Château Petit Bocq 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Petit Bocq 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fruity, well-built, aromatic and offers power, a fine gourmandize and a small elegance. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe wild strawberry and small notes of Timut pepper associated with touches of ripe/fresh wild raspberry as well as a hint of violet and very discreet hints of spices. The palate is fresh,…

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Château St Estèphe 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

Château St Estèphe 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a small freshness, elegance and harmony as well as a fine grain. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe strawberry and small notes of sweet spices associated with fine touches of violet, cornflower and very fine hints of Bourbon vanilla. The palate is fruity, racy, well-balanced and offers…

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Château Tour des Termes 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Tour des Termes 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fresh, fruity, flowery and offers power, intensity as well as a beautiful freshness. It reveals notes of fresh/juicy cassis, fresh/juicy raspberry and small notesof Boysen berry associated with fine touches of violet, liquorice as well as very discreet hints of toasted almond and a very discreet hint of caramelization/vanilla. The palate is…

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Château Laffitte Carcasset 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Laffitte Carcasset 2018 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fresh, mineral, racy and offers a beautiful freshness and power. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry, ripe/fresh wild strawberry and small notes of liquorice associated with fine touches of cassis, cornflower, racy mineality as well as very fine hints of tonka bean. The palate is fresh, fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful…

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Château La Haye 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

Château La Haye 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is racy and offers elegance, a small concentration as well as a fine power. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of crunchy Boysen berry, crunchy wild strawberry and more slightly racy minerality, Cuben pepper associated with touches of crunchy raspberry, discreet hints of violet, nutmeg, spices as well as a very discreet hint of gray pepper and vanilla (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a fine juiciness, crunchiness, tension, suavity, racy minerality, a fine freshness, a good structure as well as a very fine acidulous frame (in the background). On the palate this wine expresses notes of cherry, crunchy strawberry and more slightly crunchy/juicy cassis associated with fine touches of racy minerality, flowers as well as discreet hints of toasted, sweet spices and an imperceptible hint of mild tobacco (in the background).  

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Château Tour Saint-Fort 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois 

Château Tour Saint-Fort 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois 

The nose is fruity and offers a small concentration. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and small notes of liquorice, spices associated with touches of wild strawberry, wild raspberry and sweet spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, a fine mineral frame (racy minerality), a fine juiciness, suavity, a small fluidity as well as…

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Château Le Boscq 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

Château Le Boscq 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, aromatic and offers gourmandize. It reveals notes of fleshy strawberry, crushed raspberry and more slightly crushed cassis associated with fine touches of liquorice, cardamom and vanilla. The palate is fruity, beautifully juicy, beautifully gourmand and offers a beautiful fleshy/juicy fruit, a small crunchiness as well as a juicy/finely frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crunchy strawberry, fresh raspberry and more slightly fleshy/juicy blackberry associated with fine touches of liquorice as well as discreet hints of vanilla and an imperceptible hint of cardamom. A beautiful and gourmand wine! 

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Château Plantier Rose 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

Château Plantier Rose 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is aromatic. It reveals notes of Cuben pepper, flowers and more slightly blackberry associated with touches of red fruits, oak/old wood, spices, leather and a hint of tea. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced and offers tension as well as a fine acidulous frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of cassis, black cherry and more slightly ripe raspberry associated with touches of Cuben pepper, spices, old wood as well as discreet hints of flowers and liquorice. 

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Château Laffitte Carcasset 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

Château Laffitte Carcasset 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is racy and offers a fine power. It reveals notes of raspberry, toasted oak and blackberry associated with small notes of crunchy strawberry, violet, touches of graphite as well as hints of nutmeg, spices and gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a good definition, silkiness, freshness as well as an acidulous/juicy frame. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fresh raspberry, fresh/crunchy strawberry and more slightly small red berries associated with a touch of fresh/crunchy red cherry, blackberry as well as  hints of racy minerality, flowers and toasted. 

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Château Le Crock 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

Château Le Crock 2016 – Saint-Estèphe, Cru Bourgeois

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a small power/intensity as well as a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of Boysen berry, wild strawberry and more slightly ripe wild raspberry associated with touches of gray pepper, racy minerality as well as hints of violet and discreet hints of mild tobacco/spices. The palate is fresh, fruity, well-balanced, beautifully gourmand and offers a fine acidulous frame, a beautiful tension, silkyness as well as a fine suavity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy black cherry, fleshy blackberry and more slightly fleshy wild strawberry associated with touches of red berries as well as hints of liquorice, toasted, cardamom and racy minerality. Good length and acidulous persistence.  

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