Château D’Armailhac 2018 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château D’Armailhac 2018 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers a controlled power as well as a controlled intensity, a beautiful definition and elegance. It reveals notes of blackberry, violet, wild strawberry, associated with touches of strawberry flowers, small wild red frutis, lilac, hot/ioded gravels as well as hints of zan, nutmeg and a very discreet hint of grey…

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Château Clerc Milon 2018 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Clerc Milon 2018 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy and offers a very beautiful finesse of the grain, power (full of control), concentration as well as delicacy and subtility. It reveals notes of bright blackberry, fleshy garriguette strawberry and small notes of bright cassis associated with touches of cardamom, gravels/terroir, violet, small ripe/pulpy black fruits as well as fine…

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2018 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2018 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, beautifully fresh, harmonious and offers minerality, concentration as well as a certain intensity, a beautiful finesse of the grain, power (full of finesse), a very nice grain, a silky touch, a spicy side and a very fine warm side. This wine should be decanted.  It reveals notes of bright cassis, juicy/fresh…

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Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2018 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

Château Grand-Puy Ducasse 2018 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aerial and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, delicacy and a fine grain. It reveals notes of bright raspberry and small notes of blackberry associated with touches of ripe cherry, cornflowers, small blue fruits as well as fine hints of violet, Sichuan pepper and a very discreet hint of spices….

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Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2018 – Pauillac

Les Griffons de Pichon Baron 2018 – Pauillac

The nose is fresh, elegant and offers intensity, a beautiful richness, freshness, deepness, finesse and a beautifully controlled power. It reveals notes of pulpy/bright cassis, bright/ripe redcurrantand small notes of garrigues strawberry associated with touches of small black fruits, cornflower, violet, vanilla as well as discreet hints of saffron/vanilla. The palate is elegant, fresh, mineral,…

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Les Tourelles de Longueville 2018 – Pauillac

Les Tourelles de Longueville 2018 – Pauillac

The nose is fresh and offers power, delicacy as well as a certain intensity (in freshness), a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/fat cassis and small notes of raspberry associated with touches of violet plum as well as hints of violet, a racy minerality (terroir) as well as fine…

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Château Pibran 2018 – Pauillac

Château Pibran 2018 – Pauillac

The nose is fruity and offers freshness, a fine richness, a very fine power as well as precision. It reveals notes of ripe/fresh blackberry, raspberry and small notes of cornflower associated with touches of fleshy strawberry, violet, gravels as well as very fine hints of sweet spices and a subtle hint of vanilla. The palate…

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Carruades de Lafite 2018 – Pauillac

Carruades de Lafite 2018 – Pauillac

The nose is elegant, finely tight and offers power (in control), a fine grain, complexity and power. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, fleshy/pulpy strawberry and small notes of Badiane associated with touches of violet, small bright berries, hot gravels (almost ioded) as well as fine hints of caramelization, zan, an imperceptible hint of clove…

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Lions de Batailley 2018 – Pauillac

Lions de Batailley 2018 – Pauillac

The nose is racy and offers structure, a small concentration, freshness and power. It reveals notes of ripe/fresh wild cassis, small wild berriesand small notes of small red fruits associated with touches of lily, violet as well as hints of zan, tobacco, dry rose and discreet hints of hazelnut. The palate is fruity and offers…

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Pichon Comtesse – Réserve 2018 – Pauillac

Pichon Comtesse – Réserve 2018 – Pauillac

The nose is aromatic, elegant and offers power (full of control), concentration (full of control) and intensity. It reveals notes of ripe wild blackberry, wild strawberry and small notes of small wild fruits associated with touches of pepper, lily, violet as well as fine hints of cola, zan, camphor, discreet hints of vanilla and an…

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