Ch Teyssier is a St. Emilion Grand Cru that has steadily been enlarged and improved by modernisation in the winery and the cellar. A second winery was constructed, soley for the purpose of vinifying single vinyard wines. Malthus, the owner, has three single vineyard wines that we are offering. Les Asteries 2009 @ £695, Le Carre 2009 @ £565 and Le Dome 2009 @ £1075 which is the flagship estate. They all made in tiny quantities, are all are of excellent quality and each have received very high scores from Robert Parker.
The second wine of Haut Brion, La Clarence Haut Brion 2009 @ £995 (formerly Bahans Haut-Brion) is as usual, very good quality in 2009. We enjoyed the wine enourmously when we tasted at Haut Brion in April but the price is higher than we had anticipated.
Another of the true Super Second Wines from the Medoc, Ch. Pichon-Lalande 2009 @ £1450 has been released. We have had to allocated the wine to previous buyers, but we are pleased to be able offer a handful of cases on a first-come, first-served basis.
We are down to just a few cases of one of the highest scoring wines of the vintage, Ch. Pavie 2009 @ £2195 (96-100 RP).

Chateau Pichon Lalande, 2nd Growth St Julien @ £1450 ib
"The blend for the 2009 Pichon Lalande is dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon, somewhat unusual at this estate which usually has more Merlot in the blend. As stated previously, the Cabernet Sauvignon reached levels of ripeness and intensity of flavor in 2009 never seen before in Bordeaux! The final blend of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 20% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot and a pH of 3.8 combines the best of a vintage such as 1996, in terms of structure, freshness, and precision, with the best of 1982, in terms of opulence, power, unctuosity, and thickness. The opaque purple-colored 2009 exhibits an intoxicatingly intense nose of red and black fruits, subtle smoke, charcoal, forest floor, and a hint of flowers. Unusually full-bodied for a wine from this estate as well as unctuously textured, voluptuous, and incredibly pure and precise, this dazzling wine should be drinkable at an early age, and evolve for 30+ years. (Tasted once.) Drink 2010-2040. " 96-98 Robert Parker

Clarence Haut Brion 2009, 2nd Wine of Haut Brion, Pessac Leognan @ £995 ib
"The second wine, which used to be called Bahans Haut-Brion, is now Le Clarence Haut-Brion. The 2009 is a 7,000-case cuvee made of 46% Merlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Cabernet Franc and a tiny dosage of Petit Verdot. The wine has a fabulous nose of incense, burning embers, forest floor, and black cherry liqueur. Fleshy, rich, full-bodied, but not over the top as the minerality and structure move in, this is a super-duper effort, and the greatest second wine made at Haut-Brion since the 1989 Bahans Haut-Brion. It should drink well for 20-25 years. (Tasted once.) Drink 2010-2035. " 90-93 Robert Parker

Le Carre 2009, St Emilion @ £565 ib
"A tiny production (300 cases of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc) from a site near the limestone/clay soils of Clos Fourtet, this is a single vineyard offering from proprietor Jonathan Malthus. The 2009 offers a liqueur of minerality intermixed with blackberry and black currant fruit, sweet, subtle smoke, and a full-bodied, rich mouthfeel. The natural alcohol hit 14.4% in this blockbuster. It should drink well for 15-20 years. (Tasted once.) Drink 2010-2030 " 93-95+ Robert Parker

Les Asteries 2009, St Emilion @ £695 ib
"A tiny, single vineyard wine from Jonathan Malthus, the 2009 Les Asteries is the finest effort I have tasted among the nearly half dozen vintages offered to date. From a vineyard that was once part of Chateau Fonroque, it boasts a dense purple color, a big, sweet perfume of graphite, blueberries, and blackberries, full body, abundant glycerin, beautiful density and succulence, as well as a sumptuous, long (40-45 seconds) finish. Sadly, there are only 300-350 cases of this beauty. It should evolve for 20+ years. (Tasted once.) Drink 2010-2030. " 95-97 Robert Parker

Le Dome 2009, St Emilion @ £1075 ib
"The flagship estate of Jonathan Malthus, Le Dome may be the St.-Emilion with the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc (80% in 2009, blended with 20% Merlot). A consistent winner, 2009 may turn out to be the finest wine he has yet produced from this vineyard (although the 2008 will give it a run for its money). A distinctive wine of great length and elegance as well as unmistakable power and authority, the 2009 exhibits beautiful floral, black raspberry, cranberry, cassis, and subtle smoke aromas. Building incrementally in the mouth, the wine reveals medium to full body, an ethereal, nearly sublime style, sweet tannin, and a velvety, opulent finish. This superb St.-Emilion should drink well for two decades or more. (Tasted once.) Drink 2010-2030. " 95-97 Robert Parker

Chateau Pavie 2009, St Emilion @ £2195 ib
"Another brilliant effort from Gerard Perse, this great vineyard (now just over 90 acres in size with the average age of the vines 45 years) was cropped at 28 hectoliters per hectare. It obviously missed all the damaging hail in mid-May of 2009, and was harvested between October 5 and 15. Everything here is done with extraordinary gentleness and precision. The result is a powerful, full-bodied, remarkably intense wine that is black/purple in color. It will require considerable patience, much like 2000 and 2005. It displays enormous creme de cassis and boysenberry fruit with some cherries, spice box, and crushed rock in the background. It is intense, with loads of minerality, huge extraction, massive power, yet again, the vintage character seems to have given it a freshness and vibrancy despite the wine's obvious viscosity. The minimum patience required is at least a decade, as this is another 40-year wine from Gerard Perse. (Tasted five times.) Drink 2020-2060. " 96-100 Robert Parker