Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The wine needs to be decanted. Crunchy blackcurrant, morello cherry and slightly blueberry notes are combined with touches of racy/seedy minerality, fine liquorice/zan, discreet cardamom and an imperceptible hint of clove, fresh vanilla and almost black truffle. The palate is fresh, mineral, balanced and offers a good definition, an acidic backbone, a nice racy minerality,…

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Château Croizet-Bages 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Croizet-Bages 2012 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise and offers a nice finesse of grain as well as power in finesse. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of blackberry, blue berries and, more slightly, blueberry, wild strawberry combined with fine touches of black pepper, racy minerality and a subtle hint of graphite and nutmeg. The palate is…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers some minerality and good definition. There are notes of crunchy blackberry, crushed strawberry and more slightly crushed raspberry combined with touches of blueberry, fine hints of liquorice, cardamom as well as discreet hints of vanilla and almost sweet blond tobacco. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, stretched out, precise…

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Château Léoville Poyferré 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville Poyferré 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fresh and offers some power and richness. There are notes of creamy blackberry, blueberry and more slightly liquorice combined with hints of crushed wild strawberry and fine blue berry fruit as well as hints of Cuben pepper and spice. The palate is fresh, mineral, elegant and offers a nice definition, acidity,…

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Château Gruaud Larose 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Gruaud Larose 2012 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers some intensity and depth. There are notes of pulpy wild blackcurrant, wild strawberry and more slightly vanilla combined with fine hints of spice as well as a touch of toast, vanilla and a discreet hint of almost cedar/eucalyptus. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, elegant, with finesse/precision, and offers…

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Château Beychevelle 2012 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Beychevelle 2012 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, elegant, precise and offers a nice controlled power, intensity, depth and concentration. There are notes of blackcurrant, Cuben pepper and, more slightly, violets, combined with hints of morello cherry, raspberry, fine points of pulpy violet plum, as well as a hint of lily, ash/incense, star anise and a discreet touch of…

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Château Palmer 2012 – Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2012 – Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé

A lovely nose offering power, minerality, depth, intensity, complexity and a very fine grain of power. There are notes of zan, black tea and more slightly nutmeg, morello cherry combined with delicate touches of violet, tobacco as well as fine points of ripe violet plum, crunchy redcurrant and a subtle hint of almost lavender. The…

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Grand Vin de Château Latour 2015 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

Grand Vin de Château Latour 2015 – Pauillac 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, mineral and offers delicacy, purity, depth, grain and a fine airiness in the approach. There are notes of wild blackcurrant, star anise and, more slightly, ripe black berry fruit, combined with hints of pulpy cherry, graphite, racy minerality and discreet, almost toasted almond notes. The palate is nicely fruity, racy and…

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Château Montrose 2019 – Saint-Estèphe 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Montrose 2019 – Saint-Estèphe 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The wine benefits from being decanted. The nose offers finesse, elegance, concentration and precision. There are notes of crunchy blackcurrant, pepper and more slightly wild berry fruits combined with hints of black tea, racy minerality, iodine, hints of cola, crunchy morello cherry, strawberry and fine hints of sweet blond tobacco, Bourbon vanilla and a subtle…

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Château Clerc Milon 2019 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Clerc Milon 2019 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh, racy and offers concentration and depth. There are notes of wild blackcurrant, wild berries and, more slightly, pepper, combined with hints of violet, green cardamom, wild red berries, as well as fine spices and a discreet hint of blond tobacco. A discreet, almost smoky hint in the background. The palate…

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