La Réserve de Malartic Lagravière 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

La Réserve de Malartic Lagravière 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity and precise. It reveals notes of lemon zest, green apple peel and crunchy nectarine associated with slight / discreet exotic fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, a bit aerial and offers a beautiful juiciness, a beautiful definition, a beautiful roundness / fat, a slight unctuosity, gourmandize and an acid frame /…

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La Reserve de Malartic Lagraviere 2017 – Pessac-Leognan

La Reserve de Malartic Lagraviere 2017 – Pessac-Leognan

The nose is aromatic, concentrated and offers a fine intensity. It reveals notes of wild berries and wild red berries associated with small touches of cassis, liquorice as well as hints of oak. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, suavity, fat, a good acid frame, a small tension, fullness, freshness as…

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La Parde Haut-Bailly 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

La Parde Haut-Bailly 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers power. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis, wild red berries and more slightly raspberry, violet associated with small touches of Sichuan pepper, spices, gravels (Graves), caramelization, almond, lilac as well as discreet hints of vanilla and an imperceptible hint of nutmeg. The palate is fruity, aromatic, mineral, well-balanced,…

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La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

La Clarté de Haut-Brion 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is aromatic, gourmand, elegant and offers a beautiful definition as well as a fine fleshiness. It reveals notes of white fruits (pear, nectarine/peach) and fine touches of citrus, racy minerality associated with subtle hints of zest as well as discreet hints of fresh almond. The palate is well-balanced, elegant, full, precise and offers…

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La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion 2017- Pessac-Leognan

La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion 2017- Pessac-Leognan

The nose is aromatic, fine, elegant, racy and offers a beautiful grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis, saline/gravels (Graves) minerality associated with fine/discreet touches of violet, liquorice, strawberry as well as fine touches of gray pepper and toasted. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, precise and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful acid frame,…

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Domaine de Chevalier 2017 – Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé

Domaine de Chevalier 2017 – Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, mineral, racy, precise and well-built. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry, fresh cassis and racy minerality associated with small notes of fresh raspberry as well as a hint of flowers, camphor and fine/discreet touches of spices (in the background). The palate is fruity, mineral, fresh, elegant, precise and offers juiciness, a…

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Clos Marsalette 2017 – Pessac-Leognan

Clos Marsalette 2017 – Pessac-Leognan

The nose is fresh, aromatic and gourmand. It reveals notes of fleshy white fruits and ripe lemon associated with small notes of quenette/passion fruit, William pear as well as subtle/discreet touches of gravels (Graves)/terroir (in the background), flowers and green almond (in the background). The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a beautiful tension,…

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Clos Marsalette 2017 – Pessac-Leognan

Clos Marsalette 2017 – Pessac-Leognan

The nose is fine and offers a fine concentration. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, ripe strawberry and more slightly small wild berries associated with fine touches of strawberry, sweet spices, toasted as well as a discreet hint of flowers and liquorice. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a beautiful fat,…

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 – Pessac Léognan

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 – Pessac Léognan

The nose is elegant, racy, complex, precise and offers a fine richness, a fine freshness as well as a small strict side. It reveals notes of ripe apple, peach, blackberry and more slightly citrus, grapefruit’s mesocarpe (white part) associated with subtle touches of gravels (Graves)/minerality (in the background), a very discreet hint of gray pepper,…

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 – Pessac-Leognan Cru Classé

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2017 – Pessac-Leognan Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, elegant, racy, precise and offers a fine gourmandize, straightness as well as a beautiful grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of crunchy red fruits, racy minerality (gravels/Graves), flowers (in the background) associated with a hint of fresh menthol, graphite as well as subtle hints of toasted almond…

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