Château de Mauves 2021 – Graves

Château de Mauves 2021 – Graves

The nose reveals notes of fresh/pulpy blackberry, blackcurrant and more lightly raspberry/strawberry with hints of graphite. The palate is mineral and offers fluidity, energy and freshness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh raspberry, fresh berry and slightly fresh lily combined with hints of racy minerality and salinity on the finish.

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Château Grand Abord 2021 – Graves

Château Grand Abord 2021 – Graves

The nose reveals a fine concentration and freshness. There are notes of berries, pulpy blackcurrant, racy minerality and a hint of violet combined with a touch of crushed red berries, a hint of flowers and a hint of almost roasted fruit, lily and discrete zaniness. The palate offers minerality, freshness, some tension and a certain…

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Château Haut Selve 2021 – Graves

Château Haut Selve 2021 – Graves

The nose is powerful, elegant, fresh, aromatically pure and well defined. There are notes of bright wild blackcurrant, berries and, more slightly, violets, combined with fine touches of fleshy cherry, pepper, spices, and discreet hints of saline gravel and pine needles. The palate is fruity and reveals juiciness, freshness, a nice definition, a nice suavity,…

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Château Le Bonnat 2021 – Graves

Château Le Bonnat 2021 – Graves

The nose reveals gourmandize, lovely fleshy fruit and spice. There are notes of bright blackcurrant, fleshy blueberry and more lightly fleshy/juicy strawberry combined with fine touches of liquorice, a discreet hint of pine needle, and fine saline points. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, acidity, a certain purity of fruit, precision, good definition, sapidity…

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Château de Cérons 2021 – Graves

Château de Cérons 2021 – Graves

The nose is fruity, fresh and reveals a fine power. There are notes of fresh/crunchy peach, ripe/crunchy lemon and more lightly fresh lychee combined with fine touches of juicy citrus as well as a discreet hint of gunflint and a subtle hint of almost fresh verbena. The palate is fruity, balanced and reveals juiciness, acidity,…

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Château Respide – Cuvée Callipyge 2021 – Graves

Château Respide – Cuvée Callipyge 2021 – Graves

The nose reveals notes of lemon, tangerine pulpiness/acidity and more lightly of crisp white berries combined with fine zest and a touch of grapefruit and passion fruit. The palate is fruity and offers acidity, good definition, a certain gourmandize, an acidic backbone and a fine airiness in the approach. On the palate this wine expresses…

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Château Rahoul 2021 – Graves

Château Rahoul 2021 – Graves

The nose is fresh, racy and reveals a fine power, a discreet spicy touch. We find notes of pulpy blackberry, crushed red currant and, more slightly, caramelisation combined with delicate touches of toast, vanilla and fine hints of fresh hazelnut. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, smoothness, a mineral backbone, a certain roundness and…

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Domaine Raoul Gautherin – Vaillons 2019

Domaine Raoul Gautherin – Vaillons 2019

The nose is fresh and racy. There are lovely notes of gunflint/terroir, fresh apple and, more slightly, fresh/juicy berries combined with fine touches of lemon, zest and discreet hints of quince. The palate is fruity, balanced, elegant, finely crafted and offers juiciness, acidity, energy, pep, a nice roundness, a chiselled side, some volume, good definition…

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Château Méjean 2021 – Graves

Château Méjean 2021 – Graves

The nose is fresh, mineral, a little tight and reveals a fine restraint. There are notes of juicy strawberry, fresh/juicy blackcurrant and more lightly of flowers combined with fine touches of blackberry, zan and a very discreet varietal touch. The palate is mineral, offering freshness, acidity, tension, precision, a certain juiciness, and acidic/juicy, sometimes crunchy…

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Château Les Clauzots 2021 – Graves

Château Les Clauzots 2021 – Graves

The nose is crystalline and shows good definition. There are notes of yuzu, crisp vine peach and more lightly of white flowers combined with fine hints of quenette and crystalline minerality. The palate is fruity and reveals freshness, minerality, a juicy/fresh structure, good definition, a fine acidic structure, energy and a certain tension. On the…

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