Château La Fon du Berger 2019 – Pauillac

Château La Fon du Berger 2019 – Pauillac

The nose is mineral, racy and offers some power and intensity. There are notes of crunchy wild blackcurrant, balsamic and more slightly strawberry combined with hints of violet, nutmeg and a discreet touch of clove. The palate is mineral, fruity, balanced, stretched out, discreetly tight and offers a nice freshness and tension. On the palate…

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Château Tour Sieujean 2019 – Pauillac

Château Tour Sieujean 2019 – Pauillac

The nose is fruity, with lovely fruit, purity and concentration. There are notes of crushed cherry, pulpy wild strawberry and, more slightly, crushed berries, combined with hints of blueberry, lilac and fine toasted hazelnut and liquorice stick. The palate is nicely fresh, juicy and offers crunchiness, gourmandise, good definition, concentration in rightness/mastery as well as…

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Château Pichon Baron 2011 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Baron 2011 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic and offers delicacy, airy power, intensity and a lovely fine, powerful grain. There are notes of nutmeg, concentrated blackcurrant and, more slightly, graphite, combined with hints of incense, cumin, as well as fine pepper and a discreet hint of spice. The palate is nicely defined, generous and offers a nice freshness,…

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Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2011 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2011 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers freshness, a fine concentration, a racy grain and a little stretch/stretch. There are notes of pulpy wild strawberry, fleshy redcurrant and slightly fresher wild berry fruit combined with hints of violet, fresh pepper as well as hints of fresh lilac and a discreet hint of fresh blond tobacco. The…

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Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2011 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2011 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a certain purity. There are notes of zan, blackcurrant, crunchy wild berries and slightly more crushed cherry combined with hints of sweet blond tobacco, saffron and a discreet hint of crushed blue berries and mocha. The palate is fruity, nicely fresh, guided and offers a fine straightness and…

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Château Croizet-Bages 2011 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Croizet-Bages 2011 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, racy and offers crunchiness, freshness, a certain light intensity and harmony. There are notes of blackcurrant, crunchy, graphite and more slightly blueberry, crunchy blue plum as well as fine hints of wild red berries, morello cherry, liquorice, zan and a subtle hint of spice. The palate is fruity, fresh and offers…

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Château Pichon Baron 2012 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Baron 2012 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is spicy, aromatic, discreetly tight and offers fine concentration and depth. There are notes of blackcurrant, incense, saffron and a little spice, with hints of ripe wild strawberry, fine hints of star anise and a discreet hint of lilac (in the background) and a subtle touch of sweet pepper. The palate is fruity…

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Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic and offers a certain power, a stretched side, a fine grain as well as a certain intensity. There are notes of wild strawberries, red berries, violets and a hint of pepper, combined with hints of fresh tobacco, tea, sweet spices and cloves. The palate is fruity, tightly wound and offers juiciness,…

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Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The wine needs to be decanted. Crunchy blackcurrant, morello cherry and slightly blueberry notes are combined with touches of racy/seedy minerality, fine liquorice/zan, discreet cardamom and an imperceptible hint of clove, fresh vanilla and almost black truffle. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced and offers a good definition, an acidic backbone, a nice racy minerality,…

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Château Croizet-Bages 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Croizet-Bages 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise and offers a nice finesse of grain as well as power in finesse. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of blackberry, blue berries and, more slightly, blueberry, wild strawberry combined with fine touches of black pepper, racy minerality and a subtle hint of graphite and nutmeg. The palate is…

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