Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 – Pessac-Léognan

The nose is elegant, airy and benefits from being decanted. It reveals a flinty side, dry gravel and small notes of notes of small white fruits, associated with fine zest and a discreet hint of sappy/acacia. The palate is well-built, supple, fresh, elegant, airy, with unctuousness in finesse and delicacy, a little sphericity side, fatness,…

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 – Pessac-Léognan, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy, « frank », with depth, a fine textured side and delicately peppery and sappy at the same time, with elegant concentration and dare I say it, a sensation of lightness. It reveals notes of concentrated black plum, violet and small notes of notes of crushed strawberry, associated with touches of camphor, spice,…

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Château Pavie Macquin 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Pavie Macquin 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

(89% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon) The nose is frank, beautifully racy and offers complexity as well as a beautifully precise and chiseled grain. A sense of the place (local biotope / a discreet hint of Mediterranean barrier). It expresses notes of wild blackberry, wild pepper and small notes of spices associated with…

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Château Canon 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Canon 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, racy and deep, with a lovely intensity and a great spicy delicacy. There are notes of boysenberry, wild strawberry and, more discreetly, roasted and elegant red berries, associated with touches of blue plum, blond tobacco, star anise, as well as subtle hints of spices, racy and almost infused aromas, which bring…

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Château Valandraud 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château Valandraud 2022 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, deep and complex, with a lovely fine grain, airy and elegant, melodious, powerful in accuracy and control. It expresses notes of violet, wild blackberry and small notes of spices: pepper, clove, saffron, flowers and hints of creamy blueberry, crushed redcurrants, bourbon vanilla, tobacco and a subtle almost mentholated hint. The palate…

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Château-Figeac 2022 – Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

Château-Figeac 2022 – Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, creamy (even finely velvety) and offers a fine velvety touche as well as precision. A very beautiful grain nicely textured. It reveals notes of morello cherry, crushed blackcurrant and small notes of creamy blueberry associated with touches of wild strawberry, hints of zan, colas, dark chocolate as well as a subtle…

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Château La Conseillante 2022 – Pomerol

Château La Conseillante 2022 – Pomerol

The nose is elegant, deep, airy, intense, complex, a certain spiciness and offers a nice intensity and a beautiful finesse of the grain. Velvety. We perceive notes of bright wild blackberry, crushed redcurrants and small notes of pepper associated with touches of bright blackcurrant as well as discreet hints of tobacco, nutmeg and a floral…

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LA VIOLETTE 2022 – Pomerol

LA VIOLETTE 2022 – Pomerol

The nose is elegant, delicate, juicy and airy, with great depth. It is both complex and approachable, offering a lovely delicate and luscious feel. We find notes of luscious blackcurrant, bright strawberry, and, small notes, bright blueberry, associated with touches of cornflower, plum blossom, as well as discreet nuances of bass, graphene and light hints….

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Château Lafleur 2022 – Pomerol

Château Lafleur 2022 – Pomerol

The wine needs to be decanted. The nose is slightly tight and offers beautiful spices. It reveals notes of clove, cardamom and small notes of quite ripe wild strawberry associated with hints of Timut pepper, wild blackberry, incense as well as a very discreet almost citrus hint, sap and a discreet hint of pepper. The…

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Pétrus 2023 – Pomerol

Pétrus 2023 – Pomerol

A lovely elegant nose, fresh, deep, precise, aromatic, chiseled with a lovely roasted-juicy side, intensity, depth, concentration, tension. It expresses notes of bright blackberry, Punjab pepper, dense/deep berries, a lovely graphite side, lovely minerality, notes of roasted-juicy bigarreau cherry, bright/shiny blue berries and more lightly – graphite associated with touches of pepper, lily, sage, pulpy…

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