2018 Baron De Brane Margaux 2018 Baron De Brane Margaux Eye-catching cherry colour with a low layer. It had a wonderful aroma of cherry and red fruit. A Baron de Brane is never a light experience. Château Brane-Cantenac elaborates this 2018 Baron de Brane Margaux, a red wine from the region of Margaux that is [...]
2018 Alain Mathias Bourgogne Epineuil Expression 2018 Alain Mathias Bourgogne Epineuil Expression Intense garnet red, clear and bright. Red and black fresh fruits aromas and spicy notes. Straightforward and gourmand, red crisp fruit aromas. This Epineuil is made of a blend of grapes from several plots. Stainless steel tanks only are used for fermentation and [...]
2016 Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Medoc 375ml 2016 Chateau Sociando-Mallet Haut-Medoc 375ml The palate is medium-bodied with juicy ripe tannin that almost disguise the firm structure underneath. I admire the completeness of this Sociando-Mallet, the neatly embroidered new oak and the freshness on the finish. The 2015 Sociando-Mallet did not fire on all cylinders last year, but [...]
2015 Les Forts De Latour Pauillac 2015 Les Forts De Latour Pauillac On the nose you get a full array of floral aromatics, and a gorgeous exuberance. The gourmet edge that is never far away from the surface in the 2015 vintage is very much in play, along with touches of truffle, cigar box and [...]
2014 Blason De L’Evangile Pomerol 2014 Blason De L’Evangile Pomerol Deep color with hints of violet. This 2014 is fresh, fruity nose such as raspberry, Morello cherry, black currants with notes of mocha. Soft attack with fruity notes and silky tannins. The palate is long, and very fruity as a result of the well-ripened tannins. [...]
2020 William Fevre Chablis Champs Royaux 20120William Fevre Chablis Champs Royaux #66 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 of 2020 William Fevre’s Champs Royaux Chablis is impressively precise, delivering a nose of citrus fruits, flowers, green apple and flinty flavors of wet stone in the mid-palate with a beautifully clean finish. Fresh, supple, it is marked by [...]
2018 Chateau Pedesclaux Pauillac 2018 Chateau Pedesclaux Pauillac Blend: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot Jeb Dunnuck (95/100) My money is on the 2018 Château Pédesclaux being the best to date, and this estate has made leaps and bounds in terms of quality over the past decade. The 2018 is [...]
2016 Chateau d’Armailhac Pauillac 2016 Chateau d’Armailhac Pauillac Blend: 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot James Suckling (95/100) This is a really driven d’Armailhac showing blackcurrants and fruit tea with hints of bark on the nose and palate. Full-bodied, very firm and structured with a long and powerful finish. Direct [...]
2018 Chateau Tour De Pez Saint-Estephe 2018 Chateau Tour De Pez Saint-Estephe; France Tasting notes; Deep ruby red, with aromas of fresh red fruit thanks to a dominant proportion of Merlot. Delicately full and round in the mouth with tannins of great finesse that confer charm and grace. The balance is impeccable in this wine of [...]
2017 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes 2017 Chateau Guiraud Sauternes Château Guiraud wine is born of simplicity and proven methods. This wine is aged for approximately 18 months in oak barrels specially selected for their contribution to the wine’s elegant manner and the immensity of the its soul. The bouquet is precise, the texture is sensual, the [...]
2018 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac 2018 Chateau Pontet-Canet Pauillac What strikes the taster immediately is the energy these wines display, the expression of tension and intensity: they are bright and brilliant, as though freed of any constraint. Their internal balance combines contained power, uncommon precision of fruit and undeniable class. They seduce by their full-bodied fruit, [...]
2018 Le Marquis De Calon Segur Saint-Estephe 2018 Le Marquis De Calon Segur Saint-Estephe Blend: 53% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon Jeb Dunnuck (95/100) The second wine from Calon Ségur, the 2018 Le Marquis De Calon Segur shows the ripe, sexy side to the vintage and has terrific blackcurrant and red plum-like fruits as well as [...]
2018 Chateau Siran Margaux 2018 Chateau Siran Margaux Produced from soils made up of a deep layer of gravel, the wines of Siran are typical of the great Margaux growths. Both powerful and delicate, they express the perfect balance between tannin, fruit and acidity. They are long-ageing wines, which over time develop sweetness on the [...]
2017 Clos De L’Oratoire Des Papes Chateauneuf-Du-Pape 2017 Clos De L’Oratoire Des Papes Chateauneuf-Du-Pape The robe is frank with blue-toned colors. The nose unveils burlat cherry and fig aromas with spices such as nutmeg, with cocoa and morello cherry eau de vie notes. The palate carries silky tannins. A freshness in the mouth, combined with [...]
2014 Chateau Rauzan Segla Margaux 2014 Chateau Rauzan Segla Margaux, Bordeaux Red Blend from Margaux, Bordeaux, France Blend: 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, 1% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc Critical Acclaim; JS95 James Suckling; Fantastic aromas of blackberries, blackcurrants and strawberries follow through to a full body, super-integrated tannins and an extremely long finish. The bright [...]
2020 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Pommard Clos des Epenots 2020 Domaine du Chateau de Meursault Pommard Clos des Epenots, Pinot Noir from Pommard, Burgundy,France Decanter 96 points – DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS 2018 – GOLD: Very hard to spit with floral notes of violets and peonies, plus crunchy raspberry and cranberry fruit aromas. The palate [...]
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2016 Chateau Leconte Marquey Saint Emilion 2016 Chateau Leconte Marquey Saint Emilion Located in the village of Saint-Hippolyte, the Chateau Leconte Marquey is a small estate of just 14.5 hectares. This wine is assembled from 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, the components see 12-15 months in oak barrels. Merlot provides flavors [...]
2010 Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint Emilion 2010 Chateau Troplong Mondot Saint Emilion Chteau Troplong Mondot is grown on extensive vineyards in France, rich in limestone clay soils. Powerful, well-structured with pronounced complex tannins, its deep aromas of truffles and blackberries develop over time. Definite new wood aromas here, the wine impressively dense, structured. Then there [...]
Chateau Sociando-Mallet produces full-bodied wines with a deep dark colour. Their complex bouquet is usually dominated by black fruit aromas with a touch of minerality and well-integrated elegant oak. Often somewhat /u0022/gvirile/u0022/g when young the wines gain in balance and complexity with age. They are fresh straightforward and have a wonderful length.
2010 Chateau Maucaillou Moulis 2010 Chateau Maucaillou Moulis Château Maucaillou shows an aromatic power particularly subtle and fruity; with very ripe and concentrated flavors. You can taste a full-bodied and generous 2010 wine, with finesse and elegance, with an impressive length and a very good aging capacity. 91 James Suckling: A firm wine with raspberry [...]
2015 Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1.50L 2015 Chateau Cantenac Brown Margaux 1.50L Deep color and fruit, some florality, depth, a little four-square but good fruit. Beautiful dusty tannins permeate this ripe 2015 wine. It has a smooth and rich texture, with bright blackberry flavors and a refreshing, vibrant close. 94 James Suckling: Instantly appealing ripe [...]
2010 Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 375ML 2010 Chateau Clerc Milon Pauillac 375ML The 2010 Clerc-Milon has a modest bouquet with blackberry and sous-bois aromas, perhaps missing the intensity of some of its peers in this flight. Pencil box scents emerge with aeration to add a little complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, classic [...]
2019 La Fleur De Bouard Lalande De Pomerol 2019 La Fleur De Bouard Lalande De Pomerol This 2019 pours a dark black light blocking colour. The Cab Sav and Merlot jump out of the glass ramming thick blackberry up your nose barely letting the Cab Franc play, but oak cherry leather chocy flowery aromas sneak [...]
2018 Chateau La Croix De Gay Pomerol 2018 Chateau La Croix De Gay Pomerol This powerful, Merlot-dominated wine is densely textured and concentrated. Powerful, dark fruits are as intense as the tannins, offering huge richness. For contrast, fresher acidity shoots through this 2018 wine, adding to the ageworthy promise. Red wine Red wine has been [...]
2018 Chateau La Pointe Pomerol 1.50L 2018 Chateau La Pointe Pomerol 1.50L While this 2018 wine does have density and a tannic layer, its open accessible character promises medium-term aging. Ripe blackberries and acidity come through with attractive freshness. 89-91 Robert Parker: Composed of 74% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc, the 2018 La Pointe has [...]
2018 Chateau Arnauld Haut-Medoc 2018 Chateau Arnauld Haut-Medoc This ripe, juicy wine comes from a vineyard planted around a medieval priory. The wine has spice, ripe tannins and attractive black-currant and red-berry fruits. The winning combination should age well, so drink from 2023. Red wine Red wine has been prevalent since prehistory (the period before [...]
2016 Chateau Haut-Marbuzet St. Estephe 2016 Chateau Haut-Marbuzet St. Estephe In nose juicy and fresh aromas of dark berries, cherry and smoke fill this 2016 wine. On the palate aromas of black currants, cherry, ripe plum, oak with toasty notes and sweet shades of chocolate. Never expected such a fresh and fruity treasure from Medoc. [...]