2015 Bordeaux, Pauillac

2015 Château d'Armailhac

Ruby. Scented, red berries, cassis, some vanilla nose. Fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, rounded before a touch herbal finish, long. 90-92

2015 Château Batailley

Ruby. Vanilla, dark fruits, spices, cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, rich and intense, long. 90-92

2015 Château Bellegrave

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, floral, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, fresh red berries, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Clerc Milon

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, floral notes, nuanced, touch exotic notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, fresh, quite lively, long. 92-94

2015 Château Croizet-Bages

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, scented, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Duhart Milon

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, spices, plums and cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, dark berries, some spices, long. 91-93

2015 Château La Fleur Peyrabon

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, ripe, quite elegant, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Fonbadet

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices, light floral nose, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, leaner palate, structured, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Grand Puy Ducasse

Ruby. Fruity, dark berries, scented, some violets, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, some spices, long. 89-91

2015 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, floral, scented, lighter and more fragrant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, red berries, blueberries, detailed, long. 92-94

2015 Château Haut- Bages Libéral

Ruby. Scented, red berries, darker fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, rounded, somewhat leaner but has something to it. 90-92

2015 Château Latour

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, cassis, touch of chocolate, nuanced, quite intense, some leather and tobacco notes, minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, spices, detailed and elegant, structured, long. 13% alcohol. 94-96

2015 Les Forts de Latour

Ruby. Scented, red berries, cassis, floral notes, touch of cigars. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, cassis, structured and nuanced, long. 91-93

2015 Pauillac

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some floral touches. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, leaner. Quite refreshing. 87-89

2015 Château Lafite Rothschild

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some scented notes, elegant, some deeper notes to it. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, detailed, elegant texture and fruit, fine grained tannins, nuanced, long. 95-97

2015 Carruades de Lafite

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some cassis, light floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, red berries, elegant. Long. 90-92

2015 Château Lynch Bages

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries, vanilla, red berries, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, structured, detailed and nuanced, long. 93-95

2015 Château Lynch Moussas

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, elegant. 89-91

2015 Château Mouton Rothschild

Ruby. Scented, red berries, spices, exotic notes, blueberries, floral, almost delicate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, fresh, fruity, lacks some fruit and body in the middle part and finish, leaner, even the colour is unusually bright. 92-94

2015 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

Ruby. Scented, red fruits, some herbal notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, red berries, anise. Almost somewhat thin. 87-89

2015 Aile d'Argent

Pale lemon yellow. Grapefruits, peach, fruity, light minerals. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, vanilla and smoky notes. 88-90

2015 Château Pédesclaux

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, lively, leaner, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Pibran

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, some coffee notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, quite firm, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, cassis, touch scented but tighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, juicy, touch sweet and sour, chocolate and coffee, darker noes, structured. 94-96

2015 Griffons de Pichon Baron

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, spices, good length. 89-91

2015 Les Tourelles de Longueville

Ruby. Fresh, fruity, dark berries, some blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Ruby. Scented, red berries, blackberries, cassis and floral notes, floral notes, violets, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, playful, elegant, bright fruits, precise, layered, nuanced, long. The best Comtesse since 1996. 95-97

2015 Reserve de la Comtesse

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some red fruits, floral and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, long. 90-92

2015 Château Pontet Canet

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some vanilla, ripe, fruit driven nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, elegant, red berries, lovely balance, long. Refreshing PC. Long. Hardly any second wine, 95% goes into the first wine this year. 94-96

2015 Château Tour Sieujean

Ruby. Scented, leaner nose, fresh raspberries. Fresh acidity, leaner, fresh, fruity. 86-88