Le Clarence de Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Clarence de Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is elegant and offers complexity, definition, fine velvety, freshness and a fine crispness. There are notes of bright boysenberry, bright raspberry and more lightly blueberry, violet as well as fine hints of tonka bean, sweet blond tobacco, camphor and toasted almond. The palate is fruity, balanced and reveals a nice freshness/acidity, gourmandize, a…

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La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity and offers power, a certain racy concentration. There are hints of ripe wild strawberry, fresh/juicy blackcurrant and slightly graphite, combined with touches of flowers, ripe red berries, liquorice and toast. The palate is fruity, elegant, balanced and reveals minerality, freshness, good definition, fine crispness, freshness/acidity of the fruit and energy. On…

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Château Luchey-Halde Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Luchey-Halde Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose reveals fermentation aromas and a certain dynamism. There are notes of crushed white berries and racy minerality combined with fine touches of zest, white flowers and hints of ripe fruit. The palate is fruity and offers a tangy backbone, minerality, some roundness, a certain gourmandize, tension, fine precision and a fine saline character…

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Château Carrosse Martillac 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Carrosse Martillac 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose reveals concentration, a fine power and infusion character. There are notes of crushed wild blackcurrant, Bigarreau cherry and, more lightly, jammy red currants combined with fine hints of star anise and discreet hints of sweet spices. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, a certain tension, a fine fluidity as well as…

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Château Luchey-Halde 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Luchey-Halde 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, revealing fleshy fruit and gravelly minerality. There are notes of pulpy strawberry, pulpy blackcurrant and more lightly cherry combined with a touch of cherry blossom, liquorice and a subtle hint of graphite. The palate is mineral, fruity and offers some stretch and acidity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of…

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Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fresh, fruity, sincere, precise and reveals a nice finesse to its power, a nice touch. There are notes of boysenberry, violet, and more lightly fleshy/flavoured strawberry and more lightly spicy notes combined with red berries and saline touches, fine nuances of bigarreau cherry, liquorice, madagascar pepper, mocha, fresh blond tobacco, and fine…

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Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is pretty and reveals power, controlled intensity, accuracy, an infusion character, a touch of darkness/density, and a discreet velvety/powdery side. There are notes of bright wild blackberry, juicy/pulpy blackcurrant and more lightly camphor combined with hints of crushed raspberry, fairly ripe blue berries as well as fine hints of roasted cherry, violet, fine…

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Les Hauts de Smith Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Les Hauts de Smith Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, elegant, precise, sharp, racy. There are notes of fleshy peach, lychee and, more slightly, fresh kumquat combined with delicate touches of passion fruit as well as a floral touch and a very discreet hint of gunflint. The palate is fruity, focused, precise, elegant and reveals freshness, minerality, a fresh/acidic backbone, good…

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Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Petit Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, fresh, mineral, racy, chiselled and reveals good definition, fine intensity/power. There are notes of vine peach, zest and, more slightly, sweet grapefruit combined with fine touches of zest, fine hints of fresh sap and a discreet saline touch. The palate is fruity, focused and offers a nice freshness, definition, minerality, tension,…

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Château Cantelys Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Cantelys Blanc 2021 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity and offers a good definition, a certain gourmandize. There are notes of quenette, vine peach and, more lightly, apple/white fruit, as well as fine nuances of salinity, a discreet hint of vanilla, fresh sweet spices and an imperceptible hint of fresh sap (in the background). The palate is fruity and reveals…

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