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The 2018 Chateau Lilian Ladouys wine colour is rich and red, not as concentrated as some. This Chateau Lilian Ladouys wine has a juiciness through the palate, but also a sense of restraint and austerity. It feels ripe but not overripe, and well held together. A relatively gentle, appetising wine with a floral touch. This is a very intense Saint-Estèphe wine is cohesive and focused, though it needs just a little more finesse on the finish.

In 2018, the Lorenzetti family purchased two neighbor estates, Château Clauzet and Château Tour de Pez, adding these to the Lilian Ladouys vineyard to almost double its planted area to 77 hectares. These additional vineyards are composed of gravelly soils of the same level as the best blocks of Lilian Ladouys. Soils are a typically Saint-Estèphe mix of sandy-gravel and clay with some limestone deposits. The blend is 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot, and it has 14.41% alcohol.

94 points James Suckling
92 points Decanter
92 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

One of the finest Pauillacs of 2018, this Chateau Lynch Bages is a Cellar Selection. This 2018 Chateau Lynch Bages has everything you look for in a great wine. It’s incredible aromatics, richness without weight, perfect balance, and a purity of fruit that’s just about off the charts. Dense purple, it reveals a glorious perfume of blackcurrants and blackberry fruits, a deep, unctuous mouthfeel, building tannins, and a complex array of cedar pencil, tobacco, wood smoke, and chocolate. A true blockbuster in every sense, with masses of fruit and tannins as well as moderate acidity,

Blending Cabernet Sauvignon (72%), Merlot (19%), Cabernet Franc (6%) and Petit Verdot (3%), the Chateau Lynch-Bages 2018 offers wine a magnificent expression of the terroir of Pauillac. On the nose, the vintage seduces with notes of dark chocolate and spice. The powerful palate coats the mouth with its great breadth and generosity, structured by deliciously silky tannins. A certain freshness also presents itself and continues into a very persistent finish. A great vintage for Chateau Lynch Bages.

98 points Jeb Dunnuck
97 points James Suckling
97 points Wine Spectator
96 points Decanter

The 2012 Chateau Margaux wine is a Cellar Selection. This Chateau Margaux wine has a taut, linear, pencil lead-infused bouquet with pure blackberry and boysenberry scents, an undercurrent of tobacco that surfaces after five minutes in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, crisp acidity, a life-affirming sense of balance with well-integrated new oak towards the finish. The 2012 Chateau Margaux has become more structured and masculine in bottle, yet there is pedigree here from start to finish, a sense of effortlessness that is seductive. This elegant red wine is very much in the classic style of Margaux.

This First Classified Growth of 1855 benefits from vines planted on an outcrop of gravel, which is characteristic of the appellation. This 2012 Chateau Margaux wine has a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest mostly Merlot, as well as only 33% of their harvest.

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

The 2015 Chateau Montrose is without question one of the standout wines of the vintage. This sumptuous, powerful wine has a great sense of structure and tannins. This 2015 Chateau Montrose is a certainly the wine of Saint-Estèphe. Notes of cassis, damp earth, violets, and graphite and lead pencil notes all flow to a beautifully pure, elegant and multi-dimensional 2015 that has fine, polished tannin, perfect balance, and a great finish.

This 2015 Chateau Montrose is a blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc, all of which was brought up in 65% new oak.

98 points James Suckling
96 points Wine Enthusiast
95 points Jeb Dunnuck

The 2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1er cru classe is powerful, impressive wine is comprised of 90% Cabernet Sauvignon. One of the top ten wines of the vintage, this 2012 Chateau Mouton Rothschild has a deep ruby color and perfumed nose of red berries, cassis, flint, vanilla and peppery spices. This Mouton Rothschild wine is seriously structured, with loads of black currants and dark tannin, and revels on the finish with the juicy, fresh acidity of this vintage. The palate is beautifully balanced with great vim and vigor.

A fine Mouton Rothschild, this is the first vintage produced in the chateau’s new cellar. For Chateau Mouton Rothschild wine, the 2012 vintage was year was full of contrasts. A cold and dry winter was followed by an unreliable spring and an exceedingly dry summer. The harvest began on October 1 and ended on October 15. 2012 will be a historic year as the new cellars, after almost three years of work, welcomed its first harvest.

98 points Wine Enthusiast
97 points James Suckling
97 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

One of the wines of the vintage on the Left Bank, the 2017 Chateau Palmer wine is fresh and vibrant, with tons of energy. Veins of supporting salinity and floral overtones lend grace to the Grand Vin in 2017. The Grand Vin of the eponymous estate, the 2017 Chateau Palmer yet again confirms the excellence of its rank, having become one of the must-have’s of the Bordeaux wine market.

With a blend dominated by Merlot (54%), complemented by Cabernet Sauvignon (42%) and Petit Verdot (4%), Chateau Palmer 2017 clearly illustrates the philosophy of the estate. Perfectly balanced without being too overwhelming, this wine seduces with its harmony on the palate, developing an aromatic intensity upon a precise frame that reveals the softness of melted tannins. Bearing a unique and already magnificent style, the 2017 Chateau Palmer wine evolve remarkable over time, offering the kind of noble depth to which only the greatest Grands Crus hold the secret.

98 points James Suckling
97 points Wine Advocate
96 points Vinous

The 2018 Chateau Pontet Canet is a Cellar Selection wine. This 2018 Chateau Pontet Canet wine has a deep garnet-purple color. In the glass you get a richly nuanced and aromatic glass of Pontet. Plum, gooseberry, cassis, rosemary, violet, tobacco leaf, sage and white pepper.

This 2018 vintage has a rich, seductive, full-bodied palate is a hedonist’s dream, delivering layer-upon-layer of black and red berry preserves with loads of fragrant accents, a beautifully firm yet plush texture and tons of freshness, finishing long with a whole firework display of exotic spices.

This Pauillac wine was matured in new oak barrels (55%) while the rest of the ageing was done in concrete amphora (45%). It is made from a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (22%), Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot (3%).

98 points James Suckling
98 points Wine Advocate
98 points Wine Enthusiast

The 2018 Chateau Potensac wine is bold, dense and powerful. This Chateau Potensac wine has a plush plum in colour, with a depth to the body that starts from the first sip. This Medoc wine is a beauty it is full-bodied and concentrated, with notable freshness balancing terrific ripeness. It’s going to evolve nicely for two decades. This is a superb Potensac wine.

The Grand Vin 2018 Chateau Potensac offers a ripe, very expressive fruit and a powerful and particularly velvety tannic structure. Elegant and opulent, it combines the power and classicism of agreat vintage to age with the delicacy of solar vintages.

The blend of 2018 Chateau Potensac wine is 45% Merlot, 36% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot.

94 points James Suckling
92 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
92 points Wine Spectator

The 2016 Chateau Poujeaux is an outstanding Moulis made with consulting help from Stéphane Derenoncourt. Strong, confident flavours show clear Médoc character, with dark berry fruits, silky tannins, great balance and freshness. This 2016 Chateau Poujeaux has turned out beautifully. Ripe, generous and deeply layered, the 2016 has so much to offer. A varietal Cabernet Sauvignon note give the dark red/purplish berry fruit an attractive floral/savory upper register that adds striking nuance as well as character. This is a superb vintage for Poujeaux.

The Chateau Poujeaux is a leading Cru Bourgeois property that consistently produces wines of Grand Cru Classé quality. Poujeaux is located in the commune of Moulis-en-Medoc appellation.

This 2016 Chateau Poujeaux wine is a blend of of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.

Alcohol Volume: 13.5%

93 points Decanter
92 points James Suckling
91 points Wine Spectator

The Chateau Le Relais de La Dominique is the second wine of Chateau La Dominique, Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion. The 2019 Chateau Le Relais de La Dominique is a generous red wine with supple tannins. Thie red wine has a ruby hue with purplish reflection, opens with lively notes of cherry, blackberry, and blueberry and spices with a wide aromatic palette, bright tannic structure, a totally fruity finale of generous wine.

The vineyards lie in a prime location in the northwest of Saint-Emilion, bordering the Pomerol appellation, which is distinguished by their magnificent terroir.

The 2018 Chateau Saint Pierre wine has a powerful, muscular wine. Black cherry, gravel, dark spice, menthol, licorice and espresso add to an impression of brooding intensity. This Chateau Saint Pierre bursts from the glass with a glorious perfume of kirsch, blackcurrant pastilles, black raspberries and cedar chest with hints of red roses, pencil shavings and spice box. The medium to full-bodied palate coats the mouth with velvety tannins and beautifully knit freshness, supporting the generous black and red berry layers, finishing long and perfumed.

Owned by the Henri Martin estates, Chateau Saint Pierre is a Saint Julien Fourth Grand Cru Classé. Under the motivation by the dynamic Henri Martin, the Chateau Saint Pierre vineyard has been diligently rebuilt to the way it existed in 1855. This estate now features among the most famous Grand Cru Classés of this emblematic appellation.

This 2018 Chateau Saint Pierre wine is Composed of 77% Cabernet Sauvignon and 23% Merlot.

95 points Decanter
95 points Wine Advocate
95 points Wine Spectator

The 2019 Chateau Siran wine is beautiful, it’s great and it’s generous. This Chateau Siran wine has a very well-defined bouquet of pure black cherry and raspberry fruit, crushed violets and iris petals, and seamlessly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied, structured and crisp, with fine tannins, impressive delineation and plenty of freshness on the saline finish.

A Red Grand Vin of Margaux, The 2019 Chateau Siran wine has a blend of Merlot (47%), cabernet sauvignon (45%), petit verdot (7%) et cabernet franc (1%). One of the best Siran releases in recent years.

The precision and density of a fine red wine from Margaux.

95 points Wine Advocate
94 points James Suckling
94 points Vinous

The 2020 Chateau Sociando Mallet wine has retained its impressive aromatics from its showing in barrel with beautifully defined blackberry and raspberry fruit. This Chateau Sociando Mallet has pressed violet and light cedar aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with firm backbone, a little powdery in texture, fine backbone with ample freshness and tension towards its graphite-infused finish. The flavors are bright and beautifully lifted in this polished. A sophisticated Haut-Médoc wine.

This 2020 Chateau Sociando Mallet wine is a blend of 53% Merlot, 46% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc.

94 points James Suckling
93 points Vinous
92 points Decanter

This estate is on a roll and the 2018 Chateau Talbot wine might just be the best yet. A deep purplish blue color is followed by a mammoth-sized bouquet of crème de cassis, dark chocolate, tobacco, and lead pencil. The 2018 Chateau Talbot wine has a rich, full-bodied, and powerful, it nevertheless stays pure, balanced, and elegant, with a beautiful finish. Its tannins are ripe and integrated, it has balancing acidity, and this is unquestionably another beautiful vintage for this estate. A great St-Julien that reflects the estate more than the vintage.

An essential reference from the Left Bank of Bordeaux, Chateau Talbot is at the head of one of the largest vineyards in the Médoc with 102.5 hectares of vineyards planted in Médoc gravel soils.

This 2018 Chateau Talbot wine is made from a selection of vines aged 50 years on average. The blend of this iChateau Talbot wine includes 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.

95 points Wine Spectator
95 points James Suckling
95 points Wine Enthusiast

The 2019 Domaine de Compostelle wine is produced mainly from young vines which, after a rigorous and very strict selection at the time of blending, gives a remarkable second cru. This Domaine de Compostelle wine is a powerful nose, marked by notes of red fruits and cocoa, with a velvety evolution in the mouth. This Domaine de Compostelle wine has a round tannins, without aggressiveness.

This 2019 Domaine de Compostelle wine is an excellent second wine which, while retaining its ability to age, can be appreciated quickly after bottling.

The 2018 Echo Lynch Bages is the Second Wine of the prestigious Grand Cru Classé of Pauillac. Chateau Lynch-Bages- the Echo de Lynch-Bages 2018 is in line with the great vintages of this estate, located on the left bank of Bordeaux.

A very good vintage for Echo de Lynch Bages. This 2018 Echo de Lynch Bages wine is a rich, sensual and inviting. Product of a very good year for Bordeaux, the Echo de Lynch Bages 2018 presents the distinctive qualities of a great wines from Pauillac. The intensely expressive aromatic bouquet is outlined by notes of black fruit and spicy notes. On the palate, an aromatic complexity combines with a strong tannic structure.

The red wine is aged for 12 months in French oak barrels. This Echo de Lynch Bages 2018 has a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (62%), with Merlot (36%) and Cabernet Franc (2%).

95 points Jeb Dunnuck
94 points James Suckling
93 points Vinous