Château Rollan de By 2019 – Médoc

Château Rollan de By 2019 – Médoc

The nose is peppery and offers minerality as well as spiciness. There are notes of pulpy wild strawberry, violet and more slightly blackberry combined with fine touches of camphor, sweet spices and a very discreet hint of toasted almond and salinity/ minerality. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, volume, juiciness of fruit and minerality….

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Château Haut Condissas 2019 – Médoc

Château Haut Condissas 2019 – Médoc

The nose is fruity and juicy. There are notes of juicy strawberry, juicy raspberry and more slightly of violet combined with fine touches of fleshy/juicy blackcurrant. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, fine concentration and a tangy frame. Round and dynamic in the middle. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of raspberry, fleshy/juicy…

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Château Taffard de Blaignan 2019 – Médoc

Château Taffard de Blaignan 2019 – Médoc

The nose is fruity with a fine concentration and floral character, some reduction. Notes of cloves, ripe strawberry and slightly pulpy blackcurrant notes are combined with hints of violet, sweet blond tobacco and a fine hint of clove, varietal character and a very discreet hint of racy / almost saline minerality (in the background). The…

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Château Les Ormes Sorbet 2019 – Médoc

Château Les Ormes Sorbet 2019 – Médoc

The nose is racy, tightly wound and concentrated. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of wild blackcurrant, crushed wild red berries and more slightly of iris, violet, spices combined with touches of tobacco, cloves and a fine touch of fresh vanilla. The palate is mineral and offers freshness, fat, energy, suppleness, an…

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Château Bois de Roc 2019 – Médoc

Château Bois de Roc 2019 – Médoc

The nose is relatively aromatic and offers precision, fine intensity, fruit and sweetness. There are notes of fleshy/fresh strawberry, fresh/chunky blackcurrant and more slightly of violet combined with fine touches of sweet spice and toasted oak. The palate is fruity with minerality, good definition, some juiciness, acidity and a slight linear edge. On the palate…

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Château L’Ecrin de Couleys 2019 – Médoc

Château L’Ecrin de Couleys 2019 – Médoc

The nose is a little tight and offers a fine intensity. The wine needs to be decanted. Spice, pepper and slightly toasted notes are combined with hints of fleshy strawberry, blackberry and a subtle mocha and toastiness. The palate offers minerality, freshness and juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh/pulpy blackberry, fresh/pulpy…

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Château Livran 2019 – Médoc

Château Livran 2019 – Médoc

The nose offers a certain intensity, a nice finesse of grain as well as some power and a certain straightness in finesse. There are notes of wild blackcurrant, boysenberry and, more slightly, crushed wild strawberry, combined with hints of zan, fine blue berries, violet and a touch of fresh blond tobacco and pepper. The palate…

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Château La Cardonne 2019 – Médoc

Château La Cardonne 2019 – Médoc

The nose is fresh, fruity and relatively aromatic. There are notes of crushed blackberry, liquorice and, to a lesser extent, warm spices combined with subtle touches of crushed red fruit. The palate is fresh, mineral and offers fruit, tension, roundness and a certain gourmandise. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of raspberry, fresh/crushed red…

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Château La Clare 2021 – Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château La Clare 2021 – Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose reveals some density, concentration, a fine grain and a fine restraint. There are notes of blackberry, red berries and a hint of clove, combined with hints of toast and a hint of sweet spices and a discreet touch of pepper. The palate is mineral and offers a fine freshness, some juiciness, tension, energy…

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Château La Chandellière 2021 – Médoc Cru Bourgeois

Château La Chandellière 2021 – Médoc Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, fresh and reveals a nice purity in its intensity. There are notes of pulpy ripe blackberry, crushed strawberry and more lightly of bright/fresh dark berries combined with fine touches of violet, herbal tea/black tea and a discreet hint of toastiness/liquorice. The palate is fresh, discreetly tight and reveals minerality, good definition,…

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