Primeur 2024 Pessac-Léognan reds

2024 Château Bouscaut

Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, scented nose, fruit forward, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, spices, juicy, elegant texture, long finish.  91-93

 

2024 Château Branon

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, long. 91-93

 

2024 Château Cantelys

Ruby. Red berries, anise, some spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, some herbs, good length. 86-88

 

2024 Château Carbonnieux

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackebrries, some red fruits, scented and detailed nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, juicy, refreshing, lovely balance, long.  91-93

 

2024 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, spices, fruit forward, layered, floral and scented, roses, dark fruits, deep.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red and dark fruits, spices, nuanced, gorgeous fruit, well balanced, juicy, intense. Some 40% of the crop was selected out. Long finish. 24 hl yield. 95-97

 

2024 C des Carmes Haut-Brion

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, floral, bright, floral and layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed, nuanced, elegant texture, fruit forward, long. Saline notes, wonderful balance. 93-95

 

2024 Domaine de Chevalier

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, vanilla, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, blackberries, juicy, detailed, elegant texture, long finish. 94-96

 

2024 L'Esprit de Chevalier

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries nose, spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, spices, liquorice, elegant texture, long.  90-92

 

2024 Château Couhins 

Ruby. Anise, herbs, blackberries, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, lean and green. 86-88

 

2024 Château Couhins-Lurton

Ruby. Red berries, anise, dark fruits, some herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red fruits, anise, spices, elegant texture, long finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château de Cruzeau

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise and herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, juicy, refreshing. 87-89

 

2024 Château de Fieuzal

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, spices, leaner bodied. 90-92

 

2024 Château de France 

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise and spices, bit jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red and dark fruits, leaner bodied, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Haut Bailly

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, cassis, fruit forward, detailed and nuanced nose, aromatic. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, nuanced, juicy, detailed, blackberries, nuanced, intense, fruit forward, long finish. 30 hl yield. 95-97

 

2024 Haut Bailly II

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, spices, some vanilla, nuanced, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, ansie, spices, some herbs, dark fruits, juicy. 90-92

 

2024 Château Haut-Bergey

Ruby. Red fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, scented, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, red and dark fruits, a lovely haut-Bergey! 89-91

2024 Château Haut-Brion

Ruby. Red berries, floral, nuanced, juicy, layered, detailed, sented and lifted, bright nose, so seductive.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, layered, detailed, nuanced, bright, gorgeous, energetic, wonderful balance, long finish. 25 hl yield. 97-99

 

2024 Le Clarence Haut-Brion

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced nose, scented, fruit forward, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, juicy, spices, nuanced, elegant, long finish. Vibrant. 92-94

 

2024 Château Haut-Lagrange

Ruby. Herbs, blackberries, leaner nose. Lean palate. 84-86

 

2024 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion 

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, some spices, detailed nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, juicy, elegant, Larrivet seems to have nailed both their red and white this year. 91-93

 

2024 Château Latour-Martillac

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, some spices, nuanced, fruit forward nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries, anise and spices, long.  93-95

 

2024 Château Léognan

Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red berries, leaner. 86-88

 

2024 Château La Louviére

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, juicy, detailed, elegant texture, long finish. 91-93

 

2024 Château Malartic-Lagraviére 

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose, lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, juicy, saline, energetic, fine tuned and long. Wow! 94-96

 

2024 Château La Mission Haut-Brion

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, fruit forward, detailed nose, layered, bright with gorgeous depth. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red andd arker fruits, nuanced, juicy, refines, a lighter La Mission, but very eleagnt, long. 95-97

 

2024 La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward, nuanced, scented and detailed, layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, juicy, elegant refreshing, long finish. 91-93

 

2024 Château Olivier 

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced nose, fruit forward, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, elegant texture, lovely balance, long.  92-94

 

2024 Château Pape-Clement

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, layered and detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, nuanced, refined, elegant, long finish. 94-96

 

2024 Château Picque Caillou 

Ruby. Vanilla, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, blackberries, nuanced, leaner finish, some herbs. 88-90

 

2024 Château de Rochemorin

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

 

2024 Château Smith Haut Lafitte

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, nuanced, scented, fruit driven, lovely nose and fruit. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, spices, liquorice, layered, nuanced, detailed, intense, long. 50% more rainfall than the average during the season. Normal is 800mm and 1200mm. 22 hl yield. 95-97

 

2024 Le Petit  Smith Haut Lafitte

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, blackcurrants nose, scented, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, dark fruits, textured, nuanced, long finish. Some firmness to it. 91-93

 

2024 Les Hauts de Smith

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward nose, spices and blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, juicy, spices, nuanced, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Le Thil

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward nose, cassis and spices. fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, dark fruits, some herbs, good length. 88-90