2018 Médoc and Haut-Médoc in bottle

 2018 Médoc and Haut- Médoc

Médoc

2018 Château Beauvillage

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, anise and spices nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, blueberries, good length. 88

2018 Château Bournac

Ruby. Jammy blackberries nose, vanilla. Medium acidity, wine lacks lift and energy, high unbalanced alcohol. 84

2018 Château La Branne

Ruby. Vanilla, spices, coffee and cassis nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, needs time to swallow the wood, seemingly fine fruit behind, persistent. 88

2018 Château La Cardonne

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries and faint floral nites nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, lots of sweet liquorice, good length. 87

2018 Château La Chandelliere

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, some vanilla, fairly detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, high alcohol, some spices, liquorice, good length. 87

2018 Château Escot

Ruby. Blackberries and anise, fruit driven, scented nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, some vanilla, elegant texture, good length. 88

2018 Château Fleur La Mothe

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, leaner palate and body, good length. 86

2018 Château La Gorce

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, some spices nose, plums. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, alcohol on the high side, somewhat flatter palate, good length. 87

2018 Château Les Grands Chenes

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, cassis, dark fruits and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, blackberries, good length. Rich. 88

2018 Château des Granges d’Or

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit driven nose, vanilla and herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, sharper freshness, dark fruits, spices, high alcohol, good length. Lots of wood. 88

2018 Château Greysac

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, blackberries and spices, good length. High alcohol. 88

2018 Château Grivière

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, cassis and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries, good length. 87

2018 Château Haut Condissas

Ruby. Scented, high alcohol, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, rounded, good length. 87

2018 Château Haut-Maurac

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, good length. 88

2018 Loudenne le Château

Ruby. Blackberries, herbs, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries and anise, bit short. 86

2018 Château Noaillac

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruity nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, blueberries, elegant texture, detailed and long. 90

2018 Château Poitevin

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, lighter nose, dark fruity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruit driven, elegant texture, nuanced, long. 89

2018 Château Potensac

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, anise, rich and deep Potensac, richest nose to date from here. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, smother and more fruit driven palate as well, intense and layered, some sweetness from high alcohol, long finish. 91

2018 Château Ramafort

Ruby. Scented, red fruits, raspberries and cassis nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, good length, liquorice finish. 88

2018 Château Roquegrave

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices, leaner. 86

2018 Château Rollan de By

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries and vanilla nose, quite spicy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, liquorice, rich, deep and long. 90

2018 Château La Tour de By

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, cassis and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, rich Tour de By. 89

2018 Château La Tour de By Cuvée Heritage

Ruby. Blackberries and anise, spices, high alcohol nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, high alcohol, good length. 89

2018 Château Tour Seran

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose, dark fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, lacks a bit of lift, smooth, rounded, good length. 87

2018 Château Villa Carmin

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, bit subdued nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, bit leaner, good length. 87

Haut-Médoc

2018 Château Arnauld

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices and liquorice, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, blueberries, some spices, alcohol on the high side. Richer than during primeur. Maybe my sample was a bit off then? 89

2018 Château Belgrave

Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, scented, lightly scented and elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blueberries, some spices, elegant texture, a classic style of the vintage, and a beautiful Belgrave. Long finish! 92

2018 Château Bibian

Ruby. Floral, blackberries, anise, scented, detailed nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, some spices, detailed, anise, long finish. Fairly smooth. Borderline high alcohol. 90

2018 Château de Camensac

55CS 45M Ruby. Scented, blueberries and blackberries, cassis, detailed and scented nose, has lift. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, intense, and long. Borderline high alcohol. 92

2018 Château Cantemerle

67CS 20M 7CF 6PV Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, vanilla, spices, fruit driven nose, borderline jammy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, high alcohol, dark fruits, coffee and spices, bottle claims 13% alcohol but it feels riper and warmer than that. A bit jammy palate. Good length. 89

2018 Château Caronne Ste Gemme

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, scented, fruit driven nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, wood shows a bit at the moment but should integrate, long. 90

2018 Château du Cartillon

Ruby. Blackberries, herbs, anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, leaner, liquorice and herbs, lacks finesse. 86

2018 Château Cissac

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruit driven and bigger Cissac, fairly intense, good length. 88

2018 Château Croix du Trale

Ruby. Blackberries, red fruits, anise, spices, some cooked fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, dark fruits, anise, red berries and spices, liquorice, deep and intense, high alcohol. 89

2018 Château Les Graves Renaissance

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, dark fruits nose, rich. Medium acidity, ripe tannins, flat, big and alcohol shows. 87

2018 Château de Lamarque

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, liquorice and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, high alcohol, spices, rich, untypical style fir the estate, good length. 87

2018 Château Lamothe-Bergeron

Ruby. Ripe dark fruits, blackberries and spices nose, not that intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, rounded, rich, somewhat jammy finish with alcohol warmth. Good length. 87

2018 Château Lanessan

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit driven and rich nose for Lanessan. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries and spices, liquorice, deeper Lanessan, long. Borderline big. 91

2018 Château Larose Perganson

Ruby. Fruit driven, dark berries, vanilla and faint floral touch nose. Fesh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla, leaner body, bit high alcohol, good length. 88

2018 Château Lestage Simon

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, vanilla, rich nose, almost dense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries and spices, juicy with lots of concentration, long, some alcohol warmth. 89

2018 Château Magnol

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, bit lean mid palate, good length. 87

2018 Château Martin

Ruby. Vanilla, spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, spices, good length. 87

2018 Château Paloumey

Ruby. Blackberries and anise, bit jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, bit jammy, good length. 87

2018 Château Peyrabon Lagravette

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, blackberries and some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices, good length. 88

2018 Château La Tour Carnet

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, fruit driven, spices, rich nose, ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, rich and intense, a big wine but has just enough energy to back it up. 93

2018 Château de Villegeorge

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, blueberries nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise and spices, good length. 88