Bordeaux
2019 Château Auguste
JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla and blueberries
nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, blueberries and vanilla, bit
short. 84-86
2019 Domaine de Cambes
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits,
blackberries, some coffee and spices nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, blueberries, detailed, long. 91-93
2019 Château Sainte Barbe
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries and
spices, juicy, good length. 85-87
2019 Château Lesparre
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, some spices,
blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied and lighter
texture. 84-86
2019 Château Moya
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise,
vanilla and blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits,
vanilla, riper style. 86-88
2019 Grand Vin de Reignac
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose, coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark
fruits, spices, liquorice, quite a bit of wood, good length. 88-90
2019 Bad Boy
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise,
blackberries nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits,
spices, bit leaner, good length. 85-87
2019 Balthvs
JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, anise, fruity,
some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite a bit of wood, bitter wood
notes, lots of toast, will the fruit handle it? 87-89
2019 Hubert de Boüard Merlot
JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries, light
spicy note nose, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise,
spices, liquorice, good length. 86-88
2019 Hubert de Boüard Cabernet Franc
JUN 20 Ruby. Red fruits,
blackberries, light floral note nose. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red
fruits, anise, elegant texture, good length. 88-90
2019 Hubert de Boüard Cabernet
Sauvignon
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blackberries
and anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, bit
hollow mid palate, firmer, good length. 88-90
2019 Château Lamothe Vincent
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
rich nose. Vanilla and floral notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, herbs, dark
fruits and vanilla, good length but a bit hollow. 85-87
2019 Luigi
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, wood and spices, good length. 86-88
2019 Château Prieuré Marquet
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruity,
blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, simple,
straight forward. 83-85
2019 Château Sainte-Marie Vieilles
Vignes
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and
herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, bit simple and bitter.
83-85
2019 Domaine Virginie Thunevin
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and spices
nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries, good length.
86-88
Bourg Côtes de Bordeaux
2019 Roc de Cambes
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, exotic,
spices, nuanced, rich nose, dense yet lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
red and dark fruits, juicy, spices, detailed, intense, minerals beneath, long.
92-94
Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
2019 Château Haut Bertinerie
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
some spices, liquorice, nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,d ark berries,
juicy, spices, good length. 86-88
Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux
2019 Chateau des Mille Anges
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
lighter nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, leaner
bodied. Structured. 85-87
2019 Château Réaut
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
blueberries nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, anise,
lighter finish. 86-88
2019 Carat de Château Reaut
JUN 20 Ruby. Plums, blackberries and
vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, softer body and texture, good
length. 85-87
2019 Château Reynon
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruity,
blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, anise,
spices, leaner bodied, some cherries and blueberries. 86-88
Graves de Vayres
2019 Château du Petit Puch
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise,
spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, vanilla, spices, rich,
sweet, blackberries and quite showy wood. 87-89
Graves
2019 Château de Cerons
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise,
blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity,
vanilla, structured, bit thin. 85-87
2019 Grand Enclos du Château de
Cerons
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blueberries and
spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity,
blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length. 86-88
2019 Château Brondelle
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise,
spices, blueberries, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,
blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length.87-89
2019 Château Saint-Robert
Poncet-Deville
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and
spices nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise,
spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89
2019 Château Roquetaillade la Grange
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blueberries and
spices, liquorice, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy,
blueberries and blackberries and spices, good length. 88-90
2019 Château de Chantegrive
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, anise, ripe and
rich nose for Chantegrive. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, spices,
juicy, good length. 88-90
2019 Château Crabitey
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
some spices and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits
and spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90
2019 Château Haura
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, red berries,
spices, liquorice nose, exotic note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark
fruits, anise and spices, liquorice, a lovely Haura! 89-91
2019 Clos Floridene
JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries, cassis,
lighter nose but detailed, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,
dark fruity, blackberries, anise, spices, a richer Clos Floridene. 89-91
Pessac-Léognan
2019 Château Haut-Bailly
JUN 20 56CS 36M 4CF 4PV Ruby.
Cassis, dark fruits, anise, nuanced, floral, scented, layered and intense nose.
Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, minerals, detailed and precise, more
linear than the opulent 2018, one of the more restrained this vintage with beautiful
focus. 13,7 alcohol. 96-98
2019 Haut-Bailly II
JUN 20 60M 40CS Ruby. Dark fruits,
anise, spices, minerals, nuanced and detailed nose. Scented. Fresh acidity,
ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, detailed, again minerals
on the palate, a beautiful HB II. 92-94
2019 Château
Haut-Lagrange
JUN 20 Ruby.
Lean nose and skinny palate.
The wines from this estate seems to get more and more unclean. A small vertical
of their whites last year was not exciting. 80-82
2019 Château Le Pape
JUN 20 80M 20CS Ruby. Blackberries,
anise, some spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity,
spices, liquorice, morellos, some red fruits, detailed and long. 90-92
2019 Chateau de Rouillac
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries,
sweet and ripe nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, fairly
sweet, red berries, bit short. 86-88
2019 Château Haut-Bacalan
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, red fruits,
lighter nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits,
spices, good length. 85-87
Médoc
2019 Château Beauvillage
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy,
spices, intense, nuanced, long. 90-92
2019 Château Bellerive
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, scented,
lilacs nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices,
liquorice, blackberries, firmer, long finish. 89-91
2019 Château La Cardonne
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise,
some spices, herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, some spices, red
fruits and liquorice, good length. 85-87
2019 Château Fleur La Mothe
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, some
spices, liquorice, good length. Drops off a bit soon in the finish. 87-89
2019 Château Ramafort
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blueberries
and blackberries, good length. 85-87
2019 Château La Gorce
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
some plums and very dark fruity with a paprika whiff behind on the nose. Fresh
acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, leaner body than nose
suggests, good length. 88-90
2019 Goulée by Cos d’Estournel
JUN 20 86M 13CS 1CF Ruby. Dark
fruits, blueberries and some spices, red fruits beneath on the nose. Fresh
acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, red berries, detailed, I think the most
precise Goulée to date, which is impressive in this hot vintage. 89-91
2019 Château Grivière
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices,
blackberries, juicy nose, but some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark
fruits, spices, liquorice, fairly detailed. 86-88
2019 Château Les Grands Chênes
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries,
blueberries, some vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark
fruits, anise, some spices, red fruits, good length. 86-88
2019 Château des Granges d’Or
JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, scented, floral
and lush dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy and
spicy, detailed, bit of wood that need swallowing, impressive. Long. 89-91
2019 Château Haut-Maurac
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise,
blueberries, spices, liquorice nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
smooth, dark fruits, detailed, elegant texture, long. 90-92
2019 Loudenne le Chateau
JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, blackberries,
anise, coffee and vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits,
anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89
2019 Château Noaillac
JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits,
liquorice and spices nose. Quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark
fruits, spices and liquorice, long finish. 90-92
2019 Château Poitevin
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice, nuanced and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
blackberries, spices, liquorice, intense, lots of wood. 89-91
2019 Château Roquegrave
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise,
herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured and a bit leaner mid
palate, fairly woody, this will need ten years, somewhat more rustic style.
87-89
2019 Château La Tour de By
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis,
anise and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits and spices,
liquorice, blueberries and spices. Good length. A richer La Tour de By, one of
the fullest bodied ever from here. 89-91
2019 Château Villa Carmin
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise,
some vanilla, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries,
cassis, some vanilla, juicy with structure, long. 89-91
Haut- Médoc
2019 Château Arnauld
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries,
blueberries and spices nose, ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark
fruits, anise, smooth texture, long. 89-91
2019 Château Caronne Ste Gemme
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits,
anise, spices, verging on jammy, lots of chocolate, toast and coffee. Long
though. Will need ten to fifteen years cellaring. 89-91
2019 Château du Cartillon
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blackberries
and anise spices, liquorice, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark
berries and spices, liquorice bit leaner. Bit woody. 85-87
2019 Château Croix du Trale
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, plums and
spices nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise,
spices and liquorice, good length. 87-89
2019 Château Larose Perganson
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy and
elegant, good length. 89-91
2019 Château Magnol
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, floral, nuanced nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner
bodied, dark fruits, nuanced, a fine Magnol. 88-90
2019 Château du Moulin Rouge
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose, dark fruity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits,
red berries, elegant texture, a fuller bodied Moulin Rouge, long. 89-91
2019 Château Paloumey
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, vanilla
and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla, spices,
structured, firmer, good length. 88-90
2019 Château Peyredon Lagravette
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, herbs, some
rubbery notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices,
liquorice, good length. 85-87
2019 Château Lestage Simon
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise,
spices, liquorice, bit woody nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices,
liquorice, blackberries, vanilla, long finish. 89-91
2019 Château Malescasse
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, herbs, cassis,
paprika, blueberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,
spices, dark berries, juicy with structure, long. 89-91
2019 Château Lanessan
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blueberries and
spices, some vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity,
vanilla and spices, detailed, long. 90-92
Listrac
2019 Château Cap Leon Veyrin
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise
nose, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices,
blackberries, juicy, good length. Structured. 90-92
2019 Château Fonréaud
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices,
liquorice, structured finish, bit dry finish. Quite woody. 87-89
2019 Château Lestage
JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, rich, big
nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries and
spices, richest ever Lestage? Good length, quite woody. 88-90
2019 Château Mayne-Lalande
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blueberries,
nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed and spicy,
nuanced, long. Lovely Mayne-Lalande. 90-92
2019 Château Saransot-Dupré
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
liquorice and wood on the nose. Scented behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
dark fruity, anise, spices, rich, intense, long. 89-91
Moulis
2019 Château Caroline
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits,
spices, liquorice, vanilla, blackberries, quite woody finish. 86-88
2019 Château Chemin Royal
JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruity,
blackberries and spices, intense nose, but also quite a bit of coffee and
vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, juicy,
wood is better integrated on the palate, long. 89-91
2019 Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, blueberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark
fruity, juicy, some spices, liquorice, long. 90-92
Margaux
2019 Château Le Coteau
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blackberries,
anise and spices nose, black tea and citrus nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
dark fruits, anise and spices, liquorice, juicy, long. 89-91
2019 La Bastide Dauzac
JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, some herbs and
anise nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise,
liquorice and spices, good length. 87-89
2019 Château Deyrem Valentin
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries,
blueberries, spices and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,
dark and red fruits, some liquorice, leaner bodied for the vintage, long. 90-92
2019 Château Grand Tayac
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, blueberries nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant
texture, fruit driven, a lovely effort from Grand Tayac. 87-89
2019 Château Haut-Breton
Larigaudiere
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, cassis
and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark. Fruits, anise and spices,
woody, good length. 86-88
2019 Château Siran
JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits,
blueberries and blackberries, detailed and layered, floral. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, juicy, dark fruits, spices, anise and liquorice, fine body and
texture, long. 92-94
Saint-Julien
2019 Château la Bridane
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, floral,
raspberries and a faint herbal note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
blackberries, spices, leaner bodied, elegant texture, a very classic style this
vintage. 89-91
2019 Château du Glana
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, anise,
blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark berries
and spices, juicy, nuanced, long. 90-92
Pauillac
2019 Château Bellegrave
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and
cassis, spices, liquorice and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,
blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89
2019 Château Fonbadet
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis
and vanilla nose, intense, spices, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,
spices, liquorice, detailed, long finish. 90-92
2019 Château Pibran
JUN 20 53M 47CS Ruby. Cassis,
blackberries, anise and spices nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, dark fruits, cassis and spices, intense and deeper for Pibran but also
finer textured, long finish. 90-92
2019 Château Pichon Longueville
Baron
JUN 20 87CS 13M, 80 percent new wood
and 49 percent of the harvest went in the first wine. Ruby. Lush nose of
cassis, blackberries, blueberries, tobacco, chocolate and truffles. Fresh
acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, detailed, juicy, the structure behind is hidden
behind velvety fruit and rich concentration, layered and deep with an amazingly
long finish. 97-99
2019 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron
JUN 20 59M 41CS Ruby. Intense,
exotic spices, richer nose, cassis, blackberries and fine tobacco nose,
scented, a very exiting nose on this Griffons. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,
structured, firm yet red fruits, detailed and nuanced, detailed, just as
Tourelles, a very fine Griffons. 92-94
2019 Les Tourelles de Longueville
JUN 20 68M 19CS 8CF 5PV Ruby.
Cassis, dark and red fruits, lightly scented nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, spiced, a very fine
Tourelles. 91-93
2019 Château Tour Sieujean
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, rich nose, intense, spices and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, dark fruits, ripe, sweet notes, can’t remember such a bold Tour
Sieujean ever. 88-90
Saint-Estephe
2019 Cos d’Estournel
JUN 20 65CS 35M Ruby. Cassis, exotic
spices, dark fruits, blueberries and blackberries, minerals beneath, floral,
impressive nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices,
blackberries and blueberries, spices, structured yet fine grained, layered and
detailed, long. Another excellent Cos d’Estournel, they have reached a new
plateau of precision the last four to five vintages. 96-98
2019 Pagodes de Cos
JUN 20 55CS 36M 5CF 4PV Ruby.
Blackberries, anise, spices, detailed, faintly exotic, nuanced nose. Minerals.
Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, detailed, spices, liquorice, nuanced,
minerals, bright expression yet rich and dense. A beautiful and serious Pagodes.
92-94
2019 Cos d’Estournel Blanc
JUN 20 65SB 35S Pale lemon yellow.
Grapefruits, minerals, citrus, just a whiff of mango and apricots nose. Fresh
acidity, ripe, citrus, grapefruits, orange and orange peel, minerals, a more
subdued salinity than Pagodes, detailed, long. Only 8 percent new wood, rest is
two and three years old. 95
2019 Pagodes de Cos Blanc
JUN 20 88SB 12S Pale lemon yellow.
Intense nose, some grapefruits, lemons, lemon peel, light peach note nose.
Fresh acidity, citrus, minerals, saline, detailed, rounded, almost creamy, rich
bodied, really long. This is the most impressive Pagodes blanc to date. Only 8
percent new wood, so all this fattness and creaminess is from ripeness. Yet
it remains energetic. 94
2019 Château
La Croix de Pez
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries,
anise and spices, blueberries, dark fruity, juicy and long. 90-92
2019 Château Lafon-Rochet
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blueberries,
some red fruits, nuanced, scented and minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices, detailed, long. A very fine
Lafon-Rochet. 93-95
2019 Château
Martin
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and
spices, vanilla and herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark
fruits, spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90
2019 Château Petit Bocq
JUN 20 Ruby. Anise. Spices,
liquorice, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries
and spices, liquorice, long. 89-91
2019 Château
La Haye
JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, vanilla,
spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity,
blackberries and spices, good length. 88-90
2019 Château Sérilhan
JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, anise, dark
fruity, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy,
spices, liquorice, long. 90-92
2019 Château Tour de Pez
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
spices, liquorice, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured,
firm with lovely fruit packing it in, long. A superb Tour de Pez. 91-93
2019 Château Tour Saint-Fort
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise,
some vanilla, dark fruits nose. Herbs. Floral high notes. Fresh acidity, ripe
tannins, dark fruits, spices, some liquorice, long. 89-91
2019 Château Tour des Termes
JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise,
some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark berries and spices, juicy,
blueberries, long. 89-91
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