Château du Retout 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château du Retout 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is closed and a bit reductive. The wine needs to be decanted. There are notes of blackcurrant, violet and, to a lesser extent, red berries, combined with touches of liquorice, caramelisation and a subtle hint of pepper, a discreet hint of varietal and an imperceptible hint of camphor. The palate is mineral and…

Read more »

Château La Lauzette Declercq 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château La Lauzette Declercq 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is reductive. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of red berries, rosebuds and, more slightly, blackcurrants, combined with hints of spices, camphor and a touch of cloves. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, acidity, fatness and roundness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed cherry, crushed raspberry…

Read more »

Château Beaumont 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Beaumont 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is spicy. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of ripe wild red berries, liquorice and slightly blackberry with fine vanilla and a subtle hint of racy minerality/grey pepper. The palate is fruity with minerality, tension, sharpness/precision, acidity and elegance. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackberry, crunchy…

Read more »

Château Corconnac 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Corconnac 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, racy and offers fine concentration and depth. There are notes of wild strawberry, nutmeg and, more slightly, ripe berries combined with fine clove and crushed redcurrant notes and a hint of tobacco. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, fat, precision, roundness, a fine acidic backbone and creaminess. On the palate,…

Read more »

Château Doyac 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Doyac 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

(Organic) The nose is precise, racy and offers a certain power. There are notes of blackberry, wild berries and, more slightly, violets, combined with hints of nutmeg, spice and a subtle touch of camphor, bergamot and vanilla. The palate is fruity, discreetly tight (at present) and offers minerality, good definition, accuracy and precision. On the…

Read more »

Château de Villambis 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château de Villambis 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a certain delicacy and clarity. There are notes of pulpy blackcurrant, blackberry and, to a lesser extent, black pepper, combined with hints of crunchy red berries, liquorice stick and a subtle hint of vanilla. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, smoothness, freshness, minerality, sharpness, precision and a…

Read more »

Château Tourteran 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Tourteran 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fresh and offers a fine intensity and straightness. There are notes of fresh iris, rose and, to a lesser extent, pulpy blackcurrant, combined with fine varietal hints, pulpy red berries and a fine touch of grey pepper. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, acidity, fatness, roundness and a fine straightness….

Read more »

Château La Tonnelle 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château La Tonnelle 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is floral and offers intensity and concentration. There are notes of lily, iris and, more slightly, pulpy raspberry, combined with touches of rose, juicy/fresh berries, as well as fine hints of liquorice, Sichuan pepper and a very discreet touch of fresh tobacco. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, minerality, good definition, freshness…

Read more »

Château Rollin 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Rollin 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is floral, fresh and relatively aromatic. There are notes of blueberry, violet and, to a lesser extent, pulpy blackcurrant, combined with hints of morello cherry, ripe red berries and hints of zan/black tea. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced and offers juiciness, acidity, freshness, fatness, roundness and airiness in the approach to its…

Read more »

Château Reysson 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Reysson 2019 – Haut-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is fruity and offers concentration and depth. There are notes of crushed boysenberry, blue berries and more slightly lily/lilac combined with a touch of morello cherry as well as fine hints of bergamot, grey pepper and a very discreet almost saline edge. The palate is mineral and offers freshness, energy and a good…

Read more »