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The 2019 Chateau Mauvesin Barton is gorgeous. This Chateau Mauvesin Barton wine is a lovely acidity on the palate. The tannins are soft but they are mouth coating and really do mask a lot of what is going on right now. A big mouthful but with brightness and verve underneath. Lovely long length and good persistency and freshness.

This estate has been fully renovated and is now producing attractive wines.

93 points Decanter
93 points Wine Enthusiast
91 points Vinous

The 2019 Alter Ego de Palmer wine is gorgeous rich dark purple in the glass. This Alter Ego wine has intense aromas of blackcurrants, cedar and ripe tobacco with hints of violets, following through to a full-bodied palate with extremely refined tannins that are well-integrated into the wine and are long and subtle at the finish. Such precision and harmony with structure.

This second wine of Chateau Palmer might be the richest, most concentrated second wine out here, and truthfully, it tastes like a Grand Vin. It is one of the best Alter Ego cuvee since its creation. A Margaux that should be given a long-term lease in your cellar.

96 points James Suckling
95 points Decanter
94 points The Wine Independent

An exceptional Premier Grand Cru Classé, Chateau Beau Sejour Becot 2018 displays all the grandeur and elegance of a Saint-Émilion wine born in a magnificent vintage. Dense, rich and explosive, this 2018 Chateau Beau Sejour Becot wine has it all. Soaring aromatics and a huge spine of tannin give the 2018 its regal contours.

The 2018 vintage was barreled down late, and it is still coming together, especially in its aromatics, but its potential is evident. A wine of tremendous character and personality Beau Séeour Bécot dazzles in 2018. It is an utterly captivating Saint-Émilion from Juliette Bécot and Julien Barthe, along with their consulting winemaker Thomas Duclos

This Chateau Beau Sejour Becot wine shines bright in the Saint-Émilion appellation, on the right bank of Bordeaux. It has a blend of 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

99 points Wine Spectator
97 points Wine Advocate
97 points Vinous

The 2014 Chateau Calon Segur is a real show-stopper wine. This Chateau Calon Segur is a powerful and seductive, the wine exudes class. Myriad shades of plum, sweet red cherry, pomegranate, spice and blood orange are all on display. Wild flowers, tobacco and host of more aromatic notes develop in the glass. A truly St-Estèphe wine.

This is yet another fabulous showing for the 2014 Calon Segur, a wine that vies for top honors in this vintage. The blend is 67 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 19 % Merlot, 15 % Cabernet Franc and 2 % Petit Verdot.

96 points James Suckling
96 points Vinous
95 points Wine Enthusiast

The 2019 Chateau Carbonnieux wine has a deep purplish ruby hue to go with a brilliant nose of red and black currants, spring flowers, spicy oak, and hints of tobacco. This Chateau Carbonnieux wine is beautiful on the palate as well and is medium to full-bodied, has a seamless, elegant texture, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It’s the finest wine I’ve tasted from this estate.

Founded in the 13th century, Chateau Carbonnieux is located in the Pessac-Léognan appellation and is one of the oldest wine estates in Bordeaux. In 1956, Marc Perrin acquired the chateau, which became a Classified Growth in 1959 for its Red and White wines.

This 2019 Chateau Carbonnieux wine has a blend Cabernet sauvignon (60%), merlot (30%), cabernet franc (5%), petit verdot (5%).

94 points Jeb Dunnuck
94 points James Suckling
93 points Wine Enthusiast

The 2012 Chateau Cheval Blanc wine has a medium to deep garnet colored. This Saint-Emilion wine reveals lovely cassis, warm black cherries and redcurrant jelly notions with underlying hints of cedar chest, garrigue, Indian spices and damp soil. The Chateau Cheval Blanc wine has a medium to full-bodied, it possesses wonderful energy and freshness on the palate with a beautifully poised ethereal nature and long mineral-tinged finish.

The Chateau Cheval Blanc 1er grand cru classé A is elegantly crafted beauty should enter its drinking window in a couple of years and cellar gracefully for another 20+ years.

The 2012 Chateau Cheval Blanc wine is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised and grilled dishes. This Premier Grand Cru Classé “A”, wine is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms and pasta.

96 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
95 points Wine Enthusiast
95 points Wine Spectator

The 2018 Chateau d’Aiguilhe wine has a medium to deep garnet-purple in color. This Chateau d’Aiguilhe jumps up out of the glass with exuberant notes of plum preserves, Black Forest cake and blackberry pie, plus hints of potpourri, hoisin and forest floor. The medium to full-bodied palate has a soft texture and oodles of freshness supporting the mouth-coating black fruit preserves, finishing with loads of exotic spice layers.

A magnificent expression of the superb terroirs of Castillon, on the right bank of Bordeaux, the 2018 Chateau d’Aiguilhe wine from Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux is one of the most beautiful references of its appellation.

The product of a very good vintage for the Bordeaux region, the 2018 Chateau d’Aiguilhe wine is made from a blend of Merlot (80%), supplemented by Cabernet Franc (20%).

93 points James Suckling
93 points Jeb Dunnuck
92 points Decanter

The top wine, the 2018 Chateau D’Issan offers a beautiful, singular bouquet of blackcurrants, new leather, smoked tobacco, scorched earth, and camphor. This 2018 Chateau D’Issan wine carries to a medium to full-bodied, seamless Margaux with wonderful tannins, beautifully integrated acidity, and just a flawlessly balanced, elegant, layered style that’s going to evolve for 20-25 years. It’s one classy 2018 that has loads to love.

A great vintage for the Bordeaux region, 2018 will be remembered at Chateau d’Issan, a magnificent Grand Cru Classé of Margaux. Blending Cabernet Sauvignon (60%) and Merlot (40%), the Chateau d’Issan 2018 seduces with its intense aromas and precision. Each grape variety brings a touch of personality to this wine.

96 points James Suckling
96 points Wine Advocate
96 points Wine Advocate

The 2018 Chateau De Fieuzal Grand Cru Classe wine has a deep garnet-purple color. This 2018 de Fieuzal rocks up with gregarious scents of baked plums, stewed cherries and dried mulberries plus suggestions of Chinese five spice, unsmoked cigars and sautéed herbs. The rich, full-bodied palate has loads of exotic spice and raisin cake layers with a firm, chewy frame, finishing just a little hard.

Blending Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (30%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Petit Verdot (5%), the Chateau de Fieuzal 2018 showcases the class and signature flavours of this Pessac-Léognan grand cru.

95 points Wine Enthusiast
94 points Decanter
93 points James Suckling

The 2019 Chateau Dufort Vivens is a brilliant Margaux wine. Unwinding in the glass with aromas of blackberries, licorice, sweet soil tones, spices and rose petals. This Chateau Durfort Vivens is a full-bodied, deep and concentrated, with a fleshy core of fruit, rich, powdery tannins and a lively spine of acidity. It concludes with a long and penetrating finish. The blend of this wine is dominated by fully 92% Cabernet Sauvignon, which lends the wine immense nobility.

A polished, sophisticated Bordeaux wine. This 2019 Chateau Durfort Vivens was fermented in a combination of vat and amphora. This Margaux wine feels a bit light. The 2019 vintage is among 2/3ds in new oak and 1/3rd in terracotta. Inky dark fruit, grilled herbs, lavender, pine, spice notes and a range of string Cabernet inflections are some of the signatures.

96 points Wine Advocate
95 points James Suckling
94 points Vinous

The 2019 Chateau Fombrauge is a gorgeous wine that shines on all account. This Chateau Fombrauge is another sweetly fruited, sexy Saint-Emilion with loads of black fruits, tobacco leaf, graphite, chocolate, and violet aromas and flavors. It packs tons of fruit on the palate as well as no hard edges, remarkable purity of fruit, silky tannins, and a great finish.

Chateau Fombrauge is one of the oldest estates in Saint-Émilion. The magnificent property has a charterhouse dating from the 17th century. Under the leadership of the Dumas de Fombrauge family, Chateau Fombrauge has become a real model for Bordeaux viticulture. This Bernard Magrez property shines today as one of the most beautiful of Saint-Emilion.

95 points Jeb Dunnuck
94 points Vinous

The 2019 Chateau Fourcas Dupre wine has a deep garnet-purple color. This 2019 Chateau Fourcas Dupre charges out of the gate with bold, expressive scents of baked blueberries, crushed black plums and cassis with hints of sandalwood, pencil shavings and menthol plus a waft of aniseed. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is charged with wonderful energy, featuring bright, black, crunchy fruit and a velvety texture, finishing with fantastic freshness.

In the Médoc history, vines already appear in the place called Fourcas in the eighteenth century, as evidenced by the cartographic work of Belleyme, under Louis XV. Fourcas Dupre took its name in 1843, when Maître Jean Antoine Dupre became the owner. Since 1970, the Pages family has maintained the same state of mind meticulousness, know-how and passion.

This 2019 Chateau Fourcas Dupre wine has a blend of 50/50 Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with a tiny bit of Petit Verdot.

93 points Wine Enthusiast
93 points Wine Advocate
91 points James Suckling

The 2018 Chateau Giscours is always a significant wine. This Chateau Giscours latest release with a powerful wine while also stylish black fruits fits into a well-regarded tradition. This great Margaux wine harmoniously combines power and finesse with exceptional ageing potential. During the tasting this wine delights with its sweetness, its enveloping tannins and its aromatic intensity, underpinned by superb freshness.

This 2018 Chateau Giscours has a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (55%), Merlot (39%), and Petit Verdot (6%).

97 points James Suckling
96 points Wine Enthusiast
95 points Decanter

The 2018 Chateau Gloria wine has a deep garnet purple colored. Aromatic black fruit, finely scented without excess sweetness or ripeness. This Chateau Gloria wine is full-bodied with a firm texture of ripe, grainy tannins. This St-Julien wine has a lively line cutting through the dense, savory layers, finishing on a lingering spicy note. A very classy St Julien wine that may warrant a higher score down the line.

This Chateau was created in the 1950’s by the late Henri Martin who was also the regisseur of Chateau Latour. Along with big brother Saint Pierre, the quality here has improved massively in the last few years and this is a top St Julien performer these days. Chateau Gloria is fast becoming one of the most exciting insider wines of the entire Bordeaux region, and that rare species of a non-classified St-Julien.

This 2018 Chateau Gloria wine has a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 3% Cabernet Franc. Usually St Julien’s best value.

94 points Decanter
94 points James Suckling
94 points Wine Spectator

The 2019 Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse wine is class personified. Just as in barrel, from bottle Grand-Puy Ducasse possesses terrific freshness and energy in place of the heavy, extracted style that was the norm just a few years ago. Readers will find a Pauillac endowed with tons of transparency and tons of sheer class. The 2019 Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse is wonderfully sophisticated in every way.

The Grand Vin of the property, the 2019 vintage of the Chateau Grand Puy Ducasse wine is made from Cabernet Sauvignon (53%), supplemented with Merlot (47%).

96 points Wine Enthusiast
95 points James Suckling
95 points Vinous

A beautiful Pauillac, the 2018 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste has a classic nose of ripe blackcurrants, scorched earth, cedarwood, and tobacco. This Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste wine carries to a medium to full-bodied 2018 offering wonderful balance, ripe, polished tannins, and gorgeous purity of fruit. A Red wine that grows on you with time in the glass, it has building mid-palate depth and tannins, again, terrific balance, remarkable purity of fruit, and outstanding length on the finish.

One of the most classic wines in the Left Bank in 2018, this Grand Puy Lacoste is super-impressive right out of the gate. Ultimately a wine of tremendous class that remains restrained and aristocratic in breeding. The blend has a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon (78%) whose character and charm so perfectly express the richness and quality of this distinguished terroir.

96 points Vinous
95 points Decanter
94 points James Suckling