Château La Tour de Bessan 2009 – Margaux – Crus Bourgeois

Château La Tour de Bessan 2009 – Margaux – Crus Bourgeois

A pretty purple colour inviting you to drink with delight this wine. It expresses notes of blackberry, violet, incredibly silky tannins, finishing with spicy notes. Also a nice roundness in the mouth ….

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Chateau Deyrem Valentin 2009 – Margaux – Crus Bourgeois

Chateau Deyrem Valentin 2009 – Margaux – Crus Bourgeois

A dense, round, fruity and relatively complex wine. It expresses aromas of red fruits, ripe cherry, hints of spice and toasted notes. Good length.

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Château de Loupiac 2005 – Loupiac

Château de Loupiac 2005 – Loupiac

 A wine that unlike the previous wines (Château Loupiac-Gaudiet 2008 and 2009) is aged in oak barrels. It gives a feeling of more “sweetness”. This nectar develops notes of dried fruits (pineapple, peach, citrus), spices associated with a slightly woody but this (vanilla). Mid-palate, a slight caramel flavor is also expressed.

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Château Loupiac-Gaudiet 2008 – Loupiac

Château Loupiac-Gaudiet 2008 – Loupiac

A wine with a rich bouquet of fruits and perfect balance. It develops floral notes including lemon flower but it also expresses notes of apricot, sweet pineapple, peach and pear. It is less sweet than the 2009, but has the freshness of the place.

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Château Loupiac-Gaudiet 2009 – Loupiac

Château Loupiac-Gaudiet 2009 – Loupiac

A fresh nectar, light, thin and easy to drink. The sweetness doesn’t overload the tastebuds. It develops nice notes of fruits including mango and peach combined with nice notes of lemon, grapefruit and flowers.

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Château Carbonnieux 2009 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac-Léognan (white)

Château Carbonnieux 2009 – Grand Cru Classé de Graves – Pessac-Léognan (white)

A very fruity wine (including citrus), white flowers and exotic fruits (pineapple, papaya , apricot, peach). In the mouth it develops the same aromatic range accompanied by a mineral, a freshness and a rounded palate. This wine leaves us a persistent and very pleasant finish.

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Les Helloties de Bardins 2003 – Pessac Leognan

Les Helloties de Bardins 2003 – Pessac Leognan

A very atypical wine for Pessac Leognan. It develops aromas of black fruits associated with raspberry, animal notes, smoke and mocha / roasting. A powerful wine, full bodied. Some roundness in the mouth. The tannins are well made.

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Château Bardins 2006 – Pessac Leognan

Château Bardins 2006 – Pessac Leognan

This wine expresses spicy and fruity notes. On the palate it shows good structure and aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) associated with blackcurrant, violet and a little smoky. Presence of a good minerality. The tannins are well made but I personally recommend waiting a year or two to let them finish soften. (I suggest you…

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Château Bardins 2011 – Pessac Leognan (white)

Château Bardins 2011 – Pessac Leognan (white)

This wine expresses notes of citrus, plum, white flowers (honeysuckle, lemon) and exotic fruits (papaya, pineapple). A wine with a good amplitude in the mouth.

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Château Mancèdre 2009 – Pessac Léognan

Château Mancèdre 2009 – Pessac Léognan

A nectar delicate mineral is characterized by a strong presence cabernet sauvignon. Its bouquet is rich and complex. It evokes the black fruit (cassis) associated with fine red fruit (raspberry, strawberry) complemented by floral notes (violet) and some spices. This is not a flashy or wine exploding but the first impression a wine that reveals…

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