97 Wine Spectator

"Incredible nose of crushed berry, licorice, violets and lightly toasted oak. Pure creme de cassis. Full-bodied, with big, velvety tannins and a long, long finish. Solid. Best after 2011. 10,000 cases made."

97 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

This is more exotic and monstrous than the 2000. It is like a muscle builder, with lots of round and rich tannins and a core of dark fruits like black cherries and blueberries. Still very young, but structured and in need of five more years. Don’t touch this until 2015.

96 Robert Parker - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

An incredibly fresh, lively 2003 (the pH is only 3.6 and the alcohol is 13.1%), this wine offers a dense ruby/purple color along with full body and a remarkable nose of black currants, kirsch, lead pencil shavings and vanilla. Opulent, full-bodied and close to full maturity, it is a seamless classic that will age for 15-20 more years. Kudos to the Delon family for such a brilliant achievement in a tricky vintage.

96 Clive Pursehouse - Decanter Magazine

This vintage shows great precision at four years of age, though still very young and precocious. Deep mineral tones leap from the glass, the crushed slate, smoke and bright blue fruits accented by a savoury note of garrigue and lavender. Lovely elegance on the palate as black and red berry fruits are met with an earth-driven minerality. Umami notes of dried morel mushrooms, a touch of soy and chicory lead to wisps of pencil lead. While a joy to taste so young, this wine has a long life ahead.

98 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

A wine with great beauty and finesse. Such elegance and ethereal quality for this estate. Full body, with ultra-fine tannins and a juicy delicious finish. Long and beautiful. This is the best Lynch in a long, long time. I love the precision here

98 Jeb Dunnuck - jebdunnuck.com

The 2010 Château Lynch-Bages is straight-up brilliant and shows the quality of this incredible château – as well as the vintage – beautifully. Still deep purple-hued, with a stunningly pure and classic Pauillac nose of cassis, darker currants, smoke tobacco, and lead pencil, it hits the palate with full-bodied richness, a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, polished yet substantial tannins, and an awesome finish. This beauty is up with the finest vintages from this château and has another 30-40 years of prime drinking.

97 William Kelley - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Still a saturated ruby-black in hue, the 2010 Lynch-Bages offers up aromas of rich cassis fruit mingled with hints of pencil shavings, loamy soil and cigar wrapper. Full-bodied, deep and muscular, it's rich and layered, with a concentrated core of fruit that's framed by firm, powdery tannins and lively acids. The most brooding, backward Lynch-Bages of the decade and one of the real successes of the vintage, this is a vibrant, tightly wound wine that is still an infant at age 10. Readers with bottles in their cellars might try one now out of curiosity, but this 2010 won't begin to hit its stride until age 20.

97 Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

This is tannic architecture fully realised in a glass, one to taste to understand just how muscular Pauillac can become. Even at 15 years old it is still closed and a little austere, even a little raw, but with zero doubt that it will smooth out. Punchy, liquorice root, black fruits, bilberry, crayon, crushed rocks, smoked earth, pomegranate, gunsmoke, curling violets as it opens.

97 Panos Kakaviatos - Decanter Magazine

Similarly Cabernet Sauvignon-driven, like Grand-Puy-Lacoste, but with more depth and power. Exudes dark, ripe blackberry and cassis with distinct iodine freshness. While the 70% new oak is fully integrated, it will be even better in 10 years (the 2000 vintage is perfect today). The length is amazing. A regal wine requiring a regal dish. Try with beef Wellington.

90-92 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

The 2022 Volnay Village was almost completely de-stemmed and comes from the young vines in Santenots. It has a perfumed nose of black plum, raspberry fruit, and a touch of dried iris flower. This Volnay has crunchy tannins and pure black fruit with a slightly chalky textured finish. Lots of depth, considering this is a Village Cru, perhaps betraying its Santenot origins.

89-91 Jasper Morris, MW - Inside Burgundy

14 barrels made from 0.75ha, a comfortable return. Fifty percent whole bunch. Concentrated purple colour. A bucketload of dark raspberry fruit, but not too obviously stem infused. Excellent intensity, quite dark raspberry in style, good acidity, and fair length. Drink from 2028-2033. Tasted: October 2023.

91 Wine Spectator

Bright and lemony, with plenty of aromatic interest from the lemon verbena, lemongrass and vetiver accents, all on a sleek frame. Details of lemon cream, Fuji apple, lime zest and salted shortbread come in on the finish. Drink now. 19,000 cases made.

90 Erin Brooks - Robert Parker's the Wine Advocate

The NV Spark comes from 29-year-old vines planted in Jory soil. It is a blend of 48% Pinot Noir, 31% Chasselas, 9% Chardonnay, 6% Pinot Meunier and 6% Pinot Blanc, aged 11 months on the lees and bottled without dosage. It has a deep cherry-pink color and scents of green melon, peaches, tarragon and citrus peel, and the light-bodied palate is energetic and fruity with a refreshing finish.

91 Antonio Galloni - Vinous

Just bottled, the 2023 Pinot Noir Clima Frío offers up hints of sweet red cherry, pipe tobacco, cedar, mint and dried flowers. This is an especially savory style that reflects the blend of fruit from Presqu’ile (a cool site—all destemmed) and Yellow Fox Trot. If this is the appellation wine, I can't wait to taste the vineyard designates.

92 James Suckling - Jamessuckling.com

"A fresh and pure Rias Baixas that has notes of lemons, grapefruit and eaches on the nose. It’s medium-bodied and saline with a refreshing finish. Vegan. Drink now."

91 Wine Enthusiast

"An intriguing contrast between herbaceous, saline aromatics and a palate that feels more restrained, perhaps even subdued. That being said, the lively and expressive nose just isn't quite balanced by the quieter flavors. Even so, while the wine feels slightly awkward in this youthful stage, there is potential for harmony to emerge." — Brandon Borcoman

93 Wine Spectator

A dense version, offering cherry, black currant, floral and mineral aromas and flavors. Delivering tannins that mesh well with the fleshy character, this remains balanced and persistent. The long finish echoes the fruit. Best from 2026 through 2042.