FW Bok Nan Lo 2014 Dourthe N°1 Bordeaux 2014 Dourthe N°1 Bordeaux 8/10 stars WIFE OR MISTRESS? Some people claim that Bordeaux is boring as it is predictable. I tend to agree. They may find it boring to drink Bordeaux, but I love the predic... 2014 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2014 Chateau Picard Saint Estephe 2014 Chateau Picard Saint Estephe 7/10 stars DECENT CRU BOURGEOIS One of the better Mahler Beze staples, at least this one deserved to be a specific Saint Estephe appellation Cru Bourgeois as I deemed... 2014 Vintage 7 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Chateau Siaurac Lalande de Pomerol 2013 Chateau Siaurac Lalande de Pomerol 8/10 stars NICE FROM A POOR VINTAGE I was pleasantly surprised by this unknown label. A glance and I thought it would be disappointing, as Bordeaux 2013 were ma... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1981 Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1981 Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 9/10 stars WORST OF THE BEST 1981 was a super vintage for Saint Julien, I’m willing to buy bus loads of Gruaud Larose or Ducru Beaucaillou, as they’re really fanta... 1981 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Leoville Las Cases Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1990 Duhart Milon Pauillac 1990 Duhart Milon Pauillac 10/10 stars 19 Feb 2018 SPEECHLESS I thought I knew Bordeaux well enough, and this fourth growth wouldn’t make a statement, but Lo and Behold, this was probably one of the b... 10 Stars 1990 Vintage Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Duhart Milon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2014
FW Bok Nan Lo 2014 Chateau Larrieu Terrefort Margaux 2014 Chateau Larrieu Terrefort Margaux 8/10 stars FAR FROM READY My first encounter of this label, probably not the last. Nose didn’t reflect the typical floral plus dark chocolate style of Margaux wi... 2014 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1979 Clos Fourtet Premier Cru Grand Cru Classe 1979 Clos Fourtet Premier Cru Grand Cru Classe 8/10 stars ANOTHER FLOATING CORK Pulled out another bottle with the cork dropped into the bottle, again a magnum and sadly Clos Fourtet (read my previous... 1979 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Clos Fourtet France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1961 Clos Fourtet Premier Cru Grand Cru Classe 1961 Clos Fourtet Premier Cru Grand Cru Classe 2/10 stars NO LUCK Another magnum of a precious bottle with the cork dropped into the bottle, for god knows how long. But unlike the previous 2 lucky eve... 1961 Vintage 2 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Clos Fourtet France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Chateau Haut Reys Graves 2015 Chateau Haut Reys Graves 4/10 stars SPOILING THE APPELLATION I don’t like to condemn Bordeaux wines as I have an emotional attachment to it, but I have to be frank. This Graves wine was the most ... 2015 Vintage 4 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Chateau La Couronne Grand Cru 2015 Chateau La Couronne Grand Cru 8/10 stars NEEDED SOME TIME The first whiff was weak, with a lot of green capsicum notes. A sip and I am pretty sure it was merlot denominated, with some Cabernet Fr... 2015 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 1975 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 1975 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 9.75/10 stars FLOATING CORK I have discovered this bottle of Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 75 that has the cork dropped into the bottle about 6 months ago. Previously I ha... 1975 Vintage 9.75 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Cheval Blanc France Merlot Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Moulin de la Grangère St Emilion Grand Cru 2015 Moulin de la Grangère St Emilion Grand Cru 9/10 stars LOVELY 2015 Pretty much my first encounter of Bordeaux 2015, from a producer that I’m very familiar with, thus I can formulate a good idea of... 2015 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux France La Grangere Merlot Tasting Notes 2018