方瑞酒藏 Fine & Rare Wines

Wine Advocate #199
Feb 2012

Robert Parker

90

Drink: 2012 - 2022

$16-$28 (20)

This blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc and the rest Malbec is from the Thienpont family. (Puygueraud is the estate where this large clan was born.) The 2009 is impressive, but the estate somewhat under-the-radar, since it is hard to pronounce and not exactly a household name. This is a beautifully fleshy wine with loads of licorice, spring flowers, graphite and black fruits. Fleshier and more concentrated than usual, with a longer, more intense finish and plenty of glycerin, this dark ruby/purple wine is a knock-out and, in theory, an attractive great value. It should drink well for up to a decade.

Wine Advocate #205
Feb 2013

Robert Parker

89

Drink: 2013 - 2023

$19 (26)

The more limited cuvee – and it’s very special – is the 2010 Cuvee George, which is a somewhat idiosyncratic blend of 45% Malbec, 35% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Merlot. It displays terrific floral notes intermixed with blackberry, licorice, and a hint of incense. Dense purple, it possesses soft, silky tannins and a luscious, sumptuous mouthfeel and finish. This wine is terrific, but will obviously be very difficult to find. It also came in at 14.5% natural alcohol. Drink it over the next 6-10 years.