UPDATED 6/28/10: Classified Growths 2009 Bordeaux Futures Program

The Market is Heating-Up as the "Magical” Vintage releases...

2009 Bordeaux Futures!

The market is really heating up now that some of the lower-tiered Chateaux have released their 2009 Bordeaux futures. With all the hype surrounding this incredible vintage, expectations are high with a lot of people comparing it to iconic vintages such as 1961 and 1982. Robert Parker calls this vintage "magical.”

This past decade was perhaps one of the most extraordinary decades in Bordeaux history with a string of successful vintages culminating in the exceptional 2009 vintage. It joins its sisters (2000, 2003 & 2005) as a celebrated and historical vintage. Yet, what sets this vintage apart from all the rest is that many wines will be ready to drink upon release and for years to come, an unusual and exciting hallmark of 2009.

The release of 3rd, 2nd and 1st Growths will come over the next few weeks and as they are released pricing will be added here, so check back frequently!

Pre-sale Terms

1. All wines are subject to confirmation

2. Pricing reflects and will be locked into the Euro trading at 1.19

3. All prices shown are net per bottle... No Sales Tax in Delaware

4. Must be ordered in multiples of 4 bottles per Chateaux

5. Payment in full is due at time of online order at www.FranksWine.com

6. Delivery is expected in Spring through Fall of 2012

***Frank's Union Wine Mart has been fulfilling Bordeaux Futures orders since the 1990 Vintage and has been in business since 1986. We deliver!

Alter Ego Chateau Palmer, (Margaux), 2009

The delicious 2009 Alter Ego de Palmer (an equal part blend of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon) could have been drunk when I tasted it. A dense ruby/purple color is accompanied by smoky blackberry and black currant fruit notes, and a silky smooth, expansive, hedonistic, pleasure-filled wine that should drink well for a decade.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$69.99

Bernadotte, (Haut-Medoc), 2009

The finest La Bernadotte made to date, this 2009 is an undeniable sleeper of the vintage. Composed of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot, it reveals a dense purple color along with a big, sweet kiss of black cherries, black currants, charcoal, and spice. With layers of fruit, decent acidity, freshness, and precision, and an opulent, fleshy, succulent style, it should drink easily for a decade or more.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$26.99

Beychevelle, (St. Julien), 2009

This is the finest Bechevelle since the 1982. The opaque purple-hued 2009 displays beautiful floral notes intermixed with notions of black raspberries and creme de cassis. The fruit hits the palate with a medium to full-bodied richness, and the wine possesses sweet, velvety tannins, stunning purity, and a layered mouthfeel that builds incrementally, combining power, concentration, density, and elegance. A beauty!
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$89.99

Bon Pasteur, (Pomerol), 2009

Another terrific offering from well-known oenologists Dany and Michel Rolland, the 2009 may or may not eclipse their 2005 and 2008, but it offers wonderful notes of caramel, mocha, black cherries, and black currants in a seamless, full-bodied, opulent style. It possesses a dense ruby/purple color, lots of glycerin, superb purity, and a textured, long, concentrated mouthfeel. As always, the brilliance of this team transcends its terroir in Pomerol. Enjoy the 2009 Bon Pasteur over the next 15-20 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$84.99

Bourgneuf, (Pomerol), 2009

Displays crushed Merlot grapes on the nose, and lovely pure, grapey fruit character. Full-bodied, with chewy tannins and lots of fruit. …I really appreciate the concentration. Score range: 90-93.
Wine Spectator

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$49.99

Branaire Ducru, (St. Julien), 2009

Only time will tell whether the 2009, another great effort from Branaire, will eclipse the 2005 and 2003. The blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot showcases what a great vintage 2009 is for Cabernet Sauvignon. An inky/blue/purple color is followed by raspberry, boysenberry, crushed rock, graphite, and floral notes, and an opaque, broad, dense, substantial, impressively structured wine without any hardness.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-95 pts.)

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$84.99

Brane Cantenac, (Margaux), 2009

This is a blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 7% Cabernet Franc. A dense plum/purple color is followed by a lovely perfume of flowers, boysenberries, black cherries, and black currants. Seamless in the mouth with stunning concentration, a seductive style, an exquisite Margaux delicacy, and levels of richness and intensity I have never before seen in Brane Cantenac, it should drink effortlessly for 30+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (93-95 pts.)

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$84.99

Calon Segur, (St. Estephe), 2009

Made in a very different style for this estate, the 2009 is composed of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon (the highest I have ever seen here), 7% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. It is a big, rich, tannic, structured, dense ruby/purple-tinged wine offering a sweet kiss of creme de cassis, loamy soil, and spice box. Remarkably, despite the use of 100% new oak because of the 2009’s power and intensity, there is not a hint of wood in either the aromatic or flavor profile. *My rating is very conservative, and I expect it to rise considerably as this wine comes out of its infancy.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$114.99

Cantemerle, (Macau), 2009

This blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with the Cabernet dominating, looks to be the best they have ever produced, even eclipsing the 2005.Dense purple in color, with extraordinarily elegant floral notes intermixed with raspberry, black currant, cherry, and spice box, it is medium to full-bodied, not massive, but again, very seamless, with beautiful precision, sweet tannins, and an endearing fleshiness and depth of flavor that are neither heavy nor fatiguing. This wine will be relatively approachable in 3-5 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$44.99

Cap de Faugeres, (Cotes de Castillon), 2009

The relatively new proprietor, Silvio Denz, has made his finest wine to date from this Cotes de Castillon property. A blend of 85% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon that came in at 14% natural alcohol, it is a full-bodied, super-concentrated effort displaying excellent purity as well as lots of minerality and floral notes imbedded in black and blue fruits. The oak is totally masked, the tannins are prominent but sweet, and the wine is fresh and precise. A sleeper of the vintage.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

Carbonnieux Rouge, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

Soft, silky, incredibly sexy notes of licorice, tobacco leaf, cigar tobacco, cassis, and cherries soar from the glass of this full-bodied Carbonnieux, which seems to have a few extra layers of fruit, glycerin, and depth than usual. The wine has great fruit, purity, and lots of personality. Give it a couple of years of cellaring and drink it over the following 25+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$39.99

Caronne St. Gemme, (Haut-Medoc), 2009

Crushed blackberry and blueberry on the nose, with hints of sweet tobacco. Full-bodied, with silky tannins and a pretty texture. [Could use a little more in the] center palate, but attractive.
Wine Spectator

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$24.99

Certan de May, (Pomerol), 2009

The most powerful, finest overall wine made at this estate since their 1982, the muscular 2009 reveals a dense ruby/purple color in addition to meaty, smoky notes of black cherries, iron, truffles, loamy soil, and spice. Dense, full-bodied, and virile; patience will be a virtue as this wine needs 5-6 years of cellaring.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (93-95 pts.)

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$119.99

Chantegrive, (Graves), 2009

A great bargain in any vintage, in 2009 this may be the best wine they have ever produced. It is a terrificsleeper of the vintage. Already seductive and lush, it displays oodles of subtle barbecue smoke interspersed with black cherry and black currant fruit as well as silky tannins. Dark ruby/purple in a larger-scaled, lusher style than usual, this is a beauty.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut Brion, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

There are approximately 2,000 cases of the 2009 La Chapelle de La Mission, the best one I have ever tasted. A blend of nearly equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon with 10% Cabernet Franc added in. The wine is a remarkable effort, with amazing density, extraordinary fruit quality, dense purple color with meaty notes alongside subtle barbecue smoke, camphor, black currant, sweet cherry, and blackberry. It has a lush, opulent texture, loads of glycerin, and admirable purity and length. I could have drunk a bottle or two just tasting it from the barrel!
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-94 pts.)

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$119.99

Chasse-Spleen, (Moulis), 2009

The 2009 is the finest Chasse Spleen since the 1989. Its deep purple color is accompanied by notes of graphite, black currants, sweet spice, and a hint of Chinese black tea. Full-bodied and opulent with well-integrated acidity, tannin, wood, and alcohol, it is a lush beauty to enjoy over the next 20+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-92 pts.)

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$34.99

Chevalier de Lascombes, (Margaux), 2009

“The vintage displays many if the characteristics of such creamy-textured, opulent, fat, succulent years as 1959, 1982, 1990 and some of the northern Medocs of 2003. Yet, the 2009s also have the structure, freshness, acid levels as well as vibrancy and precision of such cooler years as 1986, 1996 and 2000. In that sense, this is the glory of the 2009s. For as big and rich as well as high in alcohol as they are, they are also remarkably delicate, fresh and pure. This paradox, albeit a wonderful one, is unprecedented in the three plus decades I have been tasting Bordeaux barrel samples.”
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$34.99

Clarke, (Listrac), 2009

Sweet tobacco and blueberry aromas follow through to a full body, with a dense palate of ripe fruit and velvety tannins. Concentrated for the appellation. Well done.
Wine Spectator

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$29.99

Clerc-Milon, (Pauillac), 2009

A deep ruby/purple-hued, concentrated, impressively endowed effort that requires serious cellar age, 4-5 years minimum. It should last for 20-25 years.
[44% Merlot, 50% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Carmenere.]
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-92 pts)

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$69.99

Clos du Marquis, (St. Julien), 2009

Clos du Marquis is being positioned by Jean-Hubert Delon as a separate single vineyard wine rather than Leoville Las Cases’ second wine. The logic is simple. It has come from the same vineyard for over twenty years, and is not a true second wine in the sense that it is not made from Las Cases’ discarded cuvees. This blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue along with sweet notes of creme de cassis, great purity, a full-bodied mouthfeel, and terrific texture as well as length. It should evolve for 20-25 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

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$64.99

Clos Les Lunelles, (Cotes de Castillon), 2009

This 20+-acre vineyard, acquired by Gerard and Chantal Perse in 2001, is planted on a clay and limestone plateau. A blend of 80% Merlot and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc. One of the top wines of the Cotes de Castillon, it boasts an inky/purple color as well as tremendous opulence, body, purity, and density, plenty of sweet boysenberry and blackberry fruit, noticeable, but subdued wood, full body, and an unctuous texture. It should drink well for 12-15+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$39.99

Croix de Beaucaillou, (St. Julien), 2009

Ducru’s second wine, the 2009 Croix de Beaucaillou, is a thrill to taste. Made from a single vineyard, it exhibits a dense purple color along with a creamy texture and loads of creme de cassis fruit intertwined with notions of charcoal, incense, and spice. Round, generous, and opulent, it can be drunk now or cellared for 15+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$49.99

Croix de Labrie, (St. Emilion), 2009

It’s too bad there are only 300 or so cases of this wine, made from 100% Merlot. I just had a bottle of the 2000, which was an off-the-chart, awesome wine with sumptuous texture. The 2009 strikes me as a worthy competitor to their brilliant 2005. Almost tasting like blackberry or blueberry ice cream with a hint of raspberry syrup on top, this opaque ruby/purple wine is pure and totally seductive. The 2009 offers more glycerin, power, and alcoholic potency, but the sweet tannins, the velvety texture, the beautiful purity are all there to admire and consume. It should drink well for 10-15 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$84.99

Croix Mouton, (Bordeaux-Superieur), 2009

One couldn’t ask for a more serious owner than Jean-Philippe Janoueix. Tiny yields of 31 hectoliters per hectare as well as super attention to detail in both the vineyard and winemaking has resulted in a wine that is a final blend of 87% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot.

This sleeper of the vintage is stunning, dense purple in color, with notes of chocolate, espresso roast, pain grille, blackberries, and cherries. It is a hedonistic mouthful of wine to drink over the next 4-5 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$19.99

D'Armailhac, (Pauillac), 2009

This may be the finest d’Armailhac I have ever tasted. Made in a textured, full-bodied, sumptuous style, it is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, and the balance primarily Cabernet Franc with a tiny dosage of Petit Verdot. It exhibits a deep ruby/purple hue along with floral, red and black currant, cedar, and spice characteristics. Deep, medium to full-bodied, and impressively pure as well as long, it should drink well for 25 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-93 pts.)

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$59.99

d'Aurilhac, (Haut-Medoc), 2009

Long-time readers know d’Aurilhac is one of my favorite under-the-radar Bordeaux in top vintages.This impressively made Medoc offers a lot of quality for its price. The 2009 reveals copious black cherry, black currant, earth, and spice notes intertwined with a hint of background oak. A luscious texture, a succulent style, and a juicy, long finish suggest it will drink well through 2017.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

Dauzac, (Margaux), 2009

The color is a dark ruby/purple, and the wine is broad and rich with sweet tannins, a corpulent personality, and plenty of spicy oak intermixed with black currant and black cherry fruit. It should drink well for 20-25 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$39.99

De L'Estang, (Cotes de Castillon), 2009

Another sleeper of the vintage, the opaque ruby/purple-tinged 2009 l’Estang exhibits lots of sweet black currant and black cherry fruit intermixed with a hint of vanillin. Medium to full-bodied, with surprisingly pure, concentrated, lengthy flavors.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$19.99

de Sales, (Pomerol), 2009

“The vintage displays many if the characteristics of such creamy-textured, opulent, fat, succulent years as 1959, 1982, 1990 and some of the northern Medocs of 2003. Yet, the 2009s also have the structure, freshness, acid levels as well as vibrancy and precision of such cooler years as 1986, 1996 and 2000. In that sense, this is the glory of the 2009s. For as big and rich as well as high in alcohol as they are, they are also remarkably delicate, fresh and pure. This paradox, albeit a wonderful one, is unprecedented in the three plus decades I have been tasting Bordeaux barrel samples.”
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$29.99

D'Issan, (Margaux), 2009

Following the lustrous 2000 and 2005, the 2009 is another terrific effort from proprietor Emmanuel Cruse. Tiny yields of 18 hectoliters per hectare, 13.7% natural alcohol, and a blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon and 38% Merlot have resulted in a wine boasting stunning minerality along with notes of flowers, blueberries, and black currants.Full-bodied with silky tannin, a tremendous opulence, and levels of density and richness never before seen at this estate, this brilliant d’Issan should age for three decades or more.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (93-95 pts.)

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$74.99

Domaine de Chevalier, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

The finest wine I have tasted from this estate in my 30+ – year career, the 2009 (64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 6% Petit Verdot) from this hallowed vineyard in Leognan was cropped at 45 hectoliters per hectare and came in at 13% alcohol. It reveals an extraordinary, intense, pure, quintessential Domaine de Chevalier style, including silky tannin, dense plum, black currant, black cherry, floral, and graphite notes, terrific acidity, sweet tannin, and a full-bodied mouthfeel with no weight, but admirable precision and freshness. Consultant Stephane Derenoncourt has coaxed out all the elegance and complexity at this great site. A future legend in the making, this could be the best Domaine de Chevalier produced over the last half century. It should drink well for 35-40 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-96* pts.)

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$89.99

Echo de Lynch-Bages, (Pauillac), 2009

Sweet berry and currant on the nose and palate, with hints of mint. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and a long finish. This is like Lynch from the 1980s. This is made with more Cabernet Sauvignon than the old second wines of Lynch, and shows more class. —The Wine Spectator
Wine Spectator rating (89-92 pts.)

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$44.99

Epicurea du Cht. Martinat, (Cotes de Bourg), 2009

The finest example of this wine I have ever tasted, the 2009 Epicurea de Chateau Martinat (80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon) was cropped at 25 hectoliters per hectare. Aromas of flowers, licorice, smoke, red and black fruits, and subtle wood are followed by a broadly flavored, savory, opulently-textured wine displaying terrific fruit intensity, purity, and length. It is well above its humble pedigree.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

Faugeres, (St. Emilion), 2009

A powerful effort from proprietor Silvio Denz, the 2009 Faugeres may turn out to be one of the two or three finest examples of this cuvee. Fresh, with bright acids, a dense opaque purple color, and notes of graphite, blueberries, black currants, smoke, and charcoal, this full-bodied, intense, textured, rich 2009 is a blend of 85% Merlot and the rest primarily Cabernet Franc with a touch of Cabernet Sauvignon. Faugeres’ brain trust of consultants includes Michel Rolland and Stefan von Neipperg.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-93 pts.)

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$44.99

Feret-Lambert, (Bordeaux Superieur), 2009

Wow! What a big time sleeper of the vintage. This delicious, full-bodied wine behaves more like a classified growth than a generic Bordeaux Superieur. It possesses a dense purple color as well as notes of black raspberries, licorice, graphite, and cassis, wonderful intensity, purity, richness, and overall balance, and a stunning finish.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$19.99

Figeac, (St. Emilion), 2009

“Really fabulous on the nose, with sweet milk chocolate, flowers, currant and plum. Full-bodied, with incredible length. The tannins are so silky, but they are warm and cuddly. You just want to hug it. Powerful but so attractive. The blend is one third each of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.” The Wine Spectator (97-100 pts.) The Wine Spectator

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$299.99

Les Forts de Latour, (Pauillac), 2009

Perhaps the finest example ever made (including the extraordinary 1982) of Les Forts de Latour,the 2009 (61.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32.3% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot). An opaque purple color is followed by notes of black fruits, crushed rocks, spring flowers, and hints of blackberries and smoke. Prodigiously rich and thick with an amazingly long finish of 50 seconds, this astonishing second wine will undoubtedly put on weight before bottling, and should last for 25-30 years.

Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (93-95* pts.)

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$179.99

Giscours, (Margaux), 2009

This is the finest Giscours I have tasted in my professional career. Succulent and sexy with an inky/purple color, it offers sweet aromas of subtle barbecue smoke, graphite, blackberries, blueberries, and spring flowers. The tannins are remarkably sweet, substantial, and well-integrated, and the wine is full-bodied as well as voluptuously textured. It is a head-turning, exuberant, flashy effort that should drink well for 20-25 years. Bravo! Robert Parker
Robert Parker rating (91-93 pts.)

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$79.99

Gloria, (St. Julien), 2009

There have been many great Glorias over the years as this property consistently over-performs. The 2009 may be the finest yet produced. Loaded with notes of Christmas fruitcake intermixed with red and black currants, licorice, spice box, and blackberries, this inky/purple-colored wine is atypically full-bodied with a viscous texture, and loads of tannin, extract, and richness. Deep and layered, it will offer thrilling sipping over the next 25+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

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$49.99

Grand Puy Ducasse, (Pauillac), 2009

Possibly the finest wine yet produced at this estate, the 2009 is even fatter, richer, and more unctuously textured than the 2005 (which I loved). It boasts an opaque purple color, thrilling levels of sweet creme de cassis and blackberries along with hints of underbrush as well as forest floor, silky tannins, full body, and a plush, heady, opulent personality. This stunning wine should drink well for two decades.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$44.99

Grand-Puy-Lacoste, (Pauillac), 2009

“[The 2009] boasts this estate’s classic creme de cassis character as well as a soft, round, medium to full-bodied mouthfeel, pure fruit, and silky tannins….”,
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

“Lovely nose of sweet currant and blueberry that follows through to a full body, with juicy, velvety tannins and a licorice, tar and dark chocolate finish. Like it. The new 1982? Score range: 94-97”
Wine Spectator

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$94.99

Gruaud Larose, (St. Julien), 2009

This is the finest Gruaud Larose since the 1990. It exhibits an opaque purple color along with a big, sweet nose of creme de cassis, new saddle leather, spice box, and boysenberries. Made in a rich, broad, savory, juicy style with lots of succulence, but none of the masculinity and ruggedness often found in this offering, this wine is loaded with concentration and extract. The tannins are largely concealed by the remarkable intensity of fruit and density.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94+ pts.)

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$84.99

Haut Bailly, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

The greatest Haut-Bailly ever made? One can’t speak enough of the job Veronique Sanders has done in 2009. Tiny yields have resulted in the most concentrated Haut-Bailly I have ever tasted.Eclipsing even the 2005, the 2009 (a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and 3% Cabernet Franc) possesses 13.9% natural alcohol. Dense purple to the rim, it exhibits a precise, nuanced nose of mulberries, black cherries, black currants, graphite, and a singular floral component.A wine of profound intensity and full-bodied power, yet stunningly elegant, and never heavy or massive, it builds incrementally on the palate, and the finish lasts over 45 seconds. Remarkably, there is not a hard edge to be found in this beauty. The wine’s extraordinary freshness, elegance, and precision are nearly surreal. This tour de force should age brilliantly for 40+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (96-98+ pts.)

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$159.99

Haut Bergey, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

“One of the best over-achieving, value-priced wines in Pessac-Leognan, Haut-Bergey’s vineyard enjoys a superb location near Malartic-Lagraviere and Domaine de Chevalier. Composed of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest primarily Cabernet Franc and a dollop of Petit Verdot, the opaque purple-hued 2009 reveals a big, exuberant nose of charcoal, black currants, sweet cherries, and graphite. Dense and full-bodied, with beautiful purity, texture, and length, it should drink well for 20+ years. (Tasted two times.)” —The Wine Advocate

Robert Parker rating 92-94 pts.

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$44.99

Haut-Brion, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

A blend of 46% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 14% Cabernet Franc. This is the kind of wine to send chills even up my spine, and I have been tasting here for nearly 30 years. An extraordinary nose of plum, blueberry, raspberry, crushed rock, and that intriguing floral as well as unsmoked cigar tobacco note is followed by a wine of creamy unctuosity reminiscent of 1989, but there is a freshness, vibrancy and precision that is historic and possibly unprecedented. Some graphite emerges as the wine sits in the glass, but the wine is very thick while at the same time precise and elegant. This is the quintessential expression of one of the greatest wine terroirs of the world.This wine will probably need 7-8 years of cellaring.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (98-100 pts.)

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$1,119.99

Jean de Gue, (Lalande de Pomerol), 2009

A major sleeper of the vintage, this outstanding wine from the satellite appellation adjacent to Pomerol exhibits attractive loamy soil notes intermixed with extravagant black cherry, plum, and cassis fruit. A fleshy, full-bodied, hedonistic, ripe, generously endowed Lalande de Pomerol, it should drink well for 7-8 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-92 pts.)

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$34.99

Kirwan, (Margaux), 2009

This inky/purple-hued Margaux reveals aromas and flavors of blackberries, cassis, espresso roast, graphite, and new oak. Full-bodied, layered, and rich as well as elegant and precise, it needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should last for 25-30+ years. It is a very strong effort from Kirwan.
Robert Parker, Wine Spectator (90-92 pts.)

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$69.99

La Dame de Montrose, (St. Estephe), 2009

The second wine, the 2009 La Dame de Montrose, is an amazing blend of 82% Merlot and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Voluptuously textured, super juicy, and sexy with intense blue and black fruits, decent acids, and silky tannin, this 2009 is already irresistible, and should keep for 10-15+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

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$59.99

La Fleur de Jaugue, (St. Emilion), 2009

This sexy, seductive, pure 2009 is undoubtedly asleeper of the vintage. It offers elegant, rich, concentrated, black cherry, spicy fruit, medium to full body, and a thicker, more succulent style than usual. Consume it over the next 7-8 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

Lafon-Rochet, (St. Estephe), 2009

Perhaps the finest Lafon Rochet ever made, the purity, freshness, and sweet, rich, blueberry and boysenberry fruit and hint of pen ink that are found in this opaque purple-colored wine are impressive. Massive in the mouth, with freshness, delineation, and sweet tannin, it is a major sleeper of the vintage that should last for 25+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

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La Gaffeliere, (St. Emilion), 2009

One of the old, historic vineyards in St.-Emilion, owned by a family that goes back to the 1400s, this wine has gone from strength to strength over the last decade. The final blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc will never produce a massive wine, but rather one of great elegance. The difference in 2009 is that this wine also has compelling intensity of fruit, and more opulence and viscosity than usual. Dense purple, with terrific purity and a thickness without heaviness, black cherry, black currant, and super-concentrated cranberry and kirsch notes as well as hints of spring flowers and minerals are all present in this medium to full-bodied wine. It also possesses fabulous purity, texture, and transparency. Drink it over the next 30-35 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-96 pts.)

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$109.99

Lagrange, (St. Julien), 2009

“Intense aromas of blackberry and smoke. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins and long finish. Solid and tight. As it should be.”
Wine Spectator (91-94pts.)
“The 2009 Lagrange offers attractive, fresh, red and black currant notes, and an elegant as well as corpulent attack and mid-palate. …It displays an endearing finesse, freshness, and purity.”
Wine Advocate

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La Lagune, (Haut-Medoc), 2009

I don’t think anyone could possibly rate this higher than the 2005, which is certainly the greatest wine made at this estate since 1982. However, this is another blockbuster, gorgeously aromatic, with notes of subtle oak interwoven with perfumed black, blue, and red fruits. Its opaque purple color, the gorgeous elegance allied to compelling intensity of flavor, and its full-bodied opulence make for the quintessential expression of this terroir. This is beauty that will be relatively approachable in 3-4 years and evolve for 20 or more years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-96 pts.)

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$69.99

Lalande Borie, (St. Julien), 2009

The finest wine I have ever tasted from Lalande Borie, the 2009 (50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc) displays lots of purity along with a boatload of black currant, raspberry, and black cherry fruit, no evidence of wood, broad, rich, deep flavors, and a velvety texture. It should drink well for a decade or more.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (88-90* pts.)

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$29.99

La Mission Haut Brion, (Pessac-Leognan), 2009

Certainly it will take its place in the pantheon of all the great La Mission Haut-Brions ever made.There are 6,000 cases made from a blend of 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot, and 6% Cabernet Franc. Opaque purple in color, with an extraordinary nose of blueberry liqueur intermixed with camphor, charcoal, hints of burning embers and truffles, and loads of black berry and black currant fruit, the wine has sublime concentration and purity, a finish that goes well past 60 seconds, and not a hard edge to be found in this sumptuous, almost over-the-top, full-bodied wine of enormous power and massive density and richness. An immortal effort.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (98-100 pts.)

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$999.99

Langoa Barton, (St. Julien), 2009

I found the 2009 Langoa Barton to be so…extracted, …tannic, powerful, and backward that I wrote it “should be forgotten for 15 years, and may have some charm in 30-40.” There is no doubting its level of concentration and massiveness. Wow.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-92+ pts.)

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$74.99

Lascombes, (Margaux), 2009

Dense black purple to the rim, the 2009 Lascombes has enormous concentration, with loads of graphite, blackberry, and blueberry notes as well as hints of pen ink and truffle. The wine is super-intense, full-bodied, fleshy, and rich….
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-96 pts.)

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$104.99

La Serre, (St. Emilion), 2009

“A sleeper of the vintage, this long-forgotten estate has turned out a dense ruby/purple-colored, silky smooth 2009 offering notes of spring flowers, black cherries, raspberries, and spice. It should provide enormous hedonistic pleasures for a decade or more. ” —The Wine Advocate

Robert Parker rating 88-90 pts.

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$49.99

Leoville Barton, (St. Julien), 2009

This behemoth possesses massive extraction, an opaque purple color, huge density, extreme tannins, and a nearly endless finish. Everything is there and the highly extracted style and off the chart tannins ensure [a very, very long life.] There is a lot to admire and [a ton of patience is required.]
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (93-95 pts.)

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$129.99

Leoville Poyferre, (St. Julien), 2009

One of the stars of the vintage, the 2009 is even better than the 2000, 2003, and 2005. Its inky/purple color precedes a wine filled with extraordinary opulence, voluptuous texture, and sweet tannin. It offers both intellectual and hedonistic pleasure with layer upon layer of ripe fruit. The blend is more than two-thirds Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot. The high alcohol is not the least bit noticeable because of the extraordinary concentration and freshness. This is a wine to purchase by the case-load.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (97-100 pts.)

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$169.99

Les Ormes de Pez, (St. Estephe), 2009

A sleeper of the vintage and the best Les Ormes de Pez made in decades, this opaque purple-hued 2009 offers up pure creme de cassis fruit intermixed with hints of charcoal, smoke, and crushed rocks. Medium to full-bodied and pure with good freshness as well as a soft, layered mouthfeel, it will offer delicious drinking over the next 10-15 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$44.99

Les Pagodes de Cos, (St. Estephe), 2009

The 2009 Les Pagodes de Cos is a remarkable offering, Composed of 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, and 1% Petit Verdot. It is a full-bodied, opulently concentrated wine of amazing richness, density, and intensity. This wine possesses this vintage’s classic characteristics of enormous power, massive fruit, and extraordinary freshness and precision – largely unprecedented, particularly for Cabernet-based wines in the Medoc.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-94 pts.)

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$74.99

L'Hospitalet de Gazin, (Pomerol), 2009

“The vintage displays many if the characteristics of such creamy-textured, opulent, fat, succulent years as 1959, 1982, 1990 and some of the northern Medocs of 2003. Yet, the 2009s also have the structure, freshness, acid levels as well as vibrancy and precision of such cooler years as 1986, 1996 and 2000. In that sense, this is the glory of the 2009s. For as big and rich as well as high in alcohol as they are, they are also remarkably delicate, fresh and pure. This paradox, albeit a wonderful one, is unprecedented in the three plus decades I have been tasting Bordeaux barrel samples.”
—Robert Parker

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Lilian Ladouys, (St. Estephe), 2009

Dark color, with a spiced nose of cloves and cardamom. Tar too. Full-bodied, with round and velvety tannins and a rich, fruity aftertaste.Gorgeous young wine.
Wine Spectator (92-95 pts.)

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$29.99

Lynch Bages, (Pauillac), 2009

Composed of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, it is the greatest Lynch Bages since the outstanding duo of 1989 and 1990. The black/purple-tinged 2009 exhibits a glorious perfume of graphite, black currants, and subtle smoke, powerful, thick, unctuously textured flavors, huge yet sweet tannins, fabulous purity, and a finish that lasts 40-45 seconds. Five to eight years of patience will be required, but this is a 30-40-year wine from this popular estate run by the affable and highly respected Cazes family.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-96+ pts.)

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$149.99

Magdelaine, (St. Emilion), 2009

A more massive style than usual for this property, the 2009 Magdelaine exhibits a classic kirsch liqueur note, but the color is more saturated, the tactile impression more full, meaty, and rich, and the wine is more loaded and dense. Filled with elegance as well as power, this beauty should drink handsomely for 25+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$79.99

Malescot-St. Exupery, (Margaux), 2009

It’s going to take a lot for this wine to equal or eclipse the 2005, but it is a different style of wine.
Opaque ruby/purple, with a beautiful nose of charcoal, forest floor, and black fruits, the wine hits the palate with great intensity, a sumptuous texture, yet brilliant precision and purity. This is a superb wine that should drink well for 20-25 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (95-97 pts)

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$119.99

Messile Aubert, (Montagne St. Emilion), 2009

Another sleeper of the vintage from this under-the-radar estate, the 2009 Messile-Aubert exhibits a deep ruby/purple color as well as notes of black cherries, crushed rocks, and a liqueur of kirsch-like component. With medium to full body and plenty of length and succulence, this fruity wine can be enjoyed over the next 5-7 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$29.99

Meyney, (St. Estephe), 2009

Spicy and beautiful with blackberry and currant character. Full and silky, with beautiful fruit and a long finish.
Wine Spectator (92-95 pts.)

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$39.99

Monbousquet, (St. Emilion), 2009

One of the most satisfying and popular wines among wine consumers in all of Bordeaux is Monbousquet, and even though it is not the best terroir, what Gerard and Chantal Perse have done with this [previously neglected] property is remarkable. 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon (the traditional blend here.)
Dense ruby/purple to the rim, with plenty of exotic black fruits, jammy red fruits, some truffle, roasted herbs, and incense, the wine is full-bodied, luscious, exuberant, and opulent. It will be impossible to resist in its youth. This wine should drink well for 10-15 or more years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$59.99

Montrose, (St. Estephe), 2009

…If you think the 2003 (which merited 100 points) was powerful (13.2% alcohol), keep in mind that the 2009 Montrose came in at 13.7% alcohol. There is no sense of hotness, only extraordinary transparency and precision, allied to massive fruit intensity. A blend of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the color is an opaque purple and the finish is endless. The flavor profile bursts with black currant, blackberry, and boysenberry fruit intertwined with hints of spring flowers and crushed rocks. Huge body, sweet tannin, and wonderful freshness make for one of the all-time great wines ever produced at Montrose.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (96-100 pts.)

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$229.99

Moulin St. Georges, (St. Emilion), 2009

Consistently a good value pick among shrewd consumers, this wine, from one of the estates Alain Vauthier owns in St.-Emilion beside the famous Ausone, has a dark purple color, a big, sweet kiss of black currants, raspberries, crushed rock, and floral notes. It is medium to full-bodied, displays good, sweet tannin, and is very promising.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$49.99

Nenin, (Pomerol), 2009

A blend of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Cabernet Franc that achieved nearly 14% natural alcohol, the 2009 Nenin is the finest wine I have tasted since the estate was acquired by Jean-Hubert Delon (the family that also owns Leoville Las Cases). The full-bodied Nenin exhibits lots of cranberry and boysenberry fruit, a hefty, rich mouthfeel, and a fresh, lively, long, rich style. It can be drunk young or cellared for three decades.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

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$69.99

Palmer, (Margaux), 2009

The final blend is 52% Merlot, 41% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 7% Petit Verdot. It is hard to say this 2009 will turn out better than Palmer’s extraordinary 2005, but it certainly will be different in style. Pure blackberry and black currant fruit notes intermixed with hints of incense, graphite, and wood are followed by an opulent, thick, juicy wine with plenty of structure, and enormous concentration, mass, and length. Four to five years of patience is required, but this beauty should last for three decades or more.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-96 pts)

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$399.99

Pavie, (St. Emilion), 2009

Another brilliant effort from Gerard Perse. This great vineyard— with the average age of the vines 45 years— was cropped at 28 hectoliters per hectare. Everything here is done with extraordinary gentleness and precision. The result is a powerful, full-bodied, remarkably intense wine that is black/purple in color. It displays enormous creme de cassis and boysenberry fruit with some cherries, spice box, and crushed rock in the background. It is intense, with loads of minerality, huge extraction, massive power, yet again, the vintage character seems to have given it a freshness and vibrancy despite the wine’s obvious viscosity.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (96-100 pts.)

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$359.99

Le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild, (Pauillac), 2009

The second wine, the 2009 Le Petit Mouton, is the finest second wine they have ever made. Aromas of black currants, flowers, mocha, and earth jump from the glass of this fleshy, heady, full-bodied wine. The final blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-92 pts.)

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$119.99

Petit Village, (Pomerol), 2009

“This is sexy, with beautiful ripe fruit and spices. Full bodied, with focused fruit and a long finish.Racy. So focused. Class. Best ever? Score range: 92-95.”
Wine Spectator

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Phelan Segur, (St. Estephe), 2009

Like many of the top 2009s, Phelan-Segur is a huge, full-bodied effort with massive fruit as well as good freshness, precision, and elegance. This is all rather paradoxical given previous great vintages that either lean toward cooler vintage characteristics or hot ones. This 2009 possesses both styles. It exhibits lots of mulberry, boysenberry, and crushed, jammy black fruits, abundant tannin, medium to full body, an opulent mouthfeel, and enough structure to evolve for two decades or more. This is a sleeper of the vintage.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-92 pts.)

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$44.99

Pichon-Longueville-Lalande, (Pauillac), 2009

The final blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon (quite high for PLL), 20% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot and a pH of 3.8 combines the best of a vintage such as 1996, in terms of structure, freshness, and precision, with the best of 1982, in terms of opulence, power, unctuosity, and thickness. The opaque purple-colored 2009 exhibits anintoxicatingly intense nose of red and black fruits, subtle smoke, charcoal, forest floor, and a hint of flowers. Unusually full-bodied for a wine from this estate as well as unctuously textured, voluptuous, and incredibly pure and precise, this dazzling wine should be drinkable at an early age, and evolve for 30+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (96-98 pts.)

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$229.99

Potensac, (Medoc), 2009

A sleeper of the vintage, the 2009 is probably the finest Potensac ever made, eclipsing even the stunning 1982. This blend, is dominated by both Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Dense, rich, and full-bodied with lots of freshness, the wine reveals abundant red and black currant fruit, a distinctive minerality, and a plush, full-bodied mouthfeel. It should drink well for 10-15+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$34.99

Prieure Lichine, (Margaux), 2009

Beautiful floral-infused black fruits jump from the glass of this opaque ruby/purple-colored wine.Possibly richer, denser, and even more complete than the brilliant 2005 (although it is still too early to say that definitively), this is certainly a more opulent, succulent style of wine than even the 2005, which had surprising flesh for a wine from that vintage. The Right Bank consultant Stephane Derenoncourt has performed some magic here, as recent vintages attest, and the wines are often fairly priced as well.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (91-93 pts.)

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$59.99

Providence, (Pomerol), 2009

This masculine-styled Pomerol exhibits notes of iron, earth, vitamins, black cherries, and blackberries. It is reminiscent of a Trotanoy in terms of personality and appellation character. Full-bodied and super-dense with a boatload of tannin as well as unbridled power, richness, and depth, this 2009 will require patience, but should last for three decades or more.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-95 pts.)

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$139.99

Puy Blanquet, (St.-Emilion), 2009

“The vintage displays many if the characteristics of such creamy-textured, opulent, fat, succulent years as 1959, 1982, 1990 and some of the northern Medocs of 2003. Yet, the 2009s also have the structure, freshness, acid levels as well as vibrancy and precision of such cooler years as 1986, 1996 and 2000. In that sense, this is the glory of the 2009s. For as big and rich as well as high in alcohol as they are, they are also remarkably delicate, fresh and pure. This paradox, albeit a wonderful one, is unprecedented in the three plus decades I have been tasting Bordeaux barrel samples.”
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

Rollan de By, (Medoc), 2009

Proprietor Jean Guyon and consultant Dr. Alain Raynaud continue to produce a wine that over-performs its humble pedigree. The dense blue/purple-tinged 2009 boasts abundant amounts of blueberry and black currant fruit intermixed with graphite and forest floor notes. Full-bodied, rich, and pure, it is ideal for drinking during its first decade or life.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$29.99

Sarget de Gruaud, (St. Julien), 2009

This is the second wine of the great Chateau Gruaud-Larose in St.-Julien. The wine is from younger vines that are not ready for the Grand Vin but are nonetheless exceptional in their own right. The superb growing conditions and overall quality of the 2009 vintage make this wine an even better value.

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Senejac, (Haut-Medoc), 2009

This sleeper of the vintage, run by the Cordier family, with the vineyard managed by Alfred Tesseron’s team from Pontet-Canet, this is the first vintage from their biodynamically farmed estate, andit is certainly the best wine I have ever tasted from Senejac. A blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, oodles of black currant fruit are intermixed with some licorice, underbrush, and foresty notes. Great fruit, a sumptuous, fleshy texture, and plenty of succulence and length make for a big, rich, nicely textured wine to drink over the next decade.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$24.99

Sociando-Mallet, (Medoc), 2009

Ferocious tannins are not unusual for Sociando Mallet, but I was surprised that in a vintage that produced exceptionally tannic, but ripe wines, the Sociando Mallet tannins were atypically austere. Nevertheless, the wine boasts huge concentration along with an inky/purple color, a full-bodied, powerful palate, and a long finish. Excellent purity, density, and minerality are present in this cuvee, and it is capable of lasting 30-40 years. This estate is situated on some of the finest terroir of the Haut-Medoc, near Calon-Segur in St.-Estephe.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$54.99

St. Pierre, (St. Julien), 2009

This has been a fabulous wine over recent vintages, but I do not think many consumers have caught on. Of course, there is far less of this classified-growth St.-Julien than of any of the Leovilles, Beychevelle, etc. Unbelievably powerful, rich, and impressive, this may be the finest St.-Pierre ever made. An inky/purple color is followed by notes of creme de cassis, spring flowers, and forest floor, a layered, full-bodied, powerful mouthfeel, perfect balance, and extraordinary richness, purity, and unctuosity.Bravo for this great St. Julien.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (94-98 pts.)

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$94.99

Talbot, (St. Julien), 2009

This is the most impressive Talbot since the 1982 and 1986. It reveals an opaque plum/garnet/purple color as well as knock-out aromas of black fruits, cedar, incense, licorice, and a Provencal garrigue-like character. Substantial, sexy, and seductive, it is almost slutty in its exuberance and ostentatiousness. It was a thrill to drink this loaded St.-Julien. It should offer irresistible drinking over the next 20-25 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (92-94 pts.)

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$69.99

Tronquoy-Lalande, (St. Estephe), 2009

The 2009 Tronquoy Lalande (a blend of 51% Merlot, 42% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot) boasts a dense purple color along with a beautiful bouquet of boysenberries, spring flowers, black currants, and a hint of ink, a full-bodied, supple, opulent mouthfeel, and a long finish. It should drink nicely for 10-15 years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

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$44.99

La Vieille Cure, (Fronsac), 2009

This is typically one of the finest offerings of Fronsac.
The opaque purple-hued 2009 offers a beautiful aromatic display of camphor, blueberries, acacia flowers, raspberries, and crushed rocks. Full-bodied and pure with a nicely layered texture, the vintage’s unctuosity and thickness as well as freshness and definition, this sleeper of the vintage is another beauty from La Vieille Cure. It should drink well for 15+ years.
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (90-93 pts)

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$34.99

Vrai Canon Bouche, (Canon-Fronsac), 2009

“One of the stars of Canon-Fronsac, this 30-acre vineyard is making some great wine, and the 2009 appears to be the finest they have yet produced.The Dutch owners brought in Stephane Derenoncourt as consultant again for the 2009 (98% Merlot and 2% Malbec). Full-bodied with an inky/blue/purple color it represents the essence of blackberries, black raspberries, cassis, licorice, crushed rocks, and subtle oak. The alcohol and all evidence of oak aging are completely buried under the sheer concentration. A big time sleeper of the vintage, it should age effortlessly for 25-30 years.” —The Wine Advocate

Robert Parker (91-93 pts).

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$59.99