http://www.vinsrare.com/bordeaux-wine-61.htmlVins Rare - The finest selection of rare wines.enWed, 22 May 2013 02:14:01 UTCWed, 22 May 2013 02:14:01 UTC120http://www.vinsrare.com/1993-chateau-margaux-fine.wine-3437.html1993 Chateau Margaux - $285.00Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:04:58 UTChttp://www.vinsrare.com/1993-chateau-margaux-fine.wine-3437.htmlhttp://www.vinsrare.com/1996-troplong-mondot-fine.wine-2816.htmlI am pleased with the way this wine has turned out. The ferocious tannin has been slightly tamed now that the wine is in bottle. Still a backward style of Troplong-Mondot, it will require 6-7 years of cellaring. The wine exhibits a deep ruby/purple color, and a powerful nose of licorice, black currants, and spicy new oak. There is sweet fruit on the attack and medium body, but the firm tannin gives the wine grip and delineation, as well as a certain austerity. This wine does possess the requisite depth to support its tannic clout, but patience is required. Anticipated maturity: 2007-2019.Mon, 21 Nov 2011 18:20:47 UTChttp://www.vinsrare.com/1996-troplong-mondot-fine.wine-2816.htmlhttp://www.vinsrare.com/2000-chateau-clinet-fine.wine-1249.htmlChocolate and berry, with mineral and cream. Full-bodied, with a wonderful velvety, caressing texture and a long, long finish. Wonderfully balanced and generous. Best Clinet I have ever tasted. Best after 2010. 2,330 cases made. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Spectator 96 points </span><br /><br />Tasted four times from bottle (two were corked), this wine is somewhat monolithic, but there is a lot going on, hence the high score. Its youthful disjointedness is certainly a thing of the past, as the wine now exhibits a saturated ruby/purple color and a pure nose of Asian spices intermixed with smoky black currant, raspberry, and blueberry notes with some wood in the background. The wine is full-bodied, pure, sweet, and dense, with a multi-layered texture. There is plenty of tannin in the finish, but it is largely concealed by impressive quantities of extract and fruit. Certainly this is the finest Clinet made under the relatively new administration of Jean-Louis Laborde. Anticipated maturity: 2008-2020+. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Parker 92 points </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, May/Jun 03</span> ($140) Dark red, but more brown than ruby. Roasted, wild aromas of game, truffle and stewed tomato. Slightly sauvage flavors of gamey red fruits, coffee, cedar and spices; sweet and superripe but with adequate supporting acidity. More pliant than it appeared to be a year ago from barrel. Surprisingly subtle on the firm back end, yet the notes of cedar and coffee seem rather evolved. Perhaps best suited for drinking over the next ten years. <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">90 points</span>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:36:28 UTChttp://www.vinsrare.com/2000-chateau-clinet-fine.wine-1249.html