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»This has an opulence that’s reined in by the crushed-stone and fine-tannin character. It's full-bodied with tight and polished tannins that have energy and precision. Very linear and structured. This comes from great limestone soils that give this wine a freshness and focus. Salty and chalky at the end. Drink after 2030.«

James Suckling

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»A smoky nose filled with aromatic blackcurrants, violets, dark chocolate, vanilla cream and clove. Deep, layered and cooling, this is a gentle giant - you can feel the waves of power and the depth of flavour but it's so calm and controlled. Wonderfully finessed tannins, pure black bramble fruit and appealing crushed stone elements. Extremely classy, this feels so well executed, a restrained hand in terms of winemaking and oak given the integration of the tannins and beautiful cool and fresh tones from start to finish. Less overt acidity than some, this really focuses on the construction and layering of elements. Serious but seductive. A sophisticated wine that belies the vintage conditions.«

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2022 Château Belair Monange

<h2>Die Weinbaugebiete des Bordeaux</h2><p>Das Bordeaux besteht aus fünf unterschiedlichen Regionen, die aufgrund ihrer Lage verschiedene Weinarten in unterschiedlicher Qualität hervorbringen. Maßgeblich für den Anbau der verschiedenen Weinarten sind die Flüsse Gironde, Garonne und Dordogne sowie Bodenbeschaffenheiten und Höhenlagen. So können beispielsweise in den niedrigeren, flussnahen Lagen rote Rebsorten nicht zu ihrer höchsten Qualität heranreifen.</p><p>Das »linke Flussufer« besteht aus den Gebieten <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/medoc">Médoc</a> und <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/weine-aus-graves.html">Graves</a>. Die Appellationen auf der linken Uferseite der Gironde liegen oftmals im Schwemmland des Flusses. Die Böden aus Lehm und Sand in den tieferen Lagen der Region sind für einige Rebsorten-Arten schlicht zu nass. Höher gelegene Châteaus in <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/pauillac">Pauillac</a> profitieren hingegen vom Wasserabzug der Kiesberge. Dort wachsen einige der Spitzengewächse der Rebsorte <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/cabernet-sauvignon.html">Cabernet Sauvignon</a>. In dieser Region liegt auch das <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-mouton-rothschild">Château Mouton-Rothschild</a>, eines der nur fünf Premier Grand Cru Classé, der höchsten Qualitätsauszeichnung Frankreichs für Weingüter.</p><p>Auf der gegenüberliegenden Seite der Gironde liegt das Anbaugebiet Blayais et Bourgeais. Dieses rechte Ufer zeichnet sich durch Ton-Kalk- und Ton-Kies-Böden aus. Eine Boden-Mischung, die sich sowohl für den Anbau von roten Rebsorten-Gewächsen (hauptsächlich Merlot), als auch von Weißwein-Trauben wie <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/semillon.html">Sémillon</a> eignet.</p><p>Noch etwas weiter südlich, auf dem rechten Flussufer der Dordogne, liegt die Region Libournais. Die prominenteste Rebsorte ist hier Merlot. Die Traube profitiert vom lehm- und kalkhaltigen Boden, der ihr den typischen Merlot-Geschmack von kräftigen roten Früchten verleiht. Den Kern der Region bilden die Appellationen <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/saint-emilion">Saint-Émilion</a> und <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/pomerol">Pomerol</a>. Dort steht auch das <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-la-fleur-petrus">Château La Fleur Petrus</a>, das für ihre reinsortigen Merlot-Weine bekannt ist.</p><p>Zwischen Garonne und Dordogne liegt die Hügellandschaft Entre-Deux-Mers. Ihre Weinberge aus überwiegend ton- und kieshaltigem Boden bieten theoretisch eine gute Grundlage für den Anbau von weißen Rebsorten. Doch die sinkende Nachfrage danach begünstigte auch hier die Produktion von Rotweinen.</p><h2>Qualitätsstufen von Bordeauxweinen</h2><p>Knapp drei Viertel aller Bordeauxweine sind Qualitätsweine, also solche mit kontrollierter Herkunft. Als Faustregel der Klassifizierung, woran Sie guten Wein aus dem Bordeaux erkennen, gilt: Je kleiner die eingegrenzte Anbauregion, desto höher die Qualität ihrer Weine. Dabei unterscheiden sich regionale, subregionale und kommunale Appellationen.</p><p>Die Basis davon bilden sogenannte Bordeaux- und Bordeaux Supérieur Weine. Etwas mehr als die Hälfte der Wein-Gesamtproduktion stammt aus solchen regionalen Appellationen wie dem Médoc. Die Qualitätsstufe darüber bilden subregionale Appellationen, also Teilbereiche eines Gebiets. Das sind beispielsweise das Haut-Médoc für Rotweine und Entre-Deux-Mers für trockene Weißweine. Kommunale Appellationen, also einzelne Gemeinden wie Pauillac und <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/margaux">Margaux</a>, gehören zur höchsten Qualitätsstufe.</p><h2>Weitere Wein-Klassifikationen im Bordeaux</h2><p>Im Bordeaux gelten noch weitere Wein-Klassifikationen der einzelnen Weingüter, oft anhand des Marktpreises des vom Weingut erzeugten Weins. So klassifiziert man seit 1855, anlässlich der damaligen Weltausstellung in Paris, die Weingüter im Médoc, Sauternes und Barsac nach Cinquièmes, Quatrièmes, Troisièmes, Deuxièmes und Premiers Crus. Die Klassifizierung von 1855 wurde nur ein einziges Mal ergänzt: Das bereits erwähnte Château Mouton-Rothschild in Pauillac stieg 1973 von Deuxième in den Status der Premiers Crus auf. Gemeinsam mit dem Château Latour (Pauillac), <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-lafite-rothschild">Château Lafite-Rothschild</a> (Pauillac), <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-margaux">Château Margaux</a> (Margaux) und <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-haut-brion">Château Haut-Brion</a> (Pessac in Graves) bildet es die fünf Premier Crus des Bordeaux. Ihnen entspringen mit die teuersten Weine der Welt, die wir zum Teil auch in unserem Angebot führen. Nennenswert ist hier beispielsweise der 2010 Château Haut-Brion, ein trockener, fein nach Zigarren und Holz schmeckender, Rotwein.</p><p>In Graves unterscheidet man zwischen Rot- und Weißweinen. Die Weine der Appellation Saint-Émilion teilt man in zwei Oberklassen: Premier Grand Cru Classé (Unterklassen A und B) sowie Grand Cru Classé. Für einzelne Gebiete, wie beispielsweise Pomerol, existiert keine offizielle Klassifikation.</p><p>Unser Bordeaux-Experte und Kundenberater, Ulrich Breitenstein, empfiehlt den <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-du-grand-moueys.html" target="_blank">Château Grand Mouëys</a>, eine klassische Cuvée mit Noten von roten Beeren und frisch geröstetem Kaffee, elegant und lang: »Für mich einer der schönsten Bordeauxweine für jeden Tag.«</p><h2>Rebsorten und Weinarten aus dem Bordeaux</h2><p>Das Bordeaux ist nicht nur die weltweit größte zusammenhängende Anbaufläche für Qualitätswein, sondern auch die ertragreichste Weinregion Europas. Den größten Anteil davon bilden rote Rebsorten und Weine. Doch der Region entspringen auch einige gute Weißweine.</p><h2>Rotweine aus dem Bordeaux</h2><p>Rote Rebsorten machen knapp 85 Prozent des gesamten Ertrages des Bordeaux aus. <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/merlot.html">Merlot</a> ist die mit Abstand am häufigsten angebaute rote Traube. Merlot produziert samtig-weiche und gleichzeitig vollmundige <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/franzoesischer-rotwein.html" target="_blank">französische Rotweine</a>. Vereinzelt auch reinsortig abgefüllt, setzen Winzer sie eher im Verschnitt mit Cabernet Sauvignon, der Bordeaux-Rebsorte Nummer zwei, ein. Aufgrund des ozeanischen Klimas entstehen aus den Gewächsen des Cabernet Sauvignon tiefdunkle Weine, die nach grüner Paprika schmecken. Je nach Länge der Lagerung im Holzfass kann sich auch eine Lakritz-Note entwickeln.</p><p>Knapp zehn Prozent der angebauten roten Rebsorten ist <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/cabernet-franc.html">Cabernet Franc</a>. Sie ist ebenfalls ein beliebter Verschnitt-Partner der zuvor genannten Rebsorten und erinnert im Geschmack an dunkle Beeren. Seltener im Anbau und ausschließlich eingesetzt als Ergänzung der Hauptrebsorten sind <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/malbec.html">Malbec</a>, <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/carmenere.html">Carménère</a> und <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/petit-verdot.html">Petit Verdot</a>. In Verschnitten dient letztere oft als Farb-Verdunkler, indem man sie in geringen Anteilen beimischt. </p><h2>Die Rotwein-Favoriten unserer Experten</h2><p>Von unkomplizierten Alltags-Weinen bis hin zu opulenten Weltbekanntheiten, Rotweine des Bordeaux gibt es in jeglicher Ausführung. Wir verraten Ihnen unsere vier liebsten Rotweine:</p><p>So ist beispielsweise der <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-loyasson-rouge.html">Château Loyasson Rouge</a> ein trockener, weicher Basis-Bordeaux aus Merlot mit fruchtiger Cassisnote. Perfekt für den alltäglichen Genuss. Ein weiterer Favorit, besonders als Begleiter zu Käsevariationen, ist der <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-carbonneau-cuvee-sequoia.html">Château Carbonneau »Sequoia«</a>. Eine würzig-kräftige Cuvée aus Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot und Cabernet Franc, mit spürbarem Tannin und feiner Holznote.</p><p>Wahre Sonntags- und Feiertags-Weine sind die des <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/arnauld-chateau">Château Arnauld</a>: Tiefgängige Weine mit üppigen Aromen roter und schwarzer Beerenfrüchte aus Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot und Petit Verdot.</p><p>Exklusiv und ausgesprochen komplex ist der 2016 Château Mouton-Rothschild. Trotz seiner Reichhaltigkeit ist er mit floralen und fruchtigen Noten beachtlich frisch und samtig. Ein sehr edler Speisebegleiter, zum Beispiel zu Filet von Rind oder Kalb, aber auch als Solist hervorragend.</p><h2>Es muss nicht immer Rot sein: Bordeaux Weißweine und Rosés</h2><p>Etwas weniger prominent sind die Weißweine des Bordeaux. Der oft kalkhaltige Boden und das moderate Klima kommen den weißen Rebsorten hier zugute. Neben den größten Rebsorten Sémillon und <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/sauvignon-blanc.html">Sauvignon Blanc</a> wachsen im Bordeaux auch Muscadelle, Colombard, Merlot Blanc, Sauvignon Gris sowie Ugni Blanc.</p><p>Kenner der Bordeaux-Weißweine unterscheiden zwischen zwei Arten <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/trockener-weisswein.html" target="_blank">trockener Weißweine</a>: Zum einen existieren fruchtige, junge Weine wie der <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/chateau-moulin-de-launay.html">Château Moulin de Launay</a> aus dem Entre-Deux-Mers. Ein sehr frischer Weißwein, der nach Blüten von Rose, Jasmin, Weißdorn duftet und eine feine Mineralik zeigt. Die komplexe Cuvée aus fünf weißen Trauben brilliert beispielsweise zu Fisch und Spargel.</p><p>Auf der anderen Seite bietet das Bordeaux strukturierte und lange gelagerte trockene Weißweine. Ein hervorragender Wein dieser Art ist der Château Villa Bel Air Blanc. Eine Assemblage aus Sémillon, Muscadelle und Sauvignon Blanc, die 9 Monate im Barriquefass reift. Dadurch gesellen sich zu den tropisch-fruchtigen Aromen von Mango und Ananas, auch buttrige Noten und Vanilleanklänge. Ideal zu Geflügel oder cremigen Käsesorten.</p><p>Süße Weißweine bestehen meist aus Sémillon und Muscadelle. So wie die <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/reserve-mouton-cadet-sauternes-266074.html">Réserve Mouton Cadet</a> aus <a href="https://www.ludwig-von-kapff.de/sauternes">Sauternes</a>. Gekeltert aus Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc und Sémillon ist er edelsüß, mit Noten von Pfirsich, Aprikose, Mirabelle, Anis, Karamell und Honig. Ein sehr reicher und am Gaumen weicher Wein, der trotz seiner Süße frisch schmeckt. Passt perfekt zu Zitronenkuchen oder Blauschimmelkäse.</p><p>Zu guter Letzt müssen wir an dieser Stelle noch einen der Roséweine des Bordeaux vorstellen: Der Mouton Cadet Les Parcelles Rosé ist ein junger, fruchtiger Wein. Modern aufgemacht und aus Merlot und Cabernet Sauvignon assembliert. Seine Noten von Himbeeren, Grapefruit und Kokosnuss machen ihn zu einem hervorragenden Aperitif.</p><h2>Wein aus dem Bordeaux bei Ludwig von Kapff bestellen</h2><p>Bestellen Sie die Bordeaux-Wein Lieblinge unserer Experten und weitere der besten Weine der Region bei Ludwig von Kapff. Bevor wir einen Wein in unser sorgfältig ausgesuchtes Sortiment übernehmen, prüfen unsere Experten diesen streng auf Qualität und Geschmack. So garantieren wir Ihnen eine Auswahl der besten Weine des Bordeaux.</p><p>Wünschen Sie weitere Informationen oder eine persönliche Beratung? Sie erreichen unsere kompetenten Berater per Telefon (0421 39 94 317) Montags bis Freitags von 8:00 bis 17:00 Uhr oder per Mail (service@ludwig-von-kapff.de).</p><p>Bei einer Bestellung ab zwölf Flaschen liefern wir Ihnen unsere Spitzenweine versandkostenfrei nach Hause.</p>

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»The subtle beauty of the nose is so impressive, with dark chocolate, coffee and blackberry aromas that follow through to a medium body with firm tannins and a creamy and polished finish. Racy and very long. 95% merlot and 5% cabernet franc. Best after 2029.«

»A more elegant, finesse-driven Pomerol that grows on you with time in the glass, the 2023 Château Le Gay has spicy red and black fruits, sappy herbs, flowers, and camphor on the nose. Medium-bodied on the palate, it has a pure, graceful, layered mouthfeel, fine tannins, and outstanding length. It blossoms with air and needs 4-5 years of bottle age to really shine but will reward patience with a solid two decades or more of prime drinking. Drink 2030-2050.«

2023 Château Le Gay

»Coming from limestone soils in Saint-Emilion, the 2023 Château Poesia offers beautiful red fruits, graphite, chalky minerality, and floral, spicy nuances. It's medium-bodied, with a focused, layered, beautifully balanced mouthfeel, chalky tannins, and a great finish. This is another layered, seamless wine from this family that will evolve for two decades. Drink 2026-2045.«

»A plush, fruity nose of dark plums, mulberries, fine spices, graphite and dark minerals. Juicy and fleshy on the palate, with a medium to full body and round, dusty tannins. Long, complete and eclectic. Drink now or hold.«

2023 Château Poesia

»Filigranes Bouquet, zarte Fliedernote, Sandelholz und Preiselbeersaft. Am saftigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, vibrierender Rasse, gut strukturiert, reifes Tanningerüst. Im konzentrierten, aromatischen Finale blaue Beeren, Grafit und feinkörnige Adstringenz. Hier ist alles am richtigen Platz, ein beruhigender Sain-Émilion.«

Weinwisser

»Quite floral in nature, the wine is medium-bodied, with a fresh, fruity character allowing you to experience all the cherries, plums, licorice, chocolate, and vibrancy, just about on release. The finish is focused, clean, elegant, and fresh. The wine blends 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2028-2044.«

The Wine Cellar Insider

»The mineral and blackberry character comes though, with a medium body and polished tannins that finish beautifully.«

»Based on 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, brought up in 40% new oak barrels along with one- and two-year-old barrels, the 2024 Château Grand Mayne reveals impressive black cherries, framboise, spicy wood, and leafy herbs. Medium-bodied, it has a pure, layered mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and a great finish. This is clearly an outstanding wine.«

2024 Château Grand Mayne (Subskription)

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»Such a youthful La Croix that’s full of bright blue fruit with lots of mineral tension. Violets, graphite and wet stones on the nose. Tight-grained and crunchy on the palate, with an almost full body and a long, fresh and compact finish. Firm, fresh and vibrant, with nicely chewy, stony tannins. It needs three to four years to come around. 66% merlot, 32% cabernet sauvignon and 2% petit verdot. Drink from 2029.«

»Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart gewürzig-pfeffrig unterlegte schwarze Waldbeerfrucht, reife Herzkirschen, Nugat, sehr einladendes Bukett. Kräftig, komplex, dunkle Frucht, kühler Touch, feste, tragende Tannine, mineralisch und anhaftend, dunkles Nugat im Nachhall, wird von einigen Jahren Flaschenreife profitieren.«

Falstaff Punkte

»The second wine of the château, the 2022 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is slightly more Merlot based, as the majority of the Cabernet Sauvignon went to the Grand Vin. Based on 66% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Sauvignon, and the rest Petit Verdot, it has a dense purple hue as well as brilliant aromatics of ripe black cherries, cassis, graphite, and spring flowers. This carries to a medium to full-bodied Saint-Julien offering fine, polished tannins, remarkable elegance, and a great finish. Despite being a second wine, this brings ample structure and tannins and will have well over two decades of longevity.«

2022 La Croix de Beaucaillou

Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

»The 2022 Château Gruaud Larose is largely Cabernet Sauvignon yet includes 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc that was brought up in 95% new barrels. It's an inky-hued 2022 that has a killer nose of crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, liquid violets, and a beautiful, crushed stone-like minerality. This powerful, full-bodied Gruaud La Rose has plenty of mid-palate depth, fine, polished tannins, and a great finish. It's probably best hidden in the back of the cellar for a decade if possible, but it should be incredibly long-lived. I think it's as good as the 2018 and one of the absolute classics from this château.«

»Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm. Smooth and supple, silky but firm, generous but serious. Gorgeous acidity keeps the palate lifted and fresh while the concentrated fruit and quite present tannins give the structure and frame. I love the detail and purity, powerful and strong but refined. Direct with energy and juicy, vibrant acidity. Mineral, graphite and liquorice aspects grip the palate and linger on the finish with soft spices. Has a very moreish quality with approachability but the racy core and intense backbone suggests long ageing potential. 3.8pH. 3.45g/l total acidity. 40% production. 13% press wine (only Cabernet Sauvignon).«

»Bottled in May 2024, the 2022 Gruaud Larose has turned out beautifully, wafting from the glass with aromas of dark berries, violets, vine smoke, pen ink and tar. Medium to full-bodied, dense and layered, it's rich and broad, with terrific depth at the core, sweet structuring tannins and a long, expansive finish. Checking in at 13.6% alcohol, it's the estate's first organic-certified vintage.«

Robert M. Parker Wine Advocate

»Quite a discreet nose of dark fruit and minerals, with excellent depth. Uncoiled power and intensity, with a full body and firm but polished tannins that dissolve into a long and close-knit finish. It goes on for almost a minute. Try from 2028.«

2022 Château Gruaud-Larose

»58 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 40 % Merlot, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 30 hl/ha. Betörendes Bouquet, frische Cassiswürze, roter Johannisbeernektar und Sandelholz. Im zweiten Ansatz heller Tabak und Schattenmorellen. Am sublimen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanningerüst, mittlerer Körper. Im gebündelten feinaromatischen Finale rote Beeren, Wachsnoten und Koriander, endet mit fein körniger Adstringenz. Der beste Wein aus Léognan!«

»Kräftiges Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Ockerrandaufhellung. Nuancen von Brombeeren und Cassis, ein Hauch von Pflaumen, tabakige Kräuterwürze, kandierte Orangenzesten. Saftig, elegant, reife Herzkirschen, finessenreicher Säurebogen, mineralisch, extraktsüß und delikat im Abgang, sicheres Reifepotenzial, bereits jetzt sehr harmonisch.«

»The Grand Vin 2024 Château Haut-Bailly is a blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc that will spend 18 months in 50% new oak. It's an incredibly elegant, seamless Haut-Bailly, offering perfumed red and black fruits, spring flowers, spice, and loamy earth. These carry to a medium-bodied Pessac-Léognan with a layered, pure mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and a great finish. As always, it's not the biggest or richest wine in the vintage, but it shines for its finesse and elegance.«

»Tobacco, currants, forest leaves, barbecue smoke, black raspberries, and cherries create a complex set of aromatics. The wine is elegant, soft, fresh, medium-bodied, and refined. It possesses a delicacy that allows the wine to focus on purity and charm, showcasing vibrancy in the fruits with just a touch of cocoa on the back of the finish, adding length and body. You can enjoy this quite early in life. With just a few years in the cellar, it will be gorgeous to savor for at least two decades with pleasure. The wine blends 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 2% Cabernet Franc. 13% ABV. The harvest took place September 18 - October 4. 6% press wine. Drink from 2029-2050.«

»A soft, light Haut-Bailly from this challenging year, with lots of red cherries, red berries, red bell peppers and fresh herbs. Quite approachable, with a medium body and soft-grained tannins. Well-judged soft extraction makes this likely approachable right after release. Not ambitious, but well balanced, juicy and refined. Brambly and lively. Early harvest? 58% cabernet sauvignon, 40% merlot and 2% cabernet franc.«

2024 Château Haut-Bailly (Subskription)

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»Beautiful blue fruits, tobacco, damp earth, and floral notes all emerge from the 2019 Château Branaire-Ducru. It's medium to full-bodied, flawlessly balanced, has silky tannins, and shows the quality of the vintage perfectly. A blend of 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, it will benefit from 4-6 years of bottle age and cruise for two decades or more. It reminds me of the 2009.«

»The 2019 Branaire-Ducru unwinds in the glass with aromas of raspberries, blackcurrants, sweet soil tones and hints of cigar wrapper, rose petals and cedar. Medium to full-bodied, deep and layered, it's youthfully tightly wound, with terrific concentration, tangy acids, powdery tannins and a long, saline finish. While this is a little reserved out of the gates, its energy and classical proportions will richly reward bottle age.«

»Very clear fruit character of blackcurrants, orange peel and spices. Some walnut, too. It’s full-bodied with integrated, polished tannins and shows finesse and focus. Love the focused fruit at the end of this. Strength with finesse. Give it four to five years of bottle age. Try after 2024.«

»Opening with a strong sense of florality, the wine quickly moves to tobacco leaf, red currants, mocha and cassis on the nose. On the palate, the wine is elegant, fresh, soft and polished, with silky tannins and a palate filled with sweet, ripe, elegant, black plums and currants with a touch of cocoa at the end in the finish. This is a fabulous vintage for Branaire Ducru. Drink from 2027-2055.«

»Superbe, blumige Aromatik; voller aber auch ungemein saftiger Ansatz, dichte, aber auch elegante Entwicklung, raffiniertes, feinkörniges, ungemein frisches Tannin, grosse Länge, herrlicher Wein, auf der Höhe der besten Jahre.«

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2019 Château Branaire-Ducru

Château Branaire-Ducru

»The 2005 Château Haut-Bailly just continues to drink brilliantly, with a massive, rich, full-bodied style as well as the château’s inherent sense of elegance and finesse. Ripe red and black fruits, smoked tobacco, graphite, saddle leather, and floral notes all define this beauty, and it has flawless balance, ripe yet perfectly integrated tannins, and just a regal, seamless, utterly compelling profile that is such a joy to drink today. It has another two decades of prime drinking ahead of it.«

»A near perfect growing season resulted in alcohols of 14% for the Merlots and 13% for the Cabernet Sauvignons, unheard of at Haut-Bailly. This is starting to show tertiary aromatics and yet holding on to its youthful character, absolutely teetering on the edge between youth and age. The tension of this moment is something to savour, and I want to both suggest that you drink it now, and that you put it away for another decade. Hints of leather, cold ash, cassis, pepper, saffron, all with confident tannins that embrace the fruit without making a big deal of it. The definition of elegant Pessac, as with 2001 vintage, but here with another level of concentration. Just so drinkable while complex and effortless. Long harvest from September 14 through to October 11. A yield of 41hl/ha.«

»One of the highest blends of the two Cabernets in the vertical and this majors on violet flowers and savoury blue and black fruits, lilting aromatics that are drawn up and out of the glass, so precise, careful progression through the palate, with slate tannins and a touch of cola on the finish. Just a totally delicious wine that demonstrates the subtlety of Haut-Bailly, and more generally how you don’t need to hit people over the head with power to get exceptional quality out of a glass of wine. Harvest September 14 through to October 11. 41hl/h yield. Denis Dubourdieu consultant. 50% new oak.«

Jane Anson

»The 2005 Haut Bailly is rapidly turning into a glorious wine. You instantly fall in love with the purity on the nose, luscious red cherries, wild strawberry and blueberry. This is still youthful and beautifully defined. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a structured opening like many in this vintage. It exerts a gentle grip in the mouth, quite tensile and linear and perhaps just tightening up a tad toward the finish. It is biding its time, but it will repay those who cellar this outstanding 2005 for another four or five years. Tasted March 2017.«

»This shows a great purity of fruit; firm and direct notes of raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries that open to intense notes of fresh flowers. Full-bodied, with velvety tannins. This wine is tight and long -- you know this is good immediately. Pull the cork after 2016.«

2005 Château Haut-Bailly

»This massive wall of fruit, rocks, stone, tannin and scorched earth hits you in all the right places. Dense, intense and concentrated, the fruit on the palate and in the nose comes with this fabulous campfire ember note. This is a long term hold. So be prepared to wait for as long as 2 decades for the wine to really show off its greatness. It will be worth the wait if you are either young enough, rich enough, or both!«

»The 2016 La Mission Haut-Brion is a blend of 57.5% Merlot and 42.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple in color, it is just a little muted to begin, soon unfurling to reveal slowly growing scents of crushed blackcurrants, black cherries, dark chocolate and candied violets with nuances of crushed rocks, tobacco leaf, forest floor and fragrant earth plus a hint of bergamot. Medium-bodied and exquisitely elegant, the palate offers perfectly ripe, fine-grained tannins and tons of freshness with layer upon layer of perfumed fruit and a very long, ferrous-laced finish.«

»The 2016 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion checks in as a Merlot-heavy blend, 57.5% Merlot and 42.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. About as pure and seamless (yet sexy) as they come in the vintage, it offers awesome notes of dried flowers, sweet currants, cedarwood, forest floor, and exotic spices. With a flawless texture, medium to full body, and ultra-fine tannins, this beauty builds incrementally on the palate with terrific mid-palate depth and a stunning finish. It’s sexier and more charming compared to the more backward Haut Brion, yet I suspect it will age just as long.«

»Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, dezente Randaufhellung, zart tabakig-balsamisch unterlegtes schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, süßes Edelholz, Gewürze, feine Exotik. Stoffig, elegant, straffe Textur, präsente, gut eingebundene Tannine, extraktsüßer Touch im Abgang, sehr gute Länge, feine Holzwürze im Nachhall, vielversprechendes Potenzial.«

»Regal wine, showing alluringly ripe and dark plums, that carries a wealth of complexity in its DNA - fine spices, leaves, graphite, violets and more. The palate has very precise drive and super focused style and delivers authoritative tannins that are arranged in linear fashion. Power with elegance. Try from 2024.«

2016 Château La Mission Haut-Brion

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Château La Mission Haut-Brion

»Composed of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot, the 2018 Saint-Pierre bursts from the glass with a glorious perfume of kirsch, blackcurrant pastilles, black raspberries and cedar chest with hints of red roses, pencil shavings and spice box. The medium to full-bodied palate coats the mouth with velvety tannins and beautifully knit freshness, supporting the generous black and red berry layers, finishing long and perfumed. It needs a good four years for the oak to marry and the fruit to really hit its stride, then should drink a further 20+ years.«

»Creamy blackberry and loganberry fruits with touches of brioche, and flaky pastry. Young, needs time, still in the plump early fruit phase, more exuberant than a young Saint Pierre in most vintages, but this will close back up as there are plenty of tannins. I suggest giving it the full ten years to really show just how good this wine is. Layers of bitter chocolate, charcoal, liqourice, grilled cedar, smoked caramel. Great stuff, with a mint leaf finish. 50% new oak, harvest September 20 to October 1.«

»Deep in color, the wine kicks off with flowers, smoky currants, spice, espresso and cigar box notes. From there, the richly textured dark red fruits provides layers of lusciously textured, fresh berries and toasty oak. Balanced, elegant and fresh, give this some time to fully come together and allow the oak to fully integrate. The wine was produced from 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.«

»Sports a beam of cassis, plum puree and blackberry sauce running through the middle while roasted applewood, violet and sweet tobacco notes run along the edges. Everything meets and then extends through the finish, with an echo of warm cast iron at the very end. Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot. Best from 2024 through 2038.«

Wine Spectator Punkte

»With an almost Pauillac-like stature and structure, the 2018 Château Saint-Pierre (Saint-Julien) (77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot) offers a powerful bouquet of black currants, lead pencil, spicy oak, and chocolate and shows more earth and tobacco as it sits in the glass. Deeply hued, full-bodied, and concentrated, it has a stacked mid-palate, building tannins, and one heck of a great finish. It needs to be forgotten for 7-8 years and will keep for 2-3 decades.«

»Aromas of blackberries, currants, dried earth, coffee and chocolate orange, as well as some crushed stone. It’s medium-bodied with firm, tight-grained tannins. Fresh with lingering citrus zest and bitter chocolate. Fine texture. Try from 2024.«

»Extremely well-judged, gentle grilled oak and charcoal along with redcurrant and raspberry fruits on the nose. Fresh acidity, with clear life ahead. Overall supremely elegant, with juice and balance that is something to celebrate.«

2018 Château Saint-Pierre

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»This is mind-blowing with complex and superb aromas of dried flowers, blackcurrants and raspberries. Full-bodied, yet polished and velvety with lots of tension and intensity. Layers of fruit and character. Finishes with pure fruit, hazelnuts and minerals. About 20 hectares of 55 hectares were from biodynamically grown grapes. Try in 2022. Stunning.«

»The 2012 Palmer is already offering demonstrative drinking at age 10, bursting with aromas of cherries, blackberries, violets and spices, framed by a lavish application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, ample and enveloping, it's fleshy and sensual, with a deep and layered core of fruit that's discreetly underpinned by succulent acids and sweet, powdery tannins. Concentrated, broad and persistent, this is one of the most successful wines of the vintage, as well as one of the most dramatic. Thomas Duroux is crafting more integrated, less overtly oaky wines at Palmer today, but this 2012 is nonetheless a terrific effort.«

»The 2012 Palmer showed beautifully, with the elegance and purity this cuvée is known for front and center. Offering lots of crème de cassis, licorice, smoked earth and a hint of spring flowers, it has medium to full-bodied richness, a balanced, graceful texture, plenty of tannin, and a great finish. This is one of those wines that grows on you with time in the glass and is going to evolve gracefully on its purity and balance.«

»With great depth of fruit, this plush, ripe wine also has dense tannins for aging, layers of acidity and a tight structure. However, it's the fruit that makes this wine, with its waves of black currants and aromatic blueberries. The wood just touches the flavors to promise serious aging. Drink from 2022.«

Wine Enthusiast

»The annual release of 10 year old Château Palmer, and this time it’s an often-underrated but delicious vintage that sits in the shadow of the most prestigious years of the last decade. Proof of how slowly this wine ages, it is packed with blueberry and cassis fruits, a shot of mint leaf, mandarin peel, sage and dark chocolate, with shoulders and a serious architecture, bigger than you might expect for a vintage with such an easy-drinking, gourmet reputation. I last tasted this vintage around eight months ago and it has opened up further since then, often the case as wines shift around the decade mark, and this is an upscore. A moment when Palmer was fully committing to farming biodynamically, doubling its coverage to almost 15 hectares, and had just unveiled a new cellar. Harvest October 1 to 15, Sabrina Pernet technical director, Thomas Duroux director. 68% new oak. No rush to drink, and has many decades ahead, but you can begin thinking about it.«

»Silky, sensuous and earthy, the wine is elegant, polished and long, leaving you with sweet, ripe, fresh blackberries and plums that expand and gain in complexity as they sit on your palate.«

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2012 Château Palmer

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»The 2018 Branas Grand Poujeaux is a blend of 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Petit Verdot. The wine has 14.5% alcohol and was aged in 60% new and 40% second year barrels. Deep garnet-purple colored, it bursts with baked plums, stewed black cherries and dried mulberries scents, plus hints of smoked meats, hoisin, bouquet garni and mossy tree bark. The medium to full-bodied palate delivers a good amount of juicy black fruits with a soft texture and long savory finish.«

»Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart nach Kokos, floral unterlegtes frisches Waldbeerkonfit, zarter Nougat, attraktives Bukett. Komplex, straff, feinwürzige Textur, reife Kirschen, etwas Nougat, elegant und anhaftend, ausgewogen, ein vielseitiger Speisenbegleiter mit Reifepotenzial.«

»Spice and walnut with berry, cherry and some clove. Medium body with creamy, light coffee and milk chocolate. Juicy finish. Delicious already, but better in 2023.«

»One of many fine estates in Moulis that include Poujeaux in their names, this wine is rich. However, it also has a stylish line of ripe tannins and black-currant fruits. The wine is set for further aging, so drink from 2025.«

»The 2018 Branas Grand Poujeaux is a heady, exuberant wine. Sweet red cherry, blood orange, spice, mint and mocha lend striking depth and textural resonance as the 2018 shows off its considerable charm. Silky, pliant and creamy, this expressive, mid-weight Moulis-en-Médoc will drink beautifully right out of the gate.«

Antonio Galloni

»This remains quite backward on the nose, blackberry and briary, becoming floral with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied and seems to have firmed up in recent months, though there is plenty of depth towards the tobacco-infused finish. This should give 12 to 15 years' drinking pleasure.«

Vinous

»A charming, complex, already delicious Moulis, the 2018 Château Branas Grand Poujeaux gives up a great nose of red and black fruits, flowery incense, lavender, and chocolate. This carries to a medium-bodied, elegant wine with sweet tannins, a rounded, silky texture, and outstanding length. It's going to drink nicely for at least 8-10 years.«

2018 Château Branas Grand Poujeaux

Château Branas Grand Poujeaux

»Dunkles Rubingranat, tiefer Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Reife dunkle Beerenfrucht, zart nach Feigen und kandierten Orangenzesten, zart nach Velours und Nougat, facettenreich und einladend. Saftig, extraktsüß und elegant, feine Kirschfrucht, seidige, gut integrierte Tannine, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, schon sehr gut entwickelt, finessenreich im Nachhall, sicheres Reifepotenzial.«

»Complex and expressive nose, offering red and dark fruit, spices and pepper with wood and mushroom undertones. Fresh mussel shell and a hint of ink, too. Full-bodied with a fine texture and great balance between the acidity and the controlled, tannic structure. Very long finish. Goes on and on. Tiny production, 21 hectoliters per hectare. Try after 2025.«

»55 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 35 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc, 5 % Petit Verdot, 21 hl/ha, 60 % Grand Vin. Undurchsichtiges Purpur mit schwarzer Mitte. Verführerische Nase nach Backpflaumen und Schattenmorellensaft. Im zweiten Ansatz duftige Veilchen und Cassis(likör). Am kräftigen Gaumen mit engmaschigem Tanningerüst, cremiger Textur gepaart mit unglaublicher Eleganz und Rasse, die Tannine sind superfein, auf den Punkt gelesen. Im gebündelten Finale schwarzbeerige Frucht, Eisenkraut, Mokka, endet mit einer edlen Bitternote – ein À point-Pessac und die Nr. 1 in Léognan! Dieser PLV-Wert ist weiterhin auf Erfolgskurs und bei passendem Preis eine Top-Empfehlung. Trinken 2027 bis 2047«

»First vintage under Chris Wilmers, succeeding his father Bob. A brilliant Haut-Bailly, living up to its En Primeur promise, packed with ripe rippling black and red berry fruit and a wonderful velvety texture. Still extremely young, more closed than it was during En Primeur but packed with layers of brilliance, saline quality on the finish, with a tight slate grip slowing everything down. 5% Cabernet Franc completes the blend, co-fermented with Petit Verdot. A yield of 21hl/ha.«

»The Grand Vin 2018 Château Haut-Bailly checks in as 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and the balance Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc. It spent 18 months in 60% new French oak. This is a beautiful, classic expression of this terroir, and its dense purple hue is followed by gorgeous black cherry and cassis fruits interwoven with ample tobacco leaf, cedary herbs, earth, truffle, and floral nuances. While 2018 was a hot, dry year (at the end of the season anyway), this shows a mix of cooler-climate, vibrant aromatics paired with a rich, concentrated, fresh style on the palate. It has plenty of tannins, flawless balance, and a great finish. A beautiful, elegant 2018, it's going to need 5-7 years of bottle age and keep for 3-4 decades.«

»The 2018 Haut-Bailly soars out of the glass, showing magnificent poise that only grows with time. Sweet, perfumed aromatics, silky tannins and mid-weight structure add to its considerable allure. Ripe red berry fruit, spice, blood orange, licorice, cedar, tobacco and menthol are all woven together in an effortless, classy Haut-Bailly that delivers the goods. I suppose the 2018 doesn't quite have the explosive energy of the very best years, but it more than makes up for that with its sensual, seductive personality.«

»The 2018 Haut-Bailly is blended of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc, and it has 14.4% alcohol. Deep garnet-purple colored, it needs a little coaxing to unlock a powerhouse of black fruit preserves, offering notes of blackberry pie, crème de cassis and black cherry compote, giving way to nuances of Chinese five spice, camphor, chocolate box and licorice with a touch of crushed rocks. The medium to full-bodied palate is jam-packed with plush textured, rich black fruits, supported by a lively backbone and finishing long and spicy. It is decadently tempting to drink now, but give it 5 years in bottle to begin to see its full glory, while it should continue to transform for a further 20 years or more in cellar.«

»The balance between Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon in this wine gives it swathes of rich fruit and a classic structure. Blackberry flavors layered with firm, dense tannins convey elegance and richness. This is a ripe wine, generously proportioned and ready for aging.«

»Schafft das Kunststück, Vollmundigkeit, Alkoholreichtum und Struktur mit Saft und Rasse zu verbinden und dabei den Stil des Gutes und den Stil der Appellation zu bewahren. 2030 bis 2040«

Vinum Medaille

2018 Château Haut-Bailly

»Lots of violets, blackberries, bark and iodine. Oyster shell. Full-bodied. Firm and velvety tannins with a long and satisfying finish. Juicy and reserved at the end. Chewy and soft. Needs time to open. First growth. 72% cabernet sauvignon, 24% merlot and 4% cabernet franc. Drink after 2030.«

»The 2020 Le Petit Mouton De Mouton Rothschild showed beautifully and is certainly up with the top second wines out there. In fact, it’s better than the Grand Vins of many châteaux. Mostly Cabernet Sauvignon with smaller amounts of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, aged 18 months in 50% new French oak, it offers a rich, powerful, concentrated, and medium to full-bodied style as well as ample darker currant and cassis fruits, some tobacco and spicy oak, a great mid-palate, and outstanding length on the finish. It’s approachable today yet will benefit from 3-5 years of bottle age and evolve for at least two decades.«

2020 Le Petit Mouton

Château Mouton Rothschild

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»Sensational aromatics of ripe black cherries, blueberries, chocolate, roasted herbs, graphite, and violets emerge from the 2023 Château Palmer, a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot, and 4% Petit Verdot that spent 12 months in 60% new French oak followed by 12 months in foudre. It's deep, rich, and full-bodied on the palate, with flawless balance, ripe, polished tannins, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It brings another level of brilliance, elegance, and finesse yet is deep, rich, and incredibly pure. It's one of the wines of the vintage and is distinctly Palmer! Hide bottles for 4-5 years and enjoy over the following 30 years or more. There are roughly 11,500 cases produced. Drink 2030-2060.«

»This is so perfumed, with aromas of dried flowers, sandalwood, black currants and blueberries. Medium- to full-bodied with tannins that melt into the wine and a beautiful texture that caresses every inch of the palate. Seductive and polished, with ripe fruit and citrus acidity. 50% cabernet sauvignon, 46% merlot and 4% petite verdot. Drinkable now, but this will give wonderful drinking pleasure in three or four years.«

»Bottled in August 2025, after a year in barrique followed by a second year of maturation in foudre, the 2023 Palmer has turned out beautifully. Bursting from the glass with aromas of plums and blackberries mingled with notions of licorice, iris and exotic spices, it's medium- to full-bodied, with a broad, unctuous attack segueing into an ample, layered, multidimensional mid-palate girdled by sweet, powdery tannins. Sensual and demonstrative but unerringly precise, it's a blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 46% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot that was picked between September 11 and October 5.«

»50 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 46 % Merlot, 4 % Petit Verdot, 32 hl/ha. Was für ein unglaubliches Parfüm, frischgepflückte Alpenheidelbeere, verführerischer Iris-Duft und Graphit. Im zweiten Ansatz edle Cassiswürze, Schattenmorellensaft und Schokopastillen. Am dicht verwobenen Gaumen mit samtiger Textur, tänzerischer vibrierender Rasse, berauschender Extraktfülle und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im nicht enden wollenden energiegeladenen Finale explodiert der Margaux, blaue Beeren, Holundernektar, tiefschürfende dunkle Mineralik und feinkörnige Adstringenz.«

2023 Château Palmer

»This is really structured and tannic, but the phenolics are very polished and creamy. You smell blackcurrants and minerals with fresh herbs, such as thyme and bay leaf. It's medium-bodied with firm, polished tannins and a long, intense finish. This will age beautifully. Excellent value for a cellar-worthy wine. 55% cabernet sauvignon, 42% merlot and 3% petit verdot. Wait until 2030 for this to soften.«

»Deep ruby-hued, the 2022 Château Poujeaux is based on 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and the rest Petit Verdot. It offers a wonderful perfume of ripe black cherries and hints of cassis as well as sappy spring flowers and subtle tobacco. Medium to full-bodied, with ultra-fine tannins and no hard edges, this might be one of the greatest Poujeaux made. I would drink bottles over the coming two decades, but it will last even longer.«

»More charming and less austere than during the en primeur tastings, the 2022 Poujeaux has turned out very well today. Revealing a complex, deep bouquet of dark berries, cassis, spices, licorice and pencil lead, it's medium to full-bodied, concentrated and rich with a fleshy core of fruit wrapped in velvety, structured tannins, concluding with a precise, pure and dark berries-inflected finish. Matured for 18 months in a combination of new (30%) and used barrels, the oak is barely noticeable. This blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot should age gracefully over the next decade and more.«

2022 Château Poujeaux

Château Poujeaux

»Was für ein traumhaftes Elixier. Der Wein zieht einen bereits beim ersten Nasenkontakt völlig in seinen Bann. Verführerische Wildkirsche, Heidekraut und zarte jodige Noten, im zweiten Ansatz Grafit und Gewürznelken. Am royalen Gaumen mit samtig-seidiger Textur, engmaschigem, kakaoartigem Tanningerüst, erhaben, tiefgründig und glorios. Im kaskadenartigen, nicht enden wollenden Finale ein Feuerwerk mit reifen Waldhimbeeren, gepaart mit nobler Adstringenz. Der beste Wein aus Saint-Émilion und für mich der Wein des Jahrgangs.«

»A really classic Ausone, reminiscent of the great ones of the 1980s. Medium-bodied, it has such clarity and brightness and length. Purity and precision with drive and focus from superb viticulture and winemaking. A blend of 65% cabernet franc and 35% merlot.«

»Intensely floral in its perfume, you also experience oceanic influences, mint, spice, smoke, licorice, black raspberries, cherries, and plums. Medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, and juicy, the marine influence from the limestone terroir is notably strong this year, enhancing the vibrancy, length, lift, and complexity of the wine. For Ausone, you will be able to enjoy this early, with only a modicum of aging. The wine blends 65% Cabernet Franc with 35% Merlot.13.67% ABV, 3.54 pH. Harvesting took place September 30 - October 5. Production was smaller than usual. Drink from 2030-2065.«

»A classic blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot resting in new barrels, the 2024 Château Ausone sports a vivid ruby hue to go with a gorgeous perfume of black raspberries, subtle cassis, graphite, sappy flowers, and lead pencil. It's gorgeous on the palate, with medium to full-bodied richness, a pure, focused, remarkably elegant mouthfeel, ultra-fine tannins, and perfectly integrated oak. This classy, perfumed, sensationally elegant Ausone will drink nicely with just a few years of bottle age.«

»A creamy, crisp nose of cherry and raspberry yoghurt, alive and focused. Initially sharp with a punch of acidity, it turns strict and linear, framed by well-integrated tannins with a spiced, cool liquorice edge. Serious yet controlled, it offers clarity, precision, and purity, with mouthwatering acidity and minty, graphite terroir notes. Not as full as some, but faultless, it’s structured, suave, and racy, with shiny, long-lasting flavour. A yield of 33hl/ha. 3.5pH, and 100% new oak ageing, no press. A primeurs blend as wines are still ageing separately.«

»Aromas of dark berries, toasty oak and rich espresso roast mingle with hints of petals and spices, introducing the 2024 Ausone, a medium to full-bodied, lively and sapid wine that's a blend of 65% Cabernet Franc and 35% Merlot. The tannins are nicely ripe, with some structuring oak tannin already lending a supporting presence on the finish.«

2024 Château Ausone (Subskription)

»Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Pavie Macquin comes charging out of the glass with exuberant scents of warm black cherries, blackberry pie and wild blueberry coulis plus hints of menthol, licorice, candied violets and charcuterie. Medium-bodied, the palate is an exercise in precision and poise, featuring a beautiful frame of wonderfully ripe, very fine-grained tannins and bold freshness, finishing very long and multilayered. Simply stunning! The blend here is 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. It was aged for 16 months in French oak barrels, 70% new.«

»A mouth-filling wine with supple and complete tannins that are caressing and engaging. Fascinating aromas and flavors of blackberries, iodine and violets. Extremely long and beautiful. Wait until 2024.«

»This wine is driven by power and dense tannins. Weight and concentration are keys to the wine's potential. At the same time, the juicy fruit and richness promise well for the future. Drink this big wine from 2024.«

»Coming from a cool terroir located on the upper plateau, just behind Chateau Pavie, the 2017 Chateau Pavie Macquin checks in as a mix of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc that spent 16 months in 70% new French oak. This wine is always closed, tannic, and hard to understand in its youth, yet blossoms with 7-8 years of bottle age. The 2017 sports a deep, purple/ruby color as well as beautiful notes of black raspberries, cassis, huge minerality, white flowers, and loamy earth. Medium to full-bodied, concentrated, yet silky and seamless on the palate, it doesn't have the sheer weight and flesh of the 2015 and 2016 yet is flawlessly balanced, has terrific tannins, and a great finish. It will be drinkable with just 4-6 years of bottle age and cruise for 15-20 years or more.«

»With a strong sense of minerality, flowers, smoke, red pit fruits and licorice, the wine lets you know it's going to be good. After sensing the concentration, freshness and sweetness in the berries, you get the same idea. But the wine will take 7-8 years to soften and come around.«

»Features a delightfully pure aromatic burst of cassis and cool plum fruit leading off, followed by a rush of violet and lilac notes that add lift. Underneath, a subtle graphite edge injects sneaky length through the finish. Built on purity and cut. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2022 through 2040. 4,833 cases made.«

2017 Château Pavie-Macquin

»The 2016 Pavie a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Franc. Very deep purple-black in color, it needs a little coaxing to begin, slowly unfurling to reveal a fragrant perfume of violets, chocolate-covered cherries, crushed blueberries and eucalyptus over a core of preserved plums, kirsch, black raspberries and crème de cassis plus hints of licorice and chargrilled meat. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, it has a solid foundation of firm, super ripe, grainy tannins and seamless freshness interknit with the black fruit preserves and minerally layers, finishing very long and very decadent. Superb!«

»Turning the dial up considerably, the 2016 Château Pavie leaps out of the glass with a thrilling bouquet of crème de cassis, toasty oak, graphite, white truffle, crayons, and flowers. A blend of 60% Merlot, 22% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 85% new French oak (the new oak has been dialed back in recent vintages), this full-bodied Pavie is made in a more elegant, seamless style compared to prior great vintages, yet it still has brilliant depth of fruit and concentration, ripe, present tannins, a seamless texture, and an awesome finish.«

»Inky in color, the wine is powerful, dense, concentrated, full-bodied and packed to the gills with its unique blend of flowers, crushed stone, smoke, licorice, espresso and very ripe plums and black cherries. Thick and rich, with a finish that does not want to quit, this attention-seeking beauty demands at least 10-15 years in the cellar before it's ready for prime time drinking.«

2016 Château Pavie

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»Reife, dunkle Frucht, Heidelbeeren, Schwarzkirschen, Cassis, Blutorangen, darüber dunkler Tabak, mit Luft auch subtile Würznoten nach Zimt; gradliniger Auftakt, baut am mittleren Gaumen aus, mächtig, konzentriert, jedoch nicht breit, die massiven Tannine sind von höchster Güte, spiegeln das Kalkterroir, die Säure stimmt; ungemein saftig, ausbalanciert und mit einem langen, mineralisch geprägten Abgang auf Blutorangen. Ein monumentaler Pavie von grosser Eleganz.«

»Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Einladende dunkle Beerenfrucht, Brombeeren, frische Kirschen, zarte Edelholzwürze, kandierte Orangenzesten sind unterlegt. Saftig, engmaschig, reife dunkle Beeren, integrierte, tragende Tannine, lebendig strukturiert, kalkige Frische, bleibt gut haften, rotbeerige Nuancen im Abgang, ein lebendiger, animierender Stil, keine Spur von Opulenz, salziger Nachhall, gute Länge und sicheres Reifepotenzial.
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»Ripe black fruits, graphite, crushed stone, chocolate, and some truffly earth nuances all define the 2023 Château Pavie, a gorgeous wine that's certainly up with the crème de la crème of the vintage. Based on 65% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged 20 months in 72% new French oak, it's medium to full-bodied, with a concentrated, layered mouthfeel and a great finish. The purity, balance, and elegance here are absolutely brilliant. Hide bottles for 4-5 years if you can, and it will shine for three decades. Drink 2030-2060.«

»51 % Merlot, 32 % Cabernet Franc, 17 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 32.76 hl/ha, 14.25 Vol.-%. Dicht verwobenes Bouquet, blaubeerige Konturen, intensiver Veilchen- und Iris-Duft. Im zweiten Ansatz roter Johannisbeernektar, Graphit, Lakritze und Preiselbeermus. Am strukturierten Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett, pfeffrigem Extrakt, edlem mineralischem Kern und muskulösem Körper. Im konzentrierten, nicht enden wollenden Finale blaue Beeren, dunkle Mineralik und erhabene Adstringenz gepaart mit edler Bitterness.«

»A bold wine. Perfumed aromas of violets, sandalwood, blackberries, blueberries and graphite. Full-bodied but not overpowering, with lots of fruit, juicy tannins and a powerful finish. Chewy. 51% merlot, 32% cabernet franc and 17% cabernet sauvignon. Need five or six years to come around. Try after 2030.«

2023 Château Pavie

»Intense blackberry and graphite character coming out of the glass, together with dried violets, ink and some asphalt. Full-bodied with wonderfully integrated tannins that spread across the palate and then draw you deep into the wine. Lead-pencil and blackcurrant aftertaste. Tightly wound with a cashmere-like texture. A whole and thought-provoking wine. Try after 2028 and beyond.«

»Sink into this concentrated, textured, creamy wine, full of liqourice, blueberry, cassis and black cherry fruits, then let the pencil lead, cigar box and campfire notes spiral upwards out of the glass as it opens. Clearly shows why the signature acidity of Bordeaux, even in the best vintages, is just so welcome – it gives focus and a taut, confident feel through the core of the wine, and clearly suggests how well it will age. 60% new oak. Tasted in September last year, same impression of an exceptional wine.

»Reminding me a little of the 2009, the 2019 Château Smith Haut Lafitte has a rich, powerful style in its cassis, blueberry, and black raspberry fruit as well as its chalky minerality, smoked earth, tobacco, and lead pencil shaving-like aromas and flavors. A blend of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Petit Verdot, this rich, unctuously textured beauty has terrific concentration, sweet tannins, and the vintage's hallmark elegance and finesse. One of the most concentrated, powerful wines in the vintage, it needs 4-5 years of bottle age (or a healthy decant) and will evolve for 30+ years if stored properly. Not enough can be said about what proprietors Daniel and Florence Cathiard, as well as winemaker Fabien Teitgen, continue to achieve at this estate.«

»Almost opaque in color, the nose grabs your focus with your first swirl and sniff due to all the blackberries, smoke, black cherry, espresso, wet earth, cocoa and flowers. On the palate, the wine is already expressive. Voluptuous, seductive, silky fresh and rich, the layers of fruit coat your palate, leaving you with a sensuous finish packed with waves of dark red fruits that linger and expand. The wine is so good now, we drank the bottle for dinner knowing that over the next 2-3 decades, the wine is going to get better and better. Drink from 2025-2055.«

»Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Reife schwarze Beerenfrucht, dunkle Herzkirsche, etwas Kardamom, feine Cassisnuancen, frische Orangenzesten, zart nach kandierten Veilchen. Komplex, stoffig, dunkle Waldbeeren, extraktsüß, straffe, reife Tannine, sehr gute Länge, mineralisch und sehr lange anhaftend, kraftvoll, aber sehr gut balanciert, verfügt über großes Entwicklungspotenzial.«

2019 Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Château Smith Haut Lafitte

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»A superb Saint-Joseph, focused, vibrant and pure. It expresses notes of wild berries, dried flowers, raw chocolate, peppercorns, crushed stones and hints of roasted meat. It is medium-bodied with finely grained tannins. There is plenty of energy and drive, with bright acidity. The vertical dimension in this wine is obvious, with a dense and comforting core of berries and a mineral-driven, laser-focused finish with length. Drink or hold.«

The 2021 Saint Joseph Le Clos is another elegant, pretty, nicely balanced wine in the vintage. It's similar in quality compared to the Granits, but it has a much more focused, mineral-laced style in its cassis, graphite, gunpowder, and sappy flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied and ripe, with both ripe tannins and integrated acidity, this beauty deserves 2-4 years of bottle age and will drink brilliantly over the following decade or more.

Jeb Dunnuck

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