Château Sansonnet 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Sansonnet 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant, fruity and reveals a certain intensity, finesse and depth of freshness. There are notes of fresh cherry/crunchy cherry, fresh blackberry and more lightly fresh/pulpy berries combined with fine touches of fresh tobacco, nutmeg, fine hints of fresh flowers, iris and a subtle hint of fresh spice and liquorice. The palate…

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Château Balestard La Tonnelle 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Balestard La Tonnelle 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, beautifully racy and reveals intensity and a certain controlled power. There are notes of tart/black berries, creamy strawberry and, more lightly, bright boysenberry combined with fine hints of lily, nutmeg, a subtle hint of roasted fruit and a discreet touch of Bourbon vanilla. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, delicacy,…

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Château Cap de Mourlin 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Cap de Mourlin 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fresh, precise and reveals intensity and a lovely fine, powerful grain. There are notes of bright raspberry, red berries and slightly fresh/ripe blackcurrant combined with hints of limestone/terroir, cherry blossom, pepper and hints of bergamot and sweet spices. The palate is fruity and offers freshness, a nice acidic backbone, harmony and…

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Château Clos de Sarpe 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Clos de Sarpe 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and reveals delicacy, a certain fleshiness of fruit and harmony. There are notes of crushed strawberry, creamy raspberry and, to a lesser extent, pulpy blackcurrant, combined with hints of blueberry, blue berries and fine hints of vanilla. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, acidity, good definition, a certain gourmandise and…

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Château Yon-Figeac 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Yon-Figeac 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and reveals concentration, fine intensity and freshness. There are notes of boysenberry, bright wild blackcurrant and more lightly of wild berries combined with fine touches of camphor, grey pepper, spices and a fine floral touch and very discreet hints of sweet blond tobacco. The palate offers minerality, tension, linearity, good definition,…

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Château Saint-Georges Côte Pavie 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Saint-Georges Côte Pavie 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and reveals power with delicacy, depth and a certain controlled intensity. There are notes of pulpy blackcurrant, raspberry and, more lightly, pulpy/ripe berries combined with hints of violet/wildflowers, a hint of herbs/bergamot and a subtle hint of tonka bean and cinnamon. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, juiciness, elegance, richness,…

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Château Ripeau 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Ripeau 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose reveals certain power, intensity, a fine grain and a fine freshness. There are notes of blackberry, fresh violet and, to a lesser extent, peony, combined with hints of wild berries, as well as fine hints of camphor pepper, cardamom, blond tobacco, a subtle hint of vanilla and a very discreet hint of salt…

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Château le Chatelet 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château le Chatelet 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and reveals a fine creaminess, elegance, delicacy, nice definition, finesse in its creaminess and a fine airiness. There are notes of boysenberry, blueberry with a hint of fleshy/creamy strawberry combined with hints of blueberry, fine graphite, Bourbon vanilla and a delicate floral and sweet tobacco edge. The palate is mineral, racy…

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Château Laroque 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Laroque 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, racy and reveals elegance, complexity and racy power. There are notes of boysenberry, dense black berries and a slight sense of place (local biotop) combined with fine touches of fleshy red berries and a subtle hint of camphor and pepper. The palate reveals accuracy, volume, roundness, a little airiness in the…

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Château Larmande 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Larmande 2021 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, spicy and with a fine peppery character, elegance and a fine racy power. There are notes of pulpy raspberry, violet and, more slightly, Madagascar pepper, combined with hints of pulpy/juicy violet plum, fresh/pulpy blackcurrant and fine spicy notes. The palate is fruity, balanced and reveals juiciness, sweetness, acidity, good definition, fine…

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