Vieux Château des Rochers – Cuvée Prestige 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion :

Vieux Château des Rochers – Cuvée Prestige 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion :

The nose is fruity and offers concentration, a certain delicacy in its concentration as well as an airiness. There are notes of black currant liqueur, crushed blackberry and, to a lesser extent, strawberry, combined with hints of crushed blue berries, camphor, sandalwood and a subtle touch of pepper. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers…

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Vieux Château des Rochers 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Vieux Château des Rochers 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

The nose is spicy and offers some power and freshness. There are notes of grey pepper, tobacco and, more slightly, clove, combined with hints of pulpy blackberry, crushed strawberry and a hint of empyreumatic. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers acidity, tension, straightforwardness, fatness and a fine acidic frame. A hint of varietal in…

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Château de Malengin 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Château de Malengin 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

(Aged in amphoras) The nose offers freshness and a fine touch of reduction. There are notes of blackberry, spices and more slightly ripe red berries combined with a hint of reduction, pepper and almost a discreet balsamic touch. A wine relatively marked by the use of the amphora both in the grain and in the…

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Château Roudier 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Château Roudier 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

The nose is fruity with some richness/concentration of fruit and a fine tightness. There are notes of black currant liqueur, liquorice stick and more slightly of black plum combined with hints of roasted red berries and hints of cardamom and toast. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, minerality, tension, a fine tightness and…

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Vieux Château Palon 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Vieux Château Palon 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

The nose offers a nice delicate floral character as well as controlled power. There are notes of blueberry, lilac and more slightly of fresh black berries combined with subtle touches of fairly ripe fruits as well as a hint of Morello cherry and pepper. The palate offers freshness, fruit, minerality, juiciness/minerality, tension, precision, finesse and…

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Clos de Boüard 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Clos de Boüard 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

The nose is fruity and offers creaminess, a certain controlled richness, intensity, accuracy and a nice definition. There are notes of crunchy boysenberry, crushed black berries and more slightly Sichuan pepper combined with hints of crushed strawberry, almost roasted berries as well as hints of lilac, star anise, a fine iodine/saltiness and a subtle hint…

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Dame de Boüard 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Dame de Boüard 2020 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

The nose is fresh, fruity, racy and offers a nice energy as well as a certain power of grain. There are notes of wild blackberry, fresh violet and, to a lesser extent, fresh pepper, combined with hints of fairly ripe red berries, a discreet hint of roasted cherry and fine nutmeg. The palate is fruity,…

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Château Messile Aubert 2022 – Montagne Saint Emilion

Château Messile Aubert  2022 – Montagne Saint Emilion

The nose is fruity, open, pleasantly fresh and juicy. It expresses notes of strawberry, raspberry, red cherry and morello cherry, combined with a fine floral touch (cornflower). Beautiful roundness on the palate and good fruity substance (we find notes of strawberry, red cherry and raspberry). The tannins are melted and supple. Good length and acidity….

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Vieux Château Saint André 2022 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Vieux Château Saint André 2022 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

(85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc) Nice gourmand, bright and fruity nose. We find notes of bright/fresh Bigarreau cherry, pulpy blackberry and small notes of cornflower associated with touches of racy minerality, small bright red fruits as well as hints of fresh gray pepper and a subtle almost varietal hint/sage (in the background). The palate is…

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Vieux Château Palon 2022 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

Vieux Château Palon 2022 – Montagne Saint-Emilion

The nose is toasted, and expresses notes of toasted almond, nutmeg and more slightly – blackberry associated with touches of small fleshy fruits, strawberry, toasted bread and fine hints of clove and spices and almost minty in the background. The palate is fresh, mineral and offers a good, discreetly tight structure, tension, energy, a little…

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