Château Grivière 2022 – Médoc

Château Grivière 2022 – Médoc

The nose offers a certain concentration, pulpiness, a certain deepness and a slight darkness. It reveals notes of concentrated raspberry, pulpy Bigarreau cherry and small notes of cassis associated with touches of camphor, smoke as well as fine hints of crushed small fruits, smoke, star anise, discreet hints of cornflower and spices. The palate offers…

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Château des Granges d’or 2022 – Médoc

Château des Granges d’or 2022 – Médoc

The wine needs to be decanted. The nose offers a powdery and peppery side. It reveals notes of boysenberry, bright raspberry, and small notes of concentrated/bright red berries associated with discreet hints of star anise, lilac, and Timut pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, suavity, minerality/a mineral frame, roundness, and a certain…

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Château la Cardonne 2022 – Médoc

Château la Cardonne 2022 – Médoc

The wine needs to be decanted. The nose offers energy, a good definition, and a slight intensity. It reveals notes of bright strawberry, cubeb pepper, and small notes of cherry blossom associated with fine touches of sweet spices, ripe cassis, and a hint of graphene. The palate is well-built, fresh, supple and offers energy, deepness,…

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Château Saint-Bonnet 2022 – Médoc

Château Saint-Bonnet 2022 – Médoc

The nose is fruity, with few hints of cardamom, clove and a subtle, almost smoky hint. The palate is well-built, fruity, fresh, mineral, with good definition, precision, suppleness and a slight fatness. It expresses notes of pulpy/juicy cherry, violet and small notes of cassis, associated with touches of cardamom and tonka bean, as well as…

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Château Lafargue 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Lafargue 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is aromatic, fresh and flowery, with a fine racy hint. It reveals notes of violet, lily and red pepper, associated with touches of bright little wild red berries as well as hints of cherry pit, licorice, sweet spices/a fine patina side. The palate is fruity, with juiciness, minerality, freshness and an easy access…

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Château Pont Saint-Martin 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

Château Pont Saint-Martin 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is fruity, straight, with racy power and a infusion side. It reveals notes of black cherry, fresh wild cassis and, small notes of, sweet pepper, associated with touches of racy minerality and fine hints of infusion/black tea and cherry pit. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh and gourmand, with juiciness, pulpiness, fatness and…

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Domaine Félix & Fils Cuvée Saint-Féréol 2023 – Irancy

Domaine Félix & Fils Cuvée Saint-Féréol 2023 – Irancy

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers a certain concentration and a delicate sweet hint in its fruity material. It expresses pronounced cherry aromas (morello cherry, red cherry), complemented by notes of wild strawberry and crushed raspberry. After aeration, we find floral aromas (rose, peony, violet), as well…

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Tupinier-Bautista, Mercurey « Vieilles Vignes » 2023 – Mercurey

Tupinier-Bautista, Mercurey « Vieilles Vignes » 2023 – Mercurey

The wine has a pale ruby color. The nose is concentrated, juicy, and fruity, with meaty notes and roasted red fruits at the opening, which disappear after aeration. It then expresses aromas of red cherry, cranberry, raspberry, as well as a fine spiciness (liquorice, cardamom, white pepper), a touch of blackcurrant leaf, as well as…

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Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut Ladoix 2022 – Ladoix

Domaine Gaston & Pierre Ravaut Ladoix 2022 – Ladoix

The wine has a bright pale ruby color. The nose is expressive, with smoky and meaty notes at the opening. Then, it expresses the herbaceous notes of fresh mint and blackcurrant leaf (but without green side), combined with a tangy fruity substance (red cherry, cranberries, raspberry, blackcurrant), a floral touch of lilac, as well as…

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Château de Meursault, Ladoix « Les Chaillots » 2022 – Ladoix

Château de Meursault, Ladoix « Les Chaillots » 2022 – Ladoix

The wine has a bright ruby color, of medium intensity. The nose offers juiciness, tension and precision. It expresses notes of red cherry (even red cherry juice), raspberry, garnet juice, crunchy strawberry and fresh red currants, associated with spicy and woody notes that intensify after aeration (toasted, cocoa, licorice, a delicate hint of vanilla and…

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