Château Teynac 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château Teynac 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is racy and a little tight. There are notes of wild strawberry, blackcurrant and, to a lesser extent, blackberry, combined with hints of violet, spice, cardamom and a discreet touch of Cuben pepper and tobacco. The palate is mineral, fruity and offers fat/roundness, tension and a mineral frame. Nice freshness and roundness. On…

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Château Les Ormes 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château Les Ormes 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is spicy and a little closed. The wine needs to be decanted. There are notes of nutmeg, blackberry and, more slightly, wild strawberry combined with delicate touches of spice and a fine hint of pepper. The palate is fruity, tightly wound and offers minerality, juiciness and a certain generosity of substance. On the…

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Château Moulin de la Rose 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château Moulin de la Rose 2019 – Saint-Julien

The wine benefits from being decanted. The nose offers notes of boysenberry, lily and more slightly pepper combined with hints of iris, clove and a fine touch of spice. The palate is fruity, tightly wound and offers freshness, restraint and a fine powdery tannic structure. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of wild raspberry,…

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Château La Fleur Lauga 2019 – Saint-Julien Cru Artisan

Château La Fleur Lauga 2019 – Saint-Julien Cru Artisan

The nose is fruity and offers some concentration. There are notes of violet, iris and more slightly concentrated blackberry combined with a touch of red berries as well as a hint of blue berries and a subtle touch of pepper. The palate is juicy, tangy and offers fat and roundness. On the palate this wine…

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Château Gloria 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château Gloria 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, racy and offers concentration and power. There are notes of blackberry, ripe wild strawberry, concentrated violet and a hint of lily, combined with fine touches of blue berries, a hint of Sichuan pepper, as well as a subtle touch of liquorice and a very discreet hint of tobacco. The palate is…

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La Réserve de Léoville Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien

La Réserve de Léoville Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and gourmet. There are notes of fleshy cherry, crushed wild strawberry and, more slightly, pulpy blackcurrant combined with fine touches of pepper, cardamom and a discreet hint of coriander. The palate is fruity, balanced, juicy and offers good definition, salinity and sweetness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy…

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Pavillon de Léoville Poyferré 2019 – Saint-Julien

Pavillon de Léoville Poyferré 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers finesse as well as a fine richness in control. There are notes of crushed blackcurrant, crushed strawberry and more slightly of pulpy wild berries combined with delicate touches of sage/eucalyptus and a subtle hint of Sichuan pepper. The palate is mineral, fresh, elegant and offers a nice acidic…

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Château Moulin Riche 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château Moulin Riche 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is elegant and offers a fine complexity. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of crushed blackberry, fleshy strawberry and more slightly crushed berries combined with a subtle hint of chocolate, vanilla and an imperceptible hint of almost plum blossom. The palate is mineral, balanced, elegant and offers a nice sapidity/suavity,…

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M de Moulin Riche 2019 – Saint-Julien

M de Moulin Riche 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose offers delicacy, fine richness and a racy, airy texture. There are notes of fleshy wild blackcurrant, salinity and a hint of fleshy wild strawberry combined with hints of crushed cherry, fine liquorice and a delicate touch of blueberry. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers delicacy, airiness and a mineral/salinity backbone. On the…

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Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2019 – Saint-Julien

Sarget de Gruaud Larose 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and gourmet. There are lovely notes of fleshy strawberry, red berries and, more slightly, grey pepper, combined with fine touches of crushed blackberry and delicate hints of vanilla and cardamom. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced and offers elegance, a nice gourmandise, a finely unctuous matter, a fine straightness as well…

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