Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2023 – Pauillac

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2023 – Pauillac

The nose is aromatic and spicy, frank, deep and delicate. It offers a nice little textured and graphite side. It expresses notes of wild blackberry and more slightly – violet, almost discreetly roasted strawberry, as well as fine hints of star anise and almost roasted-juicy. The palate is nicely conducted, fresh, elegant, juicy, pulpy, with…

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Les Tourelles de Pichon Baron 2023 – Pauillac

Les Tourelles de Pichon Baron 2023 – Pauillac

The nose is beautifully built, aromatic, intense and expresses notes of violet, blackberry and more slightly blueberry associated with touches of fresh spices as well as fine hints of raspberry. The palate is beautifully built, fresh, mineral, taut and offers accuracy and minerality, freshness. It expresses notes of chiseled/juicy blackberry, violet and more slightly –…

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Château Pibran 2023 – Pauillac

Château Pibran 2023 – Pauillac

The nose is beautifully mineral, fresh and offers concentration in finesse, a fresh and concentrated grain, deep. It expresses notes of ripe/pulpy wild blackcurrant, graphite and more slightly – toasted associated with touches of racy minerality, intense/ripe and fresh small red fruits, violet as well as fine hints of infusion in freshness. The palate is…

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Le Chardonnay d’Aiguilhe 2021

Le Chardonnay d’Aiguilhe 2021

The wine is worth decanting. It expresses notes of juicy/fresh mirabelle plum, fresh physalis and more slightly – fresh spices, associated with fine touches of smoke, nutmeg and a hint of peach blossom. The palate is nicely built, fruity, frank, tense, discreetly tight/contained. It expresses notes of quince, pear and more slightly – small yellow…

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Le Blanc d’Aiguilhe 2023 – Bordeaux Blanc

Le Blanc d’Aiguilhe 2023 – Bordeaux Blanc

(white. 3 weeks in bottles) The nose is fresh, fruity and offers good definition, accuracy, a nice tight textured side, a chiseled side. It expresses notes of fresh/crunchy peach, pulpy/fresh apple and more slightly – quenette associated with touches of lychee and a discreet floral hint. The palate is nicely conducted, fruity, fresh, mineral, balanced…

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Clos Marsalette 2023 – Pessac-Léognan

Clos Marsalette 2023 – Pessac-Léognan

A lovely fruity nose that offers softness, a certain freshness. It expresses notes of pulpy/juicy apple, fleshy/juicy nectarine and more lightly – fresh quenette associated with touches of pear blossom, bright pear, as well as a subtle sappy hint in the background and discreetly iodized. The palate is nicely mineral, fresh, juicy, precise, and offers…

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La Mondotte 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

La Mondotte 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is beautifully precise, frank, racy, airy in its velvety, tense, powerful. It expresses notes of blackberry, small dense fruits and more slightly – violet associated with notes of blond tobacco, fine hints of fresh sweet pepper, as well as an almost Mediterranean barrier hint and discreet hints of spices. The palate is beautifully…

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Château Canon La Gaffelière 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Canon La Gaffelière 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

A lovely floral nose, fresh, fruity, with a lovely definition, precision, accuracy, an airy side in its power. It expresses notes of pulpy wild blackberry, violet and more lightly – cubeb pepper, infusion, star anise, as well as fine hints of almost roasted-juicy morello cherry, spices and a hint of smoke. The palate is nicely…

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Clos de l’Oratoire 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Clos de l’Oratoire 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

A lovely fruity, creamy nose, which offers indulgence, texture, a graphite side, lovely definition. It expresses notes of pulpy/bright blackberry, juicy-roasted morello cherry and more lightly – pulpy blue berries, associated with touches of bright/roasted-juicy berries, as well as a hint of infusion and nutmeg. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, suavity, indulgence, a…

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Château d’Aiguilhe 2023 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

Château d’Aiguilhe 2023 – Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux

A lovely fruity nose, precise, textured, stretched. It offers notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, roasted-juicy raspberry and more slightly – quite ripe red berries, as well as hints of violet, lily, sweet pepper. The palate is nicely juicy, fruity and offers gourmandise, a certain softness, an iodized side, energy. It expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry, bright…

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