2023 Primeur, Graves

2023 Graves

 

2023 Château Brondelle

Ruby. Vanilla, spices, smoky notes and dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, liquorice, leaner finish. 88-90

 

2023 Château Crabitey

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, juicy, good length. 86-88

 

2023 Château de Chantegrive

Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, some vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, blueberries, fruit forward, good length. Structured. 87-89

 

2023 Château de Chantegrive blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, some citrus, fruit forward nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, some orange peel, lighter yet somewhat creamy, good length. 89

 

2023 Château de Portets

Ruby. Pappery, dark fruits, anise, some spices, liquorice, exotic notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red fruits, spices, good length. 86-88

 

2023 Château de Portets blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some citrus, leaner nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, apples, leaner, refreshing. 85

 

2023 Château de Rochemorin blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Peach, apples, some vanilla, spices, some tropical fruits nose. Fresh acidity, apples, lemons, some citrus, minerals, elegant texture, good length. 89

 

2023 Château Ferrande

Ruby. Bright nose of raspberries, blackberries, some vanilla and spices, lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, blackberries, juicy, spices, long finish. Lovely ferrande. 88-90

 

2023 Château Ferrande

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, some lemons, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, apples, light bodied, some spices, touch bitter, bit short. 86

 

2023 Château Haura

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

 

2023 Château Pellot

Ruby. Vanilla, spices, peppery, deeper, ripe nose. Blackberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, spices, good length. 87-89

 

2023 Château Rahoul

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, jammya nose, plums. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, bit flat and flimsy, jammy. 85-87

 

2023 Château Rahoul

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, some citrus, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, apples, citrus, lemons, lighter, refreshing, good length. 88

 

2023 Château Roquetaillade La Grange

Ruby. Herbs, blackberries, jammy notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, leaner, thin even. 85-87

 

2023 Château Saint-Robert Cuvée Poncet Deville

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit driven nose.Bit jammy. Fresh acidity ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, leaner, some herbs. 84-86

 

2023 Clos Floridene

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, some minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries, juicy, blueberries, elegant texture, long finish. 90-92

 

2023 Clos Floridene blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Peach, apples, some citrus, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, peach, apples, rouned, elegant texture, good length. 89