Château Fonbadet 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Bourgeois

Château Fonbadet 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, well-built and offers fleshiness and power. It reveals notes of cassis, sour cherry and small notes of liquorice stick, flowers as well as slight hints of nutmeg / spices. The palate is juicy, fruity, well-balanced, precise, well-built and offers a good definition, a fine freshness, power, a mineral frame as well as a good guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of blackberry, sour cherry / cherry and small notes of wild raspberry associated with touches of small red berries as well as hints of flowers, liquorice, mocha and discreet hints of cardamom. Tannins are well-built and structuring. A very discreet chews on the finish. There is a hint of almond on the finish / persistence. 

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Château la Fleur Peyrabon 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Bourgeois

Château la Fleur Peyrabon 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is elegant and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a fine richness, a small delicacy, a beautiful maturity of the fruit as well as power (but full of finesse). It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy Gariguette strawberry and small notes of violet combined with touches of Sichuan pepper, licorice, toasted, vanilla as well…

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Château Duhart Milon 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

Château Duhart Milon 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, richness/unctuosity as well as deepness. It reveals notes of ripe strawberry, crushed blackberry and more slightly ripe cassis associated with small touches of chocolate, caramelization as well as hints of Bourbon vanilla. The palate is fruity, beautifully juicy, beautifully elegant, racy, well-built and offers gourmandize, a beautiful tannic structure (beautiful finesse of the structure), richness, suavity, a beautiful freshness, a beautiful definition/finesse, tension, a beautiful acidulous frame, a racy minerality as well as a beautiful guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed strawberry, blackberry and more slightly cassis associated with small touches of fleshy raspberry, chocolate as well as fine hints of caramelization. Tannins are fine and elegant. The finish is very finely tight. A beautiful gourmand wine, precise/framed and elegant. 

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

Château Lafite Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is beautifully elegant, aromatic and offers a beautiul structure, a beautiful finesse as well as a beautiful complexity. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild strawberry and more slightly violet, blueberry associated with small touches of fleshy/fresh small red fruits, caramelization as well as very discreet hints of Sichuan pepper, spices, lilac and a very discreet hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-blanced, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful precision, a beautiful acidulous frame, a beautiful finesse of the structure, power (full of finesse), a beautiful suavity, fleshiness, a very fine unctuosity as well as fat. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy raspberry, fleshy blackberry and more slightly cassis associated with small touches of crunchy wild strawberry as well as hints of chocolate/tonka bean, fleshy blueberry and very discreet hints of cardamom, caramelization and a very discreet hint of spices. Tannins are fine and elegant. Power on the finish/persistence. Good length and persistence. A very beautiful wine!  

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Château Haut-Bages  Liberal 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

Château Haut-Bages  Liberal 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy, well-built and offers a beautiful definition. It reveals notes of strawberry and more slightly black cherry associated with small touches of wild raspberry, cassis as well as hints of gray pepper, spices, graphite and a very discreet hint of caramelization. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful suavity, a beautiful precision/aromatic purity, tension, a beautiful finesse, fat, fullness, dynamism, a beautiful acidulous frame as well as a good guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy cassis and more slightly cherry associated with tpouches of crushed wild strawberry, liquorice as well as discreet hints of tonka bean. Tannins are fine and elegant.     

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Château Pontet-Canet 2010, Pauillac Cru-Classé

Château Pontet-Canet 2010, Pauillac Cru-Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers  beautiful finesse, a beautiful delicacy as well as a fine power well controled. It revels notes of fleshy blackberry and fleshy cassis associated with small touches of fleshy strawberry, liquorice as well as discreet hints of tonka bean, nutmeg, Sichuan pepper, a discreet hint of mint and a very discreet hint of truffle. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandize, a beautiful suavity, tension, a small power, a beautiful freshness, a beautiful fat, a very beautiful silkiness as well as an acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of cassis, black cherry and more slightly blackberry associated with small touches of small juicy blue berries, small hints of tonka bean as well as a fine hint of flowers, discreet hints of liquorice/zan and a very discreet hint of truffle. Tannins are fine, elegant and structuring. There is a discreet hint of coffee on the finish. Very beautiful persistence. 

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Château Pontet-Canet 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

Château Pontet-Canet 2016 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers a fine richness as well as a fine concentration. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry and fleshy wild strawberry associated with fine touches of cassis, small crushed blue berries, liquorice, zan as well as discreet hints of spices and nutmeg. The palate is fruity, juicy, beautifully well-balanced, elegant, precise and offers a beautiful definition, dynamism, a beautiful fullness, a fine tension, a very beautiful finesse of the grain, a beautiful purity of the fruit, a good structure, suavity, a fine tension, gourmandize, a fine unctuosity, richness (but all in elegance/balance) as well as a fine fat. On the palate this wine expresses notes of cherry, blackberry, fleshy raspberry and more slightly strawberry associated with small touches of cassis, blackberry, liquorice, chocolate as well as discreet hints of coffee and cardamom (on the finish). Tannins are elegant and structuring. Good persistence. A very beautiful wine!    

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

The  nose is fruity, elegant and offers a beautiful definition as well as concentration (but all in finesse). It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy cassis and more slightly fleshy strawberry associated with small touches of kirsch cherry, blueberry as well as discreet hints of violet, flowers, tonka bean, a subtle hint of spices and a very discreet hint of liquorice. The palate is fruity, aery, beautifully structured and offers a beautiful juiciness, a beautiful gourmandize/suavity, a beautiful definition, suavity, a beautiful fullness, a beautiful finesse of the grain, a beautiful touch, tension as well as a very beautiful delicacy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry and fleshy/juicy cassis associated with small touches of strawberry, graphite, oak. Tannins are fine, elegant and young. Good length. The finish brings chews as well as gourmandize.   

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Château Clerc Milon 2016 – Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé

Château Clerc Milon 2016 – Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé

The nose is fresh , fruity and offers concentration as well as a fine power. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild strawberry and more slightly wild blueberry associated with small/fine touches of cornflowers (cornflower…), fine hints of gray pepper, spices as well as very discreet hints of cocoa (in the background) and an imperceptbile hint of nutmeg/zan. The palate is fruity, juicy, elegante and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandize, a beautiful suavity, fat, a good freshness, power, minerality (racy minerality) as well as a beautiful acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy and fleshy/juicy strawberry associated with small touches of fleshy raspberry, juicy cassis as well as hints of small berries, cornflower and very discreet hints of liquorice sticks/zan. Tannnins are elegant and structuring.   

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Château d’Armailhac 2016 – Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé 

Château d’Armailhac 2016 – Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé 

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers concentration/richness. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed cassis and more slightly gravels/terroir associated with small touches of wild strawberry/wild berries, ripe plum as well as hints of spices, oak/cocoa and a very discreet hint of pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers beautiful juiciness, freshness, a beautiful…

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