Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2011 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2011 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fine, complex and more powerful than the 2012 vintage. It reveals notes of ripe black fruit, pepper, truffle, tobacco and slight woody notes associated with a small mineral note. The palate is elegant, gourmand, fresh, complex and offers a certain density. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of blueberry cream, ripe…

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Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose reveals warm notes, notes of ripe black fruit and toasted notes. The palate is balanced, smooth/suave and mineral. In the mouth it expresses notes of ripe fruit, blueberry cream, fig and slight notes of plum and minerality associated with a few notes of spice and oak. There are also very slight hints of…

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Les Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut-Brion 2011 – Pessac-Léognan

Les Demoiselles de Larrivet Haut-Brion 2011 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is quite gourmand and relatively elegant. It reveals notes of ripe fruit, fig and blueberry combined with a touch of flowers. The palate is well constructed, balanced, smooth and reveals a certain harmony. In the mouth it expresses notes of black fruit and slight notes of crushed strawberry, wild strawberry, blackberry, blueberry, spice…

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Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2007 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2007 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose reveals notes of ripe black fruit combined with hints of flowers (especially the violet and peony), truffle, mushroom and slight notes of smoke. The palate is fresh, mineral, typical, structured, powerful and a small tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe black fruit, black cherry, plum and slight notes of…

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Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is spicy, “warm” and very “Cabernet Franc”. It reveals a few notes of black fruit combined with floral notes (iris, violet) and a small oaky notes. The palate is balanced, aromatic, powerful, round, harmonious, silky, gourmand and offers a nice texture and a small  and elegant tannic frame that leads the tasting. In the…

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Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is slightly more concentrated than the vintage 2011. It reveals notes of black fruits, licorice, sweet spices and a few light touches of coffee, pepper associated with a very slight vegetal note. The palate is mineral, fat and fresh. It opens/reveals slowly/gradually as tasting advance. Medium weight in the mouth. This wine expresses…

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Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion 2011 – Pessac-Léognan

Le Clos des Carmes Haut-Brion 2011 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is harmonious. It reveals notes of black fruit (plum, blackberry and touch of fig/blackcurrant) associated with a touch of flowers as well as small woody notes. The palate is balanced, fruity, well-conducted and reveals a certain density and a certain righteousness. In the mouth it expresses notes of blackberry, plum, cherry and slight…

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Château Bouscaut 2012 – Pessac-Léognan – Grand Cru Classé de Graves

Château Bouscaut 2012 – Pessac-Léognan – Grand Cru Classé de Graves

The nose is elegant and complex. It reveals notes of ripe fruit, black currant, black fruit, slight woody notes and toasted notes associated with a touch of coffee and tobacco. The palate is balanced, well structured, fruity, round, full, right, aromatic and reveals a small concentration. In the mouth it expresses notes of ripe fruit,…

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Les Chênes de Bouscaut 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

Les Chênes de Bouscaut 2012 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose reveals notes of berry and black fruits. The palate is fresh, structured, fruity and reveals a flexibility and a good weight in the mouth. In the mouth it expresses notes of plum, black cherry and blackberry combined with a touch of raspberry, red cherry, spice and slight notes of pepper. The tannins are…

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Château Bouscaut 2012 – Pessac-Léognan – Grand Cru Classé de Graves

Château Bouscaut 2012 – Pessac-Léognan – Grand Cru Classé de Graves

The nose is a bitdiscreet. It reveals notes of flowers, ripe fruit and slight notes of citrus associated with a woody note in the background. The palate is fresh, lively, fruity, full, soft, relatively fat and reveals a minerality and a certain softness in the mouth. In the mouth it expresses notes of citrus, white…

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