Château d’Yquem 2008 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé Supérieur

Château d’Yquem 2008 – Sauternes, Premier Grand Cru Classé Supérieur

The nose is elegant, perfumed, very delicate, slightly restrained and offers richness. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of candied Mirabelle plum, candied orange and small notes of candied white fruits combined with slight touches of white flowers (lily / peach blossom), pineapple in syrup, spices / four-spices, a very discreet hint…

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Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

Lokoya – Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 – Spring Mountain District, Napa Valley

The nose is aromatic, elegant, fine, delicate and racy. It reveals notes of wild cassis, boysenberry and small notes of fleshy raspberry associated with slight hints of acidulous redcurrant candy, flowers as well as discreet hints of spices, liquorice, Sichuan red pepper, oak and camphor. The palate is fruity, elegant, gourmand, beautifully balanced and offers…

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Château Ausone 2016 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A 

Château Ausone 2016 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A 

The nose is elegant and offers a slight complexity, a beautiful finesse, elegance, harmony as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of fleshy blackberry, crushed cassis and small notes of fleshy raspberry, graphite, cornflower, chocolate combined with touches of caramelization as well as discreet hints of spices, Sichuan pepper and…

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Harlan Estate 2014 – Napa Valley

Harlan Estate 2014 – Napa Valley

The nose is elegant, fine, racy and offers a beautiful delicacy, a beautiful finesse, a beautiful concentration (but well controlled), silkiness as well as power. It reveals notes of ripe/fresh blackberry, cassis, wild strawberry and small notes of blueberry associated with small touches of elderberries, spices, a hint of cardamom, violet, Cuben pepper, almond, nutmeg,…

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Château Margaux 2015 – Margaux, 1er Cru Classé

Château Margaux 2015 – Margaux, 1er Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, complex, racy and offers a very beautiful delicacy. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry and ripe strawberry combined with slight notes of cassis, ripe red berries as well as a subtle hint of racy minerality, sweet spices and an imperceptible hint of violet. The palate is fruity, mineral, dynamic, aerial, racy…

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Vérité – La Joie 2013 – Sonoma

The nose is fruity, elegant and offers concentration, a nice depth as well as a beautiful complexity. The wine wins to be decanted. It reveals notes of blackberry and more slightly wild red berries associated with slight notes of soil, cocoa, coffee, wood, a subtle touch of violet as well as discreet touches of Sichuan…

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Harlan Estate 2015 – Napa Valley

Harlan Estate 2015 – Napa Valley

(Barrel tasting) The nose is fruity, well-balanced and offers freshness, a beautiful richness (but full of finesse) and a beautiful elegance. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, crushed cassis, ripe red berries and fine notes of fresh strawberry combined with a fine hint of fresh blueberry as well as fine touches of sweet spices and…

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Château d’Yquem 2017 – Sauternes Cru Classé

Château d’Yquem 2017 – Sauternes Cru Classé

The nose is fruity, fresh (beautiful freshness), elegant and offers a fine concentration, dynamism, richness, a beautiful finesse, harmony as well as a beautiful finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of candied lemon, candied peach and crunchy white fruits/nectarine associated with fine touches of flowers as well as discreet touches of minerality (in the…

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Harlan Estate 2013 – Napa Valley

Harlan Estate 2013 – Napa Valley

The nose is beautifully elegant, fruity, gourmand, captivating, racy and offers a very slight finesse, richness, a beautiful power as well as a slight minerality. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis and slight notes of ripe wild strawberry, ripe raspberry, forest soil / terroir associated with slight touches of blue fruit, wood, slight toasted /…

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Opus One 2013 – Napa Valley

Opus One 2013 – Napa Valley

The nose is fruity, elegant, aromatic and charming. It reveals notes of boysenberry, cassis and small wild fruits associated with discreet touches of wild strawberry, crushed raspberry, slight hints of cornflower, violet as well as a discreet hint of nutmeg, wood, subtle touches of black pepper and spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, a bit…

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