"A dense plum/purple color is followed by a lovely perfume of flowers, boysenberries, black cherries, and black currants. Seamless in the mouth with stunning concentration, a seductive style, an exquisite Margaux delicacy, and levels of richness and intensity I have never before seen in Brane Cantenac."
- Wine Advocate

"This is the best Canon since 1982, and it is possibly capable of eclipsing that legendary vintage. Dense ruby/purple and full-bodied, with terrific blueberry and raspberry fruit intermixed with spring flower garden scents, with extraordinary density, purity, and a multi-layered texture, this is a prodigious Canon with sweet tannins and lots of viscosity."
- Wine Advocate

"The most powerful, finest overall wine made at this estate since their 1982, the muscular 2009 reveals a dense ruby/purple color in addition to meaty, smoky notes of black cherries, iron, truffles, loamy soil, and spice."
- Wine Advocate

"The aromatics display pure honey, minerals, occasionally a faint scent of spearmint and white peach, most with spellbinding precision. On the palate, Berenice Lurton has some stupendous lots at her disposal, with ample botrytis, ethereal definition, one or two more powerful, quite spicy lots and others that are shorter and will undoubtedly lend the blend an acidic cut. It will be a joy to taste this after bottling"
- Wine Advocate

"Wow! What a big time sleeper of the vintage. This delicious, full-bodied wine behaves more like a classified growth than a generic Bordeaux Superieur." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"Composed of 97% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Sauvignon by superstar consultant Stephane Darenoncourt. Full-bodied, with a lovely core of fruit and silky tannins. Focused and clear. Could be best ever from here."
- Wine Spectator

"Full-bodied, layered, and rich as well as elegant and precise, it needs 5-6 years of cellaring, and should last for 25-30+ years. It is a very strong effort from Kirwan."
- Wine Advocate

"The sensational second wine from Ch Haut Bailly!"

"Dense black purple to the rim, the 2009 Lascombes has enormous concentration, with loads of graphite, blackberry, and blueberry notes as well as hints of pen ink and truffle. The wine is super-intense, full-bodied, fleshy, and rich. This is another wine that will compete with the 2005, which is certainly the best Lascombes I have ever tasted."
- Wine Advocate

"Absolutely no new oak is showing, which is unusual for this wine, but that tells you how concentrated and textured the fruit is in this vintage. the wine is full-bodied, luscious, exuberant, and opulent. It will be impossible to resist in its youth." Robert Parker
- Wine Advocate

"The minerality and stoniness really comes through on the nose of this Rieussec, more than the 2007. The palate is very well balanced with superb acidity, real tension, steely with great precision with notes of apricot, white peach and honey on the beautifully defined finish. Probably the best Rieussec since the astounding 2001."
- Wine Advocate