Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2014 – 2ème Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Julien

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2014 – 2ème Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Julien

The nose is elegant, concentrated and elegant. It reveals notes of ripe fruit (blackcurrant, blackberry …) associated with notes of flowers, spices and slight notes of tobacco associated with touches of Sichuan pepper, black tea, toasted oak and chocolate. The palate is fruity, mineral, fresh, beautifully dense, silky, balanced, harmonious and offers a beautiful maturity….

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Croix de Beaucaillou 2014 – Saint-Julien

Croix de Beaucaillou 2014 – Saint-Julien

(60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot) The nose is relatively concentrated. It reveals notes of black fruit combined with light notes of leather, cedar and tobacco. The palate is fresh, well structured and juicy. In the mouth it expresses notes of blackberry, strawberry and slight notes of blueberry, black cherry and plum associated…

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Château Lalande Borie 2014 – Saint-Julien

Château Lalande Borie 2014 – Saint-Julien

The nose is powerful and relatively concentrated. It reveals notes of black fruits, small black berries, red fruit (cherry, raspberry) and slight notes of torrefaction associated with a few notes of licorice. The mouth is fleshy, suave, silky, rich, full, slightly austere and offers a little fresh/acid frame that leads the tasting. In the mouth it…

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Château Lalande-Borie 2012 – Saint-Julien

Château Lalande-Borie 2012 – Saint-Julien

The nose offers a small power. On the nose it reveals warm notes associated with notes of fruits and a slight floral notes, spice and wood. The palate is fresh, gourmand, supple, fruity, “gourmande”, elegant and offers quite good minerality. In the mouth it expresses notes of fruit associated with slight notes of chocolate. The…

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Château Lalande-Borie 2011 – Saint-Julien

Château Lalande-Borie 2011 – Saint-Julien

The nose reveals a small power and a good harmony. It reveals notes of red fruits (cherry), black currant and blackberry associated with some spices. The palate is fruity, complex, gourmand, balanced, relatively dense and precise. In the mouth it expresses juicy notes of ripe fruit and slight notes of pepper and spices. The tannins…

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Croix de Beaucaillou 2012 – Saint-Julien

Croix de Beaucaillou 2012 – Saint-Julien

The nose is powerful. It reveals notes of cassis, spice and oak. The palate is fresh, dense, deep, structured and balanced. In the mouth it expresses notes of strawberry, red berry and blackberry associated with slight woody notes as well as a few little notes of pepper and clove.

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Croix de Beaucaillou 2011 – Saint-Julien

Croix de Beaucaillou 2011 – Saint-Julien

The nose reveals notes of red fruits, woody and slight notes of smoke and flowers. The palate is balanced, structured and reveals a good texture. In the mouth it expresses notes of red fruit associated with a few woody notes that brings roundness. Lot of tannins but currently they are a bit young. Good length.

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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2012 – Saint-Julien – 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2012 – Saint-Julien – 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant. It reveals notes of fruit, cassis, flowers, aromatic herbs, spices, graphite and slight notes of anise. The palate is elegant, fruity, fine, subtle, powerful, quite gourmand and reveals a good definition. It expresses notes of ripe fruit, gooseberry, blackcurrant and spice. In the mouth a red fruits frame leads the tasting….

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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2011 – Saint-Julien – 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou 2011 – Saint-Julien – 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is a little more discreet than the vintage 2012. It reveals notes of blackberry associated with subtle fig and spice. The palate is fresh, fat, gourmand and beautifully precise. In the mouth it expresses notes of cherry, black fruit and raspberry combined with a few notes of spices, flowers and a hint of…

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Château Langoa Barton 2012 – Saint-Julien – 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Langoa Barton 2012 – Saint-Julien – 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fine, with good complexity. It reveals notes of ripe fruit, plum, blackberry and flowers (including iris). The palate is well done, elegant, harmonious, deep, soft, well structured, delicate, concentrated and has a beautiful silky texture. In the mouth it expresses notes of fleshy fruits, cherry, strawberry, blueberry and slight notes of…

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