Château de Chantegrive – Cuvée Caroline 2022 – Graves

Château de Chantegrive – Cuvée Caroline 2022 – Graves

The nose is fruity, fresh, frank, aromatic and offers a certain small power and elegance. It expresses notes of lemon, fresh grapefruit and, more slightly, crunchy vine peach associated with touches of white flowers as well as hints of fresh spices and has a discreet hint of toast. The palate is fruity and offers minerality,…

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Château de Chantegrive 2022 – Graves

Château de Chantegrive 2022 – Graves

The nose is aromatic and offers a certain complexity and power. It expresses notes of pulpy wild strawberry, cherry and, more slightly, fleshy blackberry combined with touches of fresh cubeb pepper, fresh spices and a discreet hint of sappy background. The palate is mineral and offers freshness, roundness, fattiness, a certain power, notes of juicy/pulpy…

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Château Roquetaillade La Grange 2022 – Graves Rouge

Château Roquetaillade La Grange 2022 – Graves Rouge

The nose is warm, fruity and spicy. It expresses notes of morello cherry, red cherry jam, raspberry coulis, strawberry, blackcurrant and black plum, accompanied by touches of dried mint, rosemary, lilac and violet. We also find a pronounced spiciness and notes of torrefaction (cloves, cinnamon, vanilla, toast, ground coffee and licorice). On the palate, there…

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Château Rahoul 2022 – Graves

Château Rahoul 2022 – Graves

The nose is mineral, racy and offers a slight power (in the background). We find notes of small fresh black fruits, racy minerality and slight notes of cornflower associated with a touch of fresh strawberry as well as fine hints of noble varietals. The palate is mineral and offers freshness, a fine tension, precision as…

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Château Rahoul 2019 – Graves

Château Rahoul 2019 – Graves

The nose is racy and tight. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of wild raspberry, red berries and more slightly violet, combined with fine touches of pepper and a discreet hint of incense and dry gravel. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, sweetness, acidity and juiciness/pulpiness of the fruit. On the…

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Château de Portets Rouge 2019 – Graves

Château de Portets Rouge 2019 – Graves

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a certain gourmandise as well as a fine grain. There are notes of bright blackcurrant, violet and more slightly black berry fruits combined with a touch of blueberry, strawberry, fine points of racy minerality, iodine as well as discreet saline and an imperceptible varietal touch. The palate is…

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Château de Portets Blanc 2020 – Graves

Château de Portets Blanc 2020 – Graves

The nose is fruity and offers a certain gourmandise. There are notes of sweet white grapefruit, lemon and, to a lesser extent, fresh lychee, combined with fine touches of fresh/juicy apple and fine, almost iodine-like hints (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-managed and offers juiciness, acidity, a certain gourmandise, good definition, fat and…

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Château La Rose Sarron Blanc 2021 – Graves

Château La Rose Sarron Blanc 2021 – Graves

The wine shows a bright straw colour with a light platinum sheen. The nose is smoky with nuances of spices, a touch of gunflint, roasted seeds, with herbaceous notes of boxwood in the echo. The palate is juicy, opulent and rich with good concentration of ripe tropical fruits like pineapple supported by nuances of nettle…

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Château Ferrande 2021 – Graves

Château Ferrande 2021 – Graves

The nose is floral and offers fruit, racy minerality and a fine crispness. There are notes of fresh wild blackcurrant, wild blackberry and slightly peony combined with fine varietal touches, camphor, saline minerality and a hint of fresh tobacco. The palate is fruity and reveals juiciness, freshness, good definition, a certain gourmandize, acidity, juiciness and…

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Château Roquetaillade La Grange 2021 – Graves

Château Roquetaillade La Grange 2021 – Graves

The nose is fruity, racy and reveals freshness. There are notes of fresh boysenberry/blackberry, fairly ripe/fresh red berries and a hint of cardamom combined with hints of racy minerality, a hint of fresh violet as well as discreet spice and a subtle touch of nutmeg. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, a nice acidic…

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