Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2012 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2012 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic, quite ample and offers ba certain intensity in freshness as well as delicacy. It reveals notes of wild cassis, strawberry and small notes of ripe wild raspberry, small fruits associated with small touches of spices, fresh leather, a subtle hint of cinnamon, roasting, pepper, a discreet hint of graphite as…

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2011 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2011 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh, slightly closed, discreetly tight and offers a little minty side, a racy minerality, a beautiful grain as well as a little « aerial » power. It reveals notes of boysenberry, sweet spices and small notes of graphite associated with touches of wild red fruits, raspberry as well as slight hints…

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Réserve de la Comtesse 2019 – Pauillac

Réserve de la Comtesse 2019 – Pauillac

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers delicacy, a certain power in finesse as well as concentration. It reveals notes of bright boysenberry, black pepper and small notes of violet associated with touches of bright black berries, roasting as well as fine hints of racy minerality, almost aromatic herbs/toasted and a very discreet almost minty…

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2019 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2019 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant and offers a nice concentration with finesse, power / deepness in finesse, delicacy, a certain little straightness, a small fleshiness of the fruit as well as complexity. It reveals notes of bright strawberry, small crushed red berries and small notes of black pepper associated with small charcoal touches, blueberry as…

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Château Lynch-Bages 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Lynch-Bages 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant, precise, delicate and reveals a nice purity of fruit, a fine controlled concentration. We find notes of pulpy boysenberry, juicy blackcurrant and more slightly fleshy/pulpy cherry combined with fine touches of violet, graphite, pulpy berries as well as discreet hints of nutmeg, sweet spices and a subtle touch of vanilla….

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Château Haut-Batailley – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Haut-Batailley – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and reveals racy power, a fine restraint in its power and a lovely racy grain. There are notes of pulpy/fresh blackcurrant and, more slightly, bright raspberry combined with hints of fleshy red berries and fine nuances of lily, a discreet hint of racy minerality, lilac and a discreet hint of graphite/pepper….

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Château Pontet-Canet 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Pontet-Canet 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and reveals a nice purity of fruit, delicacy in its concentration, a very nice finesse of grain, complexity. We find notes of bright blackcurrant, violet and more slightly fresh Morello cherry combined with touches of fleshy/juicy violet plum, liquorice, fine caramelised notes, graphite, racy minerality, subtle hints of crushed…

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Château Lynch-Moussas – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Lynch-Moussas – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and reveals a certain intensity, a fine concentration. There are notes of fresh wild blackcurrant, violet and more lightly fresh/pulpy berries combined with hints of violet and a subtle hint of fresh blond tobacco. The palate is nicely fresh, focused and offers minerality, acidic backbone, a little graininess, freshness and energy….

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Château d’Armailhac – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château d’Armailhac – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and shows elegance and silkiness. There are notes of boysenberry, bright/very ripe blackcurrant and more slightly morello cherry combined with hints of violet, lily as well as fine hints of fairly ripe strawberry and spice. The palate is fruity, elegant and reveals a nice definition, precision, gourmandize, a nice volume, a…

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Château Croizet-Bages 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Croizet-Bages 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is racy, well conducted and reveals racy power/elegance, a certain density and concentration. There are notes of bright wild blackcurrant, cherry and more slightly fleshy strawberry combined with hints of violet, lily, star anise and fine tonka bean. The palate is fruity and reveals juiciness, freshness, minerality, density, precision, some linearity, finesse in…

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