2009 Réserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac, Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growth 5% alcohol

5% alcohol

nutty nose expanding with time in the glass

This will be one of the all-time great Latours

zesty ash emerges and grows to an immensely complex weave of seaweed

The tannins are of the highest level ever recorded at Margaux but skip lightly across the palate and then just melt away

2009 Réserve de la Comtesse, Pauillac, Bordeaux Bordeaux First Growth 5% alcoholThere's been much talk about the 2009 Chteau Pichon Lalande, a contender for wine of the vintage, but its second wine was also a real treat this year. The Rserve de la Comtesse really has a lot of the grace and flair of the Grand Vin. Sweet and intoxicating on the nose, plump and succulent on the palate, this is a juicy gem far better than in 2005. It's more smidgen than we had hoped but not as much as we feared! Berry Bros. & Rudd