Château Haut-Brion 2020 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Haut-Brion  2020 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, fresh, tense, racy and currently a bit tight (needs time to open up). It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, crushed strawberry and slight notes of cornflower/violet associated with touches of creamy berries (blue, red) as well as hints of liquorice stick, salinity and a fine hint almost eucalyptus. The palate is…

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Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2022 – Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé

Château Smith Haut Lafitte 2022 – Pessac-Léognan Grand Cru Classé

A pretty elegant, gourmand, airy, precise nose, which offers a lovely complexity and a multi-layered, even 3d, side, delicacy, power and a lovely controlled solar side. The palate is beautifully crafted, elegant, delicate, sumptuous, tasty, 3D, complete, airy, subtle in its density and depth, darkness in class, beautiful energy, a pretty veil of airy satin,…

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Cos d’Estournel 2022 – Saint Estèphe Grand Cru Classé

Cos d’Estournel 2022 – Saint Estèphe Grand Cru Classé

A pretty elegant, precise, full, deep nose, which offers a nice multi-layered side, fullness, power and harmony, power and finesse in its grain, as well as a graphite note. It expresses notes of black cherry, cornflower and more slightly – small dense/bright black fruits, associated with touches of violet, camphor, an almost sappy/infusion hint as…

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Château-Figeac 2022 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château-Figeac 2022 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Nice fresh nose (beautiful freshness!), dense, pulpy and offers a beautiful maturity, some maceration/infusion side, a lot of elegance, a nice gourmandise, generosity as well as a beautiful delicacy. We find notes of small, bright black fruits, iodized minerality and small notes of bright/fresh strawberry associated with touches of cornflower, hints of bergamot, infusion/maceration, toasted…

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2022 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2022 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

The wine has a sublime garnet colour, deep and radiant. The nose is elegant and offers power, accuracy and a nice refined/delicate side in its power. Everything is meticulous and precise. There is power in density, finesse and accuracy. We find notes of blackberry, pulpy blackcurrant and small, bright black fruits associated with touches of…

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Château Margaux 2022 – Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Margaux 2022 – Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant, subtle, deep and offers harmony, intensity as well as a lovely delicacy in its infusion side. It’s a monster of fresh intensity. We find notes of boysenberries, bright wild blackcurrant and slight notes of violet, star anise associated with fine touches of iris, small crunchy fresh red fruits, almost roasted…

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Pétrus 2020 – Pomerol

Pétrus 2020 – Pomerol

Nice elegant nose, supple with a certain power in delicacy. There is a fine concentration, flesh and solar notes. It’s discreetly powdered. We perceive notes of bright cassis and small notes of almost roasted and fresh red berries associated with touches of violet, fresh berries as well as hints of cornflower and other fresh flowers….

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Château La Conseillante 2020 – Pomerol

Château La Conseillante 2020 – Pomerol

The nose is fruity in elegance with a nice delicacy in its richness and a certain depth. We perceive silkiness, a fine grain, a precise and delicate elegance. There are notes of pulpy cassis, blueberries and small notes of dense,  pulpy berries associated with hints of almost roasted berries. There are delicate hints of cornflower,…

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2019 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2019 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fruity, complex and offers elegance, intensity and finesse, a fine grain and a nice aromatic intensity. There are notes of graphite, Bigarreau cherry and, more slightly, camphor, combined with delicate touches of crunchy black fruit, fine raspberry, discrete hints of lily, lilac and a subtle hint of clove, nutmeg and a…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Mount Veeder – Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2009 – Mount Veeder – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, delicate and offers fine power, delicacy, strength, lovely complexity, depth, fine creaminess, tension and a lovely multi-layered quality. There are notes of boysenberry and juicy/ripe wild blackcurrant combined with touches of blue berry, strawberry and more lightly zan combined with delicate touches of racy/terroir minerality, subtle/delicate hints of blond tobacco, sense…

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