Arctic Wine Festival Bordeaux tasting

2000 Charles Heidsieck Brut Millesime

Pale golden. Some nuts, apples, yellow fruits, lots of brioche notes nose. Fresh acidity, rounded, apples, nuts, detailed, brioche, elegant texture, detailed long finish. 93

 

2020 Château Recougne

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, herbs, lean bodied, anise. Thin finish. 83

 

2020 Château Senilhac

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits nose, spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, blueberries, fruit forward, good length. 87

 

2018 Château Senilhac

Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, dark fruits, anise and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blueberries, anise, spices, good length. 87

 

2021 Château Laroze

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, cassis, dark fruits, blueberries, some vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, nuanced, elegant texture, good length. 90

 

2019 Château Laroze

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, blackberries, detailed and nuanced, juicy, elegant and long. 93

 

2016 Château Laroze

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, and blueberries, fruit forward and detailed, minerals, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, long. 94

2011 Château Simard

Ruby, thin garnet rim. Dates, figs, anise, blackberries nose, dark fruits. More evolved bottle. Fresh acidity, rounded, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, leaner finish. 89

2011 Château Simard

Ruby, thin garnet rim. Dates, minerals, scented, nuanced, blackberries, detailed, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, anise, minerals, nuanced, long. 90 

 

2022 Clos Floridene blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Apples grapefruits, vanilla, some smoky notes nose. Fresh acidity, rounded, elegant texture, fruit forward, nuanced, grapefruits, smooth. 89

 

2019 Clos Floridene blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, citrus, minerals, focused nose, some peach notes. Fresh acidity, apples, citrus, minerals, saline, detailed, nuanced, juicy, refreshing, long. 91

 

2023 Château Suduiraut Vieilles Vignes

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, lemons, citrus, minerals, grapefruits nose, floral, detailed and layered nose.Fresh acidity, apples, rounded, fruit forward, nuanced, juicy, refreshing, some troipcal fruits, long. 93

 

2021 Château Reynon

Ruby. Red berries, anise, dark fruits, some herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, spices, leaner bodied. 84

 

2021 Château Haura

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some herbs and spices nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red berries, spices, herbs, good length. 87

 

2021 Château Poujeaux

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, cassis, dark fruits, liquorice, nuanced, fruit forward, good length. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, red berries, anise, spices, leaner finish. 89

 

2021 Château Phélan Ségur

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, blueberries, leaner nose, tight. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red berries, liquorice, spices, leaner finish. 88

 

2021 Château Haut-Bailly

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose, some vanilla and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, leaner bodied, nuanced, long. 93

 

2021 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, scented, fruit driven and nuanced nose, layered. ' Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, spices, leaner bodied, nuanced, spices, long. 94

 

2021 Clos Fourtet

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, spices, nuanced and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, dark fruits, anise, leaner bodied, spices, long. 93

 

2022 Château Suduiraut

Golden. Rich, intense, apricots, grilled pineapples, intense, layered, deep, caramel, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, rich, deep, intense, detailed, fruit forward, juicy, pineapples, intense and long. Stunning. 96