Chateau Paveil de Luze 2010

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "With a blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon and 30% Merlot, De Luze, who is the president of the Alliance des Cru Bourgeois, has produced a dense, ruby/purple-colored wine exhibiting notes of forest floor, spring flowers, blueberry, black raspberry and cassis. This wine looks even more impressive than the 2009, which was another terrific sleeper of the vintage. A superb cru bourgeois that behaves like a classified growth, this brilliant wine can be drunk early on because of its sweet tannin and low acidity, or cellared for 15 or more years. Bravo!

JAMES SUCKLING: "A red with lots of sweet fruit of blackberries and sliced plums with a hint of hazelnuts. Full body, with firm tannins and a fruity finish. Better in 2015."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: 90 THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Another winner from Stephane Derenoncourt and his team. From a minor terroir in Margaux, the wine delivers ripe dark berries, truffle and floral notes with hints of espresso and licorice. Silky smooth tannins, an open accessible style and a ripe, fruit filled finish make this a wine to look for."