onsdag 2. mai 2018

2017 Primeur Pauillac



2017 Château d'Armailhac
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, fruity, some spices, floral nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, some anise, some spices, leaner, juicy, long. 91-93

2017 Château Batailley
Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, spices, some florl notes nose. Nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, juicy, bit leaner, elegant texture, long. 90-92

2017 Château Bellegrave
Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, blueberries, some spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, fruity, dark berries, anise, lovely balance, long. 89-91

2017 Château Clerc Milon
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, scented, dark berries, some spices, faint tobacco and minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, detailed, red fruity, elegant, nuanced, long. 92-94

2017 Château Croizet-Bages
Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, fruity, scented, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, spices, bit leaner, good length. 89-91

2017 Château Duhart Milon
Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, anis, some spices, minerals, touch tobacco and a bit of herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, spices, dark fruity, anise, spices, blackberries, detailed, minerals, long. 92-94

2017 Château La Fleur Peyrabon
Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, and herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, lighter. But juicy. 86-88

2017 Château Fonbadet
Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, fruity, anise, scented, elegant if somewhat lighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, spices, good length. 87-89

2017 Château Grand-Puy Ducasse
Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruity, blueberries, anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, some spices, juicy, long. Bitter herbal finish pulls it down. 89-91

2017 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste
Ruby. Blueberries, fruity, scented, detailed, floral and nuanced nose. Lovely. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, cassis, juicy, lively and nuanced, long. 94-96

2017 Château Haut-Bages Libéral
Ruby. Blueberries, scented, fruity, fresh nose somewhat leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner but lovely balance and has a new energy to it somehow, red berries, anise, juicy. Long. 92-94


2017 Château Lafite Rothschild
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, fruity, some spices, anise, filigree, floral, nuanced, almost delicate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, juicy, detailed, intense, playful, refined, superb balance, soothing, long. 96-98

2017 Carruades de Lafite
Ruby. Subtle, gentle, nuanced, detailed, elegant, tobacco, cassis, light floral note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, anise, spices, juicy, detailed, nuanced, long. 92-94

2017 Château Latour
Ruby. Blueberries, scented, cassis, detailed, intense, floral, seductive nose, layered, minerals, superb. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, anise, some spices, nuanced, playful, layered, a filigree Latour, superb stuff this one. 97-99

2017 Les Forts de Latour
Ruby. Cassis, fruity, spices, blueberries, some floral notes, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, some spices, detailed, nuanced, long. 92-94

2017 Pauillac
Ruby. Blueberries, fruity, anise, some spices, elegant nose. Nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, red berries, fresh, lighter. Good length. 87-89

2017 Château Lynch Bages
Ruby. Blueberries, floral, blackberries, scented, detailed and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, detailed and layered, playful, superb balance, intense yet refined, very long finish. 95-97

2017 Château Lynch-Moussas
Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, some vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, long. Another vintage where this has left behind the somewhat drab wines of past. 90-92


2017 Château Mouton Rothschild
Ruby. Cassis, anise, spices, faint exotic note, blueberries, nuanced, minerals, touch of tobacco nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red berries, anise, spices, detailed, intense, layered, bit lighter but nuanced, long. 96-98

2017 Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild
Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, anise, fruity, fresh, detailed, nuanced, faint tobacco note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, fruity, detailed, elegant texture, lovely balance, long. 91-93

2017 Aile d'Argent
Pale lemon yellow. Apples, citrus, minerals, vanilla, spices nose. Grapefruits. Fresh acidity, fruity, minerals, grapefruits, detailed, long. 91-93

2017 Château Pauillac
Ruby. Blackberries, anise, cassis, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, juicy, some structure in the finish. 87-89

2017 Château Pédesclaux
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, fruity, scented nose, floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, anise, some spices, long if narrower. 89-91

2017 Château Pibran
Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, anise, some liquorice nose, spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, red berries, dark fruits, elegant yet structured, long. 90-92

2017 Château Pichon Longueville Baron
Ruby. Intense, cassis, blueberries, some tobacco notes far back, faintly of violets, detailed and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, spices, detailed, nuanced, layered, intense, long. 95-97

2017 Les Griffons de Longueville
Ruby. Floral, dark berries, fruity, cassis, blackberries, denser nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, fruity, dark berries, juicy, structured, more rounded than Tourelles, long. 91-93

2017 Les Tourelles de Longueville
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, fruity, scented, dark berries nose, almost white peppery. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, fresh, dark berries, blackberries, some spices, touch of leather, long. 91-93

2017 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, floral, cassis, blackberries, nuanced, detailed, layered, intense yet delicate in a way. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, cassis, bright, detailed, blueberries, cassis, almost filigree with more power. Long. 95-97

2017 Reserve de la Comtesse
Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, minerals, nuanced, floral, lovely nose, violets. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, red berries, anise, spices, long. 91-93

2017 Château Pontet-Canet
Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, anise, liquorice, spices, fruity, scented, detailed, minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, smooth, detailed, nuanced, cassis, blueberries, intense, detailed and layered, long. superb effort. 96-98

2017 Château Tour Sieujean
Ruby. Blueberries, anise, fruity nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, some spices. 87-89


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