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

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

The nose is nicely racy, elegant, precise and offers mastery, complexity as well as a nice fine and powerful grain. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of blackberry, violets and more slightly ripe/pulpy black fruit combined with hints of tonka bean, spice, crushed strawberry, fine spice, fresh tobacco and a discreet hint…

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Château Dauzac 2019 – Margaux 5ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Dauzac 2019 – Margaux 5ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers complexity, a certain controlled concentration as well as accuracy in its construction. It has notes of creamy blackcurrant, pulpy wild strawberry and slightly violet, combined with hints of crushed raspberry, as well as fine hints of liquorice, caramelisation, blueberry, tea, a touch of chocolate, blue plum and a discreet…

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Château d’Issan 2019 – Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château d’Issan 2019 – Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant and offers delicacy in its power, a fine airiness in its approach and a fine, discreetly tight grain.  There are notes of crunchy wild blackcurrant, crunchy red berries and more slightly morello cherry combined with fine hints of violet, racy minerality and a discreet hint of plum blossom, lily, pepper and…

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Château Margaux 2019 – Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Margaux 2019 – Margaux 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, aromatic, precise and offers a nice power in mastery / delicacy with a fine contained side. The wine benefits from being decanted. There are notes of pulpy cherry/cherry, crunchy raspberry and more slightly pulpy/fresh plum combined with delicate touches of crushed strawberry, fine hints of blueberry, nutmeg, Bourbon vanilla bean, tonka…

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Château Rauzan-Gassies 2019 – Margaux 2ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Rauzan-Gassies 2019 – Margaux 2ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, elegant, harmonious and offers power with delicacy, fine grain and depth. There are notes of crunchy wild blackcurrant, boysenberry and more slightly violet combined with hints of saffron, pepper and a subtle touch of spice and nutmeg. The palate is mineral, fruity, balanced and offers minerality, freshness, depth, definition, dynamism and…

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Château Cantenac Brown 2019 – Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé

Château Cantenac Brown 2019 – Margaux 3ème Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fresh, racy, elegant, subtly tight and offers a nice finesse and power of grain. There are notes of pulpy/fresh boysenberry, fresh/crunchy raspberry and more slightly fresh violet combined with hints of red berries, fresh blueberry as well as a fine hint of lily, cocoa/tonka bean, fine hints of bergamot, star anise, discreet…

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Château Suduiraut 2019 – Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Suduiraut 2019 – Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic and offers power, a certain concentration, a nice intensity in freshness, a spicy side as well as complexity. There are notes of kumquat, crushed peach and, more slightly, crushed berries combined with hints of white flowers, exotic fruit, fine hints of lychee, spices and a discreet hint of vanilla and an…

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Ökonomierat Rebholz Siebeldingen Riesling Trocken “vom Muschenkalk” 2021 – Pfalz

Ökonomierat Rebholz Siebeldingen Riesling Trocken “vom Muschenkalk” 2021 – Pfalz

The nose is intense and exuberant with notes of white peaches, yellow apples, apricots, juicy lemons. The palate is succulent, revealing a lot of fruit concentration, tropical and orchard fruits, honeysuckle, blossom, along with some spices and herbs. Racy acidity complimented by a solid structure. Good length.

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Ökonomierat Rebholz Birkweiler Riesling Trocken “vom Rotliegenden” 2021 – Pfalz

Ökonomierat Rebholz Birkweiler Riesling Trocken “vom Rotliegenden” 2021 – Pfalz

The nose is tense, pungent, revealing notes of oyster shells, spices, fresh herbs, citrus fruits and acacia. On the palate the wine is dense and well-structured with racy acidity, outstanding complexity and good potential for aging. The wine that needs time.

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Rings Kallstadter Steinacker Riesling Trocken VDP.Erste Lage 2021 – Pfalz

Rings Kallstadter Steinacker  Riesling Trocken VDP.Erste Lage 2021 – Pfalz

The nose is slightly restrained, with aeration revealing notes of white meadow flowers, roasted seeds, lemons, green and yellow apples, smoke and gunpowder. The palate is dense and vertical, with a good weight and depth, racy acidity, powdery texture and long, lingering saline finish.  

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