Château Fonroque 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Fonroque 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is deep, warm, complex and gourmand. It expresses notes of roasted (roasted red cherry, cranberry jam) and dried (dried red cherry, dried cranberries) red fruits, as well as ripe black fruits (blackcurrant, black plum, morello cherry), candied and dried (cherry jam, dried blueberry, prunes, blackcurrant jam). There is also an expressive and savory…

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Château Chauvin 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Chauvin 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose offers refined power, concentration and a nice complexity. The first nose expresses spicy and savory notes, precise and elegant:  the aromas of dark chocolate, sweet coffee, cocoa powder, mint in chocolate, liquorice, cinnamon stick, ground cloves, as well as a very slight note of smoked meat in the background. The second nose expresses…

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Clos Dubreuil 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Clos Dubreuil 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

On the nose, the wine offers a nice complexity, depth, varied and pure aromas. On the first nose, it expresses very subtle tertiary notes of forest floor, fallen leaves and a fine touch of truffle in the background. The second nose offers a spiciness and delicate notes of torrefaction. It expresses aromas of liquorice, cumin,…

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Château Destieux 2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Destieux  2012 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

On the nose, the wine offers a nice complexity, depth, varied and pure aromas. On the first nose, it expresses very subtle tertiary notes of forest floor, fallen leaves and a fine touch of truffle in the background. The second nose offers a spiciness and delicate notes of torrefaction. It expresses aromas of liquorice, cumin,…

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Château Millaud-Montlabert 2019 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Millaud-Montlabert 2019 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is fruity and offers a certain freshness and a fine stretch. There are notes of pulpy boysenberry, blackberry and slightly fresh strawberry combined with hints of fresh lily and a discreet hint of star anise and grey pepper. The palate is fruity and reveals minerality, freshness, tension and a fresh frame. The palate…

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Château La Grâce Dieu Les Menuts 2021 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château La Grâce Dieu Les Menuts 2021 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is fruity and reveals good definition, some concentration, fine power and a fine spiciness. There are notes of boysenberry, blackcurrant and more lightly of Madagascar pepper combined with fine hints of star anise/eucalyptus as well as fine vanilla and a touch of blueberry. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, minerality, juiciness/freshness, good…

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Château Canon La Gaffelière 2021 – Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Canon La Gaffelière 2021 – Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy, distinguished and reveals a fine grain, a nice finesse in its power. There are notes of wild blackberry, bright blue berries and more lightly of fleshy/juicy wild strawberry combined with delicate notes of violet, cherry blossom, a subtle hint of bergamot and salinity. The palate is fruity and reveals juiciness,…

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La Mondotte 2021 – Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

La Mondotte 2021 – Saint-Émilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and reveals a nice definition, complexity, finesse, racy power (in finesse), a lot of harmony, a fine tautness. There are notes of morello cherry, fresh red berries and more lightly ripe/crunchy blue berries, ripe blackcurrant combined with fine hints of star anise, sense of place, sweet blond tobacco, a fine…

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Château Figeac 2021 – Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Figeac 2021 – Saint-Emilion 1er Grand Cru Classé

A lovely, elegant, precise, delicate nose that reveals gourmandize, a fine airiness in the approach, some fleshiness of the fruit and a nice ripeness. Fleshy/juicy cherry, pulpy/crunchy red berry and slightly blackcurrant notes are combined with fine nuances of bright blue plum/blackberry as well as a discreet roasted hint of fruit and subtle hints of…

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Château Monbousquet 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Monbousquet 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity and reveals a nice definition and fine crispness. There are notes of fresh blackberry, ripe/charny berries and more lightly fresh red berries combined with a fine touch of fresh violet, very fine zaniness and a hint of blueberry and sweet spice. The palate is fruity, balanced and reveals freshness, minerality,…

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