Château Lafon-Rochet 2016  – Saint-Estèphe, 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Lafon-Rochet 2016  – Saint-Estèphe, 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh, aromatic, voluptuous and offers a slight gourmandise as well as a slight racy power. It reveals notes of fresh cassis and a hint of flowers, wild strawberry associated with discreet woody hints as well as a subtle hint of gray pepper and very discreet hints of spices/nutmeg. The palate is…

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La Dame de Montrose  2016 – Saint-Estèphe

La Dame de Montrose  2016 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fruity, fresh, aromatic and quite fine. It reveals notes of fresh blackberry and cassis associated with slight hints of grilled oak, racy minerality (terroir) as well as a hint of coffee. The palate is fruity, fine, mineral and offers a slight unctuosity, a nice juiciness, a nice freshness, tension, a good “guideline” as…

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Château Meyney  2016 – Saint-Estèphe

The nose is fine, fresh, concentrated (but well-balanced) and offers a slight gourmandise. It reveals notes of ripe morello cherry, fresh/ripe blackberry and slight notes of fresh/ripe strawberry associated with a discreet hint of raspberry, slight notes of licorice as well as a discreet hint of grey pepper and a subtle woody hint. The palate…

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Château Pierre de Montignac 2014 – Médoc – Cru Bourgeois

Château Pierre de Montignac 2014 – Médoc – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity. It reveals woody notes with cacao character associated to notes of blackberry, cassis as well as slight notes of crushed strawberry. The palate is fruity, fresh and offers a certain fleshy, a small silky, a small fat as well as a mineral frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of…

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Château Lilian Ladouys 2012 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

Château Lilian Ladouys 2012 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is aromatic. The wine needs to be decanted (carafe). It reveals notes of undergrowth, blackberry and slight notes of cassis, truffle associated to hints of toasted oak, spices, a hint of Sichuan pepper as well as a very discreet hint of flowers, zan and clove. The palate is fruity, fine, sleek, slightly powerful,…

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Château Lilian Ladouys 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

Château Lilian Ladouys 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is aromatic, relatively elegant and slightly powerful. It reveals notes of blackberries, fresh strawberry and slight notes of undergrowth, clove associated to slight touch of iodine minerality as well as hints of Sichuan pepper and dark chocolate. The wine needs to be decanted (carafe). The palate is elegant, a bit juicy, slightly gourmand…

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Château Laffitte Carcasset 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

Château Laffitte Carcasset 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, gourmand and relatively intense. It reveals notes of crunchy blackberry, wild strawberries and cassis associated with a small touch of wild berries a well as slight notes of racy minerality, spices (hint of grey pepper, clove…), toasted oak and a very discreet hint of roasting. The palate is fruity, soft, fleshy…

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Château Beau-Site 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

Château Beau-Site 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is aromatic, quite elegant and racy. It reveals notes of cocoa/dark chocolate and red berries associated with hint of blackberry, roasting as well as a discreet hint of Sichuan pepper, spices and toasted hints. The palate is fruity, silky and offers an acid frame, dynamism, freshness, finesse, a nice fat as well as…

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Château Le Crock 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

Château Le Crock 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity, elegant, racy and offers a certain deepness. If reveals notes of blackberry cream associated with slight notes of morello cherry, racy minerality, fleshy raspberry as well as a very discreet hint of menthol, licorice and toasted oak. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced and offers a mineral frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy…

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Château Tour Saint-Fort 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

Château Tour Saint-Fort 2014 – Saint-Estèphe – Cru Bourgeois

The nose is fruity and juicy. It reveals notes of juicy blueberry, juicy blackberry, wild strawberry and flowers (violet, cornflower) associated with a discreet hint of zan as well as slight touches of racy minerality. The palate is fruity, mineral, racy, quite silky, relatively elegant and offers an acid frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry…

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