Bordeaux 2019 Red, Part II, Right Bank

Rosé

2019 Rosé by Emmanuelle de Boüard

JUN 20 Bright salmon. Light red fruity and apples nose. Fresh acidity, elegant texture and body, fruit driven and rounded. Good length. 84

2019 Hubert de Bouard Rosé

JUN 20 Bright salmon. Light red fruits nose. Tighter. Fresh acidity, some texture to it, elegant body and fruit, good length. 84

Montagne 

2019 Clos de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, minerals, detailed, nuanced, quite intense nose. Even more terroir expression than Dame de Boüard already on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, bright yet richer, blackberries, spices, nuanced, minerals, this is on a new level for Clos de Boüard. 92-94

2019 Dame de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, spices, blueberries nose. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries and blackberries, some spices, liquorice, smooth and juicy, elegant texture, good length. Just a hint of minerals is shining through underneath, is Coralie already starting to find the terroir expression? 89-91

2019 Château Faizeau

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, scented, blackberries nose, dark fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, structured, intense, fairly rich, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Messile-Aubert

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length. Bit sweet. 88-90

2019 Reclos de la Couronne

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, vanilla, richer nose, some spices, detailed, a bit woody nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, juicy and detailed, long. 89-91

2019 Vieux Château Palon

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, vanilla, dark fruits, spices and liquorice, good length. 87-89

Lussac Saint-Emilion

2019 Château La Rose Perrière

JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries, anise, blackberries, fruit driven nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, spices, detailed, good length. 88-89

2019 Château Tour Perruchon

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, richer and deeper nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, detailed, quite intense bit lovely red fruit nerve through it. Minerals. 87-89

Puisseguin Saint-Emilion

2019 Château Lafaurie

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, red and dark fruits, some vanilla, lighter bodied. 85-87

Castillon Côte de Bordeaux

2019 Château de Laussac

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, liquorice, detailed and richer nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, vanilla, quite woody, smoky, intense, good length. 86-88

2019 Château de Laussac Cuvée Sacha

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, detailed, spices, some vanilla, nuanced, a lovely Sacha. 88-90

2019 Château Ampelia

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, violets, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy and detailed, a lovely Ampelia. 88-90

2019 L’Aurage

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark and red fruits, detailed, nuanced, long. 88-90

2019 Château Cap de Faugeres

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, spices, liquorice, faintly floral nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins,d ark fruity, spices, anise, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Côte Montpezat Cuvée Compostelle

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, spices, liquorice, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed, and elegant, lovely balance, long. A beautiful Côte Montpezat! Best ever? 90-92

2019 Château Paloma

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, dark fruits nose, spices and liquorice. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and liquorice, detailed, minerals beneath, long. 89-91

2019 Château Paloma 360˚

JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries and blackberries nose, spices and lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and cherry stones, good length. 88-90

2019 Clos Puy Arnaud

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, spices, coffee, rich nose, ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, rustic structure but lovely fruit, good length. 88-90

Lalande de Pomerol

2019 Château La Fleur de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, dark fruits, layered nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, nuanced, detailed, long. 91-93

2019 Le Plus de la Fleur de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruits nose, spices. Scented nose. Intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice and spices, blackberries, rich, dense and layered. Long. 92-94

2019 Le Lion de La Fleur de Boüard

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose, some raspberries behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, spices, liquorice, blackberries, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Sergant

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, some spices, scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, quite hard wood notes, bit bitter even, good length. 86-88

2019 La Sergue

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and spices, intense nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, bit intense wood and spices, fine fruit behind if it can handle it. 86-88

2019 L’Ambroise

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, verging on jammy nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, dark fruits, elegant texture, good length. 87-89

2019 Enclos de Viaud

JUN 20 About 7000 bottles made. Ruby. Dark fruits, minerals, pencil shavings, vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy if leaner, wood will need some time to integrate, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Haut-Surget

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and spices nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Moncets

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy, good length. 85-87

2019 Château de Chambrun

JUN 20 Ruby. Liquorice, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, alcohol and spices, dense. 89-91

2019 Château Tournefeuille

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, good length. Bit short finish. A bit sweet. 87-89

2019 Château Maine-Chaigneau Cuvée JS

JUN 20 Ruby. Floral, sweet ripe fruits and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, structured behind, sweet, fairly juicy but has a somewhat strange sweet feel to it. 86-88

2019 Château Jean de Gué

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, blueberries and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and liquorice,good length. 88-90

2019 Domaine des Sabines

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries nose, lightly scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, quite a bit of wood but elegant fruit. 87-89

Fronsac

2019 Château de Carles

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, juicy, detailed, intense, long. I think this is the greatest effort I have tasted from here. 90-92

2019 Château de Carles Haut-Carles

JUN 20 Ruby. Liquorice, vanilla, some alcohol, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, alcohol, some wood and wood spices, bitterness from toast, coffee and burnt bread, fruit seems to get lost in the wood. It should have concentration to handle it, but this can be a rough one for the first years. 86-90

2019 Château Gaby

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, vanilla, spices, faintly floral nose. Rich. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla and spices, good length. 89-91

2019 Château Gaby Cuvée 

JUN 20 Ruby. Rich, big and bold nose, lots of dark fruits and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, leaner bodied than nose suggests, good length. 88-90

2019 Princess Gaby

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, blueberries, bit short. 86-88

2019 Château Moulin Haut-Laroque

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, vanilla and spices, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, fairly dense, dark fruits, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Plain-Point

JUN 20 Ruby. Ripe dark fruits nose, blackberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, leaner bodied, red fruits, good length. 86-88

2019 Château Plain-Point Chairman’s Selection

JUN 20 Ruby. Rich, plums, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rich, fruit driven and sweet, some minerals hiding behind, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Villars

JUN 20 Ruby, anise, spices, blackberries nose, dark fruits. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, juicy, elegant texture, long. 89-91

2019 Château Les Trois Croix

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, liquorice, blackberries nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blackberries, elegant texture, a brighter expression than the last few vintages, long. 90-92

2019 Château La Vieille Cure

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, liquorice, blueberries, nuanced, detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blueberries and spices, long. A fine Vieille Cure. 89-91

2019 Château de la Riviére

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, liquorice, vanilla, wood toasting, richer nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise, juicy, detailed, spices, nuanced and long. 90-92

2019 Château Fontenil

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, red fruits, blackberries and spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, detailed, elegant texture, lovely balance, nuanced, long. 91-93

2019 Château de la Dauphine

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, liquorice and dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, spices, liquorice and anise, long finish. 90-92

2019 Château Dalem

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, blackberries, anise, spices, nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, there is a new precision in Dalem never seen before. Is this their finest effort to date? High alcohol. 91-93

Pomerol

2019 Le Clos du Beau-Père

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries and blueberries, rounded nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, detailed and intense, long. Super smooth and velvety, on the rich side. 90-92

2019 La Clemence

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices, dark fruits, vanilla, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Maillet

JUN 20 Ruby. Liquorice, spices, dark fruits, anise nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice, rich, big and sweet, velvety and smooth. Long chocolatyfinish. 90-92

2019 Château La Patache

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, dark fruits, some anise and thyme notes nose. Vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, vanilla, spices, liquorice, bit leaner, good length. This will need a few years cellaring. 88-90

2019 Château Taillefer

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, some vanilla, coffee and spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, liquorice and spices, bit alcoholic. 87-89

2019 Enclos Tourmaline 

JUN 20 100M. About 3400 bottles made. Ruby. Rich nose, dark fruits, blackberries, very faint floral note behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla, spices, rounded and rich, bit high alcohol, long. 90-92

2019 Château Lecuyer

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, jammy, rich nose, very ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries and spices, juicy, good length. 87-89

2019 Château La Commanderie

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, spices, blackberries, nuanced nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, juicy, long finish if a bit lean. 88-90

2019 Clos Vieux Taillefer

JUN 20 Ruby. Rich, jammy nose, alcohol leaps out of the glass. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, a bit flat, very sweet and jammy. 86-88

2019 Château Le Moulin

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, coffee, spices, liquorice nose, verging on jammy. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, bit flat, sweet. 86-88

2019 Clos de la Vieille Église

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, some herbs, nettles, dark fruits and spices, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Mazeyres

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, blackberries, anise and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices and liquorice, juicy, good length. 87-89

Bordeaux 2019 red Part 1

Bordeaux

2019 Château Auguste

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, blueberries and vanilla, bit short. 84-86

2019 Domaine de Cambes

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, blackberries, some coffee and spices nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, blueberries, detailed, long. 91-93

2019 Château Sainte Barbe

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries and spices, juicy, good length. 85-87

2019 Château Lesparre

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, some spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied and lighter texture. 84-86

2019 Château Moya

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, vanilla and blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, vanilla, riper style. 86-88

2019 Grand Vin de Reignac

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, coffee. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, quite a bit of wood, good length. 88-90

2019 Bad Boy

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, blackberries nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, bit leaner, good length. 85-87

2019 Balthvs

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, anise, fruity, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, quite a bit of wood, bitter wood notes, lots of toast, will the fruit handle it? 87-89

2019 Hubert de Boüard Merlot

JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries, light spicy note nose, fruit driven. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 86-88

2019 Hubert de Boüard Cabernet Franc

JUN 20 Ruby. Red fruits, blackberries, light floral note nose. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, elegant texture, good length. 88-90

2019 Hubert de Boüard Cabernet Sauvignon 

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blackberries and anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, bit hollow mid palate, firmer, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Lamothe Vincent

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, rich nose. Vanilla and floral notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, herbs, dark fruits and vanilla, good length but a bit hollow. 85-87

2019 Luigi

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, wood and spices, good length. 86-88

2019 Château Prieuré Marquet

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruity, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner, simple, straight forward. 83-85

2019 Château Sainte-Marie Vieilles Vignes

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, bit simple and bitter. 83-85

2019 Domaine Virginie Thunevin

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries, good length. 86-88

Bourg Côtes de Bordeaux

2019 Roc de Cambes

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, exotic, spices, nuanced, rich nose, dense yet lifted nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red and dark fruits, juicy, spices, detailed, intense, minerals beneath, long. 92-94

Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux

2019 Château Haut Bertinerie

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, liquorice, nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise,d ark berries, juicy, spices, good length. 86-88

Cadillac Côtes de Bordeaux 

2019 Chateau des Mille Anges

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, lighter nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, leaner bodied. Structured. 85-87

2019 Château Réaut

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, blueberries nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, anise, lighter finish. 86-88

2019 Carat de Château Reaut

JUN 20 Ruby. Plums, blackberries and vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, softer body and texture, good length. 85-87

2019 Château Reynon

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruity, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, anise, spices, leaner bodied, some cherries and blueberries. 86-88

Graves de Vayres

2019 Château du Petit Puch

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, vanilla, spices, rich, sweet, blackberries and quite showy wood. 87-89

Graves

2019 Château de Cerons

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, vanilla, structured, bit thin. 85-87

2019 Grand Enclos du Château de Cerons

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blueberries and spices, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length. 86-88

2019 Château Brondelle 

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, blueberries, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length.87-89

2019 Château Saint-Robert Poncet-Deville

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and spices nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Roquetaillade la Grange

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blueberries and spices, liquorice, lightly scented nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, blueberries and blackberries and spices, good length. 88-90

2019 Château de Chantegrive 

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, anise, ripe and rich nose for Chantegrive. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, spices, juicy, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Crabitey

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits and spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Haura

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, red berries, spices, liquorice nose, exotic note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise and spices, liquorice, a lovely Haura! 89-91

2019 Clos Floridene

JUN 20 Ruby. Blueberries, cassis, lighter nose but detailed, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, blackberries, anise, spices, a richer Clos Floridene. 89-91

Pessac-Léognan

2019 Château Haut-Bailly

JUN 20 56CS 36M 4CF 4PV Ruby. Cassis, dark fruits, anise, nuanced, floral, scented, layered and intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, minerals, detailed and precise, more linear than the opulent 2018, one of the more restrained this vintage with beautiful focus. 13,7 alcohol. 96-98

2019 Haut-Bailly II

JUN 20 60M 40CS Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, spices, minerals, nuanced and detailed nose. Scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, detailed, again minerals on the palate, a beautiful HB II. 92-94

2019 Château Haut-Lagrange

JUN 20 Ruby. Lean nose and skinny palate. The wines from this estate seems to get more and more unclean. A small vertical of their whites last year was not exciting. 80-82

2019 Château Le Pape

JUN 20 80M 20CS Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, spices, liquorice, morellos, some red fruits, detailed and long. 90-92

2019 Chateau de Rouillac

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, sweet and ripe nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, fairly sweet, red berries, bit short. 86-88

2019 Château Haut-Bacalan

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, red fruits, lighter nose, some spices. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, good length. 85-87

Médoc

2019 Château Beauvillage

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, juicy, spices, intense, nuanced, long. 90-92

2019 Château Bellerive

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, scented, lilacs nose, some vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, blackberries, firmer, long finish. 89-91

2019 Château La Cardonne

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruits, anise, some spices, herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, some spices, red fruits and liquorice, good length. 85-87

2019 Château Fleur La Mothe

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, some spices, liquorice, good length. Drops off a bit soon in the finish. 87-89

2019 Château Ramafort

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blueberries and blackberries, good length. 85-87

2019 Château La Gorce

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some plums and very dark fruity with a paprika whiff behind on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, leaner body than nose suggests, good length. 88-90

2019 Goulée by Cos d’Estournel

JUN 20 86M 13CS 1CF Ruby. Dark fruits, blueberries and some spices, red fruits beneath on the nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, red berries, detailed, I think the most precise Goulée to date, which is impressive in this hot vintage. 89-91

2019 Château Grivière

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blackberries, juicy nose, but some herbs. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, fairly detailed. 86-88

2019 Château Les Grands Chênes

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries, some vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, some spices, red fruits, good length. 86-88

2019 Château des Granges d’Or

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, scented, floral and lush dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy and spicy, detailed, bit of wood that need swallowing, impressive. Long. 89-91

2019 Château Haut-Maurac

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, blueberries, spices, liquorice nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, smooth, dark fruits, detailed, elegant texture, long. 90-92

2019 Loudenne le Chateau

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, blackberries, anise, coffee and vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Noaillac

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, liquorice and spices nose. Quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices and liquorice, long finish. 90-92

2019 Château Poitevin

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, nuanced and detailed nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, liquorice, intense, lots of wood. 89-91

2019 Château Roquegrave

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured and a bit leaner mid palate, fairly woody, this will need ten years, somewhat more rustic style. 87-89

2019 Château La Tour de By

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis, anise and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits and spices, liquorice, blueberries and spices. Good length. A richer La Tour de By, one of the fullest bodied ever from here. 89-91

2019 Château Villa Carmin

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, some vanilla, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blueberries, cassis, some vanilla, juicy with structure, long. 89-91

Haut- Médoc

2019 Château Arnauld

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, blueberries and spices nose, ripe. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, anise, smooth texture, long. 89-91

2019 Château Caronne Ste Gemme

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, verging on jammy, lots of chocolate, toast and coffee. Long though. Will need ten to fifteen years cellaring. 89-91

2019 Château du Cartillon

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blackberries and anise spices, liquorice, intense nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark berries and spices, liquorice bit leaner. Bit woody. 85-87

2019 Château Croix du Trale

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, plums and spices nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices and liquorice, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Larose Perganson

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, juicy and elegant, good length. 89-91

2019 Château Magnol

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, floral, nuanced nose, vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, leaner bodied, dark fruits, nuanced, a fine Magnol. 88-90

2019 Château du Moulin Rouge

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose, dark fruity. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, red berries, elegant texture, a fuller bodied Moulin Rouge, long. 89-91

2019 Château Paloumey

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, vanilla and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, vanilla, spices, structured, firmer, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Peyredon Lagravette

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, herbs, some rubbery notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, good length. 85-87

2019 Château Lestage Simon

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, spices, liquorice, bit woody nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, blackberries, vanilla, long finish. 89-91

2019 Château Malescasse

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, herbs, cassis, paprika, blueberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, dark berries, juicy with structure, long. 89-91

2019 Château Lanessan

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blueberries and spices, some vanilla notes nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, vanilla and spices, detailed, long. 90-92

Listrac

2019 Château Cap Leon Veyrin

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise nose, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, blackberries, juicy, good length. Structured. 90-92

2019 Château Fonréaud

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, structured finish, bit dry finish. Quite woody. 87-89

2019 Château Lestage

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, rich, big nose, intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, blackberries and spices, richest ever Lestage? Good length, quite woody. 88-90

2019 Château Mayne-Lalande

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, blueberries, nuanced nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, detailed and spicy, nuanced, long. Lovely Mayne-Lalande. 90-92

2019 Château Saransot-Dupré

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, liquorice and wood on the nose. Scented behind. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, anise, spices, rich, intense, long. 89-91

Moulis 

2019 Château Caroline

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, vanilla, blackberries, quite woody finish. 86-88

2019 Château Chemin Royal

JUN 20 Ruby. Dark fruity, blackberries and spices, intense nose, but also quite a bit of coffee and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, juicy, wood is better integrated on the palate, long. 89-91

2019 Château Dutruch Grand Poujeaux

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruity, juicy, some spices, liquorice, long. 90-92

Margaux

2019 Château Le Coteau

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise and spices nose, black tea and citrus nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise and spices, liquorice, juicy, long. 89-91

2019 La Bastide Dauzac

JUN 20 Ruby. Vanilla, some herbs and anise nose, blueberries. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, liquorice and spices, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Deyrem Valentin

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries, blueberries, spices and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark and red fruits, some liquorice, leaner bodied for the vintage, long. 90-92

2019 Château Grand Tayac

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, blueberries nose, detailed. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, elegant texture, fruit driven, a lovely effort from Grand Tayac. 87-89

2019 Château Haut-Breton Larigaudiere

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, spices, cassis and blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark. Fruits, anise and spices, woody, good length. 86-88

2019 Château Siran

JUN 20 Ruby. Scented, dark fruits, blueberries and blackberries, detailed and layered, floral. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, dark fruits, spices, anise and liquorice, fine body and texture, long. 92-94

Saint-Julien

2019 Château la Bridane

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, floral, raspberries and a faint herbal note nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, spices, leaner bodied, elegant texture, a very classic style this vintage. 89-91

2019 Château du Glana

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, anise, blueberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark berries and spices, juicy, nuanced, long. 90-92

Pauillac

2019 Château Bellegrave

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and cassis, spices, liquorice and vanilla. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries and spices, liquorice, good length. 87-89

2019 Château Fonbadet

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, cassis and vanilla nose, intense, spices, scented. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, long finish. 90-92

2019 Château Pibran

JUN 20 53M 47CS Ruby. Cassis, blackberries, anise and spices nose, quite intense. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, cassis and spices, intense and deeper for Pibran but also finer textured, long finish. 90-92

2019 Château Pichon Longueville Baron

JUN 20 87CS 13M, 80 percent new wood and 49 percent of the harvest went in the first wine. Ruby. Lush nose of cassis, blackberries, blueberries, tobacco, chocolate and truffles. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, rounded, detailed, juicy, the structure behind is hidden behind velvety fruit and rich concentration, layered and deep with an amazingly long finish. 97-99

2019 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron

JUN 20 59M 41CS Ruby. Intense, exotic spices, richer nose, cassis, blackberries and fine tobacco nose, scented, a very exiting nose on this Griffons. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, firm yet red fruits, detailed and nuanced, detailed, just as Tourelles, a very fine Griffons. 92-94

2019 Les Tourelles de Longueville

JUN 20 68M 19CS 8CF 5PV Ruby. Cassis, dark and red fruits, lightly scented nose, nuanced. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, liquorice, detailed, spiced, a very fine Tourelles. 91-93

2019 Château Tour Sieujean

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, rich nose, intense, spices and liquorice nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, ripe, sweet notes, can’t remember such a bold Tour Sieujean ever. 88-90

Saint-Estephe

2019 Cos d’Estournel

JUN 20 65CS 35M Ruby. Cassis, exotic spices, dark fruits, blueberries and blackberries, minerals beneath, floral, impressive nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, anise, spices, blackberries and blueberries, spices, structured yet fine grained, layered and detailed, long. Another excellent Cos d’Estournel, they have reached a new plateau of precision the last four to five vintages. 96-98

2019 Pagodes de Cos

JUN 20 55CS 36M 5CF 4PV Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, detailed, faintly exotic, nuanced nose. Minerals. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, detailed, spices, liquorice, nuanced, minerals, bright expression yet rich and dense. A beautiful and serious Pagodes. 92-94

2019 Cos d’Estournel Blanc

JUN 20 65SB 35S Pale lemon yellow. Grapefruits, minerals, citrus, just a whiff of mango and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, ripe, citrus, grapefruits, orange and orange peel, minerals, a more subdued salinity than Pagodes, detailed, long. Only 8 percent new wood, rest is two and three years old. 95

2019 Pagodes de Cos Blanc

JUN 20 88SB 12S Pale lemon yellow. Intense nose, some grapefruits, lemons, lemon peel, light peach note nose. Fresh acidity, citrus, minerals, saline, detailed, rounded, almost creamy, rich bodied, really long. This is the most impressive Pagodes blanc to date. Only 8 percent new wood, so all this fattness and creaminess is from ripeness. Yet it remains energetic. 94

2019 Château La Croix de Pez

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice and vanilla nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, blackberries, anise and spices, blueberries, dark fruity, juicy and long. 90-92

2019 Château Lafon-Rochet

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, blueberries, some red fruits, nuanced, scented and minerals nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, red fruits, anise, some spices, detailed, long. A very fine Lafon-Rochet. 93-95

2019 Château Martin

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise, blackberries and spices, vanilla and herbs nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, dark fruits, spices, liquorice, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Petit Bocq

JUN 20 Ruby. Anise. Spices, liquorice, blackberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, anise, blackberries and spices, liquorice, long. 89-91

2019 Château La Haye

JUN 20 Ruby. Cassis, vanilla, spices, blueberries nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruity, blackberries and spices, good length. 88-90

2019 Château Sérilhan

JUN 20 Ruby. Spices, anise, dark fruity, blackberries and spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, juicy, spices, liquorice, long. 90-92

2019 Château Tour de Pez

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, spices, liquorice, dark fruits nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, structured, firm with lovely fruit packing it in, long. A superb Tour de Pez. 91-93

2019 Château Tour Saint-Fort

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries and anise, some vanilla, dark fruits nose. Herbs. Floral high notes. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark fruits, spices, some liquorice, long. 89-91

2019 Château Tour des Termes

JUN 20 Ruby. Blackberries, anise, some spices nose. Fresh acidity, ripe tannins, dark berries and spices, juicy, blueberries, long. 89-91