Château La Tour Blanche 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

Château La Tour Blanche 2021 – Sauternes 1er Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, fruity, racy and shows elegance and a nice minerality. There are notes of fresh/juicy peach, yuzu and more lightly fresh citrus, combined with fine touches of fresh lychee, racy minerality and discreet hints of yellow berries. The palate is fruity, discreetly tight and demonstrates juiciness, an acidic structure, minerality, good definition,…

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Château Suduiraut 2021 – Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Suduiraut 2021 – Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic and offers power (in delicacy), a certain concentration. There are notes of quenette, crystallised vine peach and, more slightly, verbena combined with touches of crystallised quince, kumquat, dried apricot, a subtle hint of roasted pineapple, a discreet hint of exotic candied yellow fruit, fine hints of nutmeg, vanilla and a…

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Château Beychevelle 2021 – Saint-Julien

Château Beychevelle 2021 – Saint-Julien

The nose is fruity, revealing pulpiness, a nice definition/fleshiness of the fruit and a certain purity. There are notes of pulpy raspberry, fleshy/juicy black cherry and, more slightly, fairly ripe strawberry associated with fine touches of redcurrant as well as discreet hints of blond tobacco, blueberry, liquorice, a subtle hint of sap, and a fine…

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Château Gruaud Larose 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Gruaud Larose 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, elegant, racy and offers lovely finesse, distinction in its power, depth, fine grain, power but relatively delicate and multi-layered character. There are notes of boysenberry, strawberry and more lightly fleshy/pulpy berries combined with touches of racy gravel as well as fine nuances of blueberry, star anise, a subtle hint of peony,…

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Château Léoville Barton 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville Barton 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant and reveals just the right amount of concentration/power, delicacy in its power, attention to detail and depth. There are notes of bright wild blackcurrant, boysenberry and more lightly pulpy/crunchy cherry combined with hints of graphite, salinity and a subtle hint of toast, discrete hints of blueberry, star anise, sweet spices….

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Grand Vin du Château Léoville Las Cases 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Grand Vin du Château Léoville Las Cases 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, silky and shows relative delicacy, finesse, complexity, depth and a certain concentration in finesse. There are notes of blackcurrant, blackberry and slightly liquorice stick combined with fine touches of toast, cardamom and slightly fresh/juicy black plum as well as nice minerality, fleshy cherry, discrete hints of bergamot, blueberry, lily and a…

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Château Léoville Poyferré 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville Poyferré 2021 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity and shows nice definition, a classicism of fruit. There are notes of pulpy/juicy cherry, raspberry and, to a lesser extent, juicy blackcurrant combined with fine juicy/fresh purple plum with fine/subtle hints of nutmeg, bourbon vanilla, a subtle hint of blueberry and bergamot. The palate is fruity, delicate and reveals some power/root…

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Weingut Malat Grüner Veltliner Ried Leukuschberg 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC 2019

Weingut Malat Grüner Veltliner Ried Leukuschberg 1ÖTW Kremstal DAC 2019

The wine shows a bright and vivid golden-straw colour. The nose is intense and smoky with nuances of ripe pear, Golden apple, grapefruit, touches of sweet baking spices, a delicate hint of iodine. The palate is round and smooth with balanced acidity and a dense, almost phenolic texture. The wine is packed with salinity and…

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Château Montrose 2021 – Saint-Estèphe 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Montrose 2021 – Saint-Estèphe 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, delicate and reveals intensity with finesse, freshness, a lovely airiness, attention to detail, a fine floral character and a lovely multi-layered quality. There are notes of pulpy boysenberry, fleshy gariguette strawberry and more lightly fleshy/acidic red berries, a hint of blackcurrant as well as discreet minty hints, lily, Madagascar pepper and…

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Cos d’Estournel 2021 – Saint-Estèphe 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Cos d’Estournel 2021 – Saint-Estèphe 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Lovely fresh, elegant, mineral, beautifully racy nose that offers power with finesse, freshness as well as attention to detail. Notes of boysenberry, fresh/crunchy blackcurrant and slightly brighter cherry are combined with hints of iodine minerality, spice and fine points of cumin, nutmeg and discreet vanilla. The palate is nicely managed and offers power in delicacy,…

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