Château  Giscours  2010 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château  Giscours  2010 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is slightly tight, racy and offers a fine power. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of wild strawberry and wild raspberry associated with small notes of blackberry associated with touches of gray pepper, tonka bean and toasted. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, very discreetly tight and offers a good definition, a good juiciness, a beautiful mineral frame, a fine suavity/fat, a beautiful finesse of the structure as well as a fine acidulous (in the background). On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy raspberry and more slightly crunchy cassis associated with small touches of tonka bean, cherry, dry flowers as well as hints of spices, Bourbon vanilla and a very discreet hint of toasted almond/grilled. Tannins are fine and well-built. Good length and good persistence. There is a hint of tonka bean on the persistence.  

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Château du Tertre 2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château du Tertre 2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, structured and offers a small concentration. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild cassis and more slightly wild red berries associated with touches of flowers, gravels as well as discreet hints of Cuben pepper. The palate is fruity, juicy, suave, mineral, well-balanced and offers freshness, a small tension, a fine straightness, a mineral frame (racy minerality) as well as beautiful definition. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy cassis, juicy raspberry and wild strawberry associated with touches of rose/flowers as well as very discreet hints of varietals (in the background)., toasted oak/grilled and cocoa. Tannins are fine, well-built and very discreetly firm. The finish/persistence expresses juicy fruits (cassis, strawberry) as well as hints of grilled.  

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Château  Lascombres  2016 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé

Château  Lascombres  2016 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a very fine concentration. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of  wild red berries associated with small touches of gray pepper, spices as well as discreet hints of  zan. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a fine mineral frame, a very fine tension,…

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Château  Giscours  2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château  Giscours  2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The  nose  is  elegant  and  offers  gourmandize. It  reveals  notes of ripe cassis, wild  strawberry  and more  slightly  wild  small  fruits  associated  with  touches of  spices, fine  hints  of  toasted, chocolate/vanilla, flowers  as  well  as  very  discreet  hints  of gray  pepper (in the background). The  palate  is  fruity, juicy, mineral  and  offers  a  beautiful  minerality/freshness, a fine  acidulous  frame, a  beautiful  definition, suavity, fat, tension, a good structure as  well  as a  beautiful  fine grain. On the  palate  this  wine  expresses notes of  fleshy/juicy  blackberry  and  fleshy/juicy  strawberry  associated  with  small  notes of  raspberry  a s well  as  small  touches of  flowers, tonka  bean, ceddar  wood  and  discreet  hints  of  spices (in the background). Tannins…

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Château Ferrière 2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château Ferrière 2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The  nose  is  fruity, discreetly  tight  and  offers  concentration. It  reveals  notes of  blackberry, wild  strawberry  and more  slightly  wild  raspberry  associated  with  fine touches of cassis, Sichuan  pepper  as  well  as  very  discreet  hints  of  cardamom. The  palate  is  fruity, well-balanced, precise  and  offers  a good  definition, a  beautiful  juiciness, a  beautiful  suavity, a fine acidulous frame, gourmandize, a fine tension, a  beautiful  finesse/delicacy  as  well  as  a  fine  straightness. On the  palate  this  wine  expresses notes of juicy cassis, juicy wild raspberry and more  slightly  juicy  red  berries  associated  with  small  touches of  liquorice, violet, graphite, fine  hints  of  spices, toasted  as  well  as  very  discreet  hints of tonka  bean/mocha  and  mild  tobacco  (in the background). Tannins are fine and structuring….

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Château Prieuré-Lichine  2010 – Margaux, 4ème Cru Classé 

Château Prieuré-Lichine  2010 – Margaux, 4ème Cru Classé 

The nose is spicy and offers power, a fine concentration as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of blackberry and small wild ripe red fruits associated with touches of gray pepper, discreet hints of blackberry, violet, red fruits, a discreet hint of truffle as well as very discreet hints of…

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Château Prieuré-Lichine  2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château Prieuré-Lichine  2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, racy, well-balanced, on the fruit and offers power/concentration. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/ripe wild raspberry and touches of fleshy/juicy cassis associated with fine touches of spices, Cuben/gray pepper, gravels/terroir, toasted/caramelization, violet, a discreet hint of ripe almond as well as a very discreet hint of cocoa and grilled (on the…

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Château Palmer 2016  –  Margaux, Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2016  –  Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, juicy, beautifully elegant, complex and offers complexity. This wine should be decanted. Do not hesitate to smell hit from time to time to notice its slow and delicate evolution. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, fleshy wild strawberry and more slightly ripe cassis, raspberry/ripe berries associated with fine hints of toasted,…

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Château Cantenac Brown 2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château Cantenac Brown 2016 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fine, complex and offers a small richness/concentration as well as a very beautiful elegance. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe wild raspberry and more slightly ripe blackberry associated with touches of violet, Sichuan pepper, cardamom as well as discreet hints of small blue fruits, sweet spices, tea and vanilla. The…

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Château Lascombes 2010 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château Lascombes 2010 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic and offers power as well as a small concentration. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe blackberry and more slightly red fruits, underwood associated with fine touches of tonka bean, chocolate, toasted as well as discreet hints of mushroom and Bourbon vanilla pod (in the background). The palate is fruity, mineral,…

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