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Perhaps the most iconic property in Bordeaux, Chateau Margaux is famous...
Of all the properties on the Left Bank, Ch. Les Carmes Haut-Brion has...
Château La Mission is a tiny 2-hectare jewel of a vineyard in...
Château Figeac was the only estate to be upgraded to Premier Grand...
The Rothschilds are making enormous investments in this estate. This...
Perhaps the most iconic property in Bordeaux, Chateau Margaux is famous for its incredible finesse, perfume and elegance. Incredible concentration shows in this remarkable dense purple colour. Amazing perfume, precision and balance of aromatics. You just want to dive in! Sweet fruit, carried by the tannins which are so fine and supple. Amazing energy and...
Of all the properties on the Left Bank, Ch. Les Carmes Haut-Brion has the highest proportion of Cabernet Franc. This suits warmer vintages particularly well, as the higher percentage of Cabernet Franc gives the wine lift and a wonderful oyster and saline freshness. In 2020, the wine had sapid powdery tannins, and a sublime marriage of graphite and...
Château La Mission is a tiny 2-hectare jewel of a vineyard in premium Lalande de Pomerol, bordering Pomerol itself. Crafted by the Moueix team from old-vine Merlot and Cabernet Franc, this 2016 is silky, ripe, complex and full of fruit charm.
Château Figeac was the only estate to be upgraded to Premier Grand Cru Classé A in the 2022 classification of Saint-Émilion. Owned by the Manoncourt family since 1892, this fine estate traces its history back to the Roman era. Today, the property spans approximately 40 hectares of vineyards, with the majority of the grapes going into...
The Rothschilds are making enormous investments in this estate. This Pauillac is produced by the team who make Lafite, and it has been on top form in recent vintages, receiving impressive scores from the critics. This is the smart buy from this producer as it is invariably half the price of Carruades Lafite but of higher quality.
Ch. Ducru-Beaucaillou produced a stand-out wine in 2020, with fantastic concentration, exuberance and tannic structure. For the first time since 1958 – the first three weeks in September, when the grapes are in the final stages of ripening, there was no?rain. It’s an extraordinary wine and certainly one of the wines of the vintage....
This is a fantastic Capbern with singular purity and precision. The message is not a complex one but it is focussed, clean as a whistle and penetrative with ripe, but cool cassis tones and perfectly balanced oak. This is one of the great value wines of Bordeaux and in 2020 it embraces the vintage characteristics, the Saint-Estèphe terroir and also...
The 2020 Calon Ségur shows the breeding of this impeccable terroir beautifully. Fine boned and fairly opulent, there's an effortless weight that glides across the palate. Long and pure, with notes of iodine and plenty of cassis, this is really rather lovely.
A blend of 50 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 45 percent Merlot, four percent Petit Verdot and one percent Cabernet Franc, this wine sits in the glass with a dark violet colour showing impressive red berry fruit, a nice hint of damson and a leafy quality. Medium-bodied, the wine has a silky mouth-feel and gentle acidity. The finish is long and persistent,...
Unwinding in the glass with deep aromas of wild berries, vine smoke, orange rind, exotic spices and violets, framed by a deft application of classy new oak, the 2019 Ausone is full-bodied, rich and concentrated, with beautiful purity of fruit, lively acids and ripe, abundant structuring tannins. Deep, layered and vibrant, it's full of potential and will...
Lively, concentrated Pinot Noir spilling over with raspberries and cherries, with a faint perfume of flowers on the finish.
Superb Sauvignon Blanc, herbaceous without being grassy and citrus but never sharp; lemon blossom and herbs float above ripe tropical fruit, with a particular tang of passion fruit.