Château Beynat – Cuvée des Lyres 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Château Beynat – Cuvée des Lyres 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

The nose is racy, relatively powerful and offers a slight minerality. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, cassis and bell pepper associated with slight hints of crushed strawberry as well as a hint of gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight unctuosity, juiciness, minerality, freshness as well as a slight acid…

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Château Haut Beynat – Cuvée Lyrique 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Château Haut Beynat – Cuvée Lyrique 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

The nose is aromatic, tight and slightly concentrated. It reveals notes of wild strawberry, cassis and slight hints of blackberry associated with a slight hint of flowers, a discreet hint of raspberry, spices as well as a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper and an imperceptible hint of caramelized oak. The palate is frutiy, well-balanced…

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Valmy Dubourdieu-Lange 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Valmy Dubourdieu-Lange 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

The nose offers a certain richness, a slight hardness/straightness as well as a certain power/concentration. It reveals notes of cassis and blackberry associated with a discreet hint of wild fruits, gray pepper as well as a slight minerality and a slight hint of bell pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight suavity,…

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Château Roc de Maugras 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Château Roc de Maugras 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers a slight charming side. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry and ripe cassis associated with a hint of violet as well as touches of red fruits and a discreet/imperceptible hint of Sichuan pepper. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers roundness, suavity as well as a slight…

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Château Cote Montpezat – Cuvée Compostelle 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Château Cote Montpezat – Cuvée Compostelle 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

The nose is slightly powerful. It reveals toasted notes and blackberry assoicated with a woody hint, slight notes of ripe strawberry as well as discreet hints of spices and minerality. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight juiciness, dynamism, an acid frame, fat, suavity as well as a slight tension. In the mouth…

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Le Soutien-Gorge Rouge du Château de Chainchon 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Le Soutien-Gorge Rouge du Château de Chainchon 2014 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

The nose is fruity and offers a slight concentration as well as a good maturity. It reveals notes of ripe wild strawberry and ripe cassis associated with slight notes of wild blackberry and spices. The palate is fruity, sleek, mineral and offers a slight concentration, a slight juiciness, suavity as well as a slight acid…

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Château Alcée 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Château Alcée 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

The nose is fresh and structured. It reveals slight notes of fresh cassis associated with a hint of terroir (clay/limestone) as well as a discreet hint of flowers and subtle hints of cacao/oak. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, nicely built and offers a good structure, a good minerality (mineral frame), a good definition/harmony, a…

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Argilius 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Argilius 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

The nose is fruity and offers a slight freshness, a slight fleshy as well as a slight gourmandise. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, cassis and slight notes of crushed strawberry associated with a discreet hint of toasted oak. The palate is fruity, fleshy, well-balanced and offers a slight juiciness as well as a racy…

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Château Brehat 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Château Brehat 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, crushed strawberry and slight notes of wild fruits associated with a hint of flowers, toasted hints as well as a discreet hint of minerality and spices. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a slight freshness, minerality, a beautiful juiciness as well as gourmandise….

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Château Côte Montpezat – Cuvée Compostelle 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

Château Côte Montpezat – Cuvée Compostelle 2016 – Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux

The nose is gourmand, relatively fine, quite elegant, relatively powerful and offers a slight concentration. It reveals toasted notes and slight touches of blackberry, cassis associated with slight hints of strawberry, caramelized oak and cardamom. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, relatively fleshy and offers gourmandise as well as a slight mineral frame. In the…

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