Château Gruaud Larose 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Gruaud Larose 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers some intensity and depth. There are notes of pulpy wild blackcurrant, wild strawberry and more slightly vanilla combined with fine hints of spice as well as a touch of toast, vanilla and a discreet hint of almost cedar/eucalyptus. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, elegant, with finesse/precision, and offers…

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Château Beychevelle 2012 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Beychevelle 2012 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, elegant, precise and offers a nice controlled power, intensity, depth and concentration. There are notes of blackcurrant, Cuben pepper and, more slightly, violets, combined with hints of morello cherry, raspberry, fine points of pulpy violet plum, as well as a hint of lily, ash/incense, star anise and a discreet touch of…

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Château Talbot 2012 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Talbot 2012 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, powerful and offers a certain controlled intensity, controlled power and some powdery quality. There are notes of Morello cherry, blackcurrant and more slightly violets combined with touches of fairly ripe/crushed red fruits as well as fine nuances of camphor, incense, spices, a discreet hint of cardamom, pepper and an imperceptible touch…

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Château Branaire Ducru 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Branaire Ducru 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, fine and offers a very nice finesse and delicacy in its power. There are notes of camphor, crunchy wild black berries, lily, blueberry and wild red berries combined with hints of liquorice/zan as well as hints of caramelisation and a discreet hint of mocha. The palate is nicely fresh, with…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and delicate, offering silkiness and finesse. There are notes of boysenberry, creamy black berries and slightly crushed strawberry combined with a fine touch of plum, fine zan, spice and a discreet touch of graphite and pepper. The palate is fresh, juicy, elegant, nicely defined and offers gourmandise, freshness and precision. On…

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Château Langoa-Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Langoa-Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and offers some power, concentration, finesse and complexity. There are notes of pulpy raspberry, violet and more slightly crushed berries combined with a touch of blackcurrant, lily, a fine hint of nutmeg as well as discreet hints of grey pepper and toastiness. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, minerality, freshness,…

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Château Léoville Poyferré 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville Poyferré 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise, delicate, complex and offers a nice definition, a floral character as well as delicacy. We find notes of pulpy blackcurrant, lily and more slightly redcurrant combined with hints of raspberry, chocolate and a very discreet touch of vanilla and pepper. The palate is mineral, fresh, elegant, balanced, precise, with a…

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Château Gruaud Larose 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Gruaud Larose 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, beautifully racy and offers precision, power with finesse and a very fine, racy / discreetly tight grain. There are notes of creamy boysenberry, wild strawberry and more slightly crushed red currant combined with fine hints of black cherry, liquorice, cardamom as well as fine hints of spice, colas and a…

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Château Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, elegant, precise and offers freshness, a nice power/finesse and a nice fine, racy and tense grain. There are notes of crunchy blackcurrant, violet, lily and slightly fresh nutmeg combined with hints of boysenberry, wild red berries, a hint of violet plum, discreet spice and a subtle hint of pepper, toast and…

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Château Talbot 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Talbot 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is nicely racy, elegant, precise and offers mastery, complexity as well as a nice fine and powerful grain. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of blackberry, violets and more slightly ripe/pulpy black fruit combined with hints of tonka bean, spice, crushed strawberry, fine spice, fresh tobacco and a discreet hint…

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