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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Château Pape Clément 2017 – Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé

Château Pape Clément 2017 – Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, fresh, precise and offers a fine power as well as finesse. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild red berries and iris associated with touches of racy minerality, cassis, spices and Cuben peper. The palate is fresh, fruity, well-balanced, tight, precise, elegant, racy and offers tension, a beautiful finesse, straightness as well…

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Château Pape Clement 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Pape Clement 2017 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, fresh, precise, elegant, racy and offers a small incisive side. It reveals notes of lemon, mandarin zests and pink grapefruit associated with small notes of ripe nectarine as well as fine/discreet touches of pineapple. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced, mineral and offers tension, a bit aerial, a beautiful precision/definition as…

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Château Pape Clément 2016 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Pape Clément 2016 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fine, fruity, racy and offers a nice minerality. It reveals notes of lemon and green apple associated with a discreet hint of flowers as well as slight notes of citrus and a touch of exotic fruits. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, racy, slightly fleshy and offers a nice roundness, fat, a fine…

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Château Pape Clément 2016 – Pessac Léognan – Grand Cru Classé de Graves

Château Pape Clément 2016 – Pessac Léognan – Grand Cru Classé de Graves

The nose is elegant, fresh, fruity, nicely racy, finely gourmand and offers a fine intensity. It reveals notes of cassis, blueberry, strawberry and hints of flowers (violet, blueberry) combined with a discreet hint of licorice, sweet spices, wood, a small hint of oriental spices as well as a very discreet hint of Sichuan pepper and…

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Clos Marsalette 2014 – Pessac-Léognan

Clos Marsalette 2014 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, aromatic, elegant, racy and offers finesse. It reveals notes of ripe lemon and slight notes of sweet clementine associated with slight notes of exotic fruits as well as discreet hints of pear. The palate is fruity, juicy, well-balanced, nicely gourmand, racy and offers a beautiful acid frame/tension. In the mouth this…

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