Château Lafite-Rothschild 2022 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Lafite-Rothschild 2022 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Lovely, elegant nose, airy, deep, intense, all mastery / precision and nicely racy. The wine deserves to be decanted. Superb delicacy and finesse in its intensity. We find notes of boysenberry, bright cassis and, more lightly, cornflower associated with touches of lilac. The palate, is well-built, supple, fresh, airy, melodious, bewitching, deep, delicate, brilliant and…

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Château Duhart-Milon 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Duhart-Milon 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy, precise, frank, melodious, velvety and nicely defined. There are notes of bright cherry, juicy/fresh cassis and, more lightly, small juicy red fruits, associated with discreet hints of cornflower, star anise as well as a subtle hint of fresh blueberry (in the background). The palate is well-built, supple, fresh, elegant and…

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Château Lynch-Bages 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Lynch-Bages 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise, airy and offers a lovely finesse of grain. We find notes of boysenberry, fresh wild cassis and morello cherry associated with touches of small roasted-elegant red berries, fresh tobacco, nutmeg and a discreet hint of cinnamon stick. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh and nicely pulpy, offering fatness, fruit brightness,…

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Château Haut-Batailley 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Haut-Batailley 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, deep, racy, precise and offers a fine, elegant austerity. We find notes of fresh blackberry, strawberry and, more lightly, small dense fruits associated with touches of lilac, as well as hints of small roasted-elegant berries and a discreet hint of incense and gravel. The palate is well-built, chiselled and taut, offering…

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2022 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2022 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, mineral, intense, racy, powerful, airy and offers a very discreetly tight, intense and airy grain. We find notes of boysenberry, morello cherry and, more lightly, warm, racy gravel associated with touches of violet, small dense fruits, as well as a hint of graphene, discreet hints of nutmeg, a subtle hint of…

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Château Clerc Milon 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Clerc Milon 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise and offers lovely ripe, fresh fruit. We find notes of boysenberry, graphene and small notes of crushed black cherry associated with touches of small dense/concentrated red fruits, as well as hints of fresh tobacco, a subtle, almost blood orange/mandarin hint and a discreet hint of sweet spices. The palate is…

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Château d’Armailhac 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château d’Armailhac 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fruity, beautifully racy and offers a little minerality. We find notes of blueberry, brilliant red cherry and small notes of crushed raspberry associated with touches of nutmeg, lily, racy gravel as well as a discreet hint of red pepper and zan. The palate is nicely mineral, fresh, elegant, nicely oily and…

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Château Pontet-Canet 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Pontet-Canet 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is well-built, fresh, chiselled, precise, offering racy power / in accuracy as well as a lovely texture. Beautifully complex and juicy. We find notes of juicy wild cassis, raspberry, violet and lily associated with touches of small brilliant red fruits, discreet hints of green pepper, fresh blond tobacco as well as a hint…

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Grand Vin du Château Latour 2022 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Grand Vin du Château Latour 2022 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, nicely deep, precise, airy and nicely spicy. A pretty multi-layered / 3-dimensional side. We find notes of violet, crushed cassis and small notes of fleshy Gariguette strawberry associated with touches of small roasted-elegant fruits, delicate hints of Penja pepper as well as fine hints of nutmeg, almost aromatic herbs, a delicate…

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CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE – 2022 Saint-Julien, Grand Cru Classé

CHATEAU BEYCHEVELLE – 2022 Saint-Julien, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is well-built, supple, powerful and offers verticality. It reveals notes of Boysenberry, small wild berries and small notes of cubeb pepper associated with touches of fleshy cherry, bergamot, dry iodized gravels and fine hints of licorice stick. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh, juicy and offers a beautiful definition, tension, gourmandise, minerality and…

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