Château Clarke 2019 – Listrac-Médoc

Château Clarke 2019 – Listrac-Médoc

The nose is elegant, nicely racy and offers a certain power with delicacy. There are notes of liquorice, morello cherry and slightly crushed blackcurrant combined with a hint of violet, blueberry and a hint of sweet blond tobacco and a touch of sweet spice. The palate is fruity, fresh, elegant and offers energy, a nice…

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Château Rose Sainte-Croix 2019 – Listrac-Médoc

Château Rose Sainte-Croix 2019 – Listrac-Médoc

The nose is fresh, fruity and offers a fine floral side. There are notes of fresh strawberry, violet and more slightly fresh red berries/raspberry combined with a hint of blackcurrant, pepper and a discreet touch of clove. The palate is fresh, fruity and offers minerality, freshness, good definition, tension and acidity. On the palate this…

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Château Lalande 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Lalande 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fresh, racy and offers a little flowery side. There are notes of fresh violets, rose/buttons and, to a lesser extent, fresh blackberries, combined with a hint of strawberry and fine pepper. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness, good definition, roundness, suavity, fatness and a fine tension. On the palate, this…

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Château Saransot-Dupré 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Saransot-Dupré 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is liquorice, racy and offers a nice finesse of grain as well as some power. There are notes of crushed blackcurrant, blueberry and, to a lesser extent, fleshy Gariguette strawberry, combined with hints of liquorice and fine zan. The palate is fruity, mineral, balanced, fresh and offers a juicy/acidic structure, good definition, some…

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Château Reverdi 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Reverdi 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is gourmet. There are notes of liquorice, morello cherry and slightly crushed raspberry combined with hints of cardamom, blueberry and fine hints of star anise. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, a little roundness/fat, an acidic frame and a good, precise tannic structure. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of…

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Château Liouner 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Liouner 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The wine benefits from being decanted. The nose offers a certain power. There are notes of wild blackberry, spices and, more slightly, crunchy blackcurrant, combined with hints of raspberry and fine pepper. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, roundness, a certain fatness, finesse and good control. Good freshness and minerality. On the palate this…

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Château L’Ermitage 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château L’Ermitage 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is a bit closed. The wine needs to be decanted. There are notes of pulpy cherry, blackberry and, more slightly, violet, combined with fine touches of nutmeg and fresh flowers. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, a juicy/acidic structure, good definition and fine tension. On the palate, juicy/pulpy blackberry, crushed blackcurrant…

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Château Cap Léon Veyrin 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Cap Léon Veyrin 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is fruity and offers some complexity, fine grain, concentration and elegance. There are notes of blackcurrant, violet/lys and more slightly star anise combined with hints of wild red berries, rose and fine cinnamon, nutmeg and a subtle hint of vanilla. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers a fine creaminess, good definition, an…

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Château Donissan 2019 – Listrac Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château Donissan 2019 – Listrac Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity and tangy. There are hints of tart/juicy red berries and more slightly violet with hints of crushed blackcurrant and a hint of sweet spice. The palate is fruity, tangy and offers freshness, minerality/mineral structure, nice acidity, tension and energy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of tart/ripe red berries and…

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Château Lestage 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

Château Lestage 2019 – Listrac-Médoc Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel

The nose is aromatic, elegant and offers intensity, power and a fine, intense grain. There are notes of wild blackcurrant, liquorice and, to a lesser extent, boysenberry, combined with hints of zan, cardamom and a subtle, almost bergamot-like touch. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, fleshiness, freshness, good definition, a certain gourmandise and…

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