Château Filhot 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

Château Filhot 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, racy, elegant and offers a certain elegance, deepsness, a beautiful definition, a sappy side as well as a richness in control. It reveals notes of candied orange, kumquat and small notes of bright yellow fruits associated with touches of pulpy vine peach, fruits in sirup, hints of zest, spices as well…

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Château Doisy Védrines 2022 – Barsac, Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Doisy Védrines 2022 – Barsac, Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes

The nose is precise, racy, frank, aromatic and offers a certain breadth of the aromatic palette. We find notes of ripe/frank kumquat, crushed vine peach and small notes of crushed apple associated with touches of roasted pineapple as well as hints of verbena, a subtle hint of sage and discreet hints of spices. The palate…

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Château de Myrat 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

Château de Myrat 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is mineral, racy, frank and offers a fine racy power. It reveals notes of candied nectarine, kumquat and small notes of crystallized mandarin associated with touches of passerillage, fine hints of spices, nutmeg as well as a very discreet hint of toasted/honeyed almond. The palate is beautifully built, supple, precise, fresh, elegant, airy,…

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Château Bastor-Lamontagne 2022 – Sauternes

Château Bastor-Lamontagne 2022 – Sauternes

The nose is fresh and offers jammy as well as a fine contained/tight side (currently). The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of pulpy flat peach, pear and small notes of candied kumquat associated with touches of roasted pineapple, candied lemon as well as fine hints of verbena, lime blossom, infusion and spices….

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Clos Dorébène 2022 – Sauternes

Clos Dorébène 2022 – Sauternes

The nose is fresh and offers a fine concentration of fruit, minerality as well as a floral side. It reveals notes of candied apple, candied nectarine and small notes of quenette associated with delicate floral hints as well as a discreet hint of passerillage and spices. The palate is beautifully fresh and offers energy, a…

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Château Rabaud-Promis 2014 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Rabaud-Promis 2014 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, complex and offers a multi-layered side, subtlety as well as a beautiful race. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of quince, crystallized lemon and small notes of sweet kumquat associated with small touches of candied pineapple, ginger in syrup as well as discreet gravelly hints, acacia flowers…

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Château Bastor-Lamontagne 2014 – Sauternes

Château Bastor-Lamontagne 2014 – Sauternes

The nose is spicy, mineral and offers deepness, breadth and elegance in its grain. It reveals notes of quince, nutmeg and small notes of dried ginger associated with touches of dried flowers, dried pineapple as well as fine hints of candied small yellow fruits, acacia and spices. The palate is beautifully fresh, mineral, beautifully fruity…

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Château Nairac 2014 – Barsac, Cru Classé de Sauternes

Château Nairac 2014 – Barsac, Cru Classé de Sauternes

The nose is fresh, racy (gravels) and offers fruit. There are notes of candied yellow peach and slight notes of pineapple in syrup combined with touches of flint, hints of candied apple as well as fine hints of spices, lychee in syrup and a hint of clove (in the background). The palate is fruity and…

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Château La Tour Blanche 2014 – Sauternes, 1er Cru Classé en 1855

Château La Tour Blanche 2014 – Sauternes, 1er Cru Classé en 1855

Beautiful, elegant, fruity, syrupy and well-balanced nose. It reveals notes of pineapple in syrup, roasted small fruits, mango and small notes of roasted apricot with thyme combined with touches of pear, lemon, lemon tart as well as fine hints of candied ginger and spices. The palate is beautifully structured, fruity, well-balanced and offers a tangy…

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Château d’Arche 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

Château d’Arche 2022 – Sauternes, Grand Cru Classé

Beautiful, elegant, syrupy and fresh nose which offers a lovely floral guideline (in the background) that brings balance and elegance. Richness and fleshiness but all in balance. We find notes of candied kumquat, crystallized mandarin and small notes of raisined/passerillé (in the background/in elegance) associated with touches of dried apricot, fine hints of acacia, fresh…

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