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WineYearAOCClass.SizeByRPNMJRTABDJSJL DeRVFJAPWRGPrice+/–
de Camensac2012Haut-Médoc5th GCC65Rolland, M.83-85·1688··83-8616+15823½·€ 22–8%
la Tour de By2012MédocCB74Boissenot, J.83-85·16···83-8615.5·853½·€ 150%
Blason d’Issan (buy)2012Margaux2nd wine30Boissenot, J.··16.5···84-8616-····€ 21–5%
Siran (buy)2012MargauxCB24Dubourdieu, D.87-88·1686··84-8617-15.5903½·€ 21–13%
Bernadotte2012Haut-Médoc·35Ribéreau-Gayon, P.··1588··84-8616··3···
Clos Manou2012Médoc·9.5Dief, S. & F.89-91·····84-8616+······
Coufran2012Haut-MédocCB75Boissenot, J.85-87·15.5···84-8616·843½···
Rollan de By2012MédocCB40Raynaud, A.88-90·1582··84-8616·853½···
Dauzac2012Margaux5th GCC45Boissenot, J.87-89·17···85-8717-16864·€ 35–5%
Haut Condissas2012Médoc·5Raynaud, A.88-90+·16.5···85-8716+······
Preuillac2012Médoc·30Derenoncourt, S.··1589··85-8716··4···
la Tour-Carnet (buy)2012Haut-Médoc4th GCC48Rolland, M. (B. Magrez)86-88+·16.585··85-8816.516.5913½·€ 27–7%
les Ormes de Pez (buy)2012St-EstèpheCB33Llose, D.85-87·15.592··85-8816.515.25854·€ 25–7%
le Crock2012St-EstèpheCB32Rolland, M.83-85··82··86-8816··3½···
Fourcas-Borie2012Listrac-Médoc·29Boissenot, J. & E.87-88·16.5···86-8816+··3½···
Lalande-Borie2012St-Julien·18Boissenot, J. & E.86-88·16.590··86-8815··4···
de Pez2012St-EstèpheCB24Dubourdieu, D.86-89·16.5···86-8816.5·894···
Tourelles de Longueville2012Pauillac2nd wine50Boissenot & Llose85-87··92··86-8817-··4···
Rauzan-Gassies2012Margaux2nd GCC30Camps, J-L88-90·16.591··86-891715.25924·€ 36–10%
Carruades de Lafite Rothschild (buy)2012Pauillac2nd wine103Boissenot, J.87-89·17-93··87-8917-·884·€ 134–11%
Calon-Ségur (buy)2012St-Estèphe3rd GCC74Capbern-Gasqueton, D.90-92·17+94··87-8918+1790-914½·€ 55–2%
les Pagodes de Cos (buy)2012St-Estèphe2nd wine64Arangoits, D.88-90·16.592··87-8916.5·884·€ 40–7%
Petit Lion de Léoville-Las-Cases2012St-Julien2nd wine97Boissenot, J. & E.87-89·16.593··87-8916+··4·€ 33–15%
Haut-Marbuzet2012St-EstèpheCB58Saintout, B.··15.583··87-8916+····€ 32+3%
Lafon-Rochet (buy)2012St-Estèphe4th GCC40Couasnon, M-B90-92·1689··87-891715.75853½·€ 32–9%
la Dame de Montrose2012St-Estèphe2nd wine68Ribéreau-Gayon, P.88-90·16.593··87-8917-·90-91··€ 31–6%
Cos-Labory2012St-Estèphe5th GCC18Audoy, B.··1786··87-8917-15.592-933½·€ 28–7%
Carbonnieux2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.47Dubourdieu, D.89-91·17.5+90··87-8916+15.5934·€ 270%
Pibran2012PauillacCB10Boissenot, J.87-88·1691··87-8917-··3½·€ 25–4%
Bouscaut2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.39Cogombles-Lurton··16.5+93··87-8917-13.5893½·€ 24·
Brown2012Pessac-Léognan·23.5Derenoncourt, S.··16.590··87-891615.5·3½·€ 200%
Potensac (buy)2012MédocCB67Boissenot, J. & E.··1692··87-891615.5·4·€ 19–5%
Charmail2012Haut-MédocCB22Couasnon, M.87-89··87··87-8916··3½·€ 16+7%
les Grands Chênes2012MédocCB10Rolland, M. (B. Magrez)86-88·1585··87-8915.5··3½·€ 150%
Pauillac de Château Latour2012Pauillac3rd wine67Boissenot, J.87-88·1691··87-89··84····
Durfort-Vivens2012Margaux2nd GCC30Lurton, G.···86··87-90·····€ 32–9%
la Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion (buy)2012Pessac-Léognan2nd wine21Masclef, J-P87-88·1694··88-9017-·883½·€ 52–24%
la Lagune2012Haut-Médoc3rd GCC80Dubourdieu, D.90-92·····88-9017+16.25···€ 50+2%
Langoa-Barton (buy)2012St-Julien3rd GCC17Barton, A.86-88·16.5···88-9017.515.5874·€ 44–2%
Phélan-Ségur (buy)2012St-EstèpheCB89Boissenot/Rolland84-86·16.590··88-9017-15.584-864·€ 31·
Meyney2012St-EstèpheCB51Pauli, G.88-90··86··88-9016+15.586··€ 270%
Tronquoy-Lalande2012St-EstèpheCB17Bonnaffous, F.88-90·16.592··88-9016.5·823½·€ 27–4%
Labégorce2012MargauxCB36Medeville, A.88-90·16.587··88-9016.514.5953½·€ 22+5%
Lilian Ladouys2012St-EstèpheCB45Mulliez, V.87-89·1686··88-9015.515.25·3½·€ 160%
Belle-Vue (buy)2012Haut-Médoc·9Coupez, Chr.86-88·15.589··88-9016+··3½·€ 13–13%
d’Angludet2012MargauxCB34Sichel, B.88-90·16···88-9017-·853½···
Cantemerle (buy)2012Haut-Médoc5th GCC87Pauli, G.89-91·16.586··88-9016+15.75874···
la Croix de Beaucaillou2012St-Julien2nd wine55Boissenot, J. & E.87-89·1792··88-901715.25·4···
Haut-Batailley2012Pauillac5th GCC22Boissenot, J.85-87··93··88-90171688····
Larrivet-Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan·45Rolland, M.89-91·17.5···88-9016.51589-903½···
la Louvière2012Pessac-Léognan·35Dubourdieu, D.84-86·16.5+···88-9016.5·893½···
Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux (buy)2012Margaux2nd wine81Boissenot, J.87-89·17.593··88-9117+·904·€ 106·
du Tertre (buy)2012Margaux5th GCC50Ardouin, F./Boissenot, E.88-90·1691··88-9117-15.7589-904·€ 29–3%
l’Aura de Cambon2012Margaux·0.5Gros, C.85-87·····88-91·······
Clos du Marquis2012St-Julien·97Boissenot, J. & E.91-93··93··89-9017.516.5·4½···
le Petit Mouton de Mouton-Rothschild2012Pauillac2nd wine83Dhalluin, Ph.90-92·17-91··89-9117·913½·€ 94–6%
le Clarence de Haut-Brion (buy)2012Pessac-Léognan2nd wine43Masclef, J-P88-90·1792··89-9117+·904·€ 85–15%
Duhart-Milon-Rothschild (buy)2012Pauillac4th GCC71Chevallier, Ch.87-89·17.594··89-9117.516894·€ 76–10%
Marojallia (buy)2012Margaux·4Thunevin, J-L88-91·17···89-91·····€ 590%
Talbot2012St-Julien4th GCC102Ribéreau-G/Boissenot90-92·1694··89-9117-16874·€ 39+3%
d’Armailhac (buy)2012Pauillac5th GCC50Dhalluin, Ph.89-91·1792··89-911715.588-894·€ 37–14%
Gloria2012St-Julien·44Costanzo, R. di87-89·1792··89-911715.25913½·€ 31–3%
de Fieuzal2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.35Dubourdieu, D.89-91·16.591··89-911616894·€ 30–3%
Marquis d’Alesme2012Margaux3rd GCC16Zuger, C.88-90··84··89-9117-15···€ 30–3%
Pédesclaux2012Pauillac5th GCC28Boissenot, J.89-92··85··89-9116+16···€ 29–3%
Olivier2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.30Dubourdieu, D.··1691··89-9117-16.5874·€ 24–4%
Poujeaux (buy)2012MoulisCB55Boissenot, J.88-90·15.590··89-9116.515.587-884·€ 24–4%
Clos Marsalette2012Pessac-Léognan·6Derenoncourt, S.90-92·16···89-9116.5····€ 190%
Haut-Bergey (buy)2012Pessac-Léognan·15.5Raynaud, A.90-93·16···89-9116+·823½·€ 19–14%
Lagrange2012St-Julien3rd GCC113Boissenot, J.86-88·16.585··89-911716.5944···
Lascombes2012Margaux2nd GCC84Rolland, M.90-92·1687··89-91171689-904···
Beychevelle2012St-Julien4th GCC74Boissenot, J.89-91·1692··90-9217-16.5894·€ 59–8%
Branon2012Pessac-Léognan·15Raynaud, A.92-94·15···90-9216.5····€ 57–15%
Alter Ego de Palmer (buy)2012Margaux2nd wine52Boissenot, J.88-90·1792··90-9217+·89-91··€ 54–4%
Grand-Puy-Lacoste (buy)2012Pauillac5th GCC55Boissenot, J. & E.87-89·1694··90-9218-16.5914½·€ 47–13%
Clerc Milon (buy)2012Pauillac5th GCC30Dhalluin, Ph.87-89·16.589··90-9217.516934·€ 45–12%
Domaine de Chevalier2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.33Derenoncourt, S.92-95·16.5++94··90-9217.518934½·€ 44+2%
Branaire (Ducru)2012St-Julien4th GCC52Boissenot, J.88-90·17-86··90-921716.5884·€ 42–7%
Giscours (buy)2012Margaux3rd GCC80Boissenot, J.88-90·1786··90-921716904·€ 39–7%
Marquis de Terme2012Margaux4th GCC38Hugon, J-P85-87·16.588··90-9217-16924·€ 34–3%
Prieuré-Lichine2012Margaux4th GCC68Derenoncourt, S.86-88·15.587··90-9217-15884½·€ 34–17%
Brane-Cantenac2012Margaux2nd GCC90Lurton, H.90-92·1793··90-9217.516.2587-883½···
Gruaud-Larose2012St-Julien2nd GCC82Pauli, G./Boissenot85-87·16···90-9217.516.75864···
Lynch Bages (buy)2012Pauillac5th GCC94Llose, D.87-89·16.593··90-9317.516.7592-934½·€ 85–11%
les Carmes Haut-Brion2012Pessac-Léognan·4.5Furt, D.89-91·15.590··90-9317-·90-924·€ 44–14%
Malescot-Saint-Exupéry (buy)2012Margaux3rd GCC23Rolland, M.89-92·17.591··90-93171692-934½·€ 44–8%
d’Issan (buy)2012Margaux3rd GCC30Boissenot, J.87-89·1790··90-9317+16.2591··€ 41–11%
Cantenac-Brown2012Margaux3rd GCC42Boissenot, J. & E.90-93·1687··90-9317-16934···
Cos d’Estournel2012St-Estèphe2nd GCC64Boissenot, J.92-95·17.593··90-931817.25954½···
Latour-Martillac2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.30Dubourdieu/Rolland88-90·1787··90-9317-16934···
Montrose2012St-Estèphe2nd GCC68Ribéreau-Gayon, P.92-94·17.5+95··91-9318+17954·€ 82–18%
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande (buy)2012Pauillac2nd GCC85Ribéreau/Boissenot/Boüard91-93·16.594··91-9318-1795-964½·€ 82–18%
Léoville-Barton (buy)2012St-Julien2nd GCC47Boissenot, J.90-92·17.590··91-9318-16.594-954½·€ 630%
Léoville-Poyferré2012St-Julien2nd GCC80Rolland, M./Davin, I.89-91·17.5···91-9317.517.25934½···
Lafite-Rothschild (buy)2012Pauillac1st GCC103Boissenot, J.92-95·18.5-95··92-9418.517.25975·€ 468–28%
Pichon-Longueville Baron (buy)2012Pauillac2nd GCC50Llose, D./Boissenot, J.90-93·1793··92-9418-17·4½·€ 92–8%
Pape Clément (buy)2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.30Rolland, M. (B. Magrez)92-95·1793··92-9417.517924½·€ 72–11%
Haut-Bailly (buy)2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.32Ribéreau/Dubourdieu91-93·16.5+94··92-9417.517.5954·€ 60–21%
Rauzan-Ségla (buy)2012Margaux2nd GCC51Boissenot, J. (J. Kolasa)93-95·16.5+90··92-941816.594-954·€ 53–35%
Saint-Pierre2012St-Julien4th GCC17Boissenot, J.91-93·17.591··92-9417.516.591-944···
la Mission Haut-Brion2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.21Masclef, J-P91-94·17.5+97··92-9517.517.5944½·€ 211–29%
Margaux (buy)2012Margaux1st GCC81Boissenot, J.92-94·1895··93-9519-17.5965·€ 336–39%
Ducru-Beaucaillou2012St-Julien2nd GCC55Boissenot, J. & E.90-92·1894··93-9518+17.25·4½···
Léoville-Las-Cases2012St-Julien2nd GCC97Boissenot, J. & E.93-95·1796··93-9518+17.5·5···
Mouton-Rothschild (buy)2012Pauillac1st GCC83Boissenot, J.95-97·18-95··94-9518.517.2597-985·€ 336–33%
Smith Haut Lafitte (buy)2012Pessac-LéognanCC Grav.45Rolland/Derenoncourt92-94·16.594··93-9617+17.5904·€ 59–8%
Pontet-Canet (buy)2012Pauillac5th GCC80Boissenot/Rolland91-94·17.593··94-961818.25934·€ 85–8%
Latour2012Pauillac1st GCC67Boissenot, J.92-94·18+97··94-9619-·93-94····
Palmer (buy)2012Margaux3rd GCC52Boissenot, J.92-95·18.5-94··94-9718.517.2594··€ 2250%
Haut-Brion (buy)2012Pessac-Léognan1st GCC43Masclef, J-P93-95·18.595··95-9818.518954½·€ 336–33%

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Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC)
AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.
Classification (Class.)
Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:
1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.
1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.
CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.
CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).
Size in hectares (Size)
This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.
Winemaker, consultant, manager or owner (By)
Some people are playing a decisive role in the wine-making process. From more to less influential with respect to the style of the wine we can distinguish:
1. consulting oenologist
2. oenologist
3. cellar master (and vineyard manager)
4. (general) manager
5. owner
Not all roles are necessarily played by different people, e.g. there is no oenologist supporting the cellar master, or the owner himself is in fact the winemaker. For this column the person fulfilling the first role is mentioned: he or she is in fact the person who most determines the overall style of the wine.
Robert Parker (RP)
American wine critic publishing in The Wine Advocate. He rates the wines on a scale from 50 to 100. For example 92-94 means "ranging from 92 to 94". Sometimes Parker adds a plus (+) to his rating. An asterisk (*) means that it is the best wine from the château that he has ever tasted as a barrel sample. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Neal Martin (NM)
English wine critic, contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com. He rates the wines on a scale from 50 to 100. For example, 92-94 means "ranging from 92 to 94". Sometimes Martin adds a plus (+) to his rating. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Jancis Robinson (JR)
English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com. Note that all Bordeaux 2011 primeurs are rated by Julia Harding. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Tim Atkin (TA)
English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 50 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Michel Bettane & Thierry Desseauve (BD)
French wine critics publishing in TAST. They rate the wines on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.
James Suckling (JS)
American wine critic James Suckling published in the American magazine Wine Spectator up to and including the Bordeaux 2009 vintage. From Bordeaux 2010 vintage he publishes on his own new website JamesSuckling.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 50 to 100. For example 92-94 means "ranging from 92 to 94". Not all wines are (already) rated.
Jeff Leve (JL)
American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 50 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Decanter (De)
English wine magazine. Wines are given 1 to 5 stars. From the 2007 vintage onwards the 10 - 20 scale is presented (might be changed later for the 2006 vintage etc. also). The wines are tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.
La Revue du Vin de France (RVF)
French wine magazine. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. The wines are tasted by Olivier Poels, Hélène Durand and Philippe Maurange. Instead of a single number, always a range is given with a 1 point span. Presented here is the mean. E.g. 16,5-17,5 becomes 17. In the exceptional case where the span is just 0,5 point, the average ending in .25 or .75 is presented. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Jane Anson (JA)
English wine journalist writing for Decanter Magazine and publishing on her website New Bordeaux. She rates the wines on a scale from 50 to 100. For example 92-94 means "ranging from 92 to 94". Sometimes Anson adds a plus (+) to her rating. Not all wines are (already) rated.
Perswijn (PW)
Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and Sjoerd de Groot, and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.
René Gabriel (RG)
Swiss wine critic publishing in WeinWisser. He rates the wines on a scale from 10 to 20 (except for Yquem 1937, this wine received 21 points). Not all wines are (already) rated.
Consumer price in euro (Price)
The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.