89(+?)? Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2011

(the Billaud-Simon grand crus were bottled the week before my visit):  Pale, bright yellow-straw with green highlights.  Very closed, metallic nose hints at spearmint; quite stunted by the mise.  Juicy, brisk and tight in the mouth, with strong acidity giving the wine a slightly tart edge.  The lime and mint flavors are joined by a note of oyster shell on the back end.  Does this currently lean grand cru lack the generosity of the vintage or is it merely affected by the recent bottling?  I note that I wasn't wild for this wine last year when I tasted it from tank.

93 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate