Château La Tour Figeac 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château La Tour Figeac 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers elegance as well as a fine power/richness. It reveals notes of dried cassis, dried raspberry and more slightly of fresh fig associated with touch of meat juice / sanguine orange as well as hints of camphor, spices and a very discreet hint of undergrowth. The palate is very delicate,…

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Château Pavie Decesse 2011

Château Pavie Decesse 2011

The nose is aromatic and offers power, a nice fine texture, depth and intensity. It reveals notes of small wild red currants, green pepper and more slightly sweet spices associated with touches of cassis, cherry as well as hints of nutmeg, cardamom, with fine hints of sub -wood and a very discreet hint of vanilla…

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Château Pavie 2011 – Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Pavie 2011 – Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

Nice nose powerful, elegant, precise, structured and which offers a small sensation of tension. It reveals notes of bright blueberry, blackberry and more slightly crushed cassis associated with touches of fleshy strawberries, morello cherries as well as fine hints of nutmeg, cloves, discreet hints of cardamom, of chocolate as well as very discreet almost balsamic…

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Château Pavie Macquin 2011 – Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Pavie Macquin 2011 – Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, aromatic and offers delicacy as well as a nice definition. There are notes of fairly ripe blackberry, cassis and slightly truffle associated with touches of ripe / fresh small red fruits, cherries as well as fine hints of cloves, Madagascar pepper, lilac. and subtle hints of undergrowth. The palate is fruity,…

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Château Laroque 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Laroque 2011 – Saint-Emilion  Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, discreetly tight and offers a certain elegance, silkiness and fine grain. It reveals notes of Boysenberry and bright little blue plum associated with hints of vanilla, blueberry as well as a hint of strawberry, fine hints of pepper and a subtle hint almost colas. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers…

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Château Franc Mayne 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Franc Mayne 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, gourmand and offers a certain intensity as well as power. There are notes of fairly ripe cassis, crushed blackberry and more lightly crushed strawberry associated with a touch of sour cherry, liquorice, fine hints of cloves, cumin, pepper, sweet spices as well as a subtle hint of vanilla and tobacco. The…

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Château Le Chatelet 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Le Chatelet 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose offers some power, a little concentration as well as a powerful grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, dried strawberry and more slightly camphor associated with touches of pepper, spices as well as small meaty / gravy hints and discreet hints of truffle. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, juiciness, an acidulous frame…

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Château Faugères 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Faugères 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose is mineral, a little tight and offers a fine concentration. It reveals notes of blackberry, fairly ripe raspberry and slightly camphor associated with touches of dried strawberries, gray pepper, undergrowth as well as a hint of truffle. The palate is fruity, balanced, discreetly tight and offers pulpy fruit, a nice acidulous frame and…

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Château Grand Corbin-Despagne 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Grand Corbin-Despagne 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, concentrated and offers a certain elegance. There are notes of fairly ripe blackberry, dried violet and more slightly black pepper associated with pretty touches of ripe blue fruits (blueberry, plum) as well as a hint of camphor, nutmeg, to very discreet hints of black pepper, undergrowth and a subtle hint of…

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Château Laroze 2011 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Laroze 2011 – Saint-Emilion  Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, discreetly tight and offers a certain concentration. The wine wins if it is decanted. There are notes of fairly ripe wild blackberry, raspberry and more slightly small red fruits associated with touches of pepper, cloves, hints of tobacco, a discreet hint almost saffron as well as a subtle a hint of…

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