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 1976 Domaine Michel Voarick Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 1976 Domaine Michel Voarick Corton Bressandes Grand Cru 9/10 stars Sometimes I pay attention to burgundy vintage when the producer is unknown. This is a prime example of good quality unknown wine from... 1976 Vintage 9 Stars Burgundy France Pinot Noir Tasting Notes 2018
FW Bok Nan Lo 2015 Willy Gisselbrecht Oenotheque Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Frankstein 2015 Willy Gisselbrecht Oenotheque Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru Frankstein 7/10 stars Tasted blind. No matter what I didn’t expect this to be a Grand Cru. It looked like Gisselbrecht was not capabl... 2015 Vintage 7 Stars Alsace France Pinot Gris Tasting Notes 2018 Willy Gisselbrecht
FW Bok Nan Lo 2007 Mas de Daumas Gassac Rouge 2007 Mas de Daumas Gassac Rouge 9/10 stars This was certainly the heaviest tar content I’ve ever come across for Mas de Daumas Gassac, not very common. Perhaps due to the poor vintage, they may have t... 2007 Vintage 9 Stars France Mas de Daumas South France 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 2016 Willy Gisselbrecht Riesling Selection 2016 Willy Gisselbrecht Riesling Selection 8/10 stars I have previously reported this house Riesling was above my expectations, this label was their mid range Riesling, also gave me a good surprise af... 2016 Vintage 8 Stars Alsace France Riesling Tasting Notes 2018 Willy Gisselbrecht
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 2011 Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 2011 Bachelet Monnot Puligny Montrachet 1er Cru Les Referts 9/10 stars I don’t know too many producers of Les Referts except for Louis Carillon, who’s the great maker of Referts. Today I found another... 2011 Vintage 9 Stars Bachelet Monnot Burgundy Chardonnay France 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