FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Saint Julian Bordeaux Superieur 2015 Saint Julian Bordeaux Superieur 8/10 stars CONFUSING Saint Julien is an appellation name in Bordeaux, not a wine label and definitely not a Bordeaux Superieur classification, I hope you guys don’... 2015 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Sauvignon France La Grangere Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 La Grangere Saint Emilion Grand Cru 2015 La Grangere Saint Emilion Grand Cru 8/10 stars FRUITY BUT HOLLOW My first few bottles of Bordeaux 2015 wines, still trying to formulate a concrete idea what’s working best for 2015. I’ve been fol... 2015 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France La Grangere Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2011 Chateau Haut Condissas Medoc 2011 Chateau Haut Condissas Medoc 7/10 stars AWARDS Please take the awards printed on the bottle with a pinch of salt. I was told this was highly decorated, so I purposely blinded this bottle amongst ... 2011 Vintage 7 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 Canon Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 1978 Canon Saint Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classe 9/10 stars EPIC EVOLUTION As usual, I took a sip to decide whether I should decant the bottle, and this was without hesitation. Initial heavy rusty iron a... 1978 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Chateau Canon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 La Fleur Petrus Pomerol 1978 La Fleur Petrus Pomerol 9/10 stars PETRUS IN THE MAKING? Why they called it La Fleur Petrus? Simple and stupid answer, it was situated between Lafleur and Petrus, the two most expensive wines in ... 1978 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Franc France Lafleur Petrus Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2012 Chateau Guiraud Le G de Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2012 Chateau Guiraud Le G de Guiraud Bordeaux Blanc Sec 8/10 stars DIFFICULT PAIRING I was trying my luck to pair this semi sweet wine with spicy Sichuan hotpot (shown in the background), unfortunatel... 2012 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Chateau Guiraud France Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2001 Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 2001 Leoville Poyferre Saint Julien 9/10 stars HUGE POTENTIAL It would have been a sin to drink a 16 year old Bordeaux for it were it not for the fact that I was curious about the potential of this wi... 2001 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Leoville Poyferre Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1978 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 1978 Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 10/10 stars THIRD BOTTLE I was so lucky to drink this Cheval Blanc Saint Emilion 1978 the third time, this time with my Swiss supplier, and without even the slightest d... 10 Stars 1978 Vintage Bordeaux Cabernet Franc Cheval Blanc France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2003 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 2003 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars GOOD POTENTIAL Moving on to a younger vintage of Pichon Lalande seemed like I was thrown a fruit bomb and it exploded right under my nose. The secondary/tertiar... 2003 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1999 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1999 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars MINERAL DRIVEN Amongst the flight of 7 vintages of Pichon Lalande, this seemed to have a different character. It was unsettling at first but then I understood w... 1999 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1990 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1990 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars BOTTLE PROBLEM? I previously had a 1990 and was blown away by the content and compared it to an 89. But for the vertical tasting, I was slightly disappointed by... 1990 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2010 Smith Haut Lafitte Les Hauts de Smith 2010 Smith Haut Lafitte Les Hauts de Smith 9/10 stars SKINS Not often I have to use this vocabulary to describe a wine, but this bottle turned out to be an absolutely fruit skin character. Think Pomel... 2010 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Smith Haut Lafitte Tasting Notes 2017