2023 Primeur, Saint-Julien

2023 Château Beychevelle

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, some spices, liquorice notes nose, vanilla. Scented and lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, elegant texture, fruit forward, long finish. 93-95

 

2023 Château Branaire-Ducru

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices, nuanced, elegant nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward, nuanced, detailed and long. A newfound precission in Branaire-Ducru. Not even sure if this was made in their new cellar.  93-95

 

2023 Château La Bridane

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit driven nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, energetic, saline, detailed. Best La Bridane I have tasted. 90-92

 

2023 Les Trois Canons de la Bridane

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice nose, some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, some spices, leaner finish. 88-90

 

2023 Château du Glana

Ruby. Blueberries, anise, dark fruits nose, some spices, liquorice. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, long if narrow finish. 89-91

 

2023 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, vanilla, liquorice, fruit forward, scented, layered, bright, floral nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, liquorice, blueberries, long finish.Rich yet energetic. Seductive. 96-98

 

2023 La Croix de Beaucaillou

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, dark fruits, lifted and scented nose, detailed and layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, detailed, fruit forward yet energetic, long finish. 92-94

 

2023 Le Petit Ducru

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, blueberries, fruit forward nose, detailed. Scented and lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, spices, juicy, long. 91-93

 

2023 Madame de Beaucaillou (Haut-Médoc)

Ruby. Blackberries, scented, blueberries, fruit driven and lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, detailed, spices, long. 89-91

 

2023 Château Finegrave

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, leaner. 87-89

 

2023 Château Gloria

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, blueberries, elegant texture, long finish. 91-93

 

2023 Château Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, liquorice, fruit forward, nuanced nose, detailed. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, aqnise, dark fruits, liquorice, long finish. 94-96

 

2023 Château Langoa Barton

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, scented, red berries, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, long finish. Bit leaner. 90-92

 

2023 Château Léoville Barton

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, nuanced, juicy, elegant texture, long finish. A beauty! 94-96

 

2023 Château Léoville Las Cases

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, blueberries, detailed, scented, intense, layered, deep and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, intense, spices, juicy, layered, energetic, layered, minerals, tobacco, graphite, layers and layers and it comes in waves. This goes on forever. One of the best of the vintage. 97-99

 

2023 Le Petit Lion de Leoville las Cases

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, blueberries, nuanced nose, lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, firmer, textured, long finish. 91-93

 

2023 Château Moulin de la Rose

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, long. Bit lighter. 89-91

 

2023 Château Saint-Pierre

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced nose, minerals and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward, nuanced, long. 92-94

 

2023 Château Talbot

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit driven nose.Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, some herbs, long finish. 91-93

 

2023 Château Teynac

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, some herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, anise, herbs, good length. 87-89

 

2023 Clos du Marquis

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, nuanced, detailed, lifted, cassis, nuanced, very elegant nose, refined. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, detailed, liquorice, spices, nuanced, intense and long. Superb balance, a very elegant Clos du Marquis indeed. 93-95

 

2023 Evoke

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, liquorice, blueberries, some spices nnose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, leaner finish. 87-89