Pessac-Leognan
Located just south of Bordeaux, the Péssac-Léognan AOC is renowned for producing exceptional red and white wines. The area's unique terroir, characterized by gravelly soil, allows for excellent drainage and provides the perfect environment for the cultivation of the region's signature varietals, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot for reds and Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon for whites. Château Haut-Brion is amongst the most prestigious First Growth in this appellation. Other renowned wineries in the region include the Super Second Château La Mission Haut-Brion, and the fast ascending Château Smith Haut-Lafitte and Domaine de Chevalier, all of which are known for their exceptional red and white blends.
Pessac-Leognan
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$182.20 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$326.26 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$564.23 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$294.82 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$306.81 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 93 (JA) |
Inc. GST
SG$407.01 |
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Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (93)Touches of grated ginger, this is fresh, powerful and intense, with slate, white pear and apricot, stretches out through the palate, great quality. Tasted twice. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 93 (JA) |
Inc. GST
SG$300.19 |
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Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (93)Touches of grated ginger, this is fresh, powerful and intense, with slate, white pear and apricot, stretches out through the palate, great quality. Tasted twice. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 93-94 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$279.48 |
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James Suckling (93-94)The blackberry and blueberry character comes through clearly here, alongside a hint of stone. Medium-bodied with creamy and polished tannins and a savory finish. Very typical for the appellation. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$859.92 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A brilliant and intense white with oyster shell, lemon, pear and sea salt character. Full body, flavorful finish. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$660.45 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A brilliant and intense white with oyster shell, lemon, pear and sea salt character. Full body, flavorful finish. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$337.33 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac Blanc has shut down since tasting from barrel, yet it opens with yellow plum, jasmine and light frangipane scents. I admire the precision here. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, quite taut and well defined. Real precision on the finish that drags you back for one more sip. This is a classy dry white Bordeaux that will give immense pleasure over a number of years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92-94 (VN (NM)) |
Inc. GST
SG$290.46 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (92-94)The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a knockout nose with apple blossom, nettle, wet pavement and citrus peel aromas. Real energy here. The palate is well balanced with fine concentration, taut and fresh with plenty of extract, touches of spice emerge towards the finish. Excellent. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90-92 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$429.98 |
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Wine Advocate (90-92)The 2016 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion comes from vines located in the clos over towards Martillac, rather than the vines in the original Les Carmes Haut-Brion vineyard in the Bordeaux suburbs, known as Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion up until the 2013 vintage. It is a blend of 51% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvigon and 1% Petit Verdot, matured in 30% new oak and the remainder one year old barrels. This includes 25% whole berry fruit. It offers plenty of brambly black fruit on the nose, crushed violets, fresh fig and a touch of spice that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, neatly integrated oak, a little plushness on the entry thanks to the Merlot, and then it dovetails into a more structured, gently grippy, chalk-textured finish with attractive black fruit. Give this two or three years in bottle just to shave off a little abrasiveness and you will have a fine Pessac-Léognan. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90-92 (WCI) |
Inc. GST
SG$370.03 |
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The Wine Cellar Insider (90-92)Plump, sugar-laced black fruit, boysenberry, licorice, campfire smoke and barbecue essence get things underway. Quicky the sassy tannins kick in, shepherding you to a chic, fresh, tobacco infused, fruit-filled core. Using 30% whole bunches in the vinification, the wine was made from 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, reaching 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.72. The harvest took place September 19 to October 3 and, sadly, close to 25% of the vines were damaged by frost. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (DC) |
Inc. GST
SG$303.54 |
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Decanter (96)Beautiful fragrance to the nose, perfumed and delicate yet so expressive, nothing out of balance with cherries and violets bursting out of the glass. Gorgeous smooth mouthfeel with some milk chocolate dusting on the fruit, tannins are delicate and softly mouth filling with a lovely salinity to the palate - creamy and unctuous but at the same time there's lots of acidity. This has a verticality to it, layered but with an aerial quality too, the flavours just glide across the palate with lift on the finish - so satisfying and drinkable. Just a glorious, shining, bright, velvety, succulent glass of wine. Pure elegance. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, 3.55pH. |
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Bordeaux | 11 | 94 (WA) |
Inc. GST
SG$370.03 |
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Wine Advocate (94)Bottled after 24 months' élevage, much of which took place in large foudres, the 2020 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion offers up aromas of dark berries, plums and spices complemented by hints of rose petal and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, supple and pillowy, with an ample core of fruit framed by melting tannins, it's a suave and charming blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 94 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$337.33 |
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James Suckling (94)Fresh and racy, with beautiful cherries, dried orange peels, peppercorn and spices. It’s so vibrant and agile on the palate, with medium body and crunchy, lively tannins. Juicy and tense. Firm but very fine and silky in the end. 62% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot and 2% petit verdot. Already attractive, but better after a year or two. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,678.04 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Full red-ruby color. Youthful aromas of spicy cherry and sweet leather. Bright, pure and firmly structured; rather backward for this wine but offers plenty of sweetness. Finishes with substantial but sweet tannins and very good persistence. Serious second wine. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 93 (VN (AG)) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,045.84 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (93)The 2005 Bahans Haut-Brion is the second wine from Haut-Brion, known today as Le Clarence. A huge, virile red, the 2005 exudes intensity from start to finish. Black cherry, plum, smoke, tobacco, gravel and cured meats blast across the palate. The wine’s richness, heft and power are truly remarkable. Today, the 2005 comes across as shockingly young. This heady, exotic Pessac-Léognan has much to offer. It’s price naturally reflects its position as a second wine to a First Growth, yet the 2005 is a serious wine that has a ton to offer. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,247.49 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Good deep red. Black raspberry, sassafras, road tar and spicy oak on the nose. Sweet berry fruit shows an almost liqueur-like creaminess, but a peppery element and good underlying minerality lend grip to the finish, which features a fine dusting of tannins and nice cedary persistence. An excellent second wine. |
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Bordeaux | 10 | 95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,006.56 |
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James Suckling (95)This is very, very Haut-Brion. Perhaps this second wine is like the gran vin in 1995? Full body, with rich ripe tannins, with a silky texture. It is dense and powerful. Long and rich. Better in 2016. Best second wine of Haut-Brion ever? It has just about everything Haut-Brion has in an excellent year like this. Try in 2019. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$2,174.38 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Coffee and currants with hints of sweet tobacco and vanilla bean. Subtle yet intense. Full body, with sexy tannins and a sweet fruit coating around it. Very fine and linear. Direct. Gorgeous. Better than I remember. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,022.88 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Coffee and currants with hints of sweet tobacco and vanilla bean. Subtle yet intense. Full body, with sexy tannins and a sweet fruit coating around it. Very fine and linear. Direct. Gorgeous. Better than I remember. |
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Bordeaux | 10 | 91-92 (JS) |
Inc. GST
SG$1,789.69 |
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James Suckling (91-92)Lovely second wine of Haut Brion with tobacco, chocolate and dark fruits. Earth too. Full body with fine tannins and pretty finish. Very balanced. Nicely done. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$150.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$265.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$449.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$219.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$230.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac has an impressive, quite engaging bouquet with blackberry, incense, graphite and faint touches of black olive. This is very harmonious and well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, very well balanced, quite saline with a poised and quite persistent finish. Quintessentially Pessac-Léognan, this has a bright future ahead. |
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Bordeaux | 2 | 93 (JA) |
In Bond
SG$314.00 |
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Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (93)Touches of grated ginger, this is fresh, powerful and intense, with slate, white pear and apricot, stretches out through the palate, great quality. Tasted twice. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 93 (JA) |
In Bond
SG$216.00 |
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Jane Anson Inside Bordeaux (93)Touches of grated ginger, this is fresh, powerful and intense, with slate, white pear and apricot, stretches out through the palate, great quality. Tasted twice. |
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Bordeaux | 6 | 93-94 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$197.00 |
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James Suckling (93-94)The blackberry and blueberry character comes through clearly here, alongside a hint of stone. Medium-bodied with creamy and polished tannins and a savory finish. Very typical for the appellation. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$682.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A brilliant and intense white with oyster shell, lemon, pear and sea salt character. Full body, flavorful finish. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$499.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)A brilliant and intense white with oyster shell, lemon, pear and sea salt character. Full body, flavorful finish. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$258.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (94)The 2020 Latour-Martillac Blanc has shut down since tasting from barrel, yet it opens with yellow plum, jasmine and light frangipane scents. I admire the precision here. The palate is well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, quite taut and well defined. Real precision on the finish that drags you back for one more sip. This is a classy dry white Bordeaux that will give immense pleasure over a number of years. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 92-94 (VN (NM)) |
In Bond
SG$215.00 |
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Vinous - Neal Martin (92-94)The 2021 Latour-Martillac Blanc has a knockout nose with apple blossom, nettle, wet pavement and citrus peel aromas. Real energy here. The palate is well balanced with fine concentration, taut and fresh with plenty of extract, touches of spice emerge towards the finish. Excellent. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90-92 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$343.00 |
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Wine Advocate (90-92)The 2016 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion comes from vines located in the clos over towards Martillac, rather than the vines in the original Les Carmes Haut-Brion vineyard in the Bordeaux suburbs, known as Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion up until the 2013 vintage. It is a blend of 51% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvigon and 1% Petit Verdot, matured in 30% new oak and the remainder one year old barrels. This includes 25% whole berry fruit. It offers plenty of brambly black fruit on the nose, crushed violets, fresh fig and a touch of spice that opens nicely in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, neatly integrated oak, a little plushness on the entry thanks to the Merlot, and then it dovetails into a more structured, gently grippy, chalk-textured finish with attractive black fruit. Give this two or three years in bottle just to shave off a little abrasiveness and you will have a fine Pessac-Léognan. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 90-92 (WCI) |
In Bond
SG$288.00 |
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The Wine Cellar Insider (90-92)Plump, sugar-laced black fruit, boysenberry, licorice, campfire smoke and barbecue essence get things underway. Quicky the sassy tannins kick in, shepherding you to a chic, fresh, tobacco infused, fruit-filled core. Using 30% whole bunches in the vinification, the wine was made from 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, reaching 13% alcohol with a pH of 3.72. The harvest took place September 19 to October 3 and, sadly, close to 25% of the vines were damaged by frost. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 96 (DC) |
In Bond
SG$227.00 |
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Decanter (96)Beautiful fragrance to the nose, perfumed and delicate yet so expressive, nothing out of balance with cherries and violets bursting out of the glass. Gorgeous smooth mouthfeel with some milk chocolate dusting on the fruit, tannins are delicate and softly mouth filling with a lovely salinity to the palate - creamy and unctuous but at the same time there's lots of acidity. This has a verticality to it, layered but with an aerial quality too, the flavours just glide across the palate with lift on the finish - so satisfying and drinkable. Just a glorious, shining, bright, velvety, succulent glass of wine. Pure elegance. A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot, 3.55pH. |
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Bordeaux | 11 | 94 (WA) |
In Bond
SG$288.00 |
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Wine Advocate (94)Bottled after 24 months' élevage, much of which took place in large foudres, the 2020 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion offers up aromas of dark berries, plums and spices complemented by hints of rose petal and licorice. Medium to full-bodied, supple and pillowy, with an ample core of fruit framed by melting tannins, it's a suave and charming blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot. |
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Bordeaux | 4 | 94 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$258.00 |
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James Suckling (94)Fresh and racy, with beautiful cherries, dried orange peels, peppercorn and spices. It’s so vibrant and agile on the palate, with medium body and crunchy, lively tannins. Juicy and tense. Firm but very fine and silky in the end. 62% cabernet sauvignon, 36% merlot and 2% petit verdot. Already attractive, but better after a year or two. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
SG$2,350.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Full red-ruby color. Youthful aromas of spicy cherry and sweet leather. Bright, pure and firmly structured; rather backward for this wine but offers plenty of sweetness. Finishes with substantial but sweet tannins and very good persistence. Serious second wine. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 93 (VN (AG)) |
In Bond
SG$1,770.00 |
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Vinous - Antonio Galloni (93)The 2005 Bahans Haut-Brion is the second wine from Haut-Brion, known today as Le Clarence. A huge, virile red, the 2005 exudes intensity from start to finish. Black cherry, plum, smoke, tobacco, gravel and cured meats blast across the palate. The wine’s richness, heft and power are truly remarkable. Today, the 2005 comes across as shockingly young. This heady, exotic Pessac-Léognan has much to offer. It’s price naturally reflects its position as a second wine to a First Growth, yet the 2005 is a serious wine that has a ton to offer. |
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Bordeaux | 3 | 89 (VN (ST)) |
In Bond
SG$1,955.00 |
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Vinous - Stephen Tanzer (89)Good deep red. Black raspberry, sassafras, road tar and spicy oak on the nose. Sweet berry fruit shows an almost liqueur-like creaminess, but a peppery element and good underlying minerality lend grip to the finish, which features a fine dusting of tannins and nice cedary persistence. An excellent second wine. |
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Bordeaux | 10 | 95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,730.00 |
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James Suckling (95)This is very, very Haut-Brion. Perhaps this second wine is like the gran vin in 1995? Full body, with rich ripe tannins, with a silky texture. It is dense and powerful. Long and rich. Better in 2016. Best second wine of Haut-Brion ever? It has just about everything Haut-Brion has in an excellent year like this. Try in 2019. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,880.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Coffee and currants with hints of sweet tobacco and vanilla bean. Subtle yet intense. Full body, with sexy tannins and a sweet fruit coating around it. Very fine and linear. Direct. Gorgeous. Better than I remember. |
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Bordeaux | 1 | 94-95 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$881.00 |
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James Suckling (94-95)Coffee and currants with hints of sweet tobacco and vanilla bean. Subtle yet intense. Full body, with sexy tannins and a sweet fruit coating around it. Very fine and linear. Direct. Gorgeous. Better than I remember. |
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Bordeaux | 10 | 91-92 (JS) |
In Bond
SG$1,535.00 |
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James Suckling (91-92)Lovely second wine of Haut Brion with tobacco, chocolate and dark fruits. Earth too. Full body with fine tannins and pretty finish. Very balanced. Nicely done. |
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