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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Château Pichon Baron 2019 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Baron 2019 – Pauillac 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic and offers power/force in delicacy, mastery, depth as well as a certain intensity in finesse/ripeness. There are notes of liquorice, fresh violet and more slightly graphite combined with delicate mineral touches, fine points of black tea, sap as well as a subtle hint of spice, Sichuan pepper, a discreet touch of…

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Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2019 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Haut-Bages Libéral 2019 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise, delicate and offers a certain intensity in mastery and accuracy. We find notes of graphite, blackberry and more slightly morello cherry combined with fine touches of violet, cornflower, fine points of crunchy black berries as well as a discreet hint of tonka bean, black tea, vanilla and a very discreet…

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Château Croizet Bages 2019 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Croizet Bages 2019 – Pauillac 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, racy and offers a certain controlled power as well as a discrete tightness. The wine should be decanted. There are notes of blackcurrant, roast and, more slightly, crunchy blue berries combined with hints of morello cherry, a subtle hint of crushed strawberry, zan, as well as a discreet hint of graphite,…

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Château Branaire Ducru 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Branaire Ducru 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, fine and offers a very nice finesse and delicacy in its power. There are notes of camphor, crunchy wild black berries, lily, blueberry and wild red berries combined with hints of liquorice/zan as well as hints of caramelisation and a discreet hint of mocha. The palate is nicely fresh, with…

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Château Léoville-Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville-Barton 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and delicate, offering silkiness and finesse. There are notes of boysenberry, creamy black berries and slightly crushed strawberry combined with a fine touch of plum, fine zan, spice and a discreet touch of graphite and pepper. The palate is fresh, juicy, elegant, nicely defined and offers gourmandise, freshness and precision. On…

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Château Léoville Poyferré 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Léoville Poyferré 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, precise, delicate, complex and offers a nice definition, a floral character as well as delicacy. We find notes of pulpy blackcurrant, lily and more slightly redcurrant combined with hints of raspberry, chocolate and a very discreet touch of vanilla and pepper. The palate is mineral, fresh, elegant, balanced, precise, with a…

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Château Gruaud Larose 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Gruaud Larose 2019 – Saint-Julien 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, beautifully racy and offers precision, power with finesse and a very fine, racy / discreetly tight grain. There are notes of creamy boysenberry, wild strawberry and more slightly crushed red currant combined with fine hints of black cherry, liquorice, cardamom as well as fine hints of spice, colas and a…

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Château Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Beychevelle 2019 – Saint-Julien 4ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is powerful, elegant, precise and offers freshness, a nice power/finesse and a nice fine, racy and tense grain. There are notes of crunchy blackcurrant, violet, lily and slightly fresh nutmeg combined with hints of boysenberry, wild red berries, a hint of violet plum, discreet spice and a subtle hint of pepper, toast and…

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