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
FW Bok Nan Lo 1996 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1996 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars RIGHT WINDOW In a recent tasting, quite a few of the participants enjoyed this vintage, and for good reason. At 21 years, this wine is probably in a good drinki... 1996 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1986 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1986 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9/10 stars ALMOST THERE I was expecting this wine to perform quite well above the rest as it is known as a powerful vintage. Did not disappoint, lots of things happening i... 1986 Vintage 9 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 1983 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 1983 Pichon Lalande Pauillac 9.25/10 stars UNDERRATED Reporting on a recent vertical tasting of 7 vintages from Pichon Lalande. Following the legendary vintage that is 1982, not a lot of people realiz... 1983 Vintage 9.25 Stars Bordeaux Cabernet Saugvignon France Merlot Pichon Lalande Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2013 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 2013 Le Macchiole Bolgheri Rosso 8/10 stars SYRAH BLEND? Coming from the land of the Super Tuscans, Bolgheri, I was intrigued to try this particular wine during the tasting. I was expecting a normal B... 2013 Vintage 8 Stars Italy Le Macchiole Merlot Tasting Notes 2017 Tuscany
FW Bok Nan Lo 2014 Fleur Cardinale St Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2014 Fleur Cardinale St Emilion Grand Cru Classe 6/10 stars DOWNSIDE A downside of walkabout tastings from the consumer POV is that wine is poured directly from the bottle and not enough time, must ke... 2014 Vintage 6 Stars Bordeaux Fleur Cardinale France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017
FW Bok Nan Lo 2012 Fleur Cardinale St Emilion Grand Cru Classe 2012 Fleur Cardinale St Emilion Grand Cru Classe 7/10 stars EXPECTATIONS I was told that this chateau is located right beside chateau valandraud, so I had my expectations since I just drank the Valand... 2012 Vintage 7 Stars Bordeaux Fleur Cardinale France Merlot Tasting Notes 2017