Clémentin de Pape Clément 2020, Pessac-Léognan

Clémentin de Pape Clément 2020, Pessac-Léognan

On the nose, fruity and offers a little concentration.  notes of small, plump/ripe red berries, kirsh cherry and more lightly plump blackberry with a touch of plump raspberry, red plum, gravel as well as fine iris/cherry pit and fine spice notes. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, acidity, juiciness, a little fatness, roundness as…

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Château Couhins 2020, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves 

Château Couhins 2020, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves 

On the nose, fresh, edgy, sharp and offers good definition, some subtlety and power. It reveals notes of lemon, zest, fresh gravel associated with small touches of fresh/chalky green apple, fresh lychee and fine hints of distinguished/grave minerality. On the palate, fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, minerality, freshness, roundness as well as good definition, a…

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Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2020, Pessac-Léognan 

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2020, Pessac-Léognan 

On the nose, fresh, juicy and offers some intensity and elegance. It reveals notes of fleshy/juicy apple, juicy pear and more slightly fresh/juicy quince associated with small touches of fresh/juicy yellow fruits, fine hints of fresh pineapple, white flowers, discreet iodine/smoke and a subtle hint of hazelnut (in the background). On the palate, fruity, balanced,…

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Château Haut Nouchet 2020, Pessac-Léognan

Château Haut Nouchet 2020, Pessac-Léognan

On the nose offers a fine power, a certain gourmandize as well as a nice texture. It reveals notes of juicy pear, apple and more slightly citrus fruits associated with fine touches of pink lychee and an imperceptible hint of rose (in the background). On the palate, fruity, balanced and offers a juicy/acidic structure, a…

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 Château de Rouillac – 2020, La Décennie, Pessac-Léognan 

 Château de Rouillac – 2020, La Décennie, Pessac-Léognan 

On the nose, distinguished and offers power, a nice fine grain as well as some delicacy, a nice finesse in its intensity/power and a little airiness in the approach. It reveals notes of crisp black currant, juicy/pulpy blackberry and more lightly violet, rose combined with hints of small black berry burstings, a hint of cherry…

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2010 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2010 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is elegant, harmonious and offers a certain richness, freshness as well as a fine power (in the background). It reveals notes of Mirabelle, kumquat, small notes of fresh peach associated with touches of small yellow fruits as well as hints of hazelnut, salinity, a discreet hint of honey and very discreet hints of…

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Château Olivier 2018 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

Château Olivier 2018 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity, juicy and offers a good definition as well as elegance. It reveals notes of fresh quenette, lemon, small notes of ripe/juicy kumquat associated with small touches of juicy yellow nectarine as well as fine hints of mandarine flowers, acacia and a very discreet hint of toasted oak/hazelnut butter. The palate…

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Château D’Eyran 2018 – Pessac-Léognan

Château D’Eyran 2018 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fresh and offers a franc/direct side. It reveals notes of fresh quince, lemon, small notes of crunchy white peach associated with touches of small crunchy fruits as well as fine hints of white flowers and discreet hints of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, juiciness…

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Château Couhins-Lurton 2018 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

Château Couhins-Lurton 2018 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is racy, well-built and offers a small straightness. It reveals notes of fresh lemon, fresh zests, small notes of fleshy/juicy nectarine associated with touches of juicy pear as well as fine hints of racy minerality, lemon/mandarine flowers and very fine hints of gravy/racy minerality. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-squarred and offers a…

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Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2018 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2018 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, beautifully racy and offers intensity, elegance as well as deepness and a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of kumquat, yellow peach and small notes of fresh flowers/fresh iris associated with touches of crushed brugnon, quince as well as fine lemon hints, flint, lychee, spices (fresh ginger), discreet hints…

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