Le Pauillac de Château Latour 2016 – Pauillac

Le Pauillac de Château Latour 2016 – Pauillac

The nose offers a beautiful freshness, a beautiful finesse as well as a slight gourmandise. It reveals notes of fresh/ripe wild blackberry, ripe/fresh strawberry and slight hints of ripe/fresh red berries associated with slight notes of licorice, violet as well as discreet hints of Tonka bean. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a…

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Les Forts de Latour  2016  – Pauillac

Les Forts de Latour  2016  – Pauillac

The nose is fresh and offers a beautiful finesse/delicacy. It reveals slight notes of fresh/ripe blackberry and slight notes of violet/lilac associated with discreet hints of ripe/fresh strawberry. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers a beautiful acid/fresh frame, tension as well as a beautiful minerality and juiciness. In the mouth this wine expresses…

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Grand Vin de Château Latour 2016 – 1er Cru Classé à Pauillac

Grand Vin de Château Latour 2016 – 1er Cru Classé à Pauillac

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a certain richness (but full of balance and delicacy). It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, ripe/fresh strawberry and slight hints of cassis, racy minerality associated with discreet hints of cardamom, a slight/discreet hint of chocolate as well as very slight hints of violet and a very discreet hint…

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Réserve de la Comtesse 2016 – Pauillac

Réserve de la Comtesse 2016 – Pauillac

The nose is aromatic, elegant and slightly powerful. It reveals slight notes of wild blackberry and ripe/fresh strawberry associated with slight hints of cassis, discreet hints of ripe raspberry as well as hints of caramelized oak, chocolate as well as a discreet hint of spices. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, nicely racy (terroir), straight,…

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2016 – Pauillac – Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2016 – Pauillac – Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fine, fresh, racy and offers a beautiful persistence. It reveals slight notes of blackberry and hints of ripe/fresh cassis associated with slight notes of Gariguette strawberry, racy minerality (terroir) as well as a discreet hint of chocolate, toasted hint, licorice and a subtle hint of Cuben pepper. After aeration in the glass,…

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Echo de Lynch-Bage 2016  – Pauillac

Echo de Lynch-Bage 2016  – Pauillac

The nose is fine and slightly powerful. It reveals notes of fresh/ripe blackberry and slight notes of racy minerality (terroir) associated with slight woody notes as well as slight notes of flowers (iris, violet). The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced and offers minerality, a beautiful freshness, fat, suavity as well as a beautiful acid frame. In…

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Château Lynch-Bages 2016 – 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac

Château Lynch-Bages 2016 – 5ème Grand Cru Classé, Pauillac

The nose is fruity, fresh, racy, structured and offers powerful and finesse. It reveals slight notes of fresh/ripe wild blackberry, cassis, raspberry and cherry associated with hints of spices as well as slight hints of gray pepper and a very discreet hint of mocha (on the background). The palate is fruity, juicy, mineral, fresh, racy…

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Château Lafite Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

Château Lafite Rothschild 2016 – Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fine, fresh, aromatic and elegant. It reveals slight notes of fleshy/fresh blackberry, cassis and fresh/ripe Gariguette strawberry associated with slight toasted hints, a very slight hint of almond, licorice as well as a (very) discreet hint of mocha/chocolate truffle and a very discreet salin hint (in the background). The palate is fruity,…

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Château Grand-Puy Ducasse  2016 – Pauillac, 5ème Cru Classé

The nose is fresh and elegant. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry and slight notes of fresh/ripe strawberry associated with hints of blueberry, slight notes of licorice as well as a discreet hint of violet and a hint of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced, racy and offers a beautiful minerality as well…

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Grand Vin de Château Latour 2005 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

Grand Vin de Château Latour 2005 – Pauillac, Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a beautiful finesse and a beautiful elegance. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, smoke, fresh strawberry, cassis and fleshy raspberry combined with fine / very discreet hints of mushroom, tonka bean, slight notes of Sichuan pepper as well as a hint of racy minerality (almost saline!). The palate…

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