Primeur 2024, Bordeaux, Castillon, Cadillac, Bourg and Blaye

2024 Château Pey La Tour Reserve du Château

Ruby. Blackberries, fruit forward, some spices nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, anise, juicy, good length. 86-88

 

2024 Château Trocard Monrepos

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, leane rnose, somewhat scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, leaner finish. 86-88

 

2024 Grand Vin de Reignac

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, smooth, elegant texture, long if narrower finish. 89-91

 

2024 Balthus

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

 

2024 Château de Ricaud

Ruby. Vanilla, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, vanilla, spices, lacks fruit. 85-87

 

2024 Château de Clotte

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, blackberries, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner bodied, spices, juicy. 86-88

 

2024 Château Lamour

Ruby. Some herbs, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, red berries, good length, lively. 87-89

 

2024 Château Joanin Bécot

Ruby. Scented, red berries, nuanced, floral, elegant nose, lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red berries, darker fruits, lifted, long finish. 91-93

 

2024 Roc de Cambes

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, red berries, nuanced, minerals, some beetroots notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, spices, fruit forward, elegant texture, long.  93.95

 

2024 Domaine de Cambes

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, fruit forward nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, spices, vanilla, good concentration, long finish. 92-94

 

2024 Château l'Aurage

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, vanilla, spices, detailed, long. 91-93

 

2024 Château Haut Bertinerie

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, blackberries, leaner and herbal finish. 86-88

 

2024 Château Ampelia

Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, leaner finish. 87-89

 

2024 Château Côte Montpezat

Ruby. Herbs, leaner, red berries and wood nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, leaner, herbs. 85-87

 

2024 Clos Puy Arnaud

Ruby. Red berries, anise, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Carignan

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, some herbs, leaner finish. 86-88

 

2024 Château de Haut Coulon

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

 

2024 Château Réaut

Ruby. Herbs, blackberries, anise, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, red fruits, quite juicy. 86-88

 

2024 Carat du Château Reaut

Ruby. Red berries, blackberries, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner, refreshing. 87-89

 

2024 Château Reynon

Ruby. Red berries, anise, some spices, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, some spices, juicy, elegant. Impressive Reynon! 87-89

 

2024 Château Fleur Haut Gaussens

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red fruits, elegant, good length. 86-88

 

2024 Château Leroy-Beauval

Ruby. Herbs, leaner nose, red fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, some herbs. 85-87

 

2024 Château Penin

Ruby. Red berries, some blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, leaner finish. 86-88

 

2024 Clos Lunelles

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, nuanced, detailed, long.  90-92

 

2024 Château Montlandrie

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward, elegant. 90-92

 

2024 Château Laurence

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, some spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, some spices, leaner. 87-89

 

2024 Roc de Maugnas

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, spices, fruit forward  nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, leaner. 86-88

 

2024 Château Grand Village

Ruby. Blueberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, anise, spices, juicy, long, linear.  90-92

 

2024 Les Perrieres

Ruby. Scented, floral, blackberries, nuanced, dark fruits, blueberries nose, detailed nose, Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, detailed, nuanced, juicy, bright, layered, bright and elegant, long finish, very juicy.  93-95

 

2024 Château Le Rey Les Argileuses

Ruby. Herbs, red berries, anise, leaner nose, touch jammy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, herbs, leaner.  87-89

 

2024 Château Le Rey Les Rocheuses

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, some sandy warm dust notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed, energetic, blackberries, minerals, best Les Rocheuses I have tasted.  90-92