FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Durfort Vivens Margaux 2013 Durfort Vivens Margaux 8/10 stars BORDEAUX 2013 WRITE OFF #3 In my 20 years of tasting Bordeaux wines, I have never come across a vintage as bad as 2013. This vintage apparently lacked tannins an... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Durfort Vivens France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Brane Cantenac Margaux 2013 Brane Cantenac Margaux 8/10 stars WRITE OFF BORDEAUX 2013 #2 In my 20 years of tasting Bordeaux, this was perhaps the worst vintage in my memory since 1996. This vintage lacked structure and tann... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Brane Cantenac Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 La Lagune Haut Medoc Grand Cru Classe 2013 La Lagune Haut Medoc Grand Cru Classe 8/10 stars WRITE OFF BORDEAUX 2013 #1 In my 20 years of tasting Bordeaux, this was perhaps the worst vintage in my memory since 1996. This vintage lacked str... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France La Lagune Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Chateau de Fieuzal Pessac Leognan Blanc 2013 Chateau de Fieuzal Pessac Leognan Blanc 7/10 stars BORDEAUX BLANC REPORT #3 Overall, Bordeaux 2013 was an extremely disappointing vintage, the whites were not doing any better despite some report... 2013 Vintage 7 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Chateau de Fieuzal France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 1988 Chateau Giscours Margaux 1988 Chateau Giscours Margaux 7/10 stars WEAK I was hardly impressed by Bordeaux wines produced in 1988, thus I tend to avoid them like a pest. As expected, this Giscours was quite disappointing: very... 1988 Vintage 7 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Chateau Giscours France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 1998 Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 1998 Chateau Leoville Las Cases Saint Julien 8/10 stars RIGHT BANK POWER 8 I realized that many drinkers didn't know that 1998 Bordeaux right bank was a great vintage, thus I organized a tasting of so... 1998 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Leoville Las Cases Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 2003 Brane Cantenac Margaux 2003 Brane Cantenac Margaux 9/10 stars FEMININE LADY This label has consistently been overlooked, but I always have a strong faith in it that it was an underdog. Tonight it proved to be the underdog a... 2003 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Brane Cantenac Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 2003 Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac Grand Cru Classe 2003 Chateau Pontet Canet Pauillac Grand Cru Classe 8/10 stars OVER RATED I think some wine critics got it all wrong with Pontet Canet as an up and coming chateau amongst the fierce Pauillac landscape... 2003 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pontet Canet Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 2003 Leoville Barton Saint Julien 2003 Leoville Barton Saint Julien 8/10 stars CLASSIC Leoville Barton always produced a very classic and backward wine, consistently the same style, year in, year out. Nose of a pot load of coffee, dar... 2003 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Leoville Barton Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 1975 Haut Brion Pessac Leognan 1975 Haut Brion Pessac Leognan 8/10 stars WEAK HAUT BRION I never once mentioned about having a weak Haut Brion, which was one of my favorite first growth. However, this 1975 disappointed and hurt me ... 1975 Vintage 8 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Haut Brion Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 1967 Chateau Latour Pauillac 1967 Chateau Latour Pauillac 9.75/10 stars LATOUR NEVER FAILS! 67, a year before I was born, and a Bordeaux vintage that made wines for early consumption. Nobody would think that 49 years later, this ... 1967 Vintage 9.75 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Chateau Latour France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016
FW Bok Nan Lo 1983 Chateau Margaux 1983 Chateau Margaux 10/10 stars IN MEMORY OF PAUL Paul Pontellier, CEO of Ch Margaux, passed away peacefully yesterday. He started his career with Ch Margaux in 1983 and this vintage was a legendary ... 10 Stars 1983 Vintage Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon Chateau Margaux France Merlot Tasting Notes 2016