A few dinner wines, including 1996 Canon-La-Gaffeliére

2012 Château Laroze

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some dates, fruit forward nose, touch of chocolate and floral notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, blackberries, blueberries, dark fruits, juicy, refreshing, long. 91

 

2016 Château Laroze

Ruby. Floral, blackberries, anise, minerals, nuanced, cassis, refined and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, juicy, layered, minerals, intense, lovely stuff, long. 93

 

2009 Château Laroze

Ruby. Scented, tobacco, dates, figs, blackberries, blueberries, floral, layered and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, layered, detailed and long. 93

 

2019 Château Laroze

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, dark fruits, liquorice, spices, nuanced, juicy, long. Lovely energy beneath. 93

 

1996 Château Canon-La-Gaffelirere

Ruby, brick rim. Dates, figs, blackberries, cassis, scented, nuanced, floral and lifted nose, highly seductiveFresh acidity, soft tannins, detailed, nuanced, figs, dates, nuanced, so smooth and rounded, drinking absolutely superbly now, long. 95

 

2006 Château Haut-Marbuzet

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, nuanced, scented, blackberries, detailed, tobacco notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blueberries, anise, figs, maturing nicely, long finish. 93