La Devise De Lilian
Tench Estate
Lilian John Oakville Red Bordeaux Blend 2021
4th of the K Laz tasting - this is the Lillian John blend - maybe it’s too young but find it very thin - apparently next door to Screaming Eagle but pretty sure this is a very pale imitation - nose is slightly off, good fruit but again on the sour side — 2 years ago
Château Lilian Ladouys
Cru Bourgeois St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2009
Lovely, no bricking on the edge so it’s not really showing age. Nose is a bit hot still but very fitting the 09’s. It’s secondary for sure on the palate with fruit not overpowering but balanced in with the leather and cedar. Very good for the price point, it is in a good place now. — 3 years ago
Lilian et Sophie Bauchet
Dazibao Vin de France Gamay
Tastes like Dr Pepper and smells like big red — 7 years ago
Château Devise d'Ardilley
Haut-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2010
Wine & cheese, my favorite meal — 10 years ago
Château Lilian Ladouys
Saint Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2017
2017 vintage. Surprising length of finish that went on and on. Some initial richness up front before the usual, St. Estèphe tannic embrace. 4.23.26. — 2 months ago
Château Lilian Ladouys
Petit Ladouys Saint-Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2014
Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, this wine offers everything you want from the Left Bank’s most structured appellation: blackcurrant, tobacco, cedar, and that telltale mineral edge.
But 2014 wasn’t an overly ripe year—which means finesse and freshness take the lead. The tannins are firm but refined, and there’s a cool graphite note that gives it a quietly serious core. Now, with almost a decade in bottle, it’s entering its sweet spot—open, expressive, but still with plenty of backbon — 5 months ago
Château La Croix de Pez
Saint - Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2022
2022 vintage. The back label sends you to the website of Producta Vignobles, a huge coopérative négociant company, the owners seem to be Marie Guyonnaud et Cyril Frémy. 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc. Lead pencil and cassis. Medium-bodied, with a pronounced minerality, somewhat hiding the fruit. Good value Saint-Estèphe ( 13 euros in a supermarket ), if a little lean at this stage. Abv. 13,5%. Suffers from the comparison with the 2023 Lilian Ladouys tasted alongside. Better the next day. — 8 months ago
Lillian Winery
Gold Series No. 7 California Syrah
Lilian No 7 — 3 years ago
Château Lestage
Listrac-Médoc Red Bordeaux Blend 2019
2019 vintage. Another great value from this Listrac estate. Dark red. Black fruit, less oaky compared to the 2018. Good concentration, a more extracted style compared to fellow Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Lilian Ladouys 2019 (Saint-Estephe) tasted alongside, but excellent value at 11(!) euros. — 5 years ago
Lilian & Sophie Bauchet
No Sulfite No Cry Gamay
Lovely specialty wine — 8 years ago
Bodegas Alto Moncayo
Aquilon Campo de Borja Garnacha 2014
Regalo del jefe de Lilian, J. R. Duggan. — 9 years ago
Tench Estate
Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 2023
Fabulous Winery & Private Estate Home Tasting with Owner Margaret Tench. All wines made by Philippe Melka from Tench Oakville Estate Vineyards. Kudos & Cheers! 🍇🍷👍🏻👏🏻
Tasted:
2025 Tench Estate Sauvignon Blanc
2023 Tench Estate Lilian John
2023 Tench Estate Cabernet Franc
2023 Tench Estate Cabernet Sauvignon — 2 months ago
Château du Lort
Supérieur Red Bordeaux Blend 2020
2020 vintage. Owned by the Castel family, with 22 hectares of vines ( Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Petit Verdot). An ambitious Bordeaux Supérieur, with obvious oak (50% new), but better integrated compared to Château Devise d'Ardilley 2016 tasted alongside. It features a serious fruit concentration, freshness, and a certain complexity, with the oak coming up strong again in the finish. In my opinion, it would make sense to reduce the new oak a bit, not only for the fruit to shine more, but also cost wise, as this quality wine sells for less than 10 euro! It is very impressive for the price already, but I feel there is potential to push the quality even higher. Abv. 14%. — 7 months ago
Château Pailhas
Devise Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Bordeaux Blend 2016
Delicate bouquet of dusty dark fruit. Quick dry middle of a sweet 1 second burst of blackberry and tobacco. With a dusty dry tannic ( tobacco?) finish. — a year ago
Lilian
Dundee Hills Syrah 2014
Antica Terra Collective Tasting. The other side of the coin, a fruity Syrah. Dark purple fruit, oaky, salty, briny aroma, “dirty martini.” The tag says Dundee Hills but the Syrah fruit is from Santa Barbara. — 3 years ago
Lilian & Sophie Bauchet
Amor Fati Beaujolais Gamay
From magnum. A blend of the 2014 and 2015 vintages. Rich but balanced. Quite enjoyable. — 6 years ago
Château Lilian Ladouys
La Devise de Lilian St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 2014
Full bodied, balanced lovely — 7 years ago
Château Lilian Ladouys
Cru Bourgeois Supérieur St. Estèphe Red Bordeaux Blend 1989
Sometimes a man has to take #steakandclaretnight into his own hands. This fine Bordeaux is worth the 28 year wait, and cuts the rich dry aged ribeye like a razor. The color of the wine is still so strong, the texture so rich, yet the wine finishes bright. The magic of Bordeaux is in this bottle- dark fruit, bright finish! — 9 years ago
When tannins and savory herbal notes counter lush, ripe fruit. This bitter component can then be a bridge between the wine and the dish. Grilled radicchio, dandelion greens, cocoa, sauces or reductions with tea and coffee, Brussels sprouts, the skins of nuts (the brown part of the almond), and burnt bits will lead your tongue to focus on the fruit in the wine, and the caramelized sugars in the vegetable. Sometimes just the right touch of black pepper, rosemary, or star anise will make a vegetable resonate with wines from Bordeaux. Try roasting cauliflower with a rub of sumac or za’atar to add depth of flavor. Or a hint of cumin or turmeric with roasted root veggies. Umami flavors in soy and tamari are another option. Try playing with different spices. Fats also binds with tannins, which is why meat has been such a classic pairing with big red wines. But you can do the same thing with cheese, nuts, and oils (smoked oils or nut oils, even more so!). Drizzle olive oil on anything, but avoid extra-virgin olive oil as it can show green notes and pull your palate rather than compliment it when used in the dish. Candied almonds, walnuts, or pumpkin seeds tossed into your dish makes a natural connection with both Left or Right Bank wines. Other items to use as bridge components are; avocado, flax seeds, walnuts and pecans. Hope this helps and you find this useful.
Somm David T
Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator
There are a number of things I can say about Leoville Barton. For me, it is a storied property and experience.
To this point, I have had quite a few 2000 Bordeaux’s, none of them ready as this one. Given what I know about Anthony & his legacy, most of his good vintages were made for your children. So, color me surprised.
While this 2000 is drinking well, it is far from its precipice. There is another 20 yrs plus of road here.
Sofia and I have had the pleasure of dining at the same table with Anthony Barton and his wife in the early teens of 2000. He was a salt of the earth gentleman. His wife, lovely. At dinner that night, he told us a story I will not forget. A story prompted by a question from my wife. He and his wife drove from France to Switzerland. They were stopped at the border and asked to get out of the car as they had a case of wine with them. At that time and maybe still now, you can’t take wine over the border into Switzerland. The border guard called the powers to be and recanted the story of them trying to bring wine into Switzerland. He told them their name. The person on the other end of the phone said, who? They said, Anthony Barton. The reply, was let him through. That’s respect!!!
His daughter Lilian has taken the helm. She is also salt of the earth and a great Bordeaux Ambassador. May Anthony RIP.
This 2000 is classic Bordeaux in every way.
The nose shows steeped & candied fruits that are; blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, poached strawberries, black cherries, purple & blue fruit hues (classic Barton). Graphite, dry tobacco, dry leather, dry limestone bits, dark Asian spices, dry herbs, dry river stone, dark, rich, forest floor, anise to black licorice, mid colas, fresh, candied to withering florals that are; dark, red, blue and violets.
The palate shows, M+ rounded, fine grain tannins. The nose mirrors the palate in many ways. Steeped, candied, ripe, juicy fruits that are; brambly blackberries, black raspberries, both plums, poached strawberries, black cherries, raspberries, purple & blue fruit hues. Leoville Barton shows purple & blue fruits more than most other left bank producers. Graphite, dry tobacco, cedar, dry leather, dry limestone bits, dry top soils, saline, caramel, mocha powder, German chocolate cake, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanillin, dark Asian spices w/ some heat, dry herbs, touch of black pepper, grilled meats, dry river stone, dark, rich, forest floor, anise to black licorice, black tarriness, mid colas, fresh, candied to withering florals that are; dark, red, blue and framed in liquid violets, acidity is grand, well balanced/structured, highly toned, elegant & smartly polished finish that lasts minutes and settles on earth & dark spice.
Decanted 90 minutes and enjoyed over nearly three hours.
Appreciated the 12.5% ABV. Many would say that is not possible in the modern wine era. Anthony says otherwise w/ his 2000.
95-96. — a day ago