The 2022 KWV Classic Merlot wine has juicy raspberry and blackberry flavors are complemented by a touch of cedar and marzipan. This KWV Classic Merlot wine is soft and inviting. Medium bodied with generous velvety tannins and has vanilla and spice flavors which remain on the palate.
The 2022 KWV Classic Pinotage wine has crimson red color, upfront plum and raspberry fruit flavors. On the palate the abundance of fruit is complemented by fruit cake, violets and toffee flavors. This KWV Classic Pinotage wine is well balanced, soft and smooth with a lingering aftertaste.
This medium bodied 2021 KWV Classic Shiraz wine has fresh raspberry and black cherry aromas, complemented by dark chocolate, pepper and spice. This KWV Classic Shiraz has concentrated flavors and well integrated tannins. The finish is soft and velvety and has smoky oak and cigarbox flavors with a lingering aftertaste.
The 2015 La Croix de Beaucaillou wine is alluring, seductive style, with mulled fig and boysenberry fruit carried by velvety structure. The 2015 La Croix de Beaucaillou has a very composed bouquet that captures the fruité of the vintage, almost lush, pure black cherries intermingling with cranberry and blueberry. There is a patina of new oak to be subsumed so it will certainly deserve three or four years in bottle. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannin on the entry, cloaked by layers of slightly toasty black fruit laced with cedar, white pepper and a touch of Lapsang Souchong.
This St-Julien wine is very harmonious with great depth while maintaining superb precision on the finish. What a superb deuxième vin. The 2015 La Croix de Beaucaillou wine is a blend of 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot and 3% Petit Verdot.
95 points Wine Enthusiast
93 points James Suckling
91 points Wine Spectator
The 2015 La Reserve de Leoville Barton wine is a delicious, racy Saint-Julien to drink now and over the next handful of years. The natural radiance of the year comes through beautifully in this supple, caressing wine. Although not especially complex, the 2015 wine is flat-out delicious. This 2015 La Reserve de Leoville Barton is a terrific showing for the second wine of Leoville Barton. Best from 2020 through 2030.
91 points Wine Spectator
The 2019 La Sirene de Giscours is a elegant wine with a range of aromas marked by fruit, beautiful freshness on the palate, and silky tannins that melt into a creamy texture. With its delicate Margaux touches, it can be drunk young but will also age very well.
The smoothness and richness of a Margaux Second Wine of Giscours, this 2019 La Sirene de Giscours has a lovely intensity color. On the nose releases fragrances of crunchy fruit. This red wine combines depth and deliciousness with a dense structure and a very soft feel.
This 2019 La Sirene de Giscours wine has a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (70%), Merlot (12%), Cabernet Franc (9%), and Petit Verdot (9%).
97 points Wine Enthusiast
96 points James Suckling
95 points Decanter
The Laika Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot wine has a bright red colour, light density. This red wine from South Africa which has an earthy nose with black berries and fresh plums. Beautifully complex and forthcoming. The Laika Cabernet Sauvignon Merlotis a well-balanced wine with delicate tannins. It’s a layered red blend with an abundance of blackberry and notes of white pepper. This Laika Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot is a tasty table wine which will pleasantly surprise your palate and morality.
The 2022 Laika Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot wine is best paired with Lamb shank with a side dish of Portobello mushrooms and roasted aubergines.
The 2021 Laughing Lizard Cabernet Merlot wine has crimson red in colour and has hints of blackberry, fresh plums and French oak on the nose. The fresh juicy palate of satsuma, plum and blackberry is complimented by mid palate sweetness from the Merlot wine.
The Laughing Lizard Cabernet Merlot wine is best paired with Beef, Pasta, Lamb, and Poultry.
The 2021 Laughing Lizard Cabernet Shiraz wine is displaying purple hues. This Australian Red Wine has red berry fruit aromas are prevalent with hints of spices. The richness of Laughing Lizard Cabernet Shiraz wine complements the savory flavors of a nicely grilled steak. This Shiraz wine is from South Eastern Australia.
The 2018 Le Marquis de Calon Segur is a drop-dead gorgeous second wine from Calon Segur. This Le Marquis de Calon Segur is bright, lifted and punchy. Expressive floral, savory and spiced notes from the Cabernet add shades of nuance to a core of dark red and purplish berry fruit. Beautifully textured and inviting, the Marquis is positively stunning in 2018.
A luxurious wine with really a rather beautiful texture to the palate. The 2018 Le Marquis de Calon Segur wine has a blend of 53% Merlot and 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, mostly young vines planted between 2008 and 2012. It is a gorgeous second wine from Saint Estephe.
95 points Jeb Dunnuck
94 points Wine Advocate
93 points Vinous
The 2020 Le Petit Ducru De Ducru Beaucaillou wine is an introduction to the style of its elders, the Grand Vin of Ducru Beaucaillou and La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou. Endowed with its own style, this Saint-Julien wine presents the same attention from the team during the vegetative cycle of the vine, the same uncompromising selection and the same rigorous vinification as the other two wines of the estate.
The 2020 Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou displays a beautiful, deep purple colour. The aromatic bouquet is sustained by intense aromas of red and black fruit. Scents of crushed violets are enhanced by a touch of mocha. This Le Petit Ducru de Ducru-Beaucaillou is a generous wine with a velvety texture. The expression of ripe fruits meets a vibrant acidity and the marriage between fruits and spices continues into the finish. This cuvée is impressively refined.
This 2020 Le Petit Ducru De Ducru Beaucaillou wine has a Blend of Merlot (78%), Cabernet Sauvignon (18%), and Petit Verdot (4%).
94 points James Suckling
Lealtanza Artist Series Sorolla 2010 Reserva a spanish Artist Collection:
Our fifth edition pays homage to the great Impressionist painter Joaquin Sorolla. Limited edition of 42.000 bottles.
This 2010 Lealtanza Artist Series Sorolla Reserva wine has a rich colour. This Spanish wine is very pleasant on the nose, where the fruity notes (especially black forest fruit) blend harmoniously with the spicy nuances as vanilla, balsamic and mineral notes; one can notice nice and elegant lactic aromas together with exquisite toasty character coming from our excellent French oak. Silky, velvety and pleasant entry; round and well-structured, its well-balanced tannins make of Lealtanza Sorolla Reserva 2010 a powerful yet elegant wine in mouth. Long aftertaste.
This Lealtanza Artist Series Sorolla Reserva wine will pair nicely with stews, red and white meat and strong-flavoured cheeses. Our chef’s suggestion: seared ahi tuna steaks.
VARIETAL: 100% Tempranillo
AGEING: 18 months in French oak barrels plus 3 months in French oak (Allier) cask of 22 HL.
AWARDS:
92 Decanter -Tasting Premium Rioja
Gold Medal at Mundusvini
The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron wine has a deep garnet-purple color. This 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron gives aromas of tar, sautéed herbs and earth over a cassis and baked cherries core. The palate is medium to full-bodied, firm and chewy, finishing with an herbal lift. This wine offers classic Pauillac aromatics, and possesses a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, backward vibe that’s going to benefit from 4-5 years of bottle age.
This is closer to the signature of the grand vin than that of the Tourelles de Longueville as it comes from soil with a higher gravel content. The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is quite powerful and dense. Aging, and specifically, the barrel regime of 18 months in oak (60% new) has left the 2016 with a heavy toast torrefaction quality that at present overpowers the dark fruit and Cabernet aromatics the wine showed from barrel.
93 points James Suckling
91 points Decanter
91 points Wine Spectator
The 2015 Les Pagodes de Cos wine has a tightly wound bouquet with intense blackberry, bilberry, soy and tobacco aromas. This red wine from St-Estèphe feels nicely delineated, becoming earthier as it opens in the glass. The 2015 Les Pagodes de Cos wine is medium-bodied with firm, slightly rigid tannin. There is moderate depth in the mouth, quite fresh with a pleasant marine. This red wine is rich and with great aging potential, this is becoming a major wine in its own right rather than just a second wine of Cos d’Estournel. Anticipated maturity: 2019 – 2029.
The 2015 Les Pagodes de Cos wine has a blend is 46% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot.
94 points James Suckling
94 points Wine Enthusiast
The Les Tourelles de Longueville Pauillac 2014, was made by Pichon Longueville Baron, one of Bordeaux’s most renowned estates, Les Tourelles de Longueville is the estate’s second wine, typically made of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with small percentages of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot.
The second wine Tourelles de longueville is named after the turrets that embellish the Château. This 2014 Les Tourelles de Longueville wine has charming aromas of spiced red and black currants, with hints of cedar. Well textured with velvety tannins and a long finish.
94 points Wine Enthusiast
92 points James Suckling
The 2016 Les Tourelles de Longueville is a very beautiful wine. Pliant, supple and inviting, the 2016 has so much to recommend it. This Les Tourelles de Longueville wine has dark red cherry, red plum, tobacco, menthol and licorice are all laced together in this creamy, wonderfully expressive, silky Pauillac. The Tourelles will be impossible to resist young, and should drink well for another 10-15 years.
The 2016 Les Tourelles de Longueville wine is a blend of 58% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot (from young vines that are destined to go into the Grand Vin one day, according to Christian Seely), matured in 30% new oak for 12 months.
95 points James Suckling
92 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
