Bordeaux 2019 Red, Part II, Right Bank

Rosé

2019 Rosé by Emmanuelle de Boüard

JUN 20 Bright salmon. Light red fruity and apples nose. Fresh acidity, elegant texture and body, fruit driven and rounded. Good length. 84

2019 Hubert de Bouard Rosé

JUN 20 Bright salmon. Light red fruits nose. Tighter. Fresh acidity, some texture to it, elegant body and fruit, good length. 84

Montagne 

2019 Clos de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, minerals, detailed, nuanced, quite intense nose. Even more terroir expression than Dame de Boüard already on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, bright yet richer, blackberries, spices, nuanced, minerals, this is on a new level for Clos de Boüard. 92-94

2019 Dame de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, spices, blueberries nose. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries and blackberries, some spices, liquorice, smooth and juicy, elegant texture, good length. Just a hint of minerals is shining through underneath, is Coralie already starting to find the terroir expression? 89-91

2019 Château Faizeau

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, scented, blackberries nose, dark fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, structured, intense, fairly rich, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Messile-Aubert

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length. Bit sweet. 88-90

2019 Reclos de la Couronne

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, vanilla, richer nose, some spices, detailed, a bit woody nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy and detailed, long. 89-91

2019 Vieux Château Palon

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, vanilla, dark fruits, spices and liquorice, good length. 87-89

Lussac Saint-Emilion

2019 Château La Rose Perrière

JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, blackberries, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, spices, detailed, good length. 88-89

2019 Château Tour Perruchon

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, richer and deeper nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, detailed, quite intense bit lovely red fruit nerve through it. Minerals. 87-89

Puisseguin Saint-Emilion

2019 Château Lafaurie

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red and dark fruits, some vanilla, lighter bodied. 85-87

Castillon Côte de Bordeaux

2019 Château de Laussac

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, liquorice, detailed and richer nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, vanilla, quite woody, smoky, intense, good length. 86-88

2019 Château de Laussac Cuvée Sacha

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, detailed, spices, some vanilla, nuanced, a lovely Sacha. 88-90

2019 Château Ampelia

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, violets, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy and detailed, a lovely Ampelia. 88-90

2019 L’Aurage

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark and red fruits, detailed, nuanced, long. 88-90

2019 Château Cap de Faugeres

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, spices, liquorice, faintly floral nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,d ark fruity, spices, anise, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Côte Montpezat Cuvée Compostelle

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, spices, liquorice, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed, and elegant, lovely balance, long. A beautiful Côte Montpezat! Best ever? 90-92

2019 Château Paloma

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits nose, spices and liquorice. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and liquorice, detailed, minerals beneath, long. 89-91

2019 Château Paloma 360˚

JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries and blackberries nose, spices and lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and cherry stones, good length. 88-90

2019 Clos Puy Arnaud

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, spices, coffee, rich nose, ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, rustic structure but lovely fruit, good length. 88-90

Lalande de Pomerol

2019 Château La Fleur de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, dark fruits, layered nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, nuanced, detailed, long. 91-93

2019 Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruits nose, spices. Scented nose. Intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice and spices, blackberries, rich, dense and layered. Long. 92-94

2019 Le Lion de La Fleur de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose, some raspberries behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, spices, liquorice, blackberries, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Sergant

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, quite hard wood notes, bit bitter even, good length. 86-88

2019 La Sergue

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and spices, intense nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, bit intense wood and spices, fine fruit behind if it can handle it. 86-88

2019 L’Ambroise

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, verging on jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, dark fruits, elegant texture, good length. 87-89

2019 Enclos de Viaud

JUN 20 About 7000 bottles made. Ruby. Dark fruits, minerals, pencil shavings, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy if leaner, wood will need some time to integrate, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Haut-Surget

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and spices nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Moncets

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, good length. 85-87

2019 Château de Chambrun

JUN 20 Ruby. Liquorice, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, alcohol and spices, dense. 89-91

2019 Château Tournefeuille

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, good length. Bit short finish. A bit sweet. 87-89

2019 Château Maine-Chaigneau Cuvée JS

JUN 20 Ruby. Floral, sweet ripe fruits and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, structured behind, sweet, fairly juicy but has a somewhat strange sweet feel to it. 86-88

2019 Château Jean de Gué

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, blueberries and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and liquorice,good length. 88-90

2019 Domaine des Sabines

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries nose, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, quite a bit of wood but elegant fruit. 87-89

Fronsac

2019 Château de Carles

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, juicy, detailed, intense, long. I think this is the greatest effort I have tasted from here. 90-92

2019 Château de Carles Haut-Carles

JUN 20 Ruby. Liquorice, vanilla, some alcohol, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, alcohol, some wood and wood spices, bitterness from toast, coffee and burnt bread, fruit seems to get lost in the wood. It should have concentration to handle it, but this can be a rough one for the first years. 86-90

2019 Château Gaby

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, vanilla, spices, faintly floral nose. Rich. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla and spices, good length. 89-91

2019 Château Gaby Cuvée 

JUN 20 Ruby. Rich, big and bold nose, lots of dark fruits and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, leaner bodied than nose suggests, good length. 88-90

2019 Princess Gaby

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, blueberries, bit short. 86-88

2019 Château Moulin Haut-Laroque

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, vanilla and spices, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, fairly dense, dark fruits, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Plain-Point

JUN 20 Ruby. Ripe dark fruits nose, blackberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, leaner bodied, red fruits, good length. 86-88

2019 Château Plain-Point Chairman’s Selection

JUN 20 Ruby. Rich, plums, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruit driven and sweet, some minerals hiding behind, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Villars

JUN 20 Ruby, anise, spices, blackberries nose, dark fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, juicy, elegant texture, long. 89-91

2019 Château Les Trois Croix

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, liquorice, blackberries nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, elegant texture, a brighter expression than the last few vintages, long. 90-92

2019 Château La Vieille Cure

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, liquorice, blueberries, nuanced, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blueberries and spices, long. A fine Vieille Cure. 89-91

2019 Château de la Riviére

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, liquorice, vanilla, wood toasting, richer nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, detailed, spices, nuanced and long. 90-92

2019 Château Fontenil

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, red fruits, blackberries and spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, elegant texture, lovely balance, nuanced, long. 91-93

2019 Château de la Dauphine

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, liquorice and dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, spices, liquorice and anise, long finish. 90-92

2019 Château Dalem

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, anise, spices, nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, there is a new precision in Dalem never seen before. Is this their finest effort to date? High alcohol. 91-93

Pomerol

2019 Le Clos du Beau-Père

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries and blueberries, rounded nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, detailed and intense, long. Super smooth and velvety, on the rich side. 90-92

2019 La Clemence

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices, dark fruits, vanilla, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Maillet

JUN 20 Ruby. Liquorice, spices, dark fruits, anise nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice, rich, big and sweet, velvety and smooth. Long chocolatyfinish. 90-92

2019 Château La Patache

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, dark fruits, some anise and thyme notes nose. Vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, vanilla, spices, liquorice, bit leaner, good length. This will need a few years cellaring. 88-90

2019 Château Taillefer

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, some vanilla, coffee and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice and spices, bit alcoholic. 87-89

2019 Enclos Tourmaline 

JUN 20 100M. About 3400 bottles made. Ruby. Rich nose, dark fruits, blackberries, very faint floral note behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla, spices, rounded and rich, bit high alcohol, long. 90-92

2019 Château Lecuyer

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, jammy, rich nose, very ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries and spices, juicy, good length. 87-89

2019 Château La Commanderie

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, spices, blackberries, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, juicy, long finish if a bit lean. 88-90

2019 Clos Vieux Taillefer

JUN 20 Ruby. Rich, jammy nose, alcohol leaps out of the glass. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, a bit flat, very sweet and jammy. 86-88

2019 Château Le Moulin

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, coffee, spices, liquorice nose, verging on jammy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, bit flat, sweet. 86-88

2019 Clos de la Vieille Église

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some herbs, nettles, dark fruits and spices, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Mazeyres

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, anise and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices and liquorice, juicy, good length. 87-89