26 to 30 January 2026
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Scores & tasting notes
WHAT SCORES MEAN
UNIQUE
EXCEPTIONAL
A real gem! This unique wine combines intensity, complexity, density, style, and remarkable length. It is a perfectly balanced wine, full of refinement, personality and class. Wines in this category often show perfect maturity or the potential for serious long-term ageing, becoming truly unique over time.
outstanding
A great wine possessing intensity, complexity, depth, expression of terroir, and refinement in terms of vinification and ageing. A wine with superb ageing potential, combining concentration, persistence and distinct character.
DELICIOUS
89 to 92 it’ s a very good to out standing wine generally complex, structured and age worthy with a lot of character and terroir expression.
SATISFYING
A good and satisfying wine without imperfections, showing varietal and regional character. A wine marked by more length, denser structure, occasional complexity, and certain ageing potential.
CORRECT
A correct wine with some varietal, sometimes regional expression and a lighter intensity. Wines in this category are mainly intended to be drunk young for their fruitiness and often offer good value for money. Some wines that need time to soften may also fall into this category.
AVERAGE
It’s a simple wine, lacking in complexity, with some fruity notes and a light structure. It has no distinct varietal or regional character and occasionally shows minor imperfections. Dusty, old-fashioned and austere styles, which take a long time to soften, tend to end up into this category.
TASTING CONDITIONS
“The senses can definitely be educated, it is not about being a genius, just hard work, memorising, tasting and staying open minded, finding a language and method to describe taste and flavor, being able to communicate it.”
Andreas Larsson, Best Sommelier of the World
All wines are tasted by category (wine style, country of origin, region, appellation, vintage) in a strictly controlled environment.
For professional tastings the environment is as neutral as possible, with various environmental factors strictly controlled to guarantee perfect tasting conditions: temperature, degree of humidity, air pressure, noise, smells, colors, and last but certainly not least, lighting conditions.
These criteria are strictly reproduced at our tasting facilities, whether in our Bordeaux base or abroad when Andreas is travelling. The room temperature is 20°C (+/-2°C) and the degree of humidity are permanently controlled and adjusted.
All parameters are checked at regular intervals. The tastings take place in quiet locations where noise from the outside is almost completely excluded. Silence in the tasting room is also strictly controlled in order to avoid any distraction to Andreas. It is paramount that the tasting room remains a neutral place in terms of smell, and it is always saired regularly. As for the lighting, it is neutral and constant in order to ensure all wines are viewed in identical conditions.
