Primeur 2024 Haut-Médoc

2024 Château Arnauld

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, detailed nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, spices, refreshing, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Beaumont

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some vanilla and spices, faint thyme note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, juicy, detailed, saline, long.  90-92

 

2024 Château Belgrave

Ruby. Leaner nose, blackberries, dark fruits, some herbs and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, blackberries, dark fruits, long finish.  90-92

 

2024 Château de Camensac

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, fruit forward nose, detailed, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, some spices, nuanced, somewhat leaner finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château Cantemerle

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, spices, fruit forward and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced, juicy, detailed and long. Lovely Cantemerle! 91-93

 

2024 Château du Cartillon

Ruby. Leaner nose, some herbs and spices. Fresh acidity, lean and herbal. 83-85

 

2024 Château Charmail

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, red berries, vanilla and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, nuanced, elegant, fruit forward, good length.  87-89

 

2024 Château Citran

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, long finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château Coufran

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, juicy, elegant, refreshing. 88-90

 

2024 Chäteau d'Arcins

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château La Lagune

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, somewhat leaner nose, some spices and herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner, some red berries, juicy, long. 90-92

 

2024 Château de Lamarque

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward nose, quite ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, elegant, layered, long. Wonderful Lamarque! 91-93

 

2024 Château Lanessan

Ruby. Herbs, blueberries, some cassis notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, red fruits, vanilla and spices, long if narrower finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château Larose-Trintaudon

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, good length.  88-90

 

2024 Château Lestage Simon

Ruby. Leaner, herbs, spices, anise nose, bit thin. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red fruits, blackberries, leaner. 86-88

 

2024 Madame de Beaucaillou

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward, nuanced nose.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, elegant, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Mauvesin Barton

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, liquorice nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, fruit driven, nuanced, juicy, refreshing, long. 89-91

 

2024 Château Moulin Rouge

Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, dark fruits, liquorice and vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, anise, spices, linear, long. 89-91

 

2024 Château Perganson

Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, leaner bodied, good length. 87-89

 

2024 Château Senejac

Ruby. Red berries, anise, leaner nose. Fresh aciidty, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner.  86-88

 

2024 Château Sociando-Mallet

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, juicy, fruit forward, leaner finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château La Tour Carnet 

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, some lift to the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices, juicy, ends a bit abruptly.  89-91

 

2024 Château La Tour de By

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, fruit forward, nuanced, long. 89-91

 

 

+two 2023’s tasted.

 

2023 Ceres de Haut-Bages Libéral

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, spices, some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, nuanced, juicy, elegant fruit and texture, nuanced, long. 91

 

2023 Château Moulin Rouge

Ruby. Red berries, anise, spices, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner, anise and spices, good length. 89