2021 Saint-Estephe

2021 Château Bernard Magrez

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, good length. 88-90

2021 Château Le Boscq

MAY 22 Ruby. Scented, dark and red fruits, nuanced, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, liquorice and spices, nuanced, long finish. 89-91

2021 Château Capbern

APR 22 Ruby. Scented, red fruits, floral and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, spices, nuanced, good length. 88-90

2021 Château Calon Ségur 

APR 22 81CS 11CF 7M 1PV Late harvest, ending 13th of October. 12,9% alcohol. Ruby. Blackcurrants, blackberries, some spices, nuanced and detailed nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, some spices, liquorice, juicy, long finish. 94-96

2021 Le Marquis de Calon Segur

APR 22 58M 42CS Ruby. Vanilla, spices, dark fruits, nuanced nose, lifted yet a bot extracted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, liquorice, spices, detailed, firmer finish, long. 13,2% alcohol. 89-91

2021 Cos d'Estournel

APR 22 64CS 30M 4CF 2PV Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit driven, nuanced, floral notes nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, nuanced, long finish. 12,75% alcohol. 95-97

2021 Pagodes de Cos

APR 22 60M 36CS 3 CF 1PV Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, liquorice nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, detailed, nuanced, long finish. 12,5% alcohol. 91-93

2021 Cos d'Estournel blanc

APR 22 71SB 29S Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, minerals, nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, minerals, detailed and nuanced, playful, juicy, apples and lemons, long finish. 93-95

2021 Pagodes de Cos blanc

APR 22 SB 85 S15 Pale lemon yellow. Some apples, some citrus, fruit driven and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, nuanced, refreshing, citrus, elegant texture. Long finish. 89-91

2021 Château Cos Labory 

APR 22 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, floral, nuanced, cassis nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, firmer, long. 91-93

2021 Château Le Crock

MAY 22 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, anise and spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries and spices, detailed, long finish. 89-91

2021 Château La Croix de Pez

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruits nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, leaner, fresh. 86-88

2021 Château Haut-Beauséjour 

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, dark fruits nose, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red fruits, anise, spices, good length. 88-90

2021 Château Haut-Marbuzet

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, fruit driven, intense nose, detailed and nuanced. Floral and scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, detailed, nuanced, lovely concentration, detailed, intense and long. Wow, superb effort! 93-95

2021 Château La Haye

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, fruit driven nose, detailed and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, tannic, structured and firm, nuanced and long. 89-91

2021 Château Laffitte Carcasset

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, leaner finish. 88-90

2021 The Corsair de Lafitte Carcasset

MAY 22 Ruby. Red fruits, anise, floral, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruits, good length. 87-89

2021 Château Lafon-Rochet

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, cassis, fruit driven, liquorice, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, firmer, structured, nuanced and long. 92-94

2021 Château Lilian Ladouys 

APR 22 Ruby. Red berries, anise, somewhat leaner nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, red and dark fruits, nuanced, good length. Bit herbal. 88-90

2021 Château Martin

MAY 22 Ruby. Leaner, nose, some herbs and spices, red fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, leaner, lacks concentration. 84-86

2021 Château Meyney

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit driven, intense and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, rich, intense, blackberries and spices, long finish. 90-92

2021 Prieur de Meyney

MAY 22 Ruby. Blueberries, light anise note, some darker fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2021 Château Montrose

APR 22 62CS 31M 6CF 1PV Ruby. Floral, scented, blackberries and spices, dark fruits, nuanced, layered nose. Almost a lilacs note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, lovely fruit, body and balance, energetic and refined, long finish. What a charmer! 96-98

2021 La Dame de Montrose

APR 22 53M 38CS 6PV 3CF Ruby. Scented, floral, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries and spices, dark fruits, nuanced, long finish. 13,1% alcohol. 91-93

2021 Château Ormes de Pez

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries, some herbs, good length. 88-90

2021 Château Petit Bocq

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit driven nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, detailed and nuanced, bright even, long finish. 89-91

2021 Château de Pez

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, some vanilla, scented and lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, juicy. 90-92

2021 2nd de Pez

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits and anise nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2021 Château Phélan Ségur

APR 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, rich and fruit driven nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries, detailed, lovely energy to it, long finish. Really long. 93-95

2021 Château Ségur de Cabanac

APR 22 Ruby. Anise, spices, vanilla, detailed nose if not that intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, some herbs, blackberries and spices, long finish. 89-91

2021 Château Tour de Pez

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, faintly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red fruits, lighter, good length. 87-89

2021 Château Tour Saint-Fort

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, lighter. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, leaner bodied. 85-87

2021 Château Tour des Termes

MAY 22 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, leaner finish. 87-89

2021 Château Tronquoy-Lalande

APR 22 48CS 40M 12PV Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, some coffee notes, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, blackberries and cassis, long finish. 12,9% alcohol. 89-91