The ideal choice for any celebratory meal, these largely Pinot Noir-based cuvées are made in a great range of styles. Plenty of inspiration here, among these high-scoring wines

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The passing of its former owner in July this year signalled the end of a truly formative era for this now-famed Right Bank Bordeaux estate. Almost rags to riches, its rise to the top is a captivating tale of personal ambition and defiant determination

Single-vineyard wines from a grape whose time has clearly arrived. The large proportion of high scores here revealed great quality across an impressive breadth of styles