Château Barrabaque

Canon Fronsac

2015 Château Barrabaque
APR 16 Deepish ruby. Dark fruits, some herbs, minerals and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, some herbs, good length. 87-89

2014 Château Barrabaque

APR 15 Ruby. Some vegetal and herbal notes, cassis and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, redder berries, fruity, lively, good length. 83-85

2012 Château Barrabaque

APR 13 Ruby. Fruity, nuanced, liquorice and chocolate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, elegant and fairly nuanced, good length. 85-87

2011 Château Barrabaque

SEP 15 Deepish ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries and blueberries, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, fairly refreshing, good length. 87

2011 Château Barrabaque

APR 12 Deep ruby. Dark fruits, spices, vanilla, jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, blackberries, fruity. 85-87

Château La Vieille Cure

Fronsac

2017 Château La Vieille Cure

APR 18 Ruby. Anise, vanilla, spices, blueberries, faint floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy and dark berries, bit woody at this stage, long. 89-91

2016 Château La Vieille Cure
APR 17 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, fruity, fresh, some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries and spices, quite intense, structured. 89-91

2015 Château La Vieille Cure
APR 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, minerals, vanilla, smoky and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, fruity, smooth. 86-88

2014 Château La Vieille Cure

JUN 17 Ruby. Scented, fruity, anise, spices and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, anise, spices, blueberries, tight, good length. 89

2014 Château La Vieille Cure

APR 15 Deep ruby. Dark fruits, some vanilla, spices, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, somewhat woody, fruit seems a little bit on the lean side for the texture. 84-86

2013 Château La Vieille Cure
APR 14 Deep ruby. Fruity, richer nose, dark berries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity if leaner palate, fresh and lively but short. 85-87

2013 La Sacrestie de la Vieille Cure

JUN 17 Ruby. Anise, blueberries, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, liquorice, good length. 85

2012 Château La Vieille Cure

APR 13 Deep ruby. Fruity and sweet nose, ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, refreshing and less ripe palate, good length. 84-86

2012 La Sacrestie de la Vieille Cure

JUN 17 Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, some spices, fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, blueberries, some vanilla, good length. 86

2011 Château La Vieille Cure

JUN 17 Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, spices, detailed, minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, blueberries, spices, detailed, firm, long. 90

2011 Château La Vieille Cure

SEP 15 Deep ruby. Some herbs, lighter nose, subdued. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fairly juicy, ripe and elegant, some red and darker berries, drier finish. 88

2008 Château La Vieille Cure

JUN 17 Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, spices, detailed, coffee notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, anise, spices and blueberries, good length. 89

2002 Château La Vieille Cure

JUN 17  Ruby. Blackberries, fruity, anise, spices and minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, anise, blueberries, some spices, bit smoky, good length. 88

1995 Château La Vieille Cure

NOV 17 Magnum. Ruby, garnet rim. Scented, fruity, anise, figs and dates, minerals nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh and fruity, elegant detailed, minerals, structured, good length. 89

Château Moulin Pey-Labrie

Canon Fronsac

2018 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie

MAR 19 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, some spices, lighter nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blueberries, some spices, lighter, good length. 87-89

2017 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie

APR 18 Ruby. Dark fruity, blueberries, anise, spices, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, anise, some spices, good length. 87-89

2016 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie
APR 17 Ruby. Blackberries, jammy, fruity, dark berries, spices nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, flat and fruity. 85-87

2015 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie
APR 16 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, jammy and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, sweet, bit hollow. 85-87

2014 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie

APR 15 Ruby. Fruity nose, dark fruits and red berries, some herbal notes and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, some sweetness, good length. 85-87

2012 Château Moulin-Pey-Labrie

APR 13 Deep ruby. Fruity and a bit ripe nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, slightly sweet and alcoholic. 80-82

2011 Château Moulin Pey-Labrie

SEP 15 Ruby. Red and darker berries nose, fruity, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, intense, then more subdued and leaner finish. 88

2010 Moulin Pey-Labrie Cuvée Pivert

SEP 13 Ruby. Fruity, herbs and some barnyard notes on the nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, fruity but leaner, a bit shut. 83