a wine.\" JS Oct 2019","brand":"Pavie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962673311803,"sku":"BDX:PAV:PAVI-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":5995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXPAVPAVI-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1595810381"},{"product_id":"pavie-macquin-2000-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2000 Chateau Pavie Macquin, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP95+ \"A beautiful crushed rock\/liqueur of minerality characterizes this inky\/purple-hued St.-Emilion. Tannic, with lots of pure black raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with a notion of charcoal as well as the aforementioned rocky\/powdered stone component, this long distance runner requires another 5-6 years of cellaring. It should age easily through 2030+\" RP Jun 2010","brand":"Pavie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962684420155,"sku":"BDX:PAV:PAVM-PK12-2000-F0L0C0","price":2095.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPAVPAVM-PK12-2000-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1779146105"},{"product_id":"pichon-baron-1989-12-pack-owc-750ml-ws-1-woty","title":"1989 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls [WS #1 WOTY]","description":"JS99 \"This is glossy and sophisticated, with so much graphite, ink, pencil shavings, blackberries, blackcurrants and blackberry leaves on the nose. Classy and powerful with very sleek tannins. Dark chocolate and blackcurrants. So long and deep. Drink or hold.\" JS Jan 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS98 -  Wine of the Year 1992 \"Youthful and gorgeous. Hedonistic. Superyoung ruby, black color. Masses of ripe fruit. Blackberry, cassis and spices. Full-bodied and very soft, with round, caressing tannins and a deliciously fresh berry, plum aftertaste. Hard not to drink it now. Best after 2005.\" JS for WS 1992\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP97 \"One of the wines of the vintage, the 1989 Pichon-Longueville Baron is drinking beautifully today. Bursting from the glass with aromas of ripe blackcurrants, plums, Cuban cigar, loamy soil, black truffles and burning embers, it's medium to full-bodied, rich and enveloping, with powdery tannins and a concentrated core of fruit. Fleshy and dramatic, with a sumptuous, low-acid profile and a long, expansive finish, to my palate this is the one 1989 Pauillac that, on a good day, can rival the extraordinary 1989 Lynch Bages. While I tend to think it's at its peak, every bottle I open from my cellar in Beaune seems to be better than the last.\" WK for TWA Feb 2022\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWine Spectator Excerpted from the Dec. 31, 1992, issue \"Purity and Intensity: Wine Spectator’s 1992 Wine of the Year - Once upon a time, Pichon Baron ranked among the top second-growths, but in recent decades the château’s fortunes have slipped. Starting with the 1986 vintage, however, Pichon Baron got its act together. Not coincidentally, that was the first wine completed under the supervision of Jean-Michel Cazes. By the 1989 vintage, the château was hitting on all cylinders. Only three 1989 Bordeauxs surpass Pichon Baron, all first-growths that cost at least twice as much.\"","brand":"Pichon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962734817339,"sku":"BDX:PIC:BARO-PK12-1989-F0L0C0","price":5495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPICBARO-PK12-1989-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1685749432"},{"product_id":"pichon-baron-2000-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2000 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"JD98 \"The best since the 1990, the 2000 Pichon-Longueville Baron is just now starting to shed some baby fat and develop additional complexity and layers. This still ruby\/plum-colored beauty boasts a phenomenal nose of blackcurrants, tobacco leaf, lead pencil shavings, and new saddle leather. It’s deep, full-bodied, and sexy, with incredible amounts of texture and opulence that keeps you coming back to the glass. It makes a mockery of so many Bordeaux today that are made in a so-called elegant style yet lack the fat, richness, and density to ever hit this high a level. With low acidity, beautiful purity of fruit, sweet tannins, and a great finish, it’s in the early to middle range of its drink window (I love it today) and has another two decades of sensational drinking ahead. Readers wanting to know what truly great Bordeaux tastes like should open a bottle of this!\" JD Mar 2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP97 \"This is one of the great wines of the vintage, and certainly a candidate for one of the finest wines made at this estate under the management of Christian Seeley and proprietor AXA. Showing incredibly well at two tastings of 2000s, the wine has a dense bluish\/purple color and a beautiful nose of incense, melted asphalt, and creme de cassis as well as hints of new saddle leather and licorice. It is superbly concentrated and very pure, with excellent texture and opulence. The acidity seems low, the tannin high but well-integrated. This is a compelling 2000 that is just closing in on its window of maturity and should stay there for at least 20 or more years. Bravo!\" RP Jun 2010","brand":"Pichon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962735833147,"sku":"BDX:PIC:BARO-PK12-2000-F0L0C0","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPICBARO-PK12-2000-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1713295445"},{"product_id":"pichon-lalande-2003-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2003 Chateau Pichon Lalande, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP95 \"Made from a blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, this spectacular 2003 hits all the sweet spots on the palate. A glorious bouquet of cedarwood, jammy black currants, cherries, licorice and truffle is followed by a dense, opulently textured, full-bodied wine with terrific purity and freshness as well as deep, velvety textured tannins. Enjoy this beauty over the next 10-12 years.\" RP Aug 2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJS95 \"This has very ripe fruit, but not over ripe. Hints of prunes, but mostly currants and spices on the nose, mainly cinnamon. Full-bodied, with firm tannins yet polished and velvety. This still has incredible freshness, I love this. Try it after 2015, but enjoy this now if you can’t wait.\" JS Apr 2012","brand":"Pichon Lalande","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32962758901819,"sku":"BDX:PIC:LALA-PK12-2003-F0L0C0","price":2395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPICLALA-PK12-2003-F0L0C0_60bddfc2-2ab8-4c8e-98f0-afeec422268d.jpg?v=1768594572"},{"product_id":"lafite-2006-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 6 btls, [Chateau Direct - Late Release]","description":"RP97 \"One of the fabulous surprises, although I had suggested last year that it could jump in quality, of my tastings, the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a great, great wine made from a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot. When I tasted it from barrel, it reminded me of their successful 1988, but it is dramatically superior to that vintage. Frankly, it may turn out to be as good as the 2005, which in all of Bordeaux is a far greater vintage than 2006. Lafite’s severe selection process (42% made it into the grand vin) resulted in a full-bodied wine boasting an extraordinary perfume of charcoal, truffles, lead pencil shavings, and sensationally sweet, ripe black currant and cedar notes. A wine of extraordinary intensity, texture, and depth with silky tannins as well as awesome concentration, this has turned out to be a remarkable Lafite Rothschild that should be drinkable much earlier than the 2005, but age for three decades.\" RP Feb 2009\n","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963288596539,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-PK06-2006-F0L0C0","price":4695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFLAFI-PK06-2006-F0L0C0_e628db24-ed4d-4451-ae61-f0c8c3d94eef.jpg?v=1768863590"},{"product_id":"mouton-2007-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2007 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls, [Banded]","description":"JA96 \"Tasting it again a few months later and it still jumps out of the glass with its seductively rich texture and spiralling aromatics, clearly showing how the best estates casually step over vintage limitations. The texture is strikingly rich, and as it opens in the glass with blackberry, cassis, slate and notes of chocolate shavings opening up even further. This has a long life ahead.\" JA Nov. 2020\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The 2007 Mouton Rothschild is a gorgeous wine, especially within the context of the vintage. Open, expressive aromatics and forward fruit make the 2007 an excellent choice for drinking now and over the next two decades or so. Although the 2007 is not an epic Mouton, it is without question one of the best recent vintages for current drinking. Smoke, tobacco, cedar and licorice add the closing shades of nuance. Warm weather resulted in an unusually early start to the growing season. Summer was not especially warm, but a hot, dry September pushed the raisins through the final phase of ripening. (AG)\" (May 2016)\u003cbr\u003eChateau Mouton Rothschild, Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac","brand":"Mouton Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963446833211,"sku":"BDX:MOU:MOUT-PK12-2007-F0L0C0","price":6900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXMOUMOUT-PK12-2007-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1752620641"},{"product_id":"leoville-las-cases-1996-6-0l-owc","title":"1996 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases, Grand Vin, Saint-Julien, 6ltr","description":"JA100 Smoked tea, cassis, blackberry, cigar box, camomile, mint leaf, slate and spice, this explodes out of the glass and then holds its own, going nowhere at all over the two or three hours that we sat around the table enjoying it. The 1970 may have had the initial heartstopping armatics, but it was the 1996 that delivered long into the night. Concentrated, tannic, confident. Opened 1.5 hours before drinking, 50% new oak. June 2024","brand":"Leoville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963461382203,"sku":"BDX:LEO:LASC-6000-1996-F0L0C0","price":3295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLEOLASC-6000-1996-F0L0C0_273253ab-271b-45ee-9141-a9e107ee643c.jpg?v=1768594539"},{"product_id":"lafite-2005-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 6 btls,","description":"JS100 \"An incredible nose, so subtle with red fruits, mint, minerals, and all sorts of flowers give way to Cohiba cigar tobacco. The palate has such freshness and density, with perfectly polished tannins. Slightly leathery, like a wonderful Hermes bag. What a wine, please leave this for another ten years.\"\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDR100 \"A wine worthy of superlatives, the 2005 Lafite showed incredible concentration yet a superb balance. The lovely blackcurrant and plum fruit shows a fragrant floral edge, hints of oak spice, and a firm, earthy underpinning. The texture is superbly elegant, with a lovely freshness and a lilting, silky finish, yet it does not lack a tannic grip, and the finish is satisfyingly long. Near perfection. A blend of 89% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Merlot with just a drop of Petit Verdot, aged in new casks. (Drink between 2021-2040).\" JA for DR May 2018","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963487825979,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-PK06-2005-F0L0C0","price":5875.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLAFLAFI-PK06-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1591939934"},{"product_id":"troplong-mondot-2000-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2000 Chateau Troplong Mondot, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP96 \"Extremely young with an unbelievable deep purple color, the 2000 Troplong Mondot has hardly budged since I tasted it in 2003. Two recent tastings confirmed that this is the greatest Troplong Mondot between their profound 1990 and more recent vintages such as 2005, 2008, and 2009. Copious chocolate, graphite, blackberry, blueberry, cassis, and ink characteristics are present in this full-bodied, powerful, massive St.-Emilion. While the tannins are noticeable, they are better integrated than they were seven years ago, and the fruit, extract, and richness clearly outweigh the wine’s structure. This 2000 will benefit from another 4-5 years of cellaring (longer than I originally predicted), and has at least two decades of drinkability ahead of it.\" RP Jun 2010","brand":"Troplong Mondot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963540942907,"sku":"BDX:TRO:TROP-PK12-2000-F0L0C0","price":2295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXTROTROP-PK12-2000-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1617047431"},{"product_id":"leoville-las-cases-1990-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"1990 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases, Grand Vin, Saint-Julien, Case of 12 btls","description":"JS98 \"this is so classic, with a beautiful nose of blackcurrants, bell pepper, lead pencil, herbs, blackcurrant leaf and tobacco. Elegant and very fine. Medium-bodied with silky tannins. Turns to sweet berry fruit after a while. This has real Bordeaux soul. Drink or hold.\" JS Jan 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP96 \"As one might expect, this is a brilliant wine, but it remains shockingly young, even for the fast evolving 1990s. Its deep ruby\/purple color is accompanied by a classic, nearly restrained set of aromatics that includes notions of sweet black cherries, black currants, lead pencil, and wet stones. In the mouth, it is full-bodied, and while technically low in acidity, there is a freshness, delineation, and classicism in this full-throttle, rich, concentrated, impeccable 1990. While still youthful, it is easy to appreciate despite its substantial tannins. It is not quite as backward as the 1990 Lafite Rothschild or 1990 Latour.\" RP for WA Jun 2009","brand":"Leoville","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963577315387,"sku":"BDX:LEO:LASC-PK12-1990-F0L0C0","price":6600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLEOLASC-PK12-1990-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1698104765"},{"product_id":"mouton-2003-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2003 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"AG95 \"A heady, exotic wine, the 2003 Mouton Rothschild takes hold of all the senses. The ripeness and exuberance of the year comes through in spades as this dramatic, opulent wine shows off its radiant personality. The 2003 can be enjoyed now, but it could also use another few years for the tannins to soften. Still, the 2003 is pretty hard to resist today. This is an exceptional, deeply satisfying Mouton endowed with notable richness but also exceptional balance. Hints of toffee, torrefaction and dark spices are laced into the finish. In 2003 the blend is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, all brought in between a fairly narrow window of ten days between September 15 and 25. (Drink between 2016-2043)\" AG for VM May 2016\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS94 \"Shows the heat of the vintage, as well as the slightly extracted feel of Dhalluin's predecessor, with a hint of jamminess to the mix of raspberry, plum and fig fruit, along with melted licorice, charred cedar and singed vanilla bean accents and a very light echo of caramel through the finish. Even with all that, there's a flash of minty freshness lurking throughout. There's lots here, but it's a bit atypical. -- Non-blind Mouton-Rothschild vertical (March 2017).\" JM for WS May 2017","brand":"Mouton Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963597762619,"sku":"BDX:MOU:MOUT-PK12-2003-F0L0C0","price":7195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXMOUMOUT-PK12-2003-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1682550475"},{"product_id":"le-gay-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Le Gay, Pomerol, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP95+ \"The 2005 Le Gay is a massive, masculine Pomerol, very much in the style of Gazin, but showing much more minerality, abundant blue and black fruits, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and loads of tannin in a youthful, backward style, even at age 10. Give this wine at least another 5-10 years of cellaring and drink it over the following quarter-century.\" RP Jun 2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"The 2005 is unquestionably the finest Le Gay since 1982, 1975, and perhaps even 1947. Kudos to consulting winemaker Michel Rolland and the estate’s relatively new proprietor, Catherine Pere-Verge, for pushing the envelope to this level.\" RP Apr 2006","brand":"Le Gay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963651567675,"sku":"BDX:LGA:LEGA-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":2295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLGALEGA-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1639093654"},{"product_id":"lafite-2006-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls, [Banded]","description":"RP97 \"One of the fabulous surprises, although I had suggested last year that it could jump in quality, of my tastings, the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a great, great wine made from a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot. When I tasted it from barrel, it reminded me of their successful 1988, but it is dramatically superior to that vintage. Frankly, it may turn out to be as good as the 2005, which in all of Bordeaux is a far greater vintage than 2006. Lafite’s severe selection process (42% made it into the grand vin) resulted in a full-bodied wine boasting an extraordinary perfume of charcoal, truffles, lead pencil shavings, and sensationally sweet, ripe black currant and cedar notes. A wine of extraordinary intensity, texture, and depth with silky tannins as well as awesome concentration, this has turned out to be a remarkable Lafite Rothschild that should be drinkable much earlier than the 2005, but age for three decades.\" RP Feb 2009","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963757113403,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-PK12-2006-F0L0C0","price":8950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFLAFI-PK12-2006-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1742521189"},{"product_id":"les-forts-de-latour-2007-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2007 Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"\"Big and bold for the year, the tannins quite solid with a tight character. The fruit flavors are rich and intense, spiced with toast and acidity. Through it all goes the tell-tale 2007 streak of acidity.\" RV for WE Apr 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Good full, deep red. Aromas of cassis, licorice and pepper. Supple and sweet but serious, with a slightly medicinal cast to the flavors of cassis, tobacco leaf, sassafras and leather. Finishes with supple tannins, a subtly sappy quality and very good length.\" ST for VM Jul 2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"The outstanding 2007 Les Forts de Latour reveals a touch of graphite and black currant fruit intermixed with an unmistakable minerality. It is a generous, silky textured, medium to full-bodied, evolved, elegant, and pure offering.\" Published: Apr 26, 2010\n\n\n","brand":"Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963768746043,"sku":"BDX:LAT:LATL-PK12-2007-F0L0C0","price":2395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLATLATL-PK12-2007-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1749511286"},{"product_id":"carruades-de-lafite-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls [Banded]","description":"\"Their second wine, the 2005 Carruades de Lafite, shows much of the character of its bigger sister, with loads of red and black currant fruit, spice box and earth. Medium-bodied, with soft tannins, this precise, pure and seductive wine should be drunk over the next 15-20 years\" LPB for WA 2015 \u003cbr\u003eCarruades de Lafite, Pauillac","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963831136315,"sku":"BDX:LAF:CARR-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFCARR-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1781220529"},{"product_id":"larcis-ducasse-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Larcis Ducasse, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP100 \"With an unbelievable nose of licorice, tapenade, black cherry and blackcurrant liqueur, as well as full body, super-sweet tannin, and astonishing richness and length, this prodigious effort in 2005 announced the resurrection of this great terroir on the slopes near Chateau Pavie. Dark garnet\/plum\/purple, this is compelling stuff and drinkable already, but capable of lasting another 25-30 years. This beauty is not to be missed! Only 3,000 cases were produced, from a blend of 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon.\" RP Jun 2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD100 “An absolute blockbuster effort from the Thienpont team, the 2005 Château Larcis Ducasse offers up everything you could want from a bottle of wine… and then some. Deep purple\/plum hued with a kaleidoscope like array of black currants, black cherries, tobacco smoke, truffle earth, leather, and chocolate, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a deep, layered, opulent mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a gorgeous finish. It’s one of those incredibly powerful yet weightless, elegant wines that are so hard to find. A blend of 78% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, this is up there with some of the greatest Saint-Emilion ever made. Drink bottles over the coming two decades.” JD Apr. 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"This great terroir on the Cote Pavie has long been recognized as one of the most privileged spots in St.-Emilion, but it was not until the wunderkind duo of Nicolas Thienpont and Stephane Derenoncourt took over in 2002 that the wine finally began to live up to its potential. Old timers who remember the 1945 Larcis Ducasse will attest to how great this cuvee can be.\"  Published: Apr 29, 2008","brand":"Larcis Ducasse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963841556539,"sku":"BDX:LAR:LARC-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":3495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLARLARC-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1650475237"},{"product_id":"palmer-2001-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2001 Chateau Palmer, Margaux, Case of 12 btls","description":"JA95 \"Nose a little more subdued than the 2000, but this has the truffle, rosebud and woodsmoke combination of a Palmer that is at a perfect moment to share. Loganberry, raspberry, tobacco leaf, peony, mint leaf, the tannins are finessed and finely spun, tracing the outline of the fruit but not constricting it in any way. Waves of aromatics through the palate keep you hooked, this is nuanced, elegant, moreish, with so much Margaux appellation charater, and a juicy finish.\" JA for IB Dec 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS94 \"Alder and cedar aromas waft up from the core here, giving this a perfumed, incense-accented edge, while the silky but substantial structure lets the gently mulled plum, black currant and cherry flavors glide through. Shows a sanguine tang at the very end, displaying latent grip for further evolution. -- Blind '01\/'03\/'05 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2017).\" JM for WS Feb 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDR94 \"As the 1983 surprised many people for its success compared to 1982, so too is the 2001 Palmer, outgunning the 2000 on many of my recent tastings. I would not bet on it lasting as long as the 2000, but this is still young right now, with firm, still-muscular tannins and deep cassis fruits. An enjoyably balanced and subtle wine filled with charcoal and woodsmoke.\" JA for DR Nov 2020","brand":"Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963900473403,"sku":"BDX:PAL:PALM-PK12-2001-F0L0C0","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPALPALM-PK12-2001-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1781048467"},{"product_id":"palmer-2003-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2003 Chateau Palmer, Margaux, Case of 12 btls","description":"Jane Anson 93Pts for Inside Bordeaux writes, \"Intense spice, majoring on smoked earth, pink pepper and black truffle notes, the fruit is softened, heading towards raspberry puree, crème de mure and fig. Plenty of freshness, with orange peel and graphite adding structure and texture. Soft rose petal colour around the edges shows the evolution overall, but there is still so much pleasure to be had here, and at least another decade of drinking. One of those vintages when you can really see the benefit that Bordeaux gets from being able to blend - far less Merlot was used in this wine than usual, because of the unusually high levels of ripeness and sugar that was found in the grape after the long hot summer (with temperatures reguarly breaking 40C during June, July and August)\" Published: Dec 7, 2021","brand":"Palmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963901259835,"sku":"BDX:PAL:PALM-PK12-2003-F0L0C0","price":3950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXPALPALM-PK12-2003-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1588791803"},{"product_id":"petrus-2000-1-5l","title":"2000 Petrus Pomerol, Magnum (1.5L) OWC","description":"RP100 \"A prodigious Petrus, this wine has that extra level of intensity and complexity that is monumental. The magic is clearly Petrus, and the 2000 will always be an interesting vintage to compare to another legend in the making, the 1998, or more recently, of course, the 2005, 2008, and 2009. Extremely full-bodied, with great fruit purity, an unmistakable note of underbrush, black truffle, intense black cherries, licorice, and mulberry, the wine seems to show no evidence of oak whatsoever. It has a sumptuous, unctuous texture, plenty of tannin, but also vibrancy and brightness. This is a remarkable wine that seems slightly more structured and massive than the 1998, which comes across as slightly more seamless, as if it were haute couture. This wine needs at least another 5-10 years of cellaring and should age for 50+ years.\" RP Jun 2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"The passing of a legend. Jean-Pierre Moueix, 1913-2003, passed away the weekend of March 29-30. A noble and erudite man, he single-handedly established the reputation for Pomerol. Founding his negociant firm in Libourne in 1937, he developed a marketplace in Belgium and northern Europe for many of the area's greatest wines. His success led to the purchase of many of the better vineyards, most renowned of which were Trotanoy (1953), La Fleur-Petrus (1953), Magdelaine (1954), and Petrus, partially owned until its outright acquisition in 2002.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nJean-Pierre Moueix and his two sons, Christian and Jean-Francois, were the cornerstones of my early education of the wines of Pomerol. As a beneficiary of his wisdom and generosity, I shall always remember him as a visionary as well as a great man. His death symbolizes the end of an extraordinary life and era.\" Published: Apr 22, 2003","brand":"Petrus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32963965255739,"sku":"BDX:PET:PETR-1500-2000-F0L0C0","price":12950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPETPETR-1500-2000-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1777931702"},{"product_id":"lascombes-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Lascombes, Margaux, Case of 12 btls [Margaux] 2005 12-Pack OWC 750mL","description":"RP95 \"A gorgeous example of Lascombes, the 2005, a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, continues the remarkable turn-around in quality that began five years ago. A stunningly opulent wine with a dense purple color, the 2005 possesses a beautiful perfume of spring flowers, blueberries, blackberries, creosote, and graphite, full body, silky but noticeable tannins, a layered mouthfeel, and a stunning, 45+-second finish. This is a brilliant, modern-styled Margaux that should age for 30-35 years. (RP)\" \u003cbr\u003eChateau Lascombes Second Growth, Deuxieme Grand Cru Classe, Margaux","brand":"Lascombes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964023189563,"sku":"BDX:LAS:LASC-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":1695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLASLASC-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1641598760"},{"product_id":"lafite-2008-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2008 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 6 btls, [Banded Late Release]","description":"RP98 \"A candidate for the -wine of the vintage,- the 2008 should have been purchased before it began to soar in value because of the significance of the number 8 in the Chinese culture (denoting good luck). Representing 40% of the production, this blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc offers aromas of high quality unsmoked cigar tobacco, lead pencil shavings, creme de cassis, earth, cedar and asphalt. Full, rich and stunningly concentrated, I doubt it is inferior to the 2010, just more classic as well as slightly more forward and a degree weaker in alcoholic potency (12.5% versus 13.5%). The 2008 should be relatively drinkable in 6-10 years as it is already showing remarkable complexity and breed, and will last for 30-35 years...at the minimum.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"The 2008 Lafite Rothschild is one of the most profound young wines I have ever tasted. From a taster’s perspective, it is reminiscent of a blend of the 1996 and 2003, but when you compare those vintages analytically, that makes no sense whatsoever. Representing only 40% of the production, this blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, and 4% Cabernet Franc boasts an opaque ruby\/purple color (one of the darkest Lafites I have seen in 30 years) as well as an extraordinary, blockbuster aromatic profile of lead pencil shavings, forest floor, black fruits, licorice, and a hint of unsmoked, high-class cigar tobacco.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nInterestingly, Lafite Rothschild’s manager, Charles Chevalier, told me there was not much flavor in the grapes in mid-September, but a month later, after four weeks of extraordinary weather, they believed something profound may have happened given the flavor development. Again, the historically long period between flowering and harvest, and very low yields are part of the secret to the great success of wines such as this.\" BT 98-100 Published: Apr 28, 2009","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964033577019,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-PK06-2008-F0L0C0","price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFLAFI-PK06-2008-F0L0C0_552c9952-9d84-47f0-bf92-29319ec3a477.jpg?v=1749511277"},{"product_id":"petrus-2008-6-pack-owc-750ml-banded","title":"2008 Petrus Pomerol, Case of 6 btls","description":"RP97 \"It is hard to call Petrus a “sleeper of the vintage,” but the 2008 will merit more attention than most consumers would think. Low yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare resulted in only 25,000 bottles of this beauty. A wine of great intensity (possibly the most concentrated wine of the vintage), this 100% Merlot boasts a dark purple color as well as a sweet perfume of mocha, caramel, black cherries, black currants, earth and forest floor. Deep, unctuously textured, full-bodied and pure, it will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring and should drink well for 25-30+ years.\" RP May 2011","brand":"Petrus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964034134075,"sku":"BDX:PET:PETR-PK06-2008-F0L0C0","price":20950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPETPETR-PK06-2008-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1742521166"},{"product_id":"pape-clement-2005-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2005 Chateau Pape Clement Cru Classe, Pessac-Leognan, Case of 12 btls","description":"JD100 \"Another absolute legend in the vintage is the 2005 Château Pape Clément, which is just now starting to hit prime time. Based on 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, it has a deep, powerful, incredibly seductive style to go with beautiful darker fruits, scorched earth, smoke, and chocolatey nuances. With velvety tannins, a flawless, full-bodied, seamless mouthfeel, blockbuster length, it should blow you away any time over the coming two decades.\" JD Apr 2004\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP99 \"Owned by Bernard Magrez, this great terroir a few miles from Haut Brion and La Mission Haut Brion has produced one of the superstars of the vintage. A blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, Pape Clement's 2005 has an opaque purple color and smoky barbecue and chocolaty notes intermixed with cassis and blackberries. There is also some underlying minerality in this full-bodied, super-concentrated wine, which has wonderfully sweet, well-integrated tannins. This majestic, multidimensional wines is one of the great, great wines of the vintage. It should drink well for at least another 25 years.\" RP Jun 2015\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"The possible perfection of this effort is not surprising given the way proprietor Bernard Magrez has been upgrading all of his estates, especially his flagship property, Pape-Clement. Over the last decade there has been a succession of brilliant wines from this terroir that is essentially sandwiched in a suburb of Bordeaux. The quintessential Pape-Clement, the 2005 is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon cropped at 38 hectoliters per hectare. Its dense plum\/purple color is followed by a seductive perfume of crushed rocks, blueberries, raspberries, cedar, graphite, licorice, and smoke. Full-bodied and layered, it possesses blockbuster richness yet an ethereal delicacy and finesse that often seem incompatible, but the fresh acids, high tannins, and marvelous extract of the 2005 Bordeaux have all come together to produce something special, but that will require patience.\" Published: Apr 29, 2007","brand":"Pape Clement","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964063068219,"sku":"BDX:PAP:PAPE-PK12-2005-F0L0C0","price":3195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPAPPAPE-PK12-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1698100947"},{"product_id":"chateau-latour-2008-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2008 Chateau Latour, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls, [Banded]","description":"JA98 \"This takes a heartbeat to kick in, and then the weight and impact of this wine slowly kicks in. Those Cabernets have lift and punch, and although it's not ethereal like the Ausone or even the Lafite, it has power, structure, impact and kick, and you know it's going the distance. It has really lovely menthol notes which play around on the finish, preceded by layers of cassis and liquorice. It's more accessible than many Latours at 10 years old - just give it another couple of years to fully get into its stride.\" JA for DR Jan 2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD96 \"The brilliant 2008 Château Latour has the classic stature and regal style of the estate front and center. A blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Franc, it’s still purple-colored and brilliantly concentrated, offering medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors of blackcurrants, tobacco, lead pencil, and graphite. Dense, perfectly balanced, with ripe tannins, it’s a few years away from prime time (although it certainly offers pleasure) but will drink well for another 2-3 decades.\" JD Jun 2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nLP96 \"Very deep garnet-purple colored, the 2008 Latour has a youthfully subdued nose revealing notes of red plums and mulberries with underlying suggestions of damp earth, iron ore, pencil lead and dried Provencal herbs. The palate is superbly structured with firm, tight-knit grainy tannins and crisp acid supporting the muscular fruit, finishing long and savory.\" LPB for WJ Nov 2012\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP95+ \"An extraordinary wine, the classic 2008 Latour (13.5% natural alcohol) is composed of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc (40% of the production made it into the grand vin). Its dense purple color is followed by hints of espresso roast, cassis, burning embers, truffles and graphite. Rich with full-bodied power, beautiful purity and graciousness allied to a voluminous, savory, broad mouthfeel, this beauty will be drinkable in 4-5 years and will keep for three decades.\" RP May 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\nRobert Parker writes, \"Damn me for saying it, but I actually think the 2008 Latour will turn out to be even better than the 2005 or 2000. I still have a weakness for the 2003, but it is somewhat atypical in how forward, fleshy, and opulent it is. The 2008 Latour is a more concentrated version of the 1996, and that’s saying something. The wine possesses full-bodied power as well as a boatload of tannin, and it is even more backward than Lafite Rothschild. Nevertheless, the hallmark of a great wine and potentially top-notch vintage is the sweetness of the tannin, and that is evident. The wine is young, unevolved, and incredibly pure (another hallmark of this unexpectedly magical vintage) with an amazingly long, textured, layered finish. It should be forgotten for 5-8 years, and consumed over the following four decades.\" Published: Apr 28, 2009","brand":"Latour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964089937979,"sku":"BDX:LAT:LATO-PK12-2008-F0L0C0","price":7750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/image_150333ce-70d3-4c32-8ee9-76dc90f42038.jpg?v=1641281311"},{"product_id":"carruades-de-lafite-2009-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2009 Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"2009 Carruades - Wine Advocate #188 - Apr 2010:  The best Carruades de Lafite I have ever tasted is the 2009. Composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, 55% of the crop was included in this second wine. It is an atypically powerful Carruades with slightly higher alcohol than usual as well as considerable structure. There are plenty of creme de cassis and crushed rock notes as well as a subtle wood component, and super intensity and lushness. It is an amazing effort! For technocrats, Lafite began its harvest on September 23 and finished on October 8. (Tasted once.)\u003cbr\u003eCarruades de Lafite, Pauillac","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964090167355,"sku":"BDX:LAF:CARR-PK12-2009-F0L0C0","price":3595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFCARR-PK12-2009-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1781048038"},{"product_id":"lynch-bages-2009-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2009 Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"RP98 \"Performing even better from bottle than it did from barrel, this appears to be the finest Lynch Bages since the 2000, 1990 and 1989. According to the chateau, the 2009 has the highest level of polyphenols ever measured as well as high alcohol (nearly 13.5%). A blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest largely Merlot with touches of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it is an expressive, voluptuously textured effort with unctuosity and powerful, juicy, succulent blackberry and black currant flavors, low acids, a layered, massive mouthfeel, but no sense of heaviness or fatigue. This exquisite Lynch Bages should drink well for 30+ years.\" RP Dec 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD98 \"In the running for the greatest vintage ever from this château, the 2009 Château Lynch-Bages is pure Pauillac magic, offering a powerful bouquet of blackcurrants, freshly sharpened pencils, smoked tobacco, and gravelly earth. It's full-bodied, has a concentrated, structured mouthfeel, building yet beautifully integrated tannins, and a great, great finish. It's just now at the early stages of its prime drinking window and has another 30 years of prime drinking ahead of it. I wish I'd bought more on release. (Drink between 2024-2054)\" JD Aug 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJA98 \"Density, power, concentration, this is a full on Pauillac, with a ton of cassis and blueberry, liquorice, espresso, cocoa bean, with an intense muscular tannic frame. Precise architecture, it delivers on the promise that has been building for several years - muscular, ripped, will power for decades.\" JA for IB Sep 2024","brand":"Lynch Bages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964130013243,"sku":"BDX:LYN:LYNC-PK12-2009-F0L0C0","price":3095.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLYNLYNC-PK12-2009-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1616017676"},{"product_id":"haut-brion-2008-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2008 Chateau Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Case of 6 btls","description":"JA97 \"I loved this vintage of Haut Brion en primeur and am so happy that it has more than lived up to expectations now that it is well into its second decade of life. The fruit remains layered and complex; with plump but measured damson, cassis, bilberry, softening ever so slightly around the edges but still maintaining a slate texture that keeps things just slowly inching forward through the palate. Rosemary, black olives and crushed mint leaf on the finish. Ruthless selection, with just 35% of production going into the first wine.\" JA for DR Feb 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP96 \"This is profound! 2008 Haut-Brion: The extraordinary 2008 Haut-Brion is a candidate for -wine of the vintage.- Composed of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc, it reveals more evolution and complexity in its large-scaled perfume. The dense purple color is followed by a sweet nose of creosote, asphalt, blueberries, black currants and jammy raspberries, sweet tannins, a savory, fleshy mouthfeel and a stunning finish. This incredibly pure, noble wine was produced from one of the estate's smallest crops (only 7,000 cases produced versus the usual 12,000 cases). It should drink well for three decades or more.\" RP May 2011","brand":"Haut Brion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964170743867,"sku":"BDX:HTB:HAUT-PK06-2008-F0L0C0","price":3150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXHTBHAUT-PK06-2008-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1774048000"},{"product_id":"mouton-2006-6-0l","title":"2006 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, OWC, 6ltr","description":"RP96 \"Tasted at the Mouton-Rothschild vertical in London, the 2006 Mouton-Rothschild was really the wine that put winemaker Philippe Dhalluin on the map, in the sense that unlike the 2005 born in a great vintage, this 2006 had to transcend it. It remains one of the standouts of the growing season and actually replicates previous showings just the week earlier and in January. As expected, the nose has quite brilliant delineation with blackberry, graphite, here an almost cold slate-like scent. The palate is harmonious with the carefully judged acidity, fine-grain tannin and immense detail on the finish. Recent bottles suggest that it may close up for several years, in which case, either enjoy this in the next few months or cellar this for a few years and receive vinous dividends down the line. Tasted May 2016.\" NM for WA Jan 2017\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD96 \"I loved the 2006 Château Mouton Rothschild, a complex, nuanced, flawlessly balanced Mouton based on 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Merlot. Tobacco, cedarwood, lead pencil shavings, and both red and black fruits define the bouquet, and this is clearly in its prime drink window, with a terrific mix of ripe fruit and just developing secondary aromas. Full-bodied and concentrated, with sweet tannins, this elegant, layered, silky 2006 has another 20 years of prime drinking. The label comes from the famed English portrait painter Lucien Freud (1922-2011).\" JD May 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Ever since owner Philippine de Rothschild put Philippe Dalhuin in charge at Mouton in 2004 there has been a dramatic reduction in the amount of wine produced under the Mouton Rothschild label. The selection process has been ratcheted up to the level of other first-growths, and that is reflected in what is clearly the greatest Mouton produced since 1982 and 1986.\" RP Feb 2009","brand":"Mouton Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964236116027,"sku":"BDX:MOU:MOUT-6000-2006-F0L0C0","price":5495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXMOUMOUT-6000-2006-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1717089658"},{"product_id":"margaux-2005-6-0l-owc","title":"2005 Chateau Margaux, Margaux, 6ltr","description":"JD100 \"An another level, the 2005 Château Margaux is as good as it gets, offering an incredible, full-bodied, layered style as well as the classic nuance, complexity, and elegance this Château is known for. Based on 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot raised in new barrels, its still youthful ruby\/purple hue is followed by a kaleidoscope-like array of cassis, smoked currants, cedar pencil, spring flowers, and graphite. With incredible concentration, a multi-dimensional, layered mouthfeel, loads of ripe yet perfectly integrated tannins, and a finish that makes you salivate, this insanely good Margaux is just now at the early stages of its prime drinking window and has another 30 years of prime drinking ahead of it. Legendry juice.\" JD Apr 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJS100 \"The nose on this seems more concentrated than the 2000, and the purity of fruit is stunning, with blueberries, raspberries, fresh flowers, and hints of licorice. This is perfect and complete. Full bodied, with notes of forest berries and wild raspberries, this is thick and velvety with perfectly polished tannins. You can really feel the density on this, more than the tannic structure. This is a sleeping beauty that will be utterly captivating when it awakes. Don't touch this until after 2015.\" JS Nov 2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAG99 \"In two recent tastings the 2005 Château Margaux has been nothing less than magnificent. A wine of stunning perfume and inner sweetness, the 2005 gradually opens to reveal layers of red-toned fruit intermingled with floral accents. It's as if all the classic Margaux signatures have been amped up in a huge way. Dehydration on the vine concentrated the fruit, but also the impression of tannin and acid, such that the 2005 retains huge fruit density along with plenty of brightness as well. Vibrant and beautifully layered, the 2005 Grand Vin is off the charts and easily one of the wines of the vintage. Readers who own it or can find it are in for a real treat. Tasted two times.\" AG for VM Apr 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJA99 \"The famed Château Margaux is a 1er cru classé, first growth property, in Bordeaux. The 2005 vintage was heralded as a 5 star year. Château Margaux upped their Cabernet Sauvignon proportion of the blend in 2005 to 85%. If I have to pick my favourite wine from the wonderful 2005 vintage, this one certainly comes very close. Rich plum purple colours in the glass, just softening around the edges. Attractive just-starting-to-age claret aromas on the nose – liquorice, black truffles and soft black fruits, all carried through on to the palate, has all of the looked-for elements in play. Great plush texture, lovely balance of acidity, tannins and fruit, love the complexity and it really lingers on the palate, impressive persistency. Outstanding for me, great Margaux typicity.\" JA for DR Aug 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP98+ \"The first-growth 2005 Château Margaux (85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot), a lavish fragrance of blackcurrants, velvety new saddle leather, spring flowers and spice soars from the glass. The wood is already totally concealed beneath the cascade of fruit in this medium to full-bodied, pure and majestic wine. This concentrated, dense, but nevertheless strikingly elegant, multi-layered wine has a finish of 45+ seconds. It builds incrementally to a crescendo and finale. This is a stunner that can be approached already, but promises to be better in another 5-10 years and last at least 25 or more years.\" RP Jun 2015","brand":"Margaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964334059579,"sku":"BDX:MAR:MARG-6000-2005-F0L0C0","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXMARMARG-6000-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1591938973"},{"product_id":"margaux-2005-3-0l","title":"2005 Chateau Margaux, Margaux, D-Magnum (3L)","description":"JD100 \"An another level, the 2005 Château Margaux is as good as it gets, offering an incredible, full-bodied, layered style as well as the classic nuance, complexity, and elegance this Château is known for. Based on 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot raised in new barrels, its still youthful ruby\/purple hue is followed by a kaleidoscope-like array of cassis, smoked currants, cedar pencil, spring flowers, and graphite. With incredible concentration, a multi-dimensional, layered mouthfeel, loads of ripe yet perfectly integrated tannins, and a finish that makes you salivate, this insanely good Margaux is just now at the early stages of its prime drinking window and has another 30 years of prime drinking ahead of it. Legendry juice.\" JD Apr 2024\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJS100 \"The nose on this seems more concentrated than the 2000, and the purity of fruit is stunning, with blueberries, raspberries, fresh flowers, and hints of licorice. This is perfect and complete. Full bodied, with notes of forest berries and wild raspberries, this is thick and velvety with perfectly polished tannins. You can really feel the density on this, more than the tannic structure. This is a sleeping beauty that will be utterly captivating when it awakes. Don't touch this until after 2015.\" JS Nov 2010\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAG99 \"In two recent tastings the 2005 Château Margaux has been nothing less than magnificent. A wine of stunning perfume and inner sweetness, the 2005 gradually opens to reveal layers of red-toned fruit intermingled with floral accents. It's as if all the classic Margaux signatures have been amped up in a huge way. Dehydration on the vine concentrated the fruit, but also the impression of tannin and acid, such that the 2005 retains huge fruit density along with plenty of brightness as well. Vibrant and beautifully layered, the 2005 Grand Vin is off the charts and easily one of the wines of the vintage. Readers who own it or can find it are in for a real treat. Tasted two times.\" AG for VM Apr 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJA99 \"The famed Château Margaux is a 1er cru classé, first growth property, in Bordeaux. The 2005 vintage was heralded as a 5 star year. Château Margaux upped their Cabernet Sauvignon proportion of the blend in 2005 to 85%. If I have to pick my favourite wine from the wonderful 2005 vintage, this one certainly comes very close. Rich plum purple colours in the glass, just softening around the edges. Attractive just-starting-to-age claret aromas on the nose – liquorice, black truffles and soft black fruits, all carried through on to the palate, has all of the looked-for elements in play. Great plush texture, lovely balance of acidity, tannins and fruit, love the complexity and it really lingers on the palate, impressive persistency. Outstanding for me, great Margaux typicity.\" JA for DR Aug 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP98+ \"The first-growth 2005 Château Margaux (85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot), a lavish fragrance of blackcurrants, velvety new saddle leather, spring flowers and spice soars from the glass. The wood is already totally concealed beneath the cascade of fruit in this medium to full-bodied, pure and majestic wine. This concentrated, dense, but nevertheless strikingly elegant, multi-layered wine has a finish of 45+ seconds. It builds incrementally to a crescendo and finale. This is a stunner that can be approached already, but promises to be better in another 5-10 years and last at least 25 or more years.\" RP Jun 2015","brand":"Margaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964356309051,"sku":"BDX:MAR:MARG-3000-2005-F0L0C0","price":4295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXMARMARG-3000-2005-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1591938990"},{"product_id":"lafite-2006-3-0l-owc","title":"2006 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, D-Magnum (3L), [Banded]","description":"RP97 \"One of the fabulous surprises, although I had suggested last year that it could jump in quality, of my tastings, the 2006 Lafite Rothschild is a great, great wine made from a blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot. When I tasted it from barrel, it reminded me of their successful 1988, but it is dramatically superior to that vintage. Frankly, it may turn out to be as good as the 2005, which in all of Bordeaux is a far greater vintage than 2006. Lafite’s severe selection process (42% made it into the grand vin) resulted in a full-bodied wine boasting an extraordinary perfume of charcoal, truffles, lead pencil shavings, and sensationally sweet, ripe black currant and cedar notes. A wine of extraordinary intensity, texture, and depth with silky tannins as well as awesome concentration, this has turned out to be a remarkable Lafite Rothschild that should be drinkable much earlier than the 2005, but age for three decades.\" RP Feb 2009\n","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964376592443,"sku":"BDX:LAF:LAFI-3000-2006-F0L0C0","price":3495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFLAFI-3000-2006-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1776282617"},{"product_id":"pichon-baron-2007-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2007 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"DR94 \"This is the first wine of this vertical tasting in which the barrel aging is aromatically apparent, but that is not to its disadvantage. Nose of mocha, cocoa beans, and smoky elements with graphite and a perfume of blackcurrant bud emerging after aeration. The palate reveals a peppery note and a mouthfeel that is dense and structured with fine tannins, yet it seems more elegant than the nose, especially on the fine-boned, close-knit finish. A rather singular expression of Pichon Baron.\" YC for DR Dec 2021\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJane Anson for Inside Bordeaux writes, \"Smoky edged from the first nose (a true signature of the vintage) with gunsmoke and campfire notes. The fresh acidities of a cooler summer are clear through the mid palate, softened by blackberry, caramel and white pepper spice. Soft tannins, finessed, a little soft on the finish, no need to wait to drink this, but you'll find plenty to enjoy. No more Cabernet Franc from this point in the blend. 80% new oak. Jean-Rene Matignon technical director.\" JA 93Pts for IB Dec 2021","brand":"Pichon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964466835515,"sku":"BDX:PIC:BARO-PK12-2007-F0L0C0","price":2195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPICBARO-PK12-2007-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1773174431"},{"product_id":"la-mission-haut-brion-2008-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2008 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Case of 6 btls","description":"AG96+ \"The 2008 La Mission Haut-Brion has an open, feisty, lively bouquet with blackberry, briary, cedar, black olive and a light seaweed (Japanese nori) aroma. This is wonderful, an intoxicating bouquet. The palate is beautifully balanced with a fine bead of acidity, very focused with good weight and structure. This is a very convincing showing, at the moment more pleasurable than the 2008 Haut-Brion, just so fresh and complex, offering a discrete tertiary, smoke-tinged finish that goes on and on. One of the best 2008s out there.\" NM for VM Feb 2018","brand":"La Mission Haut Brion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964537712699,"sku":"BDX:LMH:LMHB-PK06-2008-F0L0C0","price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLMHLMHB-PK06-2008-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1781048354"},{"product_id":"pontet-canet-2000-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2000 Chateau Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"DR95 (Château Pontet-Canet, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France, Red) From magnum, a youthful colour, reflecting slow evolution. Aromas of cedar, lead pencil, roasted and primary fruit. Fine grained, noticeable tannin. Excellent balance of power and smooth texture. Noé Tesseron described it as 'older school Pauillac', and I liked it a lot. Long finish. Aged 60% new oak.","brand":"Pontet Canet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964727799867,"sku":"BDX:PON:PONT-PK12-2000-F0C0L0","price":2395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPONPONT-PK12-2000-F0C0L0.jpg?v=1781106583"},{"product_id":"carruades-de-lafite-2010-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2010 Carruades de Lafite, Pauillac, Case of 6 btls","description":"JS95 \"This smells like a bouquet of flowers with blueberries and currants and spices. Full body, yet agile and refined. So fine and pretty. It's balanced and in harmony. Savory. A smoky, decadent and meat undertone. Try in 2016.\" JS Nov 2013\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP94 \"Another brilliant second wine, the 2010 Carruades de Lafite (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42.5% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot) is elegant and amazing for a second wine from Lafite. “Carruades de Lafite” is now engraved in the bottle to prevent unscrupulous sommeliers and merchants from trying to pass it off as Lafite Rothschild. The wine displays much of the same lead pencil, charcoal and black currant notes of its bigger sister, although it is forward, precocious and far less structured than the grand vin. Nevertheless, this wine, which can be drunk now, will cellar beautifully for at least 20-25 more years.\" RP Feb 2013","brand":"Lafite Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32964780130363,"sku":"BDX:LAF:CARR-PK06-2010-F0L0C0","price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLAFCARR-PK06-2010-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1739764983"},{"product_id":"lynch-bages-2008-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2008 Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"JD94 \"The 2008 Lynch Bages is brilliant stuff as well as a textbook Pauillac. Revealing a still youthful ruby\/purple color as well as impressive notes of graphite, cedar pencil, cassis, tobacco, and obvious minerality, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, polished tannins, and a concentrated, layered texture. Jean-Charles Cazes described the vintage as late and great for Cabernet Sauvignon, and this beauty has classic Cabernet flair in spades. Powerful yet also fresh and elegant, it benefits from a decant and will continue drinking beautifully for another 20-30 years.\" JD Feb 2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nVM94 \"The 2008 Lynch-Bages is deep in color with minor aging on the rim. The nose is well-defined but demands coaxing, almost reluctantly revealing blackberry, briary, tobacco and mint aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm but fine tannins, lovely black fruit laced with tobacco and spice, dense and grippy. This is beautifully proportioned on the finish. Superb. Tasted at the Lynch-Bages vertical at the château.\" NM for VM Jul 2023","brand":"Lynch Bages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965265063995,"sku":"BDX:LYN:LYNC-PK12-2008-F0L0C0","price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXLYNLYNC-PK12-2008-F0L0C0_c9dc76e2-c0dd-4dbc-95bb-3a6d7eaab2a9.jpg?v=1772489846"},{"product_id":"petrus-2008-3-pack-owc-1-5l","title":"2008 Petrus Pomerol, Case of 3 Magnum [Banded]","description":"RP97 \"It is hard to call Petrus a “sleeper of the vintage,” but the 2008 will merit more attention than most consumers would think. Low yields of 30 hectoliters per hectare resulted in only 25,000 bottles of this beauty. A wine of great intensity (possibly the most concentrated wine of the vintage), this 100% Merlot boasts a dark purple color as well as a sweet perfume of mocha, caramel, black cherries, black currants, earth and forest floor. Deep, unctuously textured, full-bodied and pure, it will benefit from 4-5 years of cellaring and should drink well for 25-30+ years.\" RP May 2011","brand":"Petrus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965451022395,"sku":"BDX:PET:PETR-P315-2008-F0L0C0","price":20950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPETPETR-P315-2008-F0L0C0_b71e08e2-b25f-4e22-86cb-6deb8e3a7291.jpg?v=1688689387"},{"product_id":"lynch-bages-2000-6-pack-owc-1-5l","title":"2000 Chateau Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Case of 6 Magnum","description":"RP97 \"Beginning to open magnificently, the still dense purple-colored 2000 reveals a blossoming bouquet of blackberries, cassis, graphite and pen ink. Full-bodied with velvety tannins that have resolved themselves beautifully over the last eleven years, this wine is still an adolescent, but it exhibits admirable purity, texture, mouthfeel and power combined with elegance. One of the all-time great examples of Lynch Bages, the 2000 is just beginning to drink well yet promises to last for another 20-25+ years.\" RP Aug 2011\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJD96 \"This was a gorgeous showing by the 2000 Château Lynch-Bages, and this appears to be smack in the middle of its prime drinking window based on this bottle (which was more youthful than a bottle from my cellar). Still ruby\/plum-hued, it has a pure, intense nose of darker currants, leafy tobacco, freshly sharpened pencils, and incense, which is classic Pauillac goodness. This carries to a full-bodied Lynch-Bages that has flawless overall balance, a seamless, surprisingly elegant mouthfeel, beautiful tannins, and a great finish. This was closed and hard to read a few years after release and over the following decade or more, but the last few bottles I've had have all showed remarkably open and accessible. I'd be shocked if it didn't continue drinking brilliantly over the coming 20+ years.\" JD Mar 2025\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWS96 \"This has a dense but well-defined core of currant and fig paste flavors supported by a gorgeous graphite spine. Long and authoritative, with notes of bay, pepper, leather and juniper slowly emerging on the finish. Terrific structure and integration give this a chiseled feel. No rush here. -- Blind 2000 Bordeaux retrospective (December 2015). Drink now through 2033. \" JM for WS Jun 2016","brand":"Lynch Bages","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965534515259,"sku":"BDX:LYN:LYNC-P615-2000-F0L0C0","price":4195.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/products\/BDXLYNLYNC-P615-2000-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1627938381"},{"product_id":"petrus-2013-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2013 Petrus Pomerol, Case of 6 btls, [Banded]","description":"JS94 \"Very fine and structured with ultra-fine tannins. Medium bodied with beautiful density and texture. It has length and grip for the vintage.\" JS Feb 2016\u003cbr\u003ePetrus, Pomerol","brand":"Petrus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965670797371,"sku":"BDX:PET:PETR-PK06-2013-F0L0C0","price":19500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXPETPETR-PK06-2013-F0L0C0_227c6b64-96fa-43b6-ba2f-8043bf86a6f9.jpg?v=1769028873"},{"product_id":"mouton-2009-12-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2009 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 12 btls","description":"JD100 \"Pure perfection, and reminding me slightly of the 1982, the 2009 Château Mouton Rothschild boasts an opaque ruby hue as well as an incredibly perfumed, sexy, seductive style in its ripe currant and cassis fruits as well as new saddle leather, spicy oak, smoke tobacco, and graphite-driven aromas and flavors. Complex, full-bodied, and beautifully concentrated, with sweet tannins, this masterpiece is already impossible to resist yet won't hit full maturity for another decade and will evolve for 50-60 years if well stored.\" JD May 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nRP99 \"Deep garnet colored, the 2009 Mouton Rothschild gives up bold earthy notions of underbrush, tilled soil and fungi over a core of crème de cassis, plum preserves and Indian spices with a waft of camphor. Full-bodied with a firm, velvety tannin texture and packed with black fruit preserves and exotic spice layers, it has seamless freshness and a very long, decadently fruited finish.\" LPB for TWA Mar 2019 and Robert Parker writes, \"The 2009 Mouton-Rothschild is as concentrated as the 2010, but it presents itself in a more consumer-friendly, seductive style. Opulently textured and full-bodied with gorgeous levels of crème de cassis, melted licorice, espresso roast and chocolate, it possesses high but sweet, velvety tannins, massive body, and fabulous purity as well as length. This could turn out to be a candidate for perfection in another 8-10 years. It will drink well for 30-50 years, but will always be much more approachable and charming than its 2010 counterpart.\" Published: Dec 29, 2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJA99 \"Interesting to taste this vintage alongside the 2015, as the two have much in common - both generous, opulent and seductive, with tannins that are abundant but deceptively supple. Signature Mouton, muscular architecture, delivering cocoa bean, cedar, crème de cassis, fresh mint, liquorice, crayon, orange zest and pomegranate, celebrating a still-youthful expression of the juicy blackberry and cassis fruits, and a testatement to this exceptional vintage. This was drunk over dinner, and certainly tasted wonderful, but it has decades ahead of it, and will just keep on getting better. 100% new oak, Philippe Dhalluin director.\" JA for IB Jun 2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nAnish Kapoor\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThe sculptor, painter and visual artist Anish Kapoor, a British citizen of Indian origin, was born in Mumbai (Bombay) in 1954. He settled in England in 1972, completing his studies at Hornsby College of Art and Chelsea School of Art. In the early 198os, the simple forms and bright colours of his first sculptures won him immediate recognition.\n\u003cbr\u003e\nKapoor had a clear idea of his intention from the outset: to give viewers access to a \"poetic existence\" by eliciting in them a new way of seeing things, whether in the world around them or deep within themselves. Whence those huge concave or convex mirrors which reconstruct external reality, those mysterious cavities hollowed out of blocks of rough stone, those monumental polystyrene structures which echo the shape of our dreams, into which we can sometimes enter, there to discover strange effects of light... They are intimate, random, unforgettable experiences of which the artist wishes merely to be the mediator, without imparting any message. 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It has a deep garnet color and shoots out of the glass with notes of plum preserves, blackcurrant pastilles, and boysenberry preserves, leading to hints of black tea, star anise, clove oil, and cardamom, with a touch of menthol. The medium-bodied palate is packed with layers of evocative black and red berry preserves, supported by plush tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and spicy.\"\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nDR96 \"At first the tannins keep this pretty tight, but as it opens up there is an elegance and finesse, along with a subtle floral expression that is clearer in the Château Margaux than the Pavillon. Juicy on the finish, and as it opens further you get a gourmet, dense expression to the raspberry and cassis fruit. Aromatically it is finely knit and uplifting. The iris and peony aromatics of Château Margaux are really to the fore, it's a great vintage to show off this side of the estate. 2% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. 3.6pH. 38% of overall production in the first wine. One of the earliest harvest on record, all finished by end of September which is extremely rare at Margaux.\"","brand":"Margaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32965844959291,"sku":"BDX:MAR:MARG-0750-2011-F0L0C0","price":489.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXMARMARG-0750-2011-F0L0C0_e6adf8f8-2d0c-408b-bae1-d9895a0c1be1.jpg?v=1742520931"},{"product_id":"mouton-2012-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 6 btls, [Banded]","description":"JS97 \"What a nose of blackberries, blackcurrants, minerals and graphite. Full-bodied and extremely fine and polished. Sexy and ethereal. Harmony. A little salty. Fabulous 2012. Pure silk. Better after 2020 but so wonderful now.\" JS Nov 2015 \u003cbr\u003eChateau Mouton Rothschild, Premier Cru Classe, Pauillac\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\"Mouton Rothschild has produced one of the vintage's most profound wines in 2012, and possibly the -wine of the Medoc. This may be one of the few 2012s that comes close to equaling what was achieved in both 2009 and 2010, two far superior vintages.\" RP Apr 2013","brand":"Mouton Rothschild","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32966036815931,"sku":"BDX:MOU:MOUT-PK06-2012-F0L0C0","price":3450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0319\/8592\/6203\/files\/BDXMOUMOUT-PK06-2012-F0L0C0.jpg?v=1717794073"},{"product_id":"lafite-2009-6-pack-owc-750ml","title":"2009 Chateau Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac, Case of 6 btls","description":"JS100 \"This is what the Medoc is all about. The freshness and delicacy of this wine in combination with its serious concentration and firm core are totally stunning. Time has already worked its magic and this is already delicious, but has decades in front of it. Drink or hold.\" JS Feb 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nRP99+ \"The main reason the 2009 Lafite Rothschild did not receive a perfect score is because the wine has closed down slightly, but it is unquestionably another profound Lafite, their greatest wine since the amazing 2003. Among the most powerful Lafites ever made (it came in at 13.59% alcohol), the final blend was 82.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot. The selection was incredibly severe with only 45% of the crop being utilized. A tight, but potentially gorgeous nose of graphite, black currants, licorice and camphor is followed by a full-bodied wine revealing the classic elegance, purity and delineated style of Lafite. It is phenomenally concentrated with softer tannins than the 2005, the 2003's voluptuous, broad, juicy personality, and low acidity. There are several vintages that I thought were a replay of their colossal 1959, most notably 1982 and 2003, but 2009 is also one to keep an eye on. It is still extremely youthful and seems slightly more backward than I would have guessed based on the barrel tastings, but it needs 10-15 years of bottle age, and should last for 50+.\" RP Dec 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDR99 \"This wine is stunningly impressive but almost the opposite of the 2010 vintage. The year offered a warm, wet spring followed by a hot, dry summer and cool nights in September, giving a riper, more generous impression. A bit of smoke and spice on the initial attack with a ripe, plummy fruit character that is more black than red and a supple, dense richness on the palate that lingers sumptuously on the finish. 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