Château Le Sartre

Pessac-Léognan

2016 Château Le Sartre

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, blueberries, quite intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise and vanilla, structured. 88-90

2016 Château Le Sartre blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Smoky, apples, spices, pears and peach nose. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, apples, lemons, pears and peach, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Le Sartre

APR 16 Ruby. Dark berries, fruity, ripe, intense nose, some scented notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Le Sartre blanc

APR 16 Pale lemon yellow. Lemons, apples, peach, leaner nose, slight floral note. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, elegant, playful, lemony finish. 86-88

2014 Château Le Sartre

APR 15 Pale lemon yellow. Scented, grapefruit, minerals, apples nose. Fresh acidity, creamy, lemons, citrus, fruity, detailed, good length. 88-90

2012 Château le Sartre
SEP 15 Deep ruby. Dark fruits, vanilla, spices nose. Minerals beneath. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, fruity, vanilla, needs time, not fully together now, good length. 87

2012 Château Le Sartre

APR 13 Deep ruby. Coffee, spices and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity if leaner palate. 84-86

2012 Château Le Sartre blanc
SEP 15 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, cats pie, yellow plums, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, fresh, rounded, grapefruits, quite smooth, good length. 89

2011 Château Le Sartre

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, some raspberries, vanilla, fairly elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, fresh, lighter, dark and red berries, quite elegant. 86

2011 Château Le Sartre
SEP 15 Ruby. Fruity, ripe, dark berries, vanilla on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, leaner, fairly fresh, good length. 88

2010 Château Le Sartre

JUN 12 Ruby. Cassis, vanilla, some smoky notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, could have had some more acidity, good length. 88

2010 Château Le Sartre Blanc

JUN 12 Pale lemon yellow. Quite intense nose, apples, grapefruits and peach. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, good length.  Quite sweet fruity. 89

2009 Château Le Sartre

JUN 12 Ruby. Dark fruits, some herbs, vanilla and blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, bit jammy, good length. 88

2009 Château Le Sartre blanc

JUN 12 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, yellow fruits and citrus nose. Fresh acidity, some sweet notes, tropical fruits, quite elegant. 89

2008 Château Le Sartre

JUN 12 Ruby. Spicy, blackberries, cassis and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, good length. 87

2007 Château Le Sartre

JUN 12 Ruby. Blackberries, spices, ripe nose, herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits and herbs. 85

2006 Château Le Sartre

MAY 10 Ruby. Cassis, vanilla, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, bit jammy and plummy. 86

Château La Cardonne

Médoc

2015 Château La Cardonne

APR 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, minerals, spices, red berries, floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, fruity, fresh, lively, quite elegant, bit lean finish. 86-88

2011 Château La Cardonne

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe, some vanilla and spices nose, light brett note, stable. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lacks elegance and vigour. 85

2010 Château La Cardonne
JAN 15 Deep ruby. Fruity, intense, liquorice, cassis, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, detailed, rounded, needs lots of air. 88

2010 Château La Cardonne

JUN 13 Ruby. Scented, floral and dark berries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity and quite lively, good length. 88

2009 Château La Cardonne

SEP 15 Ruby. Red berries, cassis, some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, red fruits, little bit lean for some, elegant for others. 87

2005 Château La Cardonne

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, figs and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, starting figs, good length. 86

1997 Chateau La Cardonne
DEC 09 Pale ruby, slight brown rim. Good nose of bell peppers and blackcurrants and some spices, ok acidity, tannins almost gone, not very much happening in the mouth from this normally quite good estate. Well made, but a bit old, or a not perfect bottle. 72

Château d'Arcins

Haut-Médoc

2018 Château d'Arcins

MAR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, some spices, dark fruity, coffee nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark berries and anise, some spices, good length. 86-88

2017 Château d'Arcins

APR 18 Ruby. Dark fruits, blueberries, anise, scented, detailed, fairly nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, blueberries, anise, some spices, good length. 88-90

2016 Château d'Arcins

APR 17 Ruby. Vanilla, spices, liquorice, coffee, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, woody even if not as overwhelmingly so as the nose, good length. 88-90

2015 Château d'Arcins

APR 16 Ruby. Spicy, dark berries, woody nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, structured, long. 89-91

2014 Château d'Arcins

APR 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, cassis, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lovely dark fruits, bit leaner finish. 84-86

2011 Château d'Arcins

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe nose, chocolate, vanilla and spices, jammy. Light floral note on top. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, ripe, intense, sweet, maybe too sweet for me, and to much oak, but it balances it somehow, borderline. 88

2011 Château d'Arcins

MAY 15 Ruby. Spicy, dark fruits and coffee nose. Fruity, dark berries, fairly fresh acidity but made to a recopy. 86

2010 Château d'Arcins

APR 18 Magnum. Ruby, garnet rim. Red berries, figs, some leather nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, figs and red fruity, surprisingly mature for its age and bottle size. 86

2009 Château d'Arcins

SEP 15 Ruby. Light cassis, herbs and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, sweet and herbal notes mixed. 85

Château d'Arsac

Margaux

2018 Château d'Arsac

APR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, spices, scented, fresh nose, floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, anise, spices, good length. 86-88

2017 Château d'Arsac

APR 18 Ruby. Red berries, lighter, elegant nose, slightly floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 86-88

2016 Château d'Arsac

MAY 19 Ruby. Dark fruity, blueberries nose, lighter. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, somewhat leaner, good length. 89

2016 Château d’Arsac

APR 17 Ruby. Floral, scented, blueberries, fresh and elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, elegant, lively texture and blueberries, good length. 88-90

2015 Château d'Arsac

MAY 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, floral, detailed nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, spices, elegant body, good length. 89

2015 Château d’Arsac

APR 16 Ruby. Scented, red berries, some floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, dark berries, spices. Good length. 87-89

2015 Château d'Arsac blanc

APR 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, minerals, fruity, rounded nose. Gooseberries. Fresh acidity, fresh, fruity, lively, lemons and minerals. 86-88

2015 Château d'Arsac The Winemakers Collection No 10 Alain Raynaud

APR 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château d'Arsac The Winemakers Collection No 10 Alain Raynaud blanc

APR 16 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, peach, grapefruits and smoky nose, subdued. Fresh acidity, fruity, leaner, fresh. 86-88

2014 Château d'Arsac

APR 15 Ruby. Cassis, floral, scented, dark fruits, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fairly bright expression, detailed and fresh, some red fruits. 86-88

2014 Château d'Arsac blanc
APR 15 Pale lemon yellow. Fruity, light grapefruit and yellow plums nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, rounded, fresh, leaner. 85-87

2013 Château d'Arsac
APR 14 Ruby. Herbs, nettles and red berries behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruitier palate but lean, bit herbal finish. 85-86

2012 Château d'Arsac

APR 13 Ruby. Coffee, cassis and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite austere palate. 84-86

2011 Château d'Arsac

SEP 15 Ruby. Dark berries, some tea, scented, light floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, smoother mid palate, fruity, rounded, dark berries and spices, long. 89

2011 Château d’Arsac Winemakers Collection Cuvée No 6 Zelma Long

SEP 15 Ruby. Bell peppers, some cassis, light cedar note, leaner, verging on scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, somewhat astringent and herbal note palate, fresh. 86

2010 Château d'Arsac

AUG 13 Bright ruby. Herbs, liquorice and coffee nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, a bit sweet and feels made. 85

2006 Château d'Arsac Winemakers Collection No2 Denis Dubourdieu

SEP 15 Ruby. Youthful nose, cassis, blueberries, light minerality beneath, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fresh, somewhat structured still, could be saved further, good length. 88