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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Château La Bridane 2019 – Saint-Julien

Château La Bridane 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and offers vibrancy as well as pulpiness. There are notes of pulpy blackcurrant, crunchy Morello cherry and slightly crushed blueberry combined with a touch of liquorice and sweet spices. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, smoothness, pulpiness and finesse. On the palate this wine expresses juicy/pulpy blackberry, pulpy/juicy blackcurrant…

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Amiral de Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien

Amiral de Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and offers elegance and good definition. There are notes of pulpy/juicy blackcurrant, violet and more slightly crunchy blackberry combined with hints of crunchy blueberry, cherry as well as fine hints of liquorice/badian, grey pepper, vanilla and a subtle almost tobacco/almost smoky edge. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, crunchiness,…

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Connétable de Talbot 2019 – Saint-Julien

Connétable de Talbot 2019 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity and offers power, precision, complexity and depth. There are notes of Morello cherry, blackberry and more slightly violet combined with hints of red berries, fine floral notes and a subtle hint of almost cola, spice and cocoa. The palate is nicely juicy, fresh and offers gourmandise, pulpy/crunchy fruit, tension and a…

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Château Branaire Ducru 2011 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Branaire Ducru 2011 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, tightly wound and offers complexity and some melodiousness. There are notes of crunchy boysenberry, crushed blackcurrant and more slightly ripe wild strawberry combined with delicate notes of zan, a discreet hint of graphite, racy minerality and a subtle hint of grey pepper and an imperceptible sapiness. The palate is nicely juicy,…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2011 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2011 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant and offers delicacy and airiness. There are notes of strawberry, crunchy red berries and a hint of salinity, combined with creamy boysenberry, cherry and hints of fresh blond tobacco and a subtle hint of salinity (in the background). The palate is fruity, balanced, racy and offers freshness, good definition, gourmandise…

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Château Langoa-Barton 2011 – Saint-Julien 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Langoa-Barton 2011 – Saint-Julien 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise and discreet. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of blackcurrant, crunchy raspberry and, more slightly, fleshy cherry, combined with hints of pepper, vanilla and a delicate touch of cardamom. The palate is fruity, balanced and offers juiciness, acidity, suppleness, minerality, purity and a fine straightness. On the…

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Château Léoville Poyferré 2011 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville Poyferré 2011 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers power, depth and delicacy as well as a fine dark quality. There are notes of crunchy wild blackcurrant, graphite and, more slightly, crushed black berries combined with hints of chocolate and a subtle, almost caramelised edge. The palate is fresh, mineral, elegant, gourmet and offers richness, substance, a certain…

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Château Gruaud Larose 2011 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Gruaud Larose 2011 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fruity and offers delicacy as well as some blackness/charness in elegance. There are notes of crushed blackberry, fleshy wild strawberry and, more slightly, pulpy black berries combined with fine touches of blackcurrant jam as well as a delicate hint of cardamom, clove and a very discreet touch of chocolate. The palate…

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