Bordeaux 2009: What the experts buy | Decanter

Steven Spurrier

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Figeac	Row 0 - Cell 1	18.5	Figeac to a T – long, fresh and distinctly Médocain in style. Fragrant, cassis-dark fruit aroma and flavour. Pure and exact, no false notes. Drink 2018-2040.
Vieux Chateau Certan	Row 1 - Cell 1	18.5	Magnificent wine but atypically rich, round and powerful rather than linear and discreet (only 16% Cabernet in the blend). Enormous depth of fruit. Sweet, ripe and persistent. Voluptuous. Owner-winemaker Alexandre Thienpont compares it to the 1950 and 2000. Drink 2020-2045.
Haut-Bailly	Row 2 - Cell 1	18.5	Dense purple red, quite rich cassis fruit with fragrant wild roses concentration, great clarity, depth and precision over succulently ripe vineyard fruit, still quite reserved, a wine of undeniable beauty and class. Drink 2015-30.
Pichon-Longueville Comtesse de Lalande	Row 3 - Cell 1	18.5	Black red, wonderfully fragrant nose, rich and spicy and beautifully expressively textured fruit, plenty of extraction but pure harmony, vibrant and polished, seductive length and great future. Drink 2016-35.
Calon Segur	Row 4 - Cell 1	18.5	Dense, very Cabernet (90%) nose of red/black berry fruits, great freshness, purity and length, a beautifully made, truly aristocratic wine. Drink 2016-30.

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La Conseillante	Row 0 - Cell 1	18.5	Remains true to the refined, elegant house style but with added depth and concentration. Lovely fruit. Smooth, velvety tannins. Brilliant wine. Drink 2020-2040.
Figeac	Row 1 - Cell 1	18.5	Figeac to a T – long, fresh and distinctly Médocain in style. Fragrant, cassis-dark fruit aroma and flavour. Pure and exact, no false notes. Drink 2018-2040.
Pichon-Longueville	Row 2 - Cell 1	18.5	Black red, big, smoky rich and exotic nose, lots of depth, robust vineyard structure and powerful yet harmonious length, all vigourous potential. Drink 2017-35.
Haut-Bailly	Row 3 - Cell 1	18.5	Dense purple red, quite rich cassis fruit with fragrant wild roses concentration, great clarity, depth and precision over succulently ripe vineyard fruit, still quite reserved, a wine of undeniable beauty and class. Drink 2015-30.
Raymond-Lafon	Row 4 - Cell 1	18.5	Glorious wine, as great as any first growth, with the same intensity and immediate perception of the vintage quality and character. For the owner, and I share his enthusiasm, the best ever.

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