Château Fleur Cardinale 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Fleur Cardinale 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

(56%M, 37%CF, 7%CS) Lovely fruity, tense, peppery/spicy nose that offers good definition, tension, a stretched side, depth and a fine graphite side. It reveals notes of blueberry, dense blackcurrant and small notes of tonka bean associated with fine hints of juicy roasted strawberry, Bigarreau cherry as well as discreet hints of star anise, lily and…

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Château Figeac 2023 – Saint-Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Château Figeac 2023 – Saint-Emilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Lovely elegant nose, voluptuous, delicate, precise, airy, nicely textured and which offers a fine density/richness (which does not appear, well balanced/controlled) as well as a nice definition. There are notes of bright Boysenberry, bright blackcurrant and small notes of fleshy redcurrants associated with delicate touches of pulpy raspberry, violet, star anise as well as a…

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Château de Pressac 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château de Pressac 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose offers density, concentration and complexity. It expresses the gourmand notes of morello cherry, black plum, blackberry, bigarreau cherry, wild strawberry, crushed raspberry, associated with notes of toast, liquorice, vanilla, coffee, and a floral bouquet (violet), peony, dried cornThe nose offers density, concentration and complexity. It expresses the gourmand notes of morello cherry, black…

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Château Croix de Labrie 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Croix de Labrie 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Nice precise nose, fresh, airy, deep, elegant and which offers a nice grain as well as intensity in accuracy. We find notes of cornflower, graphite and more slightly black pepper associated with touches of nutmeg, small red fruits (with an almost Mediterranean side), small blue fruits as well as hints of fresh blue plum, discreet…

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Château Croix Cardinale 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Croix Cardinale 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

(52% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 41% Merlot) Lovely graphite nose, deep, fresh and which offers a lovely racy grain (calcareous type). We find notes of violet, ripe/fresh wild cassis and small notes of cornflower associated with touches of small dense black berries (but fresh), lily as well as hints of pepper, a fine hint…

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Château Côte de Baleau 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Côte de Baleau 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Lovely fresh, fruity nose that offers a lovely very fine and stretched grain as well as an airiness. All in accuracy. We find notes of boysenberry, violet and small notes of spices associated with touches of incense, pepper as well as hints of small pulpy blue fruits, a hint of pulpy/fairly ripe strawberry and a…

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Château Candale 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Candale 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose offers depth, concentration and density. It expresses notes of juicy and ripe fruits (black plum, wild blackberry, morello cherry, wild strawberry, crushed blackcurrant), combined with a touch of cherry compote, roasted red cherry, as well as aromas of sweet spices (licorice, nutmeg, white pepper, ground cumin), flowers (peony, dried rose), roasting (caramelized hazelnut,…

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Château Bellefont-Belcier 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Bellefont-Belcier 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers infusion, complexity, a nice depth as well as race. All in complexity and elegance. It reveals notes of blackberry, violet and small notes of spices associated with touches of pepper, dense/pulpy cassis, small blue fruits as well as fine hints of nutmeg, spices and pretty graphite hints. The…

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Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Beauséjour Duffau Lagarrosse 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

(70% Merlot, 30% CF) Lovely fruity nose, elegant, complex, delicately aromatic, precise, deep and which offers a lovely finesse of the grain. We find notes of pulpy boysenberry and pulpy/fleshy strawberry associated with touches of pulpy raspberry, hints of star anise, blue plum, fresh blond tobacco as well as a subtle hint almost cypress and…

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Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 2023 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, floral and offers a controlled exhibition of fruit, complexity, a nice airiness in its grain, a chiseled side as well as fresh spices. There are notes of black blackberry, juicy/fresh black berries and small notes of blueberry associated with touches of pulpy blueberry, violet, lily, graphite as well as fine almost…

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