Château Le Crock 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Le Crock 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose expresses a slightly fermented note at the beginning, which disappears after aeration and becomes rather spicy (liquorice, white pepper in the background, a bit of nutmeg, a very slight touch of vanilla). It also expresses an elegant floral bouquet (violet, wild rose), sappy notes of pine needles, which appear after aeration. The fruits…

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Château Haut-Marbuzet 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Haut-Marbuzet 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is spicy, racy, precise, frank, with a little power, depth/structure. It expresses notes of blackberry, small fairly ripe/dense red fruits and more lightly – gray pepper associated with touches of cornflower, star anise and a hint of pepper. The palate is nicely juicy, silky, gourmet, with a nice definition, a tangy frame, accuracy,…

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Château La Croix de Pez 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Château La Croix de Pez 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is gourmand and offers a fine richness/concentration. It expresses notes of fleshy strawberry, small creamy fruits and more slightly – blackcurrant associated with touches of crushed strawberry, as well as fine hints of liquorice stick. The palate is mineral and offers freshness, accuracy, a little tension, a fine creaminess in freshness, a stretched/tracing…

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Château Martin 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Martin 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is racy and offers a relatively powerful and frank grain. It expresses notes of pulpy blackcurrant, small pulpy red berries and more slightly – violet associated with fine touches almost blueberry, racy minerality and a discreet hint of zan. The palate is fruity and offers minerality, suavity of accuracy, a certain tension, suppleness,…

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Corsaire de Lafitte Carcasset 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Corsaire de Lafitte Carcasset 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose offers complexity, density, a racy minerality (gravel), but it is a bit closed. It expresses fresh fruit, but rather subtle on the nose (morello cherry, blueberry, blackcurrant, black plum, a slight touch of wild strawberry), associated with notes of liquorice, a touch of vanilla, toast in the background, violet and peony. The palate…

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Château Tour de Termes 2023 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Tour de Termes 2023 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose has fairly expressive woody notes (toasted wood, fresh wood), associated with notes of sweet spices (liquorice, nutmeg, a hint of vanilla), peony, rose, violet, crushed wild mint in the background, as well as tangy fruits (blackcurrant, morello cherry, bigarreau, blueberry, a touch of wild strawberry in the background). The attack on the palate…

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Château Tour de Pez 2023 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

Château Tour de Pez 2023 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

The nose firstly expresses notes roasted and crushed fruits (roasted red cherry, crushed red plum, crushed black plum, fresh morello cherry). It also expresses a touch of toast, of fresh red cherry, of prunes in chocolate. After aeration, we find aromas of dried mint, lily, wild rose, lilac, a touch of bay leaf and wild…

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Château Le Crock 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Le Crock 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose expresses a slightly fermented note at the beginning, which disappears after aeration and becomes rather spicy (liquorice, white pepper in the background, a bit of nutmeg, a very slight touch of vanilla). It also expresses an elegant floral bouquet (violet, wild rose), sappy notes of pine needles, which appear after aeration. The fruits…

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Château de Côme 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

Château de Côme 2023 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is aromatic, slightly fermentative (stewed cherry, crushed red plum). It also expresses the aromas of morello cherry, blackcurrant, crushed raspberry, complemented by fresh and integrated herbaceous hints (mint, blackcurrant leaf, cut rose stem), with a touch of minerality, as well as notes of sweet spices (liquorice, cardamom) and a hint of toasted hazelnut…

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Château Laroque 2021 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Château Laroque 2021 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

The nose offers very nice complexity and aromatic expression. We find notes of blackberry, violet and small  notes of ripe small fruits associated with almost cypress touches, pepper, quite ripe raspberry (almost discreetly roasted), subtle hints of spices, tonka bean, cornflower, sense of place (local biotop) as well as an imperceptible almost iodized hint and infusion….

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