Château La Bridane 2017 – Saint-Julien

Château La Bridane 2017 – Saint-Julien

The nose is aromatic and offers a small power. It reveals notes of cassis, blackberry and small notes of wild strawberry associated with very fine touches of violet and fine hints of liquorice. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, gourmandize as well as a mineral/fresh frame. In the mouth this wine…

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Château Gloria 2017 – Saint-Julien

Château Gloria 2017 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers power, a fine grain and a fine intensity. This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of red berries, grey pepper and small notes of violet associated with touches of raspberry as well as discreet hints of nutmeg. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/acidulous frame,…

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Duluc de Branaire-Ducru 2017 – Saint-Julien

Duluc de Branaire-Ducru 2017 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers a small crunchiness. It reveals notes of crushed redcurrant crunchy wild raspberry and small notes of racy minerality associated with very fine touches of lily, fresh violet as well as hints of grey pepper/Sichuan pepper and a very discreet hint of fresh nutmeg. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced,…

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Amiral de Beychevelle 2017 – Saint-Julien

Amiral de Beychevelle 2017 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, well-balanced and offers gourmandize and a very fine intensity. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, ripe wild strawberry and small notes of ripe blackcurrant associated with fine touches of grey pepper, racy minerality and discreet hints of spices. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, gourmandize and a…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2015 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2015 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers a small richness, a fine intensity as well as complexity. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and small notes of ripe raspberry associated with fine toasted touches, caramelized as well as discreet hints of Cuben pepper and a subtle hint of nutmeg / cedar. The mouth is fruity, elegant,…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2012 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2012 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers power (well managed!), a very fine grain, subtlety as well as a very fine deepness. It reveals notes of fleshy Boysenberry, fleshy strawberry and small notes of raspberry associated with very fine touches of racy minerality, a hint of juicy blueberry as well as fine hints of vanilla,…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2010 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2010 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers a beautiful contained power as well as a fine richness. It reveals notes of fleshy wild strawberries, fleshy blackberry and small notes of cherry associated with fine touches of violet/flowers, Bourbon vanilla, toasted as well as a subtle hint of chocolate (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced,…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2007 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2007 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is beautifully elegant, fond and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as a flattering side. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, ripe raspberry and small notes of ripe berries associated with fine touches of tonka bean / mocha, sweet spices, a subtle hint of caramelization as well as a very…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2006 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2006 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose offers aromatic power, a fine incisive side as well as a fine concentration. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, ripe wild cassis and small notes of fleshy strawberry associated with fine touches of small berries, a hint of violet, slight hints of vanilla flowers, toasted as well as an imperceptible hint of cornflower…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2005 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2005 – Saint-Julien, 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, aromatic, elegant, precise (everything is in place!) and offers a fine grain. It reveals notes of ripe cassis, wild strawberry and small notes of black cherry associated with fine touches of gray pepper, violet, discreet hints of Sichuan pepper as well as a hint of nutmeg and Bourbon vanilla. The palate…

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