Château Branaire-Ducru 2016 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fresh and offers richness, minerality, a beautiful delicacy as well as a beautiful richness (but all in balance). It reveals notes of wild blackberry, fleshy/ripe red berries and more slightly fleshy strawberry associated with touches of violet/lily, Sichuan pepper, exotic spices as well as very discreet hints of toasted and cardamom (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, beautifully elegant, racy, very finely tight and offers a beautiful juiciness,

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Château Ducru Beaucaillou 2016 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful race as well as a very fine intensity. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry and wild strawberry associated with small touches of cassis as well as discreet hints of tonka bean, violet, Sichuan pepper, spices, graphite and an imperceptible hint of cardamom.

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Château Lagrange 2016 – Saint-Julien, Cru Classé 

The nose is elegant, aromatic, racy and offers a fine concentration/richness, a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a small power. It reveals notes of cassis, crunchy wild red berries and more slightly blackberry associated with touches of wild strawberry, violet, liquorice as well as hints of Timut pepper, toasted, sweet spices and

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Cos d’Estournel 2016 – Bordeaux 

The nose is aromatic and offers freshness as well as a small concentration. It reveals notes of lemon, ripe grapefruit and more slightly ripe nectarine associated with fine touches of ripe clementine as well as discreet hints of white flowers and crunchy William pear. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, elegant and offers a beautiful acidulous frame, suavity, a

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