FW Bok Nan Lo 1993 Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1993 Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 8/10 stars If there’s a poor vintage of Lafite, I would not hesitate to point to this 1993. It was my onion of the night, scored lowest amongst the 13 bottles of Lafite... 1993 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Lafite Rothschild Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1983 Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1983 Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 10/10 stars My first experience of Lafite 83 was horrible, came in last amongst all the 83 Bordeaux wines! But this magnum totally changed my perspective about Lafite 8... 10 Stars 1983 Vintage Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Lafite Rothschild Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2009 Cos d'Estournel Les Pagodes de Cos Saint Estephe 2009 Cos d'Estournel Les Pagodes de Cos Saint Estephe 8/10 stars This was the second wine of famous Cos d’Estournel, and probably one of their best vintage. There wasn’t much weakness. The palate was ... 2009 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Cos d'Estournel France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo Lafite Rothschild Grand Vertical Tasting Lafite Rothschild Grand Vertical Tasting 10/10 stars My second time attending a tasting of Lafite vertical. The last time was in Beijing about 9 years ago, the walk away conclusion then was Queen of E... 10 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Lafite Rothschild Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1973 Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes 1973 Chateau La Tour Blanche Sauternes 9/10 stars Normally Sauternes sweet wines are overly sweet. I was amazed today this Sauternes didn’t act like a Sauternes, but more like a Barsac, closer to Clim... 1973 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux France Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2001 Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe 2001 Chateau Montrose Saint Estephe 8/10 stars Nose was primarily his load of dark fruits, extremely powerful. Content was very dry, the most obvious character was the ultra powerful tea leaves and da... 2001 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Chateau Montrose France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1977 Brane Cantenac Margaux 1977 Brane Cantenac Margaux 8/10 stars If you’ve been following my notes, you know I was disappointed with 1977 Bordeaux wines. Surprisingly this abandoned label was doing above my expectations! Smoky... 1977 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Brane Cantenac Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1981 La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 1981 La Gaffeliere Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 9/10 stars I was hoping to have a killer right bank wine tonight, as I was almost always a fan of La Gaffeliere, but the higher the hope, the more... 1981 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France La Gaffeliere Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1979 Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 1979 Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 7/10 stars First, 1979 wasn’t a good vintage, especially for Pauillac appellation. I tasted a glass and then revisited it again. Same conclusion. Nose was very muted, t... 1979 Vintage 7 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Lafite Rothschild Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1977 Cos d'Estournel Saint Estephe 1977 Cos d'Estournel Saint Estephe 8/10 stars When a vintage was hit with frost, the result was a disaster. Not many chateaus produced quality wines, so it was forgiven if the wine can survive and sti... 1977 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Cos d'Estournel France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2000 Chateau Giscours Margaux 2000 Chateau Giscours Margaux 9/10 stars Back in 1998, Giscours committed a fraud case of mixing milk, water and fruit acid in their wines, really tainted their reputation. This 2000 was a decent effo... 2000 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Chateau Giscours France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 1978 Chateau Figeac Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 8/10 stars I don’t recall drinking many Figeac in the 70s, except for the superb 75. This 78 is very classic and traditional Bordeaux style, very... 1978 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Chateau Figeac France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018