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BDX 2016: New Neal Martin Scores

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Neal Martin has just released his in bottle scores for the excellent 2016s, awarding 5 perfect 100 point scores (Cos d'Estournel, Mouton Rothschild, Latour, Figeac and Vieux Chateau Certan).  Neal's report follows closely after the Wine Advocate's impressive in bottle scores and those of his Vinous colleague Antonio Galloni. 
 
2016 is a truly great vintage that delivers excellent quality at all price levels and is well worth stocking up on.  Please see below for some of the highest upgrades and top performers from our current stocks.  Click through on the wines in the table at the bottom of the page for all of the latest notes in full.

"2016 is a fantastic, sublime and at times entrancing vintage. For once, the frothing hype that presaged en primeur was justified. The 2016 vintage already feels haloed. The promise that was so palpable in barrel remains, and many of these wines are destined to give immense pleasure, not only at the top of the hierarchy but on the lower rungs too – always the litmus test of a truly great growing season."
Neal Martin, Jan 2019, vinous.com

"2016 is an incredible vintage that produced a lot of outstanding and some extraordinary wines throughout Bordeaux, the greatest wines of this amazing year sing not so much about the vintage, or even their communes, but about their vineyards."
Lisa Perotti-Brown, Wine Advocate

"The best 2016s are powerful, richly layered, vibrant and stunningly beautiful, not to mention incredibly delicious and alluring.  For so many wines and estates, 2016 is an epic vintage"
Antonio Galloni Jan 2019, vinous.com
 
 
 
Fantastic value drinking
Beaumont "a refined finish. Classy stuff" 91 NM
Senejac "wonderfully expressive"  91 AG
La Chenade "A stupendous wine from Durantou that oozes class" 92 NM
Capbern "a superb Capbern, easily the best ever made."  92 NM
Montlandrie "irresistibly beautiful, exotic and beguiling"   92 AG
Les Cruzelles "a striking combination of fruit intensity and structure. I loved it."   93 AG
Chasse Spleen "one of the best quality-to-price ratios on the Left Bank"   93 NM
Fonroque "black cherries, kirsch, warm blueberries and spice box scents"   95 LPB
Dame de Montrose "flat-out delicious... a stellar wine. Don't miss it." 93 AG
Gloria "one of the undisputed stars of this vintage... a real head-turner" 96 AG
Barde Haut "all of the elements impeccably balanced. I loved it." 96 AG
 
Top Performers
Malescot St Exupery "classic finish. A magnificent Margaux"  95 NM
Brane Cantenac "have a penchant for traditional claret, it really doesn’t come better than this."  96 NM
Grand Puy Lacoste "one of the most elegant GPLs of recent years."  95 NM
Leoville Barton "wonderfully focused, leaving the tongue tingling with glee"  95 NM
Rauzan Segla "an utterly seductive Margaux, one of the finest in recent years"  97 NM
Leoville Poyferre "one of the most sophisticated Poyferré in recent year"  96 NM
Smith Haut Lafitte "superbly plush tannins, finishing epically long and beautifully layered"  98 LPB
Haut Bailly "The best Haut-Bailly in the modern era? For certain"  97 NM
Calon Segur "A brilliant wine from François Millet and his team"  96 NM
Lynch Bages "easily the best since the twin titans of 1989 and 1990"  97 NM

Stars of the Vintage
Carmes Haut Brion "clearly one of the wines of the vintage. Breathtaking in its beauty"   98 AG
Canon "now firmly ensconced among the top-flight Right Banks"   97 NM
Pichon Lalande "an epic Pichon Comtesse in 2016. Don't miss it!"   100 AG
Cos d'Estournel "This is a monumental, benchmark Cos d’Estournel"   100 NM
Leoville Las Cases "epic length and depth. Simply captivating even in its youth"  100 LPB
Eglise Clinet "one of the best L’Eglise-Clinet... Stunning"   98 NM
Palmer "truly unforgettable. In a word: magnificent!"   100 AG
Haut Brion "an extraordinary sense of harmony that really stands out. What a wine!"  100 AG
Margaux  "harmony and seductiveness that elevates Margaux into the stratosphere"  99 AG
Cheval Blanc  "wonderfully fragrant, beautifully poised and intellectually compelling"  100 LPB
 

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