A major sleeper of the vintage, this deep purple-colored 2012 exhibits lots of black raspberry, graphite and smoky barbecue notes, medium body, a rich, complete mouthfeel and a long finish. It should drink well for a decade or more.

A sleeper of the vintage, this under-the-radar Pessac-Leognan estate has turned out a beautifully concentrated, rich Graves offering notes of strawberries, jammy cherries, cedar and barbecue smoke. Loads of fruit and glycerin, soft tannins and adequate acidity make for a sexy claret to drink over the next 7-8 years.

Fine cassis/tobacco leaf nose, good clarity and depth of fruit and quite tannic. Good future. Drink 2015-2022. (16-plus points)

Superb extraction of rich, plummy fruit, fresh acidity to match the deep tannins.