BORDEAUX FUTURES 2010 - Vintages

SUDUIRAUT
1er Cru
TASTING NOTE: The Chateau Suduiraut
has a comparatively rich, botrytized
bouquet with dried honey, pineapple and
a touch of Seville orange marmalade, with
exquisite definition and focus. The palate
is well-balanced, with a viscous texture
and a good level of botrytis, demonstrating
fine minerality and tautness. Dried mango,
quince and spice all interlace the focused
finish, which is long in the mouth. Tasted
against its peers, this has a higher level
of intensity and focus. A superb follow-up
to the sensational 2009. Score: 94-96
(Neal Martin, RP)
256206 (S) 375 mL $59
$177 per 3-btl lot
256214 (S) 750 mL $117
$351 per 3-btl lot
RIGHT BANK
POMEROL
RED WINE
BOURGNEUF
TASTING NOTE: Delivers a core of anise
and red licorice character, with solid grip
and definition already and a long, fruitfilled
finish. A powerful style of Pomerol.
Tasted non-blind. Score: 93-96 (WS)
254755 (XD) 750 mL $54
$162 per 3-btl lot
CERTAN DE MAY
TASTING NOTE: Shows stunning depth
and drive, with a deep well of blackberry
and plum sauce and a lush structure.
Superlong, with spice and anise echoing on.
A tremendous young wine in the making.
Tasted non-blind. Score: 95-98 (WS)
261479 (XD) 750 mL $159
$477 per 3-btl lot
CLINET
TASTING NOTE: A spectacular success
in this vintage, this blend of 85% Merlot,
12% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest
Cabernet Franc achieved 15% natural
alcohol. Sadly, there are only 3,400 cases
primarily because of the small Merlot crop
(yields were only 29 hectoliters per
hectare). The wine’s opaque purple color
is followed by an extraordinary bouquet of
boysenberries, blueberries, black currants,
licorice, truffles and a hint of asphalt.
The wine possesses great intensity,
a multidimensional mouthfeel, stunning
glycerin and richness, and wonderful
freshness as well as precision because
of the vintage conditions. This massive
Pomerol will age effortlessly for 30-35 years.
Equaling what Clinet achieved in 1989
and 1990, it is the third successive great
vintage for this estate. Score: 95-98 (RP)
260653 (XD) 750 mL $199
$597 per 3-btl lot
DE SALES
TASTING NOTE: Offers soft, pure,
unadorned plum and raspberry fruit,
with a lightly chalky minerality. Fleshes
out nicely as it airs in the glass. Tasted
non-blind. Score: 89-92 (WS)
258616 (XD) 750 mL $35
$105 per 3-btl lot
2010 BORDEAUX FUTURES
GAZIN
TASTING NOTE: Another remarkable
effort from Gazin, the big, powerful,
dense 2010 boasts an opaque purple
color along with loads of black currant
and kirsch-like fruit intermixed with licorice,
caramel, mocha and toasty oak. This
seriously endowed, broodingly backward
cuvee requires 6-8 years of cellaring
and should keep for three decades or more.
Score: 93-95 (RP)
256255 (XD) 750 mL $115
$345 per 3-btl lot
HOSANNA
TASTING NOTE: Almost flashy, with
stunning fruitcake, licorice, blueberry
and plum sauce flavors. There’s lots
of definition already, with a gorgeous
chocolate-filled finish. Merlot with
30 percent old-vine Cabernet Franc.
Tasted non-blind. Score: 95-98 (WS)
257949 (XD) 750 mL $199
$597 per 3-btl lot SOLD OUT
L’ÉGLISE-CLINET
TASTING NOTE: Proprietor Denis Durantou
has again produced one of Bordeaux’s
most profound wines, which seems to be
happening routinely at this tiny estate on
the Pomerol plateau. Opaque purple to the
rim, with a wonderfully sweet nose of
mulberry and black fruit, hints of mocha
and caramel, and some subtle background
oak, the 2010 is very expansive,
multi-dimensional, with stunning purity,
richness and equilibrium. The finish
is very long, with significant tannins, but
they are beautifully integrated. This is
a massive L’Eglise Clinet that will need
8-10 years of cellaring at the very minimum,
and should keep for 40+ years.
Score: 96-100 (RP)
263277 (XD) 750 mL $645
$1935 per 3-btl lot
L’ÉVANGILE
263525 (XD) 750 mL $429
$1,287 per 3-btl lot
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