Château Larcis Ducasse 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Larcis Ducasse 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

(86% Merlot) A beautiful, racy, elegant and velvety nose that offers a lovely multi-layered side, harmony as well as a deep/dark/intense and elegant side at the same time…like an invitation to take your time so that it releases all its aromatics. Deeply rooted in its terroir. It expresses notes of boysenberry, wild small fruits and…

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Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, spicy, frank, tense, fresh, nicely built and peppery, nicely multi-layered, all in elegance, delicacy in its power. The wine gains from being decanted. The nose expresses notes of wild blackcurrant, nutmeg and small notes of small wild black fruits associated with touches of Madagascar pepper, fleshy strawberry, pretty hints of infusion…

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Clos Fourtet 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Clos Fourtet 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, chiseled, precise and offers a nice multi-layered side, a very nice complexity as well as precision. Great mastery! It reveals notes of boysenberry, bright wild strawberry and small notes of small pulpy/bright fruits associated with touches of blackberry as well as fine hints of blond tobacco and graphene.  The palate…

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Château Bélair-Monange 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Bélair-Monange 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, delicate, deep, racy, and beautifully harmonious, with a lovely infusion side in finesse and a little elegant darkness. We find notes of wild blackberry, small bright black berries and, more discreetly, cornflower, associated with touches of graphene, cocoa, fresh lilac, as well as a subtle almost Mediterranean/local grove hint and a…

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Château Fonroque 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Fonroque 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, with an infusion side, a certain richness and purity of the fruit. There are notes of blueberry, violet and slight notes of creamy blackberry, associated with touches of fresh tobacco, cinnamon, fresh spices as well as fine, almost balsamic hints in the background. The palate is fruity, with juiciness, freshness, smoothness,…

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Château Corbin-Michotte 2022 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

Château Corbin-Michotte 2022 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The nose presents a certain concentration with a chiseled side. It reveals notes of graphene, tobacco and more particularly wild blackcurrant, associated with notes of small wild berries, cardamom, cloves and hints of spices. On the palate, the wine is mineral, fresh, supple and tense, carried by a tangy structure. We perceive notes of boysenberry,…

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Château Saint-Georges Côtes Pavie 2022 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Saint-Georges Côtes Pavie 2022 – Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is nicely developed and benefits from being decanted. It reveals an elegant and racy grain with a spicy side and a beautiful shine. We find notes of bright blackcurrant, small elegant/Mediterranean roasted fruits and small notes, crushed fresh fruits, associated with touches of cubeb pepper, aromatic herbs, as well as a hint of…

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Château Chauvin 2022 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Chauvin 2022 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, racy, deep, elegant, airy and melodious. It reveals notes of boysenberry, violet and small notes of bright berries associated with touches of bergamot, infusion, elegant-roasted red small fruits as well as discreet hints of blond tobacco, sage and a delicate note almost of aromatic herbs and nutmeg. On the palate, the…

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Château Grand Corbin-Despagne 2022 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Château Grand Corbin-Despagne 2022 – Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh, precise, well-defined and offers complexity in finesse, deepness as well as delicacy. It reveals notes of boysenberry, lilac and small notes of small bright small blue fruits associated with touches of lily, Sichuan pepper as well as fine hints of infusion, racy minerality (terroir, soil). The palate is beautifully built,…

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Couvent des Jacobins 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

Couvent des Jacobins 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé

This wine would benefit from being decanted. The nose is beautifully fruity, with a certain concentration, depth, precision and good definition of the fruit. It is chiseled, with a beautiful darkness and a certain elegant straightness. We perceive notes of boysenberry, blackcurrant and, more discreetly, violet, associated with touches of small bright wild berries, sage,…

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