2007 Bordeaux
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As in England, the 2007 summer in Bordeaux was over
by the end of April, at least until the beginning of
September. The weather dithered about from May up to
the end of August. Conditions were largely overcast,
occasionally drizzly, with the odd storm thrown in.
Then, on the day before calendar pages were flipped
for the eighth time in 2007, the sun came out and
September turned things on their head by ending up
the driest since 1985.
The white wines, dry and sweet, have turned out to be
exemplary. The best dries are some of the nerviest
and most concentrated I can remember tasting. The
sweets perhaps fall short of the extraordinary wines
produced in 2001, but to fall short of a great
classic is nothing to be ashamed of; these are
stunning examples.
And the reds? The news is far from being all bad.
There are disasters, yes: wines for which I reduced
the time spent in oral examination to an absolute
minimum, gaining more pleasure from the spitting than
the tasting. Yet there are others that have thrown up
real interest. Some properties have made better wines
in ’07 than in ’06. Alcohol levels are
generally low, so those clients who bemoan the
general global trend of rising abvs will find much to
like here. Similarly, acidities are generally on the
low side. Most of the reds of ’07 will be early
drinkers.
The list below shows the wines which we intend to buy
in the course of the campaign. Selling prices will be
inserted as soon as the wines are released. A basket
indicates stock available to buy.
If you are interested in a wine which has sold out,
please email
Victoria as stock may become available at a later
date. Similarly, if there are particular wines you
want to secure, please email your “wish
list” to
Victoria and we will endeavour to secure the
stock.
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Sweet
Whites
Dry Whites
Pomerol
St Emilion
Margaux
St Julien
Pauillac
St
Estèphe
Pessac-Léognan
& Graves
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Sweet Whites
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Case size |
Price In Bond |
| 2007 |
Château Rieussec, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very rich, apricot and hazelnut nose. Meaty notes of gingery spice and lemon, with very good botrytis. In the mouth, this is sumptuous and really sweet, with burnt sugar flavours, those apricots again, plus a bucket-load of minerals. This is very well structured, with the acidity of Sauvignon Blanc at the end.
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2017-2030 |
12x75cl |
£444.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Suduiraut, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is always one of the longest living of Sauternes and a personal favourite. Its ageing capabilities sometimes reveal themselves as a slight obscurity in the wine’s extreme youth i.e. Suduiraut can be hard to evaluate in its infancy! I loved the 2007, however:
A slightly reticent nose, but long on spice and the fruit an exotic blend of banana, mango and apricot. The palate is nutty-rich and highly structured for the long haul. This is sweet and backward and full of minerals; in fact the finish is laced with dry minerals. There’s a long, steely thrust at the core. Serious stuff!
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2017-2035 |
12x75cl |
£459.00 |
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| 2007 |
Clos Haut Peyraguey, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very rich nose, like a liqueur made from very ripe, yellow pears sprinkled with spice. There's a great, fat weal of sweet, creamy fruit here. The juicy acidity is submersed beneath this fruit. There are flavours of nuts. The finish leaves the mouth quite dry and there's excellent intensity right at the back. A great profile here and a fabulous finish. This shows off the qualities of the vintage to a tee!
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2017-2030 |
12x37.5cl |
£144.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Coutet, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The sample here is rather unfinished, yet there is a great presence of botrytis evident and ripe fruit of lemon meringue.
In the mouth, this is fully sweet, with berry-ish fruit; nutty. There are flavours of lemon and pear. I found a great, linear shape to the '07 Coutet. This is a subtle wine of high concentration. Complete and serious.
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2015-2035 |
6x75cl |
£175.50 |
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| 2007 |
Château De Malle, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The sample's really pretty unfinished: cloudy. Quite simple pear fruit at the moment; nice and ripe, though.
There's clean pear and crystallised fruit to be found on the palate, along with fresh, lemon acidity. This is cool and pure; fresh and complete. The fruit has a spring-like quality. This is long and the finish is spicy/mineral. I like this very much.
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2016-2025 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Doisy-Daëne, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: There are some herbal Sauvignon Blanc aromas to this, like the crushed leaves of Choisya ternata. (If you've never crushed and sniffed the leaves of this plant, you should. It makes for a very good Sauvignon Blanc tasting note!) The aromas are rich and there's good botrytis in evidence. There are distinct flavours of strawberry here. DD has a very linear, clean profile this year. There's juicy, herbal fruit and fabulous length. Doisy-Daëne's now one of the most reliable performers in the region.
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2016-2025 |
12x75cl |
£240.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Rabaud-Promis, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very pear-drop nose that includes an interesting suspicion of liquorice root.
Ther pear-drops are there on the palate, too. This is long and has a finish full of intensity. A pretty wine underpinned with chalky minerals. Sherbet. Most attractive mouthful.
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2017-2030 |
12x75cl |
£282.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Rayne-Vigneau, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is one of my "pet" chateaux. I love the style here.
The nose is rich and fresh, showing very good botrytis. There's almost a hint of simming pools about it, plus the lemon.
This is rich and cool and fresh and lemony/spicy. Great shape in the mouth. There's an almost peppery spice. Flavours of apple and lemon and the botrytis. Vigorous and composed; lively and structured. Some green, herbal, Sauvignon flavours at the start. A keeper. Great stuff.
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2016-2025 |
12x75cl |
£225.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château d'Yquem, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France
Notes:
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2020-2040 |
12x75cl |
£3,960.00 |
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Dry Whites
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Case size |
Price In Bond |
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Château Bouscaut Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: As usual, there is a degree of toasty wood on the nose at this stage. The fruit beneath is cool and peary, with a touch of green apple peel.
The palate reveals good energy. There's a distinctive herbal note to the crunch. Good meaty weight through the middle palate as it builds crunchily in the mouth. Long and green apply. Concentrated. There's real nuance here. Very good.
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2011-2016 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Carbonnieux Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The nose is slightly reticent, although there is some pleasant whitecurrant, fresh fruit, minerals and sage-like herbal aromas.
This is nicely composed amd ripely meaty, with very good intensity. Gravel minerals in evidence. This is long and has fine concentration; real presence at the finish. Crushed rocks and lemons. A great success!
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£207.00 |
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Château de France Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: There's real meatiness to the nose. Crushed rock minerals, lemons and green apples.
Peary, fresh fruit in the mouth. There's a nice weight of slightly meaty, mineral fruit. This is complex and gains throughout in prickly minerality and freshness. Crisp, full apple and lemon finish. Very good effort.
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2011-2015 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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| 2007 |
Domaine de Chevalier Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is almost water white in the glass.
A ripe nose, not that pronounced at the moment. There are aromas of small oranges and tangerines, whitecurrant and orange flowers. Good complexity.
The is serious from the off; crunchy throughout. Backward, gaining in intensity through the palate. Lots of crushed rocks and there's long, lemony acidity. Complete and linear, with great drive at the back. The finish is really solid. Fine wine.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£501.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Haut-Brion Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 45% Semillon and 55% Sauvignon Blanc
Very smoky nose. Floral and then there are the crushed rocks. Smoky, meaty, chicken skins aromas. Floral and lemony, with hints of what I call angelica.
This is creamy, with a cool-ripe emtry. Very bright fruit hemmed in with fine minerals. Melon, perhaps. Herbal, lemon fruit. Fabulous concentration. Very, very long. This gains in intensity at the back, with a finish that's somewhere beyond the horizon. Brilliant!
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2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Larrivet Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very toasty nose that includes hints of burnt match, beneath all of which is very ripe and rather delicious smelling pear fruit. The palate is peary and sunny and very mineral. This is much more terroir-driven and serious than normal. Compact, and there are flavours of wet stones and crushed minerals. And then there’s the crystalline pear fruit at the long finish. Very good.
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2011-2016 |
12x75cl |
£216.00 |
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Château Laville-Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 83% Semillon, 17% Sauvignon Blanc
Very aromatic nose full of angelica and meaty, leafy aromas. Lemon and green orange; fennel.
This is very mineral; lemony and a touch closed. Lemon flavours tinged with aniseed, with great, granular minerailty. The acidity is well hidden, just medium and juicy and lemon and lime. Linear, with a disarmingly long finish.
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2012-2022 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Malartic-Lagravière Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Intersting nose of spice (turmeric and coriander?), plus tangerine fruit. Lemon and earth.
There's a nice richness of tangerine fruit. This is very, very mineral and full of stony grip. Long and bristling with intensity. Complete. This is really quite powerful, with a great, full, solid finish. Big wine and a good one at that.
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2011-2017 |
12x75cl |
£342.00 |
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Pavillon Blanc de Château Margaux, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A ripe, clear and delicious smelling nose of leafy whitecurrants, with a hint of tangerine.
This is concentrated, with herbal, angelica fruit and medium acidity. Long and full of vigour and great, juicy drive at the end. Just fabulous Pavillon Blanc
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2011-2018 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A pretty nose, floral (chamomile; elderflower), plus lemon, apple and lime fruit.
This is rich, with solid, concentrated fruit of pear and lemon and lime. Very grainily mineral. Soapy, lime-llike acidity. This is powerful and very long, with a fabulous finish.
Retasted in London 30/04/08
A very pungent nose of crushed Choisya leaves, mint and lemon and lime. Concentrated, with sandy minerals. Long and quite solid. Juicy, composed, controlled. Long and grippy. A fabulous example of the vintage. 18.5/20.
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2013-2019 |
12x75cl |
£465.00 |
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Château de Fieuzal Blanc, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A ripe and floral nose, pretty and summery, giving up fruit of tangerine and lemon. The palate is quite backward at the moment; rather reined in. This is very mineral and grippy and prolonged. There’s a wealth of lime-like acidity and a really spicy finish. Long and lively.
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2012-2017 |
6x75cl |
£141.00 |
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Pomerol
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| 2007 |
Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Clinet this year gives off ripe, slightly tarry scents of pure, slightly peppery bramble fruit. The nose is a little creamy, a touch smoky. The palate is creamy, the fruit cool and blackberry. There are rich, integrated, nutty tannins and a minerality that swells through the palate. Subtle grip I found here. The tannins coat the mouth and squeak against the teeth like fine beach sand. This is linear, with a nice finish. Despite its dryness, I like it.
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2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£351.00 |
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Château La Conseillante, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Very nice, creamy blackcurrant and pure plum fruit to the nose. Good concentration of aromas. This is floral and gives off wisps of smoke and nuts.
There are some fine, integrated tannins in the mouth. A juicy and cool wine. Very mineral and composed. A cool arrow of fresh fruit flies through this. Crisp and lively and very tasty.
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2013-2020 |
6x75cl |
£300.00 |
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Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc
Lovely colour: a deep ruby/purple
A pretty nose of summery, fresh fruits. There's real spice from the Franc, blackcurrants and pencil shavings.
This is full of structure right from the off. Cool and medium weight, with very fine, nutty, integrated tannin. A complete wine and a very good one.
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2012-2020 |
6x75cl |
£315.00 |
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St Emilion
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Château Angélus, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very rich nose and a very floral one. I found blackcurrants and spice and plums. Complex and delicious smelling.
This is creamy and discreet and balanced. Red and black plum fruit. Cool and intense. And you won't hvae to wait too long.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£1,050.00 |
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Château Beau-Séjour-Bécot, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A floral nose of very ripe apples and their blossom, plus red and black plums.
A very cool and fluid entry meets the tongue. Nice easy style to BSB this vintage.There are some rich tannins, but they're ripe and integrated. Balckcurrant and plum fruit. A fresh wine.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Bellefont-Belcier, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon
A very smoky oak nose spices up ripe fruit of bramble and black plum.
A cool entry to the palate here and a touch creamy, too. Some big, nutty tannins frame the pure plum fruit. This is cool; almost a touch aloof. Fresh and long and grippy, with a subtle, linear shape. Finishes very well indeed.
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2011-2018 |
12x75cl |
£177.00 |
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Château Bellevue, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A black, smoky nose that includes brambles and earth; rather brooding.
This is very cool adn highly structured from the front. The blackest fruit in a pretty fresh package. Bramble and plum. Dusty, rich tannins in profusion. Very long. A bit of a monster!
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2014-2020 |
12x75cl |
£321.00 |
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Château Berliquet, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very floral nose here. The fruit's all about the ripest red apples and red and black plums.
On entry, this is very cool and fluid, with a nice easy style. There are some rich, nutty tannins that are very ripe and integrated. Blackcurrant and plum, fresh fruit. This is charming.
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2013-2019 |
12x75cl |
£189.00 |
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Château Canon-La-Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The nose is rather closed, but I did coax some black cherry and plum fruit from the glass. It smells fresh and tangy.
The entry manages ot be both tangy and creamy. The fruit's all about plums. This is loaded with integrated, rich tannins. Fresh and quite backward. Classy and super-cool.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Cheval-Blanc, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 55% Cabernet Franc and 45% Merlot
This is very deep, almost opaque.
The nose is very fresh, with spicy Cab Franc aromas. There are hints of chocolate and violet.
Take a sip, and this is creamy, showing very fresh blackcurrant fruit. Very mineral; long, linear and complex. Rather beautiful, in fact. There are nutty/buscuity tannins and just medium acidity. This is cool and classy. Fabulous profile. Fabulous altogether, actually. One of the wines of the vintage.
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2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Clos Fourtet, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Big colour here.
Strawberry and raspberry nose, along with glacé blueberry notes.
This is a very cool wine, showing delightful raspberry fruit. Real persistence; subtle and elegant. There's great length here, too. Clos Fourtet's made something very good from the vintage
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£312.00 |
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Clos La Madelaine, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A creamy nose and floral with it. Lots of pure red and black fruits.
There are walnut flavours here, along with the fresh plums. Rich and quite grippy tannins. I find this very credible. Lovely nutty, mineral length...and what length! This offers great value.
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£153.00 |
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Château Figeac, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A distinct note of pencil shavings plus, as ever, the Figeac mélange of red and black fruits, currants and plums. This is floral, too.
In the mouth, the 2007 Gigeac's creamy, yet full of freshness. There are some very fine tannins and great minerality. Very long and full of purpose. The tannins are squeaky, but ripe and integrated. Good and intense and long with it. Very good for '07.
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2014-2020 |
12x75cl |
£519.00 |
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Château de Fonbel, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The nose here has a pleasing density, with a lovely creaminess. The fruit aromas are about blackcurrant and plum. The palate is a little creamy and very cool. There’s a little very fine tannin. Fonbel’s fresh and forward in ’07, with nice length. An elegant St Em.
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2010-2016 |
12x75cl |
£105.00 |
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Château La Gaffelière, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: There are oaky notes to a nose that's redolent of loganberry and myrtle. Hints of chocolate.
Decently rich palate, very cool, with almond-fine tannin. Nice integration altogether. There's tasty fruit of bramble and plum. This is long and natural and very good
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2012-2019 |
12x75cl |
£309.00 |
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Château La Tour du Pin, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 25% Cabernet Franc and 75% Merlot
Opaque, with a very narrow band at the rim.
Light, fresh nose of summery fruits. Fresh plums and a touch of nutty wood.
A creamy entry here, very pure. Nice minerals. Very long; integrated, structured, fresh and elegant. Very good.
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2012-2017 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Lucia, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc
A nose of violet and creamy red and black plums; roses, perhaps.
A creamy entry. The fruits are plush and red and black. There are some slightly sandy-but-ripe, medium tannins. This is elegant and forward, with medium, covered acidity.
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2011-2017 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Moulin St Georges, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A floral, nutty nose, showing very fresh fruit. This is really quite aromatic. Fresh plums and blackcurrants and a bit of dark chocolate. Hint of rose petal. This is very cool and more backward than the Fonbel from the same stable. There are some nutty, mild tannins and the minerality kicks in half way through. A juicy cherry-ish finish. There's some grip at the back. Something of a banker, as usual.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£225.00 |
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Château Pavie-Maquin, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Floral aromas of fresh black cherries, along with a hint of smoke.
Creamy, black bramble and cherry fruit on the palate. Very cool with a good shape. This is elegant and full of minerals. Integrated, yet backward. Very, very long. Full of intensity and grip.
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Petit Cheval, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot
Real Franc aromas in the spice and green pepper, pencil graphite. Tangy blackcurrants.
A rich, very cool, creamy, silky entry. Blackcurrant fruit, plus the spice and rich, nutty tannins. A long and linear palate, with a lovely finish. Really chunky and mineral at the end. Juicy-fresh. This is fine.
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2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£0.00 |
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Château Troplong-Mondot, St Emilion, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A sweet, floral nose of ripe red apples and black plum fruit.
This is very cool and structured from the off; very mineral and full of grip. . Long and embryonic. This bristles with intent. Very long and intense at the end, with lots of nutty, rich tannins. Impressive stuff.
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2014-2020 |
12x75cl |
£444.00 |
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Margaux
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Alter Ego de Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A perfumed nose, with hints of violets and other flowers. The fruit is fresh black plum and blackcurrant.
There's very good freshness at the front of the palate, with really pretty decent concentration. There are some medium, nutty tannins that are well integrated. Very fresh, pure fruit. Lovely Alter Ego.
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2012-2017 |
12x75cl |
£261.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Giscours, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Here I found aromas of pure blackcurrant and, interestingly, seashells. The palate has a light touch. There are some ripe tannins and the whole thing is unforced and very cool. This is honest wine, shapely and pretty. Tannins are ripe, medium, knit and nutty through a palate that’s long and juicy. I like this. It’s honest, as I said. A second sample was more intense and woodier. Good ’07.
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2012-2019 |
12x75cl |
£282.00 |
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Château Lascombes, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very deep colour.
The nose is big, smoky and gives off roasted nut wood aromas. The fruit's a bit inky at the moment, of cassis and damson.
There's a very cool, creamy entry once this wine's in the mouth. There are fine, grainy tannins, some rather woody. This is dry and quite worked. The fruit has a welcome purity about it. This is mouthcoating, long and juicy.
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2013-2019 |
12x75cl |
£399.00 |
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Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A floral nose and a very pure expression of berry fruit: red and black currants. A hint of nut and mint.
This is cool and seriously pretty. Mineral and compact for the time being, with nice, subtle grip. I found great, pure, fresh , crisp red and black fruits on the palate. Very long. A very beautiful wine and a real Margaux.
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2013-2023 |
6x75cl |
£1,260.00 |
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Château Palmer, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is rather closed on the nose. There are spicy wood aromas from the oak, along with black fruit of blackcurrant and cherry. Floral notes,s including violet.
A supple, cool, satin-textured entry wines round the taster...and then it shuts up like a book. Very mineral, with some firm tannins. Flavours of ripe red apples and blackcurrants. Very good shape. A complete wine.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£1,200.00 |
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Château Kirwan, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Floral, smoky nose, giving of aromas of pure cassis fruit. The entry is cool across the tongue. Not a big wine, but a juicy one, with aspects of the wood. Nutty. Not overdone and good.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£258.00 |
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Pavillon Rouge de Château Margaux, Margaux, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A very pretty nose of pure blackcurrant Cabernet fruit, a touch meaty.
This is very cool in the mouth, medium weight and full of blackcurrant fruit. There are some nutty-rich tannins and great freshness here. Very long and it finishes harmoniously. Fine Pavillon.
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2013-2019 |
12x75cl |
£381.00 |
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St Julien
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Château Beychevelle, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The nsoe is full of the aromas of tangy red and black plums. There are mineral notes, along with some nut.
There's really decent concentration here. Beychevelle's very mineral in '07. It is balanced, with covered ripe tannins. Highly grippy, mineral and fresh. Nice finish, too.
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2012-2017 |
12x75cl |
£270.00 |
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Château Ducru-Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Lovely ripeness about the nose here. The fruis is floral blackcurrants and fresh plums. It's quite a meaty nose, perhaps with hints of dried fruit and menthol. Mostly just rather pretty berryish fruit.
Very plush and satiny entry of real class. There's good concentration to be found here. This is very mineral and very cool...then very juicy. Rich and very fine tannins lead on to high grip. There's a really chunky finish, Long and juicy. This is excellent for the vintage; full of purpose and structure.
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2014-2022 |
12x75cl |
£561.00 |
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Château Gruaud-Larose, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Very smoky/oaky nose with a richness of blackcurrant fruit beneath. Quite spicy; a bit of a Christmas cake nose. Creamy and cool palate, with a supple entry. Pure blackcurrant fruit. There are some rich, prickly tannins with a hint of wood about them. Grippy, long and intense at the finish. This could be very good indeed.
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£309.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Langoa-Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Nice nose here, of tangy blackcurrants, with hints of ripe red apples and nut. The usual St Julien warmth and a little dried fruit.
The entry is all creamy, followed by spicy blackcurrant fruit. This has good grip and vigour and the tannins are rich and integrated. A beginning, middle and end here. Well done!
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2012-2019 |
12x75cl |
£288.00 |
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| 2007 |
La Croix de Beaucaillou, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The nose is a rich, floral compote of ripe blackcurrants, with hints of plum. Quite a stately nose. There’s a lovely, cool concentration about Croix this year. It’s richly, nattily, almost pippily tannic, with a good weight of cassis fruit. Highly grippy. There’s lots going on here. Ducru has really performed this vintage.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£195.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Léoville-Barton, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The nose is rather closed at present, but I did coax some cedar, blackcurrant and plum aromas from the glass with a degree of agitation (the wine, not me).
There's tannin right from the off to this cool, focussed and compact wine. A welcome purity of crisp blackcurrant fruit, plus a wealth of slightly sandy tannins. Backward. Nicely long and intense at the back.
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2014-2022 |
12x75cl |
£366.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Léoville-Poyferré, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A rich nose of cold tea and blackcurrants, with a distinct and rather pleasing animal note.
This is finely composed in the mouth. Therre are some very fine, totally integrated tannins and a lick of mineral expression. This is cool and complete and quite forward. Long and nicely concentrated. Nice wine.
Retasted in London 30/04/08
A very black, smoky nose, giving some peppery spice. There are floral notes to the blackcurrant fruit. Cool and just medium weight in the mouth. A very credible palate. Medium, fine, quite chunky tannins. Mineral and long, with some decent grip. Fresh. This has substance. 18/20.
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2012-2019 |
12x75cl |
£369.00 |
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Château Saint Pierre, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The aromas are floral here, plus there are scents of damsons and blackcurrant. In the mouth, the entry is supple and cool, of blackcurrant and plum. There’s a welcome intensity and grip; real purpose to St Pierre. The fruit is fresh and the wine has shape and structure. This bristles. Good wine.
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2014-2022 |
12x75cl |
£294.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Talbot, St Julien, Bordeaux, France
Notes: "Intense deep red, good intensity of fruit, slightly floral and lifted, quite meaty middle palate and good ripeness overall, good Saint-Julien for medium term." **** Decanter
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£258.00 |
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Château d'Armailhac, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Fresh fruit here: very pleasant blackcurrant, a little floral. Then the spice from the wood.
This is very fresh from the front. The tannins are a touch grainy at the moment, but they are covered by the fruit. A palate all about blackcurrants and minerals. Good length and follow-through to a crisp, full finish. There is some nutty wood. The grip is good. Nice wine. This made friends in the tasting room
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2012-2020 |
12x75cl |
£213.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Clerc-Milon, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is floral and, beneath, aromatic blackcurrant fruit and hints of chocolate and plum. There's good fruit concentration here. It is satin-textured and cool and pure. It is even a touch backward. Very good drive at the finish. Long and fresh and structured.
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2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£252.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Croizet-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A woody nose, with a good purity of blackcurrant Cabernet fruit. There’s good shape to the palate, with that pure Cabernet fruit melded to ripe and chunky tannins. Cool, long and savoury, with good intensity. This is very good Croizet; stand-out Pauillac in ’07.
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2012-2018 |
12x75cl |
£135.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Grand Puy Lacoste, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The aromas are good and spicy, showing off ripe red and blackcurrant fruit. Nutty, classy stuff.
This is very cool and very pure and rather beautiful. It isn't creamy, but rather simply concentrated. Rich blackcurrant fruit and fine tannins comprise the linear palate. Very long and classy. Top performer.
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2015-2025 |
12x75cl |
£330.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Haut Batailley, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: There a note of peanut here; something I often find in La Lagune. Good richness of black and red fruits to the nose, along with evident minerals and spice.
The palate brings good creamy natural fruit. It's mineral, too. Crème de cassis and damson. This is one composed and classy puppy. The tannins are integrated and a touch grainy and the whole caboodle is well concentrated right through. Elegant. It finishes well. Fresh and balanced mouthful.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£201.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Lafite, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is opaque, with a very narrow band at the rim.
A cool nose, decently concentrated, giving up fresh fruit of blackcurrant and damson with a citrus, orange note. There's a hint of chocolate.
The fruit in the mouth is smooth and velvet textured, although this is a touch backward at the moment. It's only medium weight. There's good black fruit and rich, nutty, medium tannins; lots of grippy minerals. This is very juicy, with a great, square finish. Good tension adn structure here. Very good for '07.
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2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£2,460.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Very deepm ruby-purple colour.
A very pleasant nose of creamy cassis, red apple and apple blossom. Hints of violet.
Creamy-rich, pure blackcurrant fruit. Long, with some big grip at the back. This is really quite forward for Latour at this stage. The tannins are integrated, quite chunky and beautifully ripe. The freshness is covered. Very tasty stuff.
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2014-2025 |
12x75cl |
£2,460.00 |
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| 2007 |
Les Forts de Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Lovely proper claret nose of nutty red and blackcurrants with hints of cedar and, perhaps, mint.
Forts of cool and medium weight, with a supple, silky entry. Red and blackcurrants again appear in the mouth, then minerals and prickly grip. All this leads to a juicy, crisp finish. This is long and quite serious.
The medium acidity is well covered. There's a hint of red apples. Tannins are just medium and well controlled. Lovely aftertaste.
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2014-2020 |
6x75cl |
£291.00 |
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Château Lynch-Bages, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: There's a touch of violet to the aromas here, as well as this wine's colour in the glass! Really pure, blackcurrant fruit and the freshly sawn wood.
Creamy and tangy blackcurrant fruit in the mouth. There's really good vim and drive.
A purity of fruit encased in minerals. Plenty of purpose here. Tangy-fresh. One of the better '07s.
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2013-2022 |
12x75cl |
£402.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Mouton-Rothschild, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A fine nose: fresh and pure; very black, of the wood and a blackcurrant cordial. This is a little mealy from the wood. Wisps of milk chocolate.
Supple and cool and pure entry of blackcurrant fruit, then very mineral. Very credible, ripe, round tannins. The grip creeps in subtly at the end. This is a complete and quite gentle wine. It is also expressive of terroir. Great drive. One of my favourites this year.
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2015-2023 |
6x75cl |
£1,260.00 |
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Petit Mouton, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The 2nd wine of Mouton gives up a very fresh and crunchy nose of red and black fruit. A cassis cordial nose and spicy from the Cabernet Franc. Complexity here.
Concentrated, cool, supply satin entry, then lots of chunky tannins. This is long and grippy, with a juicy, solid finish. Cool and structured. Medium plus acidity and fresh berry fruit. A rather lovely mouthful.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£480.00 |
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Château Pichon Baron de Longueville, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: The aromas here are floral and rich, a touch smoky and of pure Cabernet fruit. Quite a creamy nose, really. This is about tangy blackcurrant fruit and structure. A little backward; a meaty, mineral wine. Balanced and quite burly at the moment, with some chunky tannin to resolve. The medium-high acidity is covered. Embryonic.
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2013-2021 |
12x75cl |
£528.00 |
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| 2007 |
Château Pichon Comtesse de Lalande, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A nicely aristo nose showing a good purity of cassis fruit, along with nut aromas.
This is cool and creamy in the mouth, yet structured from the front. Rather closed, in fact. There's pleasant red and blackcurrant fruit and nutty, integrated tannins. A touch dry, but long and bristling.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£600.00 |
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Château Pontet-Canet, Pauillac, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Very crisp fruit to the nose here, almost citrus fresh. Plus there's woody, slightly exotic spice: star anise?? The fruit's rather closed at the moment.
Wow, this is backward and really rather austere at present. But there is good substance along with the high, chunky tannins. Cool. The fruit is blackcurrant and cold tea. Long in the mouth and really grippy. I think this will be very good.
Retasted in London 30/04/08
Deep pinky ruby. Good purity of blackcurrant fruit on the nose. This seesm ripe; it's a touch floral. There's a hint of dried fruit. The fruit's quite soft and almondy. It becomes fresher towards the back of the palate. This is quite long enough and mineral with it. A juicy finish. A little integrated tannin. Nice shape to this. 17/20.
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2014-2022 |
6x75cl |
£228.00 |
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Château Cos d'Estournel, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is pretty much opaque. The '07 Cos gives up a ripe cordial of a nose: blackcurrants and spice and beef. Walnut liqueur and oriental spices. Really quite oaky.
This is really cool in the mouth; backward and linear. Medium weight. full of medium, quite chunky tannins. Long and with nice grip.
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2015-2023 |
12x75cl |
£660.00 |
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Château Lafon Rochet, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A tangy-fresh nose of plum and damson fruit, along with dark chocolate aromas.
The palate begins with a soft, cool entry, a touch creamy. There are credible, rich tannins and high minerality here. It just drives coolly onward in a nicely controlled fashion. Really good shape here. I like this. It's not big, but highly credible.
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2014-2022 |
12x75cl |
£207.00 |
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Château Le Crock, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
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Château Montrose, St Estèphe, Bordeaux, France
Notes: This is opaque in hue, with a very narrow band at the rim.
The nose has a slightly roasted/toasted aspect and pure, slightly leafy blackcurrant Cabernet Sauvignon aromas.
This offers satin smooth blackcurrant fruit up front. There are low, paste-like, nutty tannins. The grip gains in intensity. A very mineral wine. Long and with real interest at the finish. A juicy ending.
Much more purpose here than the pretty-but-slight Calon.
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2013-2022 |
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£459.00 |
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Domaine de Chevalier Rouge, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A rich nose of black cherries, blackcurrants and the blackest plums and there's a good deal of smoky wood. Quite a dense, fresh nose. This is really quite perfumed.
Creamy, crisp fruit on entry, largely of black plums. This is mineral and quite backward and full of structure. Juicy, plum skin fresh. There are some rich, nutty tannins. Tasted twice.
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2014-2021 |
12x75cl |
£258.00 |
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Château Haut-Bergey, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: A creamy, cassis-scented nose, with a touch of almost peppery spice. Fresh wood. The palate offers a creamy entry. This is rather a nice package! Richly, nattily tannic and really quite parallel in shape. Medium plus acidity that’s covered. Fresh blackcurrant fruit. Length is good and it finishes well.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£159.00 |
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Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 43% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon and 13% Cabernet Franc
A fresh nose, Cabernet dominant. Floral notes; a touch of spice and, perhaps, a lick of milk chocolate.
Fresh plums across the tongue, as well as blackcurrant. This is full of nutty tannins right from the front. The finish is chunkier (than the La Mission), although less mineral. Mouthcoating. The tannins are slightly pippy, but fine and largely integrated. The freshness is covered. Good drink.
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2013-2025 |
12x75cl |
£2,460.00 |
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Château La Mission de Haut-Brion, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: N.B. This is 43% Merlot, 48% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Cabernet Franc
A very mineral nose; smoky, too. There are hints of violet to the ripe plum fruit. It's a pleasantly dense nose and a much riper one thna that of the 2nd wine. There's a slight citrus note.
The palate starts very cool and crunchy, with blackcurrant and plum fruit. This is very, very mineral and powers juicily forward to a great, fresh, grippy finish. The tannins are quite drying. It is nicely long, though, and has real interest in the finish. Nutty and linear. Nice wine.
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2014-2022 |
12x75cl |
£2,010.00 |
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Château Smith-Haut-Lafitte, Pessac-Leognan, Bordeaux, France
Notes: Really good nose to SHL in '07. There are black cherry and blackcurrant aromas, plus iron and some sweet spice.
This is full of rich, fine tannin. There great freshness to the cassis fruit flavours. Quite dry, but there's some real grip here and length, too. Needs time.
Retasted in London 30/04/08
A rich nose of black fruit and purple flowers; sweet chestnut and pencil shavings. A very cool wine in the mouth. Decent profile. This seems a touch slight. Pure blackcurrant fruit and medium tannins. I think this is a very decent effort. 16.5+/20.
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2013-2020 |
12x75cl |
£330.00 |
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