Here’s is a brief summary of the top Bordeaux 2009 wines I tasted in late March and early April.  Big caveats here in the selection. Although I did taste 160 plus 2009s, I didn’t get to all the Chateaux I wanted to in the trip. The most notable omissions in the Médoc were, Cos d’Estournel, Montrose, Latour, Pontet Canet, Ducru, Las Cases and Palmer, in Pessac-Léognan Haut-Brion and La Mission, in St Emilion Cheval Blanc and Ausone and the JP Moueix properties in Pomerol, obviously Pétrus, Lafleur-Pétrus and Trotanoy. I tasted most of the Sauternes with the exception of d’Yqyem and Climens. These taken together are clearly an important bunch! I hope to visit these properties in the coming months so news on them will follow when I do. Anyway, here are the scores of my best so far. Hope it’s useful.

Top Reds Tasted [any appellation]

Chateau Lafite-Rothschild  (100/100), Chateau Margaux (98-100/100), Chateau Mouton-Rothschild (98+/100), Chateau Léoville-Barton (96-98+/100), Chateau Pichon-Logueville (96+/100), Chateau Léoville-Poyferré (94-96/100) Chateau Lynch-Bages (94-96/100), Chateau Clinet (95+/100), Chateau Rauzan-Ségla (95+/100), Chateau Pichon-Lalande (94-95/100), Chateau Pape-Clément (94-95/100), Chateau Gruaud-Larose (94-95/100)

Next Best

Chateau Duhart Milon (94+/100), Chateau Lafon Rochet (94+/100), Carruades de Lafite (94/100), Chateau Beychevelle (92-94/100), Chateau Canon (92-94/100), Chateau La Croix de Gay, (92-94/100), Chateau Lascombes (92-94/100), Chateau Malescot St Exupéry (92-94/100), Pavillon Rouge (92-94/100), Chateau Petit Village (92-94/100), Chateau du Tertre (92-94/100), Chateau Beau-Séjour Bécot (92-93/100), Chateau Haut Marbuzet (92-93/100), Chateau Langoa Barton (92-93/100), Chateau Marquis des Terme (92-93/100), Chateau Monbrison (92-93/100), Chateau Poujeaux (92-93/100)

Ten Great Value

Chateau Lafon Rochet (94+/100), Chateau Langoa-Barton (92-93/100), Chateau Monbrison (92-93/100), Chateau Poujeaux (92-93+/100), Chateau Belgrave (92+/100), Chateau Cantemerle (90-92+/100), Chateau Beauregard (90-92+/100), Chateau La Tour Carnet (92+/100), Chateau Desmirail (90-93/100), Chateau Ormes de Pez (90-92/100)

Best Sauternes & Barsac (d’Yquem and Climens not tasted)

Chateau Rieussec (94-95+/100), Chateau Rabaud-Promis (92-94+/100), Chateau Suduiraut (92-94+/100), Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey (92+/100), Chateau La Tour Blanche (92+/100), Chateau Coutet (90-92+/100), Chateau Guiraud (90-92+/100), Chateau Sigalas-Rabaud (90+/100), Chateau de Rayne-Vigneau (90+/100), Chateau Clos Haut Peyraguey (90+/100)

Best Dry White

Domaine de Chevailier (92-94/100), Chateau Pape Clément (92-94/100), Chateau de Fieuzal (90-92/100), Chateau Latour Martillac (90-92/100), Pavillon Blanc du Chateau Margaux (92+/100), Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte (90+/100), Chateau Larrivet Haut-Brion (90+/100), Chateau Olivier (90+/100), Chateau Bouscaut (88-90/100), Chateau Carbonnieux (88+/100)