Arkenstone Estate 2021 Howell Mountain – Napa Valley

Arkenstone Estate 2021  Howell Mountain – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, airy, precise, beautifully delicate and fine and offers power in delicacy, deepness in precision and a certain light intensity. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, crushed cassis and small notes of concentrated small fruits, associated with touches of small brilliant-roasted red fruits and a hint of olive, as well as a…

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Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse 2022 – Pauillac, Grand Cru Classé

The nose offers concentration, depth, density, complexity and freshness. It expresses the aromas of rich and fresh fruits – blackcurrant, morello cherry, wild strawberry, red currant, crushed raspberry, bird cherry, notes of refined and pleasant sweet spices (liquorice, slightly sweet vanilla, cardamom, cubeb pepper, grated nutmeg), aromatic herbs (dried mint, rosemary, a touch of thyme…

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Château Palmer 2022 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2022 – Margaux, Grand Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers deepness, a very nice, racy, deep grain and a discreet, almost creamy hint. It reveals notes of brilliant cassis, blackberry and more slightly, graphene, associated with touches of bigarreau cherry, rhubarb, as well as a hint of infusion and discreet hints of cornflower, bergamot and sweet spices. The…

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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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