Bordeaux 2017 ratings: Jane Anson’s top scorers

Deep ruby in colour but not so inky as to be impenetrable - that is not their style. Nose subdued at first, but on the...

Smells gorgeous - highly scented with lots of floral notes and ripe blackcurrants - the aromatics burst out of the glass. Succulent and juicy, lively...

This is totally stunning, demonstrating depth, texture, salinity and flesh. It manages to be both austere and generous at the same time, pushing and pulling....

A hugely captivating wine, one of the contenders for red of the vintage. There's an incredible plush, dense texture to the fruit here, with just...

Rich ruby in colour if a little less inky than the 2015, 2016 or 2018. Clear layers of fruit, the nose is one of the...

Some frost impact (seen in the 70% Merlot and lower Cabernet Franc than usual), but clearly not getting in the way of success, this Angélus...

The first year of what has been a major stylistic shift at the property, with a mix of both evident changes - bringing the harvest...

Extremely elegant and finessed spicing on the nose, this has beautiful aromatics, and a seductive lead in. It has added some flesh and creaminess over...

One of the very few in the vintage where there is actual flesh on the bones, and lots of it. The danger in dry years...

The 2017 Ducru-Beaucaillou is the first wine of the fantastic vertical tasting held by Bruno Borie. It has both a deep and elegant bouquet of...

Graphite, black chocolate, pencil lead, blackberry and liquorice. This is serious, not holding back on its confident sense of power and depth. 100% new oak...

Fresh herbs on the nose, still with the trademark perfumed black fruits but more at the background. More gravel fruit in the blend this year...

The aromatics here are incredible, and there is the most gorgeous density of black brambly fruit on display. It's graceful but intense, and utterly delicious...

Montrose has solar panels and uses geothermal energy to manage temperatures in the barrel halls and vats. The 2017 is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon (with 20%...

For me, this is one of the successes of the vintage in Pomerol, although not fully escaping the roadblocks of 2017. There is a real...

The more gravelly soils of Lafleur have responded beautifully this year, expressing a real creaminess and density to the black fruits. There's a clear Cabernet...

This has the austerity of limestone in 2017 but it also has the well-worked, delicate flesh of these exemplary soils, and the careful inching forward...

Brooding with concentrated, rich, dark blackcurrant and berry fruit at the core, fresh acidity and a lick of sage to nose and palate. Assertive tannins...

This is one of the best examples of this wine that I have tasted, reaching the same heights as some of the biggest names in...

Beautifully powerful and precise with great depth and character to the fruit, despite the austerity that is more evident now than it was during En...

Excellent concentration and freshness with linear, rich black fruits. You can really feel the crunchy, impressive layers of cigar box, blackberry and slate. It slowly...

Deep and concentrated in colour and fruit character. This is pretty closed on the nose compared to some and also a little more about texture...

Now part of the AXA Millésimes group, Pichon Baron was founded in the late 17th century. Its grand vin is sourced from the very oldest...

Lynch-Bages has been part of the Famille JM Cazes portfolio since the 1930s, now run by Jean-Charles Cazes. Grapes for the 2017 (70% Cabernet Sauvignon,...

This has a lovely silkiness to it, one of the real successes in the appellation in terms of the texture and the quality of the...

Much more bramble aromas, still quite expressive, a little bit vegetal on the nose still, more direct and straight. Lovely hit of bright red and...

Grilled caramel notes set against sappy black fruit show classic Haut-Bailly balance, with savoury cassis and bilberry shot through with liquorice root and finely-spun tannins...