Le Virtuose - Bordeaux Collection "600 Points Total" NV (Pre-arrival) (750ml 6 pack)

Rated 100/100 Vinous Media

2009 Château Montrose St. Estephe
A brilliant wine that stands out as one of the high points of the vintage, the 2009 Montrose unwinds in the glass with a rich and incipiently complex bouquet of dark berries, cigar wrapper and loamy soil, framed by a deftly judged touch of new oak. Full-bodied, broad and enveloping, it's a velvety, layered and impressively dynamic wine that's deep and concentrated, exhibiting terrific balance and a long, resonant finish. While it is still five or six years away from showing all its cards, I have drunk this benchmark for contemporary Montrose with immense pleasure three times this year. In style, it's hard to find an obvious comparison (and I have drunk Montrose back to 1895), but I would be inclined to invoke a fresher, more complete and more powerful version of the estate's very successful 2003

Rated 100/100 Jeb Dunnuck

2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou St. Julien
Reminding me of the 2010 with its incredible stature and class (as opposed to the more opulently styled 2009), the 2016 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a legendary wine from the genius of Bruno Borie, who has managed this estate brilliantly since he arrived in 2003. A blend of 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot brought up all in new oak, the 2016 has a mammoth bouquet of crème de cassis, espresso, camphor, crushed violets, toasty oak, and graphite. Full-bodied, concentrated, and backward on the palate, it nevertheless has perfectly integrated acidity and building tannins, a concentrated, layered texture, off-the-charts purity of fruit, and a finish that won't quit. Give this powerful, concentrated wine a solid 7-8 years of bottle age and enjoy it over the following 50 years or more.

Rated 100/100 Jeb Dunnuck

2016 Château Palmer Margaux
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is a winery in the Bordeaux region of France, classified as one of the Second Growths in the 1855 classification. The name means "beautiful stones" and refers to the gravelly soil of the vineyard, which is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes. The wine is known for its finesse and elegance, and is aged for 18 months in new oak barrels.

2018 Château Pichon Baron Pauillac
Chateau Pichon Baron is a historic winery in the Pauillac appellation of the Bordeaux region of France. It produces a red wine that was classified as one of the Second Growths in the 1855 Bordeaux Wine Official Classification. The winery was formerly part of a larger estate, along with Chateau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, until it was divided in 1850. The vineyard covers 73 hectares and is planted with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot grapes.
his great estate in southern Pauillac, facing the Latour vineyard, is at the top of its game. In this release, the tannins are as impressive and dense as the black fruits. Together they form a harmonious ensemble, richly structured, concentrated from the many old vines in the blend, and very ageworthy. Drink from 2027. 

Rated 100/100 The Wine Enthusiast

2001 Château Rieussec Sauternes
Chateau Rieussec is a prestigious producer of sweet white wine in the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux and is now owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild, the same group that owns Chateau Lafite Rothschilds

Like lemon curd on the nose, turning to honey and caramel. Full-bodied and very sweet, with fantastic concentration of ripe and botrytized fruit, yet balanced and refined. Electric acidity. Lasts for minutes on the palate. This is absolutely mind-blowing. This is the greatest young Sauternes I have ever tasted. Best after 2010. 12,500 cases made