2015 Bordeaux, Pauillac

2015 Château d'Armailhac

Ruby. Scented, red berries, cassis, some vanilla nose. Fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, rounded before a touch herbal finish, long. 90-92

2015 Château Batailley

Ruby. Vanilla, dark fruits, spices, cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, rich and intense, long. 90-92

2015 Château Bellegrave

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, floral, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, fresh red berries, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Clerc Milon

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, floral notes, nuanced, touch exotic notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, fresh, quite lively, long. 92-94

2015 Château Croizet-Bages

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, scented, leaner nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Duhart Milon

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, spices, plums and cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, dark berries, some spices, long. 91-93

2015 Château La Fleur Peyrabon

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, ripe, quite elegant, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Fonbadet

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices, light floral nose, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, leaner palate, structured, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Grand Puy Ducasse

Ruby. Fruity, dark berries, scented, some violets, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, some spices, long. 89-91

2015 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, floral, scented, lighter and more fragrant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, red berries, blueberries, detailed, long. 92-94

2015 Château Haut- Bages Libéral

Ruby. Scented, red berries, darker fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, rounded, somewhat leaner but has something to it. 90-92

2015 Château Latour

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, cassis, touch of chocolate, nuanced, quite intense, some leather and tobacco notes, minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, spices, detailed and elegant, structured, long. 13% alcohol. 94-96

2015 Les Forts de Latour

Ruby. Scented, red berries, cassis, floral notes, touch of cigars. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, cassis, structured and nuanced, long. 91-93

2015 Pauillac

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some floral touches. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, leaner. Quite refreshing. 87-89

2015 Château Lafite Rothschild

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some scented notes, elegant, some deeper notes to it. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, detailed, elegant texture and fruit, fine grained tannins, nuanced, long. 95-97

2015 Carruades de Lafite

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some cassis, light floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, red berries, elegant. Long. 90-92

2015 Château Lynch Bages

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries, vanilla, red berries, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, structured, detailed and nuanced, long. 93-95

2015 Château Lynch Moussas

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, elegant. 89-91

2015 Château Mouton Rothschild

Ruby. Scented, red berries, spices, exotic notes, blueberries, floral, almost delicate nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner palate, fresh, fruity, lacks some fruit and body in the middle part and finish, leaner, even the colour is unusually bright. 92-94

2015 Le Petit Mouton de Mouton Rothschild

Ruby. Scented, red fruits, some herbal notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, red berries, anise. Almost somewhat thin. 87-89

2015 Aile d'Argent

Pale lemon yellow. Grapefruits, peach, fruity, light minerals. Freshish acidity, fruity, rounded, vanilla and smoky notes. 88-90

2015 Château Pédesclaux

Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, lively, leaner, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Pibran

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, some coffee notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, quite firm, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, cassis, touch scented but tighter nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, juicy, touch sweet and sour, chocolate and coffee, darker noes, structured. 94-96

2015 Griffons de Pichon Baron

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, red berries, spices, good length. 89-91

2015 Les Tourelles de Longueville

Ruby. Fresh, fruity, dark berries, some blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande

Ruby. Scented, red berries, blackberries, cassis and floral notes, floral notes, violets, lovely nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, playful, elegant, bright fruits, precise, layered, nuanced, long. The best Comtesse since 1996. 95-97

2015 Reserve de la Comtesse

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some red fruits, floral and nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, long. 90-92

2015 Château Pontet Canet

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some vanilla, ripe, fruit driven nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, elegant, red berries, lovely balance, long. Refreshing PC. Long. Hardly any second wine, 95% goes into the first wine this year. 94-96

2015 Château Tour Sieujean

Ruby. Scented, leaner nose, fresh raspberries. Fresh acidity, leaner, fresh, fruity. 86-88

2015 Bordeaux, Listrac and Moulis

2015 Château Branas Grand Poujeaux

Ruby. Fruity, lightly scented, blackberries and cassis, floral nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, mulberries, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Cap Léon Veyrin

Ruby. Dark fruits, some vanilla, spices, touch floral far behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, dark berries, vanilla and spices, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Chasse-Spleen

Ruby. Spices, minerals, fruity, scented, vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, lively, elegant and playful, long. 91-93

2015 Château Clarke

Deep ruby. Dark fruits, scented, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich, sweet and juicy, could have been overdone, but isn’t. 88-90

2015 Château Ducluzeau

Ruby. Scented, red fruity nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh and fruity, leaner. 86-88

2015 Château Fonreaud

Ruby. Dark fruits, vanilla, ripe and  rich notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, dark berries, spices, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Fourcas Borie

Ruby. Fruity, some blueberries, spices and floral notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries and spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Fourcas Dupré

Ruby. Floral, red berries, cassis, raspberries, minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant and long. The best one from here ever? 90-92

2015 Château Fourcas Hosten

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant, long. One of the best vintages from Fourcas Hosten. 89-91

2015 Château La Garricq

Ruby. Dark. Fruits, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fruity, fresh. 85-87

2015 Château Maucaillou

Ruby. Red berries, floral, detailed, elegant nose, violets. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, red berries, spices, structured, long. 91-93

2015 Château Mayne Lalande

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, rich, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, leaner, dark berries, bit woody finish. 87-89

2015 Château de Moulis

Ruby. Dark fruits, rich, vanilla and chocolate nose. Alcohol. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, sweet, alcohol, dark fruits. Sweet. 85-87

2015 Château Mauvesin Barton

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices nose, touch floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, elegant, leaner. 86-88

2015 Château Poujeaux

Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, floral notes and minerals nose. Charming. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, elegant and rounded expression, if structured, long.  A firm yet ripe Poujeaux. 91-93

2015 Bordeaux, Haut-Médoc

2015 Château d'Agassac

Ruby. Dark fruits, some vanilla and light floral note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 88-90

2015 Château d'Arcins

Ruby. Spicy, dark berries, woody nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, structured, long. 89-91

2015 Château Beaumont

Deep ruby. Dark fruits, spices, ripe nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, structured, touch hollow mid palate and finish. Good length. 87-89

2015 Château Belgrave

Deepish ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, vanilla, spices, quite dense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, dense, fruity, intense, long. 90-92

2015 Château Bernadotte

Ruby. Scented, fruity, floral, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,  fruity, fresh, elegant, leaner finish, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Bonneau

Ruby. Scented, red berries, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, rounded. Bit thin. 85-87

2015 Château Cambon La Pelouse

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, juicy, dark berries and spices, good length. 86-88

2015 Château de Camensac

Ruby. Spices, dark fruits, minerals, quite intense nose, floral notes far back. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, dark berries, structured, long. 90-92

2015 Château Cantemerle

Ruby. Ripe, blackberries, fruity, intense, almost dense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich, intense, juicy yet structured, long. 91-93

2015 Château du Cartillon

Ruby. Dark fruits, scented, roses but also cooked and jammy notes. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, jammy, bitter finish. 85-87

2015 Château Charmail

Ruby. Dark fruits, violets and a touch jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, bit on the sweet side. 86-88

2015 Château Citran

Ruby. Dark fruits, floral, scented, quite rich and intense, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, juicy, raspberries and blueberries, long. 90-92

2015 Château Coufran

Deepish ruby. Floral, dark fruits, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, structured, good length. Probably the best vintage I’ve tasted from here. 88-90

2015 Château D'Hanteillan

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, quite intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, rounded, leaner finish. 86-88

2015 Clos du Jaugueyron Haut-Médoc
Deepish ruby. Spices, red berries, floral, fruity, elegant nose, a bit richer than earlier. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, rounded, elegant. 89-91

2015 Château La Lagune

Deepish ruby. Dark fruits, spices, floral, minerals and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe, rounded, structured, quite intense. Long. 91-93

2015 Château de Lamarque

Deep ruby. Dark fruits, floral, minerals and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, rich, fruity, rounded, quite detailed, long. 90-92

2015 Château Lamothe-Bergeron

Ruby. Spices, vanilla, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, red berries. 85-87

2015 Château Lanessan

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, vanilla, fairly intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, leaner, good length. 88-90

2015 Château Larrivaux

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe nose, vanilla and spices. Lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, fruity, dark berries and spices. 86-88

2015 Château Lestage Simon

Ruby. Dark fruits, jammy, vanilla, cooked notes. Woody palate. 83-85

2015 Château Magnol

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe, rich and intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruity, juicy, ripe. 85-87

2015 Château Malescasse

Ruby. Figs, blackberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, bit hollow palate, wood has not integrated with the fruit at this stage. 85-89

2015 Château Peyrat-Fourthon

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, vanilla and wood nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, some spices. 87-89

2015 Château Peyredon Lagravette

Ruby. Dark fruits, cassis, scented, floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, good length. Bit lean. 87-89

2015 Château La Tour Carnet

Deep ruby. Dark fruits, spices, blueberries, ripe notes, richer. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, spices, minerals, long. 90-92

2015 Château Verdignan

Ruby. Scented, red berries, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, structured, good length. 87-89

2015 Château de Villegeorge

Ruby. Coffee, jammy, chocolate nose, spices. Herbs and cooked notes palate. 82-84

2015 The Winemakers Collection No 10 Alain Raynaud

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, some vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2015 The Winemakers Collection No 10 Alain Raynaud blanc

Pale lemon yellow. Apples, peach, grapefruits and smoky nose, subdued. Fresh acidity, fruity, leaner, fresh. 86-88

2015 Bordeaux, Médoc

2015 Château Blaignan

Ruby. Floral, dark fruits, some spices, quite charming nose, raspberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, ripe dark berries, spices. 87-89

2015 Château La Cardonne

Ruby. Dark fruits, minerals, spices, red berries, floral notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red berries, fruity, fresh, lively, quite elegant, bit lean finish. 86-88

2015 Château Delhomme

Ruby. Raspberries, plums, blueberries nose, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, some minerals, quite elegant, good length. 87-89

2015 Goulée

Ruby. Dark fruits, spices, minerals, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 89-91

2015 Château Les Grands Chênes

Ruby. Dark fruits, some minerals, wood, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, structured, wood up front, juicy fruit behind. 86-88

2015 Château Greysac

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, plums, seems extracted on the nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, jammy and woody palate. 85-87

2015 Château Griviére

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, minerals, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity, juicy, dark and red berries, good length if a bit lean. 87-89

2015 Château Haut Condissas

Ruby. Red berries, violets, fruity nose, leaner. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, woody, not quite balanced finish. Depending on how it turns out. 86-90

2015 Château Lestruelle

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe red berries, scented, elegant nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, fruity before somewhat leaner, lovely raspberry finish. 85-87

2015 Château Maison Blanche

Ruby. Dark fruits, some floral and scented notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite woody but lovely bright fruit. 86-88

2015 Château Patache d'Aux

Ruby. Dark fruits, ripe notes, light floral touch nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Potensac
Ruby. Scented, red berries, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, playful, red berries, blueberries, quite smooth texture, somewhat hollow. 87-89

2015 Chapelle de Potensac
Ruby. Red berries, some spices, floral notes, elegant, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, fresh, leaner. 86-87

2015 Château Preuillac

Ruby. Red berries, some spices, elegant nose, light scented note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fresh, ripe, fruity, red berries, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Ramafort

Ruby. Scented, fruity, some cassis nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, dark berries, some spices, bit short. 86-88

2015 Château Rolland de By

Ruby. Dark fruits, bit blackberry jam and vanilla nose. Freshish acidity, ripe tannins, wood, vanilla, spices and coffee, bitter woody finish. 84-86 

2015 Château La Tour de By

Ruby. Red berries, blueberries, spices, coffee beans nose, more woody than usual. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, fruity, fresh, red and darker fruits, spices, good length. 87-89

2015 Château Tour Prignac

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, blackberries nose, slight floral note. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, fruity, tight, structured but fairly juicy, good length. 86-88

2015 Château Tour Seran

Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, jam and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, ripe, fruity, juicy, rounded, quite fresh. 87-89