Primeur 2024 Pauillac, including Château Latour

Very few got to taste Château Latour during primeur this vintage, due to the very limited production last year. Hardly any in trade, but also quite a few wine critics were left out. So you might not see these wines tasted from all sources. 

 

2024 Château Batailley

Ruby. Some herbs, blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, herbs, leaner, some dark fruits, bit short. 87-89

 

2024 Château Bellegrave

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, juicy, some spices, refreshing, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Clerc Milon

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced, blueberries, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, dark berries, detailed, nuanced, elegant, fruit forward, bit firm finish. 92-94

 

2024 Pastourelle de Clerc Milon

Ruby. Red and dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, fresh nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, dark fruits, some spices, nuanced, juicy, elegant. 88-90

 

2024 Château Croizet-Bages

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

 

2024 Château d'Armailhac

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, cassis, nuanced, detailed, seductive nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, refreshing, energetic, detailed, lovely. 92-94

 

2024 Château Duhart-Milon

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

 

2024 Château Fonbadet

Ruby. Red berries, dark fruits, some spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, dark fruits, spices, juicy if leaner, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Grand-Puy Ducasse

Ruby. Cassis, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, juicy, nuanced, lovely fruit and balance, long finish.  92-94

 

2024 Château Grand Puy Lacoste

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, blueberries, nuanced, scented, dark fruits, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, energetic, detailed, nuanced, layered, long. 38hl yield. 92-94

 

2024 Lacoste-Borie

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, anise, juicy, nuanced, detailed, long. 89-91

 

2024 Château Haut-Bages Libéral

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, spices, minerals, quite bright expression, nuanced, long. Saline. 93-95

 

2024 Château Haut-Batailley

Ruby. Red and dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, juicy, fruit forward, elegant, refreshing, long. 91-93

 

2024 Château Lafite Rothschild

Ruby. Cassis, dark fruits, blueberries, nuanced, detailed, nuanced, layered, intense, fruit forward nose.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, dark fruits, anise, juicy, detailed, fruit forward, intense, juicy, elegant, long and layered.  94-96

 

2024 Carruades de Lafite

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries, fruit driven and nuanced nose.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, nuanced,  scented, fruit forward, detailed, elegant texture, lovely balance, long finish. 92-94

 

2024 Château Latour

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, lifted, forward, elegant nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, nuanced, elegant, bright, layered, nuanced, juicy, bright, detailed, elegant texture, lovely fruit concentration, long. 11 hl yield in average at Latour. 94-96

 

2024 Les Forts de Latour

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced, juicy, refreshing, detailed and elegant, long. 92-94

 

2024 Pauillac

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, spices, nuanced, elegant, refreshing if lighter.  89-91

 

2024 Château Lynch-Bages

Ruby. Dark fruits, liquorice, blackberries, nuanced, fruit forward, intense and deeper nose, especally for the vintage. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, juicy, spuces, leaner finish, long.  93-95

 

2024 Château Lynch Moussas

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

 

2024 Château Mouton Rothschild

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, detailed, dark fruits, nuanced, intense nose, layered. Seductive. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, detailed, nuanced, creamy, elegant fruit and body, layered, long. 31 to 38 hl yields accross the estates.  94-96

 

2024 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose, detailed, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, dark fruits, nuanced, elegant, refreshing, long. 91-93

 

2024 Château Pauillac

Ruby. Anise, red berries, some spices, herbs, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner, juicy, elegant texture, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Pedesclaux

Ruby. Red berries, anise, some spices and blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, long. 90-92

 

2024 Fleur de Pedesclaux

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, red berries, nuanced if lighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner, some herbs. 86-88

 

2024 Château Pibran

Ruby. Ruby. Blackberries, anise, vanilla, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, red berries, good length. 89-91

 

2024 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries, nuanced, scented, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, anise, juicy, elegant and detailed, 20 hl yield, around 50% of the production went into the first wine.  93-95

 

2024 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced, blackberries, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner, dark fruits, spices, long.  90-92

 

2024 Les Tourelles de Longueville

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward nose, nuanced, , leane rnose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, spices, leaner, elegant texture, leaner.  89-91

 

2024 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries, nuanced, fruit forward nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, detailed, dark fruits, nuanced, juicy, intense, nuanced, long finish.93-95

 

2024 Reserve de la Comtesse

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

 

2024 Château Pontet-Canet

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, some spices, fruit forward nose, nuanced, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, nuanced, leaner bodied, some spices, long finish. Elegant. 92-94

2020, 2021 and 2022 from Pichon baron retasted

2020 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries, anise, detailed, fruit driven nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, anise, spices, fruit forward, detailed and long. 97

 

2021 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Red berries, anise, some herbs, blackberries nose leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, spices, leaner, refreshing. 92

 

2022 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice, fruit forward nose, layered and detailed. Scented and lifted.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, nuanced, layered, refined, elegant, nuanced, gorgeous energy, truly long. 100

Liverables from Château Latour

2016 Château Latour

Ruby. Cassis, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries, fruit forward, exotic, detailed, gorgeous nose, stunning nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, layered, nuanced, intense, smoothe, gorgeous texture, layered, detailed, stunning fruit and balance, gorgeous length.  100

 

2019 Les Forts de Latour

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose. Detailed and scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, detailed, intense, nuanced, juicy, layered, long. Saline notes. 94

 

2020 Pauillac

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced, detailed, fruit driven, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, nuanced, detailed, bright, elegant and long.  92

Primeur 2024 Saint-Estephe

2024 Château Le Boscq

Ruby. Herbs, anise, red berries, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, spices, leaner, some herbs, good length. 86-89

 

2024 Château Calon-Ségur

Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, some spices nose, nuanced.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, spices, long. 93-95

 

2024 Le Marquis de Calon-Ségur

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits and spices, nuanced nose.Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner bodied, lighter, long.  89-91

 

2024 Château Capbern

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, red fruits, nuanced, long. 89-91

 

2024 Cos d'Estournel

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, detailed, fruit forward, minerals, nuanced, layered nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, detailed, nuanced, elegant fruit and body, rounded, fruit forward, long finish. 29 hl yield. 93-95

 

2024 Pagodes de Cos

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy, nuanced, elegant and refreshing, long.  91-93

 

2024 G d'Estournel

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, blackberries, nuanced, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner bodied, good length. 87-89

 

2024 Château Cos Labory

Ruby. Intense, dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward nise, spices. Scented.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries, spices, fruit forward, juicy, long.  91-93

 

2024 Château German Marbuzet

Ruby. Red berries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, lean. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, elaner, some herbs. 86-88

 

2024 Château Haut-Marbuzet

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, leaner, some herbs, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, herbs, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château La Haye

Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, dark fruits, anise, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, dark fruits, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Lafitte Carcasset

Ruby. Vanilla, herbs and red berries nose. Fresh acidity, lean and woody. 84-86

 

2024 Château Lafon-Rochet

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice and some herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, herbs, red berries, anise, leaner, refreshing.  89-91

 

2024 Les Pelerins de Lafon-Rochet

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, dark fruits, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, leaner bodied, anise, good length. 86-88

 

2024 Château Lilian Ladoys

Ruby. Red berries, anise, fruit forward, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, leaner, good length- 87-89

 

2024 Château Meyney

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, liquorice notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, fruit forward, juicy, firmer, long.  90-92

 

2024 Château Montrose

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, dark fruits, blueberries, scented and lifted nose, detailed. Bit deeper for the vintage. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced, elegant, fruit forward, layered, intense, long.  94-96

 

2024 Château Montrose Terrasse III

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, lifted, liquorice, fruit forward nose, detailed.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, energetic, layered, nuanced, fruit forward, long finish Lovely energy to it. Will not be released during primeur. From the third terrasse of the property, meaning further inland, whilt Montrose is from the 4th terrasse meaning closer to the estuary. 93-95

 

2024 La Dame de Montrose

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, some spices, leaner finish. Long.  89-91

 

2024 Château Ormes de Pez

Ruby. Some herbs, anise, spices, liquorice nose, dark fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner, some herbs, good length. 87-89

 

2024 Château de Pez

Ruby. Red berries, anise, some spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, anise, juicy, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Phélan-Ségur

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, some spices nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy. 89-91

 

2024 Château Petit Bocq

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, juicy, long finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château de Pez

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

 

2024 Château Tour de Pez

Ruby. Red and dark fruits, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, anise, leaner, red and dark fruits, short. 86-88

 

2024 Château Tour des Termes

Ruby. Anise, dark fruits, blackberries, some spices, liquorice notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Tour Saint-Fort

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

Primeur 2024 Saint-Julien

2024 Château Beychevelle

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, fruit forward nose, nuanced, scented and lifted. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, blackberries, spices, layered, detailed, elegant, saline, long. Wonderful energy in it. 94-96

 

2024 Château Branaire-Ducru

Ruby. Red berries, anise, some spices, some blackberries, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, detailed, nuanced, intense, long. Lovely salinity and details. 92-94

 

2024 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou

Ruby. 23 hl yield. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries nose, nuanced, scented, floral, lifted nose, layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, detailed, dark fruits, nuanced, layered, intense, nuanced, lovely fruit, long. 94-96

 

2024 La Croix de Beaucaillou

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward nose. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, detailed, elegant, saline, fruit forward. 92-94

 

2024 Château du Glana

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, vanilla, some herbs and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and darker fruits, leaner, good length. 87-89

 

2024 Château Gloria

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, spices, juicy, leaner. 88-90

 

2024 Château Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, nuanced, scented, tigher. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, detailed, energetic, elegant fruit and texture, nuanced, juicy, long finish. 31,5 hl yield.  92-94

 

2024 Sarget de Gruaud Larose

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, blueberries nose, nuanced, scented and lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, anise, spices, elegant, nuanced, long finish. 90-92

 

2024 Château Langoa Barton

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, cassis, blueberries, nuanced, fairly lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, elegant and detailed, nuanced, playful, very charming, long finish. 91-93

 

2024 Château Léoville Barton

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, spices, blackberries, fruit forward and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, blueberries, nuanced, energetic, detailed and long. If lighter.  92-94

 

2024 Château Léoville Poyferré

Ruby. Blackberries, scented, dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit driven, nuanced nose. Layered. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, juicy, intense, detailed, refreshing and elegant, long. 93-95

 

2024 Pavillon de Léoville Poyferré

Ruby. Red berries, anise, dark fruits, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red fruits, elegant, refreshing, crunchy fruit. 88-90

 

2024 Château Saint-Pierre

Ruby. Some herbs, blackberries, dark fruits and anise nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits and anise, blackberries, spices, juicy, long. 89-91

 

2024 Château Talbot

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

 

2024 Château Teynac

Ruby. Herbs, anise, red fruits and anise nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner- 86-88

Primeur 2024 Haut-Médoc

2024 Château Arnauld

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, detailed nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, spices, refreshing, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Beaumont

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some vanilla and spices, faint thyme note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, juicy, detailed, saline, long.  90-92

 

2024 Château Belgrave

Ruby. Leaner nose, blackberries, dark fruits, some herbs and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, blackberries, dark fruits, long finish.  90-92

 

2024 Château de Camensac

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, fruit forward nose, detailed, elegant. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, some spices, nuanced, somewhat leaner finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château Cantemerle

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, spices, fruit forward and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced, juicy, detailed and long. Lovely Cantemerle! 91-93

 

2024 Château du Cartillon

Ruby. Leaner nose, some herbs and spices. Fresh acidity, lean and herbal. 83-85

 

2024 Château Charmail

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, red berries, vanilla and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, nuanced, elegant, fruit forward, good length.  87-89

 

2024 Château Citran

Ruby. Blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, long finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château Coufran

Ruby. Scented, red berries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, juicy, elegant, refreshing. 88-90

 

2024 Chäteau d'Arcins

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château La Lagune

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, somewhat leaner nose, some spices and herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner, some red berries, juicy, long. 90-92

 

2024 Château de Lamarque

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, fruit forward nose, quite ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, dark fruits, nuanced, elegant, layered, long. Wonderful Lamarque! 91-93

 

2024 Château Lanessan

Ruby. Herbs, blueberries, some cassis notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, red fruits, vanilla and spices, long if narrower finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château Larose-Trintaudon

Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, good length.  88-90

 

2024 Château Lestage Simon

Ruby. Leaner, herbs, spices, anise nose, bit thin. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, red fruits, blackberries, leaner. 86-88

 

2024 Madame de Beaucaillou

Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, fruit forward, nuanced nose.  Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, elegant, good length. 88-90

 

2024 Château Mauvesin Barton

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, dark fruits, liquorice nose, fruit forward. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, fruit driven, nuanced, juicy, refreshing, long. 89-91

 

2024 Château Moulin Rouge

Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, dark fruits, liquorice and vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, anise, spices, linear, long. 89-91

 

2024 Château Perganson

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

 

2024 Château Senejac

Ruby. Red berries, anise, leaner nose. Fresh aciidty, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner.  86-88

 

2024 Château Sociando-Mallet

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits, nuanced nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, spices, juicy, fruit forward, leaner finish. 89-91

 

2024 Château La Tour Carnet 

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, some lift to the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, dark fruits, spices, juicy, ends a bit abruptly.  89-91

 

2024 Château La Tour de By

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, dark fruits, anise, spices, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, fruit forward, nuanced, long. 89-91

 

 

+two 2023’s tasted.

 

2023 Ceres de Haut-Bages Libéral

Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, fruit forward nose, spices, some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, nuanced, juicy, elegant fruit and texture, nuanced, long. 91

 

2023 Château Moulin Rouge

Ruby. Red berries, anise, spices, blackberries, dark fruits, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, leaner, anise and spices, good length. 89

2022 from Château Margaux

2022 Pavillon Rouge du Château Margaux

Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, nuanced, scented, layered, detailed, floral, bright nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, nunanced, juicy, blackberries, saline, bright, very refreshing. 3,63 pH. 93

 

2022 Château Margaux

Ruby. Scented, blackberries, nuanced, flora, lifted, bright, layered, highly seductive nose, wonderful depth and aromas. Precise and pure. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, cassis, blackberries, juicy, detailed, minerals, saline, gorgeous fruit, almost crunchy, wonderful texture, so much brighter and detailed and precise than during primeur, and not the only one. Stunning wine. Incredible length. 100

 

2022 Pavillon Blanc du Château Margaux

Pale lemon yellow. Lemons, some citrus, minerals, bright, floral, nuanced nose, elegant. Fresh acidity, nuanced, fruit forward, elegant, detailed, bright, intense, saline, lemons, wonderful fruit and body, long. So refreshing. 95