2019 Pessac-Léognan from bottle

White

2019 Château d’Eck 

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, fruit driven, some tropical notes nose. Fresh acidity, apples, rounded, fruit driven, juicy, good length. Quite tropical. 87

2019 Château Olivier blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, pears, peach, some vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, apples, peach, some plums, minerals, detailed, good length. 89

2019 Château Ferran blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Tropical, fruit driven, apples and peach nose.fresh acidity, apples, rounded, some vanilla, good length. 87

2019 Château Luchey-Halde blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, vanilla and citrus nose. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, some grapefruits, good length. 88

2019 Château Haut-Lagrange blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Light nose of apples and citrus, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, candied lemons, some vanilla, good length. 87

2019 Château Haut-Bergey blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, some vanilla notes nose. Smoky. Fresh acidity, apples, tropical, fruit driven, bit short. 86

2019 Château de France blanc

MAR 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, peach, fruit driven, some vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, apples, peach, rounded, light bodied, good length. 88

2019 Château La Garde blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, vanilla, some spices, tropical notes nose. Fresh acidity, apples, vanilla, some smoky notes, good length. 87

2019 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, peach, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, apples, some bitter notes, vanilla and spices, good length. 88

2019 Château de Rochemorin blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, peach, pears nose, lighter. Fresh acidity, apples, pears, lighter bodied, good length. 87

2019 Château La Louviere blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Lemons, some vanilla and spices, light smoky note nose. Fresh acidity, apples, some lemons, leaner bodied, good length. 88

2019 Château Carbonnieux blanc

FEB 22 Watery lemon yellow. Light nose of apples, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, fruit driven, nuanced, lovely balance, more intense than nose suggests. Long finish. 91

2019 Château Malartic-Lagraviere blanc

FEB 22 Watery lemon yellow. Apples, peach, pears, lighter nose, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, apples, nuanced, refreshing, apples, citrus, long finish. 92

2019 Château Latour-Martillac blanc

FEB 22 Pale lemon yellow. Apples, pears, peach, fruit driven nose, some vanilla and spices. Fresh acidity, apples, rounded, elegant, some spices, long finish. 91

Reds

2019 Château Luchey-Halde

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, vanilla, fruit driven nose. Some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices. 86

2019 Château Haut-Lagrange

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, leaner bodied, good length. 86

2019 Château Haut-Baclan

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, fruit driven if lighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, anise, some herbs. Leaner finish. 87

2019 Château d’Eck

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lean body, lacks concentration and complexity. 84

2019 Château La Garde

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, some spices, leaner, bit short. 87

2019 Château Leognan

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, blackberries and spices, juicy. Fairly tannic as well. Firm finish. Good length. 88

2019 Château Haut-Bergey

FEB 22 Ruby. Some herbs, anise, vanilla, red and dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. Bit bitter and lean finish. 86

2019 Château Seguin

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite a bit of bitter wood and sawdust, lacks fruit and concentration to back it up, at least at this stage. 83

2019 Château Ferran

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices and vanilla, good length. 88

2019 Château de Rochemorin 

MAR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 88

2019 Château La Louviere

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit driven, vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries, long finish. 91

2019 Château Carbonnieux 

FEB 22 Ruby. Red fruits, blackberries, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, some anise and vanilla, spices, juicy, long finish. Some alcohol warmth. 91

2019 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion

FEB 22 Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, fruit driven, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, red berries, spices, firm, quite woody finish. 90

2019 Château Malartic Lagraviere 

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, vanilla, blueberries, cassis and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy with texture, some alcohol warmth, long finish. 93

2019 Château Latour-Martillac

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, vanilla, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla, spices, nuanced, detailed, rich, long. 94

2019 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, anise, fruit driven, some vanilla, intense and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, juicy and detailed, layered and deep, lovely density with freshness and energy, long. 96

2019 Château Le Pape

FEB 22 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, some spices, light vanilla note, some minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices, liquorice, quite detailed, long finish. 90

2019 Haut-Bailly II

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, anise, some spices and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, intense and long. Juicy. 93

2019 Château Haut-Bailly

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, anise, some spices, fruit driven nose, nuanced and layered, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, darkfruits, anise, liquorice and spices, intense, still fine boned, long finish. Touch of alcohol warmth. 96

2019 Château Pape Clement

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, rich, dense, vanilla, cassis, layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, some vanilla, rich and intense, lush, yet with energy, long finish. 95

2019 Château de Cruzeau

FEB 22 Ruby. Blackberries and cassis, some vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, some herbs, high alcohol. 87

2019 Château d’Alix

FEB 22 Ruby. Scented, dark and red fruits and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, soft and easy going, lighter. 86

2019 Château de France

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit driven nose, some vanilla, light of herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, structured and firm, leaner bodied, good length. 89

2019 Château Olivier

Ruby.blueberries, cassis, some spices and vanilla, fruit driven if somewhat leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, long finish. Some alcohol warmth. 90