Château Pontet-Canet 2010 – Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

Château Pontet-Canet 2010 – Pauillac Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, beautifully concentrated (full of finesse), freshness, deepness and a fine power. It reveals notes of quite ripe cassis, small ripe black wild berries associated with touches of incense, small crushed red berries, Sichuan pepper, griotte cherry as well as fine hints of strawberry, strawberry flowers, violet, cardamom and very discreet hints…

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Château Palmer 2010 – Margaux, Cru Classé

Château Palmer 2010 – Margaux, Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, fresh, precise, aromatic and offers deepness as well as complexity. It reveals notes of fleshy/crushed Boysen berry, blueberry and small notes of fleshy/juicy cherry associated with small touches of crushed strawberry, violet, cardamom as well as very fine hints of chocolate, tea, spices, a very discreet hint of liquorice, camphor, a…

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Château Mouton Rothschild 2018 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

Château Mouton Rothschild 2018 – Pauillac, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is elegant, beautifully fresh, harmonious and offers minerality, concentration as well as a certain intensity, a beautiful finesse of the grain, power (full of finesse), a very nice grain, a silky touch, a spicy side and a very fine warm side. This wine should be decanted.  It reveals notes of bright cassis, juicy/fresh…

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Bouchard Père & Fils – Clos de Bèze 2018 – Chambertin Grand Cru

Bouchard Père & Fils – Clos de Bèze 2018 – Chambertin Grand Cru

The nose is elegant and offers generosity (in delicacy), subtlety, a beautiful finesse of the grain, richness (well-controlled), complexity, a fine freshness, a captivating / perfume side as well as a nice multi-layered side. It reveals notes of pulpy Boysen blackberry, bright black plum and small notes of cornflowers, Tonka bean associated with touches of bright small blue…

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Château Ausone 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Château Ausone 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

The nose is elegant, precise and offers a small power (full of control), a small richness beautifully racy and a small concentration (controlled). It reveals notes of pulpy blackberry, pulpy violet plum and small notes of violet associated with touches of small ripe black fruits, small notes of violet associated with touches of small ripe…

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Château Figeac 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé B

Château Figeac 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé B

The nose is racy, elegant and offers a beautiful definition, a beautiful complexity, precision, a beautiful purity of the fruit, a beautiful concentration (in finesse), a beautiful finesse of the grain as well as concentration (full of elegance and complexity). It reveals notes of bright blackberry, small blue berries and small notes of graphite, bright…

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La Mondotte 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé B

La Mondotte 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé B

The nose is fresh, very elegant and offers a very beautiful fine grain, subtility and a beautiful precision just like a square of silk. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, raspberry, small notes of ripe wild plum associated with fine touches of violet as well as fine hints of camphor, very fine hints of pepper,…

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Château Angélus 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Château Angélus 2018 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

The nose is elegant, gourmand, beautifully racy and offers a beautiful finesse of the grain, a beautiful finesse of the definition, deepness, gourmandize as well as harmony. This wine takes time to open. It reveals notes of pulpy cassis, small blue plums, small notes of cornflower associated with touches of wild strawberry, violet, crushed blueberry,…

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Château Cheval Blanc 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

Château Cheval Blanc 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé A

The nose is elegant, racy, well-built and offers a beautiful precision, definition, deepness and intensity (in finesse). This wine should be decanted. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild cassis, small notes of grey pepper associated with small touches of graphite, ripe plum as well as very fine hints of fig, dry raspberry, liquorice a…

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Château Bélair Monange 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé B

Château Bélair Monange 2010 – Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 1er Grand Cru Classé B

The nose is elegant and offers a certain intensity, power (but always full of elegance) as well as a small aerial side and freshness. It reveals notes of dry blackberry, small quite ripe wild black fruits, quite ripe wild strawberry associated with touches of underwood, tobacco box, cloves, very discreet hints of almond, hazelnut, mushroom…

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