Château Tour des Termes 2022 – Saint Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

Château Tour des Termes 2022 – Saint Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Supérieur

The nose is fruity and offers a certain power, some concentration, fullness. It expresses notes of pulpy blackcurrant, violet and more slightly – bright garriguette strawberry combined with touches of cardamom, small pulpy fruits, and star anise and a hint of sweet spices, a subtle hint of nutmeg and minerality racy. The palate is fruity…

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Château Le Crock 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Le Crock 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is velvety and offers a certain small concentration as well as a fine peppery side. There are notes of violet, wild blackberry and slight notes of pepper associated with fine varietal/iris touches as well as a discreet hint of clove. The palate is nicely fresh, balanced and offers smoothness, deliciousness, a little tension,…

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Château Cos Labory 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Cos Labory 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fresh, racy, stretched and offers tension. It reveals notes of fresh/pulpy blackberry, violet and small notes of crushed raspberry associated with touches of cardamom as well as hints of fresh pepper and a discreet racy hint. The palate is mineral and offers accuracy, tension, good definition, a certain juiciness, fine fat, smoothness…

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Château Phélan Ségur 2022 – Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé

Château Phélan Ségur 2022 – Saint-Estèphe Grand Cru Classé

The nose is pretty and fresh, elegantly airy and delicate. We have notes of pulpy/juicy raspberry, violet and slight notes of juicy/ripe strawberry associated with touches of concentrated blackcurrant as well as fine hints of spices, nutmeg, a discreet note of clove and pepper . The palate is mineral, precise and offers freshness, accuracy, tension,…

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Château Meyney 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Meyney 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fresh and offers intensity, power as well as a nice stretched, precise, fine, tense side. It reveals notes of dry/saline gravel, pepper and small notes of blackberry associated with touches of small wild berries, hints of smoke, graphite, fine hints of spices as well as a subtle hint cloves and camphor. The…

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Prieur de Meyney 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

Prieur de Meyney 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a certain intensity as well as an airy side in its power. We have notes of fresh ripe wild blackcurrant, graphite and small notes of fresh spices associated with touches of fresh black pepper, small, fairly ripe red berries as well as discreet hints of roasting. The palate…

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Château Le Boscq 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Le Boscq 2022 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is pretty with a fine grain. It is elegantly tight with an airy side. We have notes of fairly ripe blackberries, small roasted black fruits and slight notes of violet associated with touches of roasted cherries as well as hints of racy minerality and a note of toasted hazelnuts. The palate is mineral…

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Château Phélan Ségur 2011 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Phélan Ségur 2011 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fruity, racy and offers a graphite side as well as a fine concentration. There are notes of ripe wild strawberry, graphite, blackberry and, to a lesser extent, clove, combined with subtle touches of undergrowth, a hint of rose and discreet hints of nutmeg and truffle/undergrowth. The palate is fruity and offers freshness,…

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Château Tronquoy Lalande 2011 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Tronquoy Lalande 2011 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers crunchiness, a nice fineness of grain (very discreetly tight by the way) as well as gourmandise. There are notes of black cherry, boysenberry and, to a lesser extent, violet, combined with hints of pepper, clove, a hint of Ceylon tea and a very discreet hint of undergrowth. The…

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Château Phélan Ségur 2012 – Saint-Estèphe

Château Phélan Ségur 2012 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is racy, well-managed and offers depth as well as a very fine and tightly wound grain. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of crushed redcurrants, wild strawberries and a hint of salinity/iodine, combined with hints of red berries, balsamic, liquorice, tobacco and a very discreet hint of undergrowth. The palate…

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