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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Château Clerc Milon 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Clerc Milon 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise and shows some concentration, fine power and depth. There are notes of bright blackcurrant, bigarreau cherry and more slightly violet combined with touches of crushed blackberry as well as hints of vanilla, fine hints of star anise and caramelisation. The palate is fruity, fresh, elegant and reveals a nice fleshiness,…

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Château Duhart-Milon 2021 – 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Duhart-Milon 2021 – 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and reveals a certain pulpiness/crunchiness of fruit, a nice purity of fruit and flesh. Fleshy/juicy bigarreau cherry, violet and slightly blackcurrant notes are combined with hints of lily, crushed raspberry as well as subtle hints of sweet blond tobacco, lily and sweet spices. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced and…

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Château Pichon Baron 2021 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Baron 2021 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and reveals a nice depth, concentration, definition, grain, definition, finesse, power, stretch. There are notes of pulpy blackberry, pulpy/full bodied blackcurrant and more lightly wild strawberry combined with fine touches of grey pepper, violet, spice, clove, cardamom, graphite, a subtle hint of vanilla and a subtle hint of blueberry (in…

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2021 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2021 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, nicely intense and reveals a very fine grain, controlled, just right power, depth, a nice airy side to the approach and a very nice powdery character. There are notes of violet blackberry, bright strawberry and, more slightly, bright blue berries combined with touches of liquorice, cornflower and discreet hints of Cuben…

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2021 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2021 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and shows concentration (in precision), straightforwardness (in delicacy), finesse, depth and a certain concentration. There are notes of bright/juicy blackcurrant, fresh/pulpy raspberry and more lightly violet plum combined with hints of lily, cherry blossom and delicate floral/complex notes, subtle hints of lily blossom, cherry blossom, racy minerality, discreet hints of toasted…

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2021 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Lafite Rothschild 2021 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh, elegant, aromatic and shows complexity, concentration and finesse. There are notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/fresh blackcurrant and more slightly fresh/juicy bigarreau cherry combined with delicate hints of violet plum as well as hints of violet, racy/terroir minerality as well as discrete hints of graphite, a subtle hint of zan and…

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Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2021 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, delicate and offers some power, finesse, fine/precise grain and complexity. There are notes of bright boysenberry, morello cherry and more lightly pulpy/fresh red berries combined with fine touches of almost roasted red berries, fine hints of camphor, vanilla, a subtle hint of toastiness, pepper (in the background). The palate is fruity,…

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