2015 Bordeaux, Sauternes and their dry counterparts

2015 Château d’Arche

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, fruity with a cinnamon note. Fresh acidity, lively, fruity, fresh, detailed, nuanced and long. 91-93

2015 Château Bastor-Lamontagne

Pale golden. Fruity, apricots, citrus and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, elegant and lively, long. 89-91

2015 Château Broustet

Pale golden. Apricots, fruity, rounded, lemon peel nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, sweet but not complex. 85-87

2015 Château Cantegril

Pale golden. Apples, fruity, pineapples, tighter nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, playful, passion fruit touch, pears, touch of raisins, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Coutet

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, vanilla, light spicy touch nose, touch of lemons peel. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, lively, elegant, smooth, long. 94-96

2015 Château Doisy Daëne

Pale lemon yellow. Apricots, pineapples, minerals, vanilla, detailed and precise nose, fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, intense, precise and detailed, nuanced, lovely balance, long. 94-96

2015 Doisy Daëne Sec

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fruity, grapefruits nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, grapefruits, ripe, elegant, fresh, lovely balance. 89-91

2015 Château Doisy Védrines

Pale golden. Rich, fruity, pineapples, vanilla and peach nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, ripe, fruity, rounded, fairly intense for Védrines, long. 90-92

2015 Château de Fargues

Golden. Rich, intense, fruity, vanilla, pineapples, apricots, layered and deep. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, intense, playful, bright, intense, long. Superb. Pure. 95-97

2015 Château Filhot

Golden. Apples, peach, pears and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, sugary, sweet, has freshness but lacks complexity. 88-90

2015 Château Guiraud
Towards golden. Pineapples, apricots, fruity, detailed, elegant nose, pure and bright. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, lively, intense, playful, bright notes, long. 94-96

2015 G de Guiraud

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, light bitter note, good length. Can you imagine, 20-25% of the production of this one ends up in Norway! 87-89

2015 Château Haut-Bergeron

Pale golden. Apples, peach, floral, some tropical notes nose. Vanilla. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant. 86-88

2015 Clos Haut-Peyraguey

Pale golden. Apricots, pears, peach, pineapples nose. Fruity, ripe,r ich, intense, fruity, little bit short next to the others. 90-92

2015 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Golden. Apples, pineapples, citrus, minerals, vanilla and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, intense, detailed, layered, long. 94-96

2015 Château Lamothe Despujols

Pale golden. Citrus, orange peel and lemons nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, leaner, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Lamothe Guignard

Pale golden. Pineapples, fruity, peach and apricots, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, ripe, pineapples and peach, long. 90-92

2015 Château Liot

Pale golden. Fruity, ripe, apricots nose. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, easy. 84-86

2015 Clos des Lunes Sauternes

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, vanilla, floral and citrus nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, creamy. Located between Yquem and Guiraud. 90-92

2015 Clos des Lunes Lune d’Or

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, fresh, fruity and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant and playful, creamy, long. 91-93

2015 Clos des Lunes Lune d’Argent

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, grapefruits, flint, smoky nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, good length. 88-90

2015 Clos des Lunes Lune Blanche

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, grapefruits, minerals, some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, lively, good length. 86-88

2015 Château de Malle

Pale golden. Pineapples, apricots, peach and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, ripe, rich, intense, lovely balance, long. Best Malle I've tasted I think. 91-93

2015 Château de Myrat

Pale golden. Apricots, pineapples, fruity nose, some vanilla, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, apples, lemons, some vanilla and spices, cinnamon, rich and detailed but not full bodied, lovely balance, long. Probably the best Myrat in decades. 92-94

2015 Château Nairac

Pale golden. Apples, minerals, botrytis, pineapples, fresh and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, fresh, leaner but lovely balance, refined. 93-95

2015 Château Raymond Lafon

Golden. Apricots, fruity, rounded, peach, vanilla, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, apples, pineapples and peach, fruity, ripe and rich, yet subdued, long finish. 93-95

2015 Château Rabaud Promis

Pale golden. Apricots, fruity and fresh nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, lively, elegant, smooth, lemon zest note, long. 89-91

2015 Château de Rayne Vigneau

Lemon yellow. Fruity, ripe, intense, apricots and pineapples, fresh. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, smooth texture, long. 91-93

2015 Château Rieussec

Pale golden. Apricots, ripe, rich, intense and detailed nose, pineapples. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, rounded, creamy and nuanced, long. 94-96

2015 Château Romer

Pale golden. Apricots, leaner nose, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, leaner, fresh, lemony, candied lemons finish. Good length. 89-91

2015 Château Romer du Hayot

Pale golden. Apricots, apples, peach nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, lively, detailed, elegant, best Romer du Hayot I’ve tasted I think, long. 90-92

2015 Château Sigalas-Rabaud

Pale golden. Fruity, pineapples, pears, peach and apricots, light cinnamon note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, elegant, nuanced, playful, somewhat leaner, long. 92-94

2015 Château Suau

Pale golden. Apples, pineapples, peach and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant and playful, long. 90-92

2015 Château Suduiraut

Pale golden. Pineapples, apricots, peach and some spices nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fruity, rounded, ripe, concentrated, pure and precise, long. 95-97

2015 Castelneau de Suduiraut

Pale golden. Fruity, apricots, rounded nose, light spicy note. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, smooth. 89-91

2015 Lion de Suduiraut

Pale golden. Peach, apricots and light vanilla note nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, fresh. 86-88

2015 S de Suduiraut

Watery lemon yellow. Some apples, peach, light minerals note, more white fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, elegant, light minerals and peach. 87-89

2015 Château La Tour Blanche

Golden. Apricots, ripe, rich, intense nose, pineapples and vanilla. Fresh acidity, rich, intense, almost chewy with concentration, dense, intense and long. Beautiful balance. 95-97

2015 Château d'Yquem

Golden. Apricots, pineapples, touch of spices and vanilla, rich and intense nose, detailed and nuanced, complex. Fresh acidity, fruity, bright, intense, delicate and nuanced, ripe pineapples, pure, long and intense, concentrated, long. 96-98