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One of the standouts of the vintage, the 2018 Chateau Sociando Mallet wine is magnificent. This Chateau Sociando Mallet wine has a deep, powerful and resonant. The 2018 Haut-Médoc wine has so much to offer. Black cherry, plum, leather, licorice, gravel, cloves, licorice menthol and chocolate meld together in a wine of real distinction. There is a real sense of density and textural resonance that makes the 2018 compelling. Stated simply, the 2018 Chateau Sociando Mallet wine is magnificent.

Situated in the Haut-Medoc appellation, on the Left Bank of the Bordeaux wine region, Chateau Sociando-Mallet holds a special status. “Neither cru bourgeois, nor cru classe” according to the motto of the estate, it is nevertheless a reference of very high quality, which brings great joy with each new vintage.

The Chateau Sociando-Mallet 2018 was produced with the advice of oenologist Michel-Bernard Couasnon and is composed of a blend of 66% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 4% Cabernet Franc.

95 points James Suckling
94 points Decanter
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

The 2005 Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes wine has immense clarity with wild honey and quince aromas that gain intensity in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with very pure botrytised fruit, very focused and one of the most intense Sauternes you will find this year. This 2005 Suduiraut Sauternes wine feels long and sophisticated in the mouth yet never overpowers, never really has to put its foot right down on the accelerator. This is a wonderful Suduiraut wine with great intensity.

The 2005 Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes wine comes with 123 grams per liter of residual sugar, more modest than some of its Sauternes peers and 4.56 grams per liter of acidity. It has a sense of completeness on the nose already.

97 points James Suckling
96 points Wine & Spirits
93 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

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 2021 Chateau Tanunda Matthews Road Shiraz wine displays lifted aromas of blackberry, blueberry and white pepper supported by classic cool climate Shiraz characters of spicy, dark berry fruits on the palate. Matthews Road Shiraz is known for its plush and elegant palate. This Shiraz wine has an extensive finish is framed by elegant, fine-grained tannins from sixteen months’ maturation in a combination of new and seasoned American and French oak barrels.

The Chateau Tanunda is located in Barossa. This majestic bluestone winery and vineyard property is a living testament to the colourful history and pioneering spirit attached to Australia’s pre-eminent wine region.

90 POINTS Wine Spectator, December 2018

The Chateau Tanunda S.238 Shiraz Cabernet wine displays lifted aromas of blackberry and blueberry accompanied by vibrant dark berry fruits on the palate . This S.238 Shiraz Cabernet wine has a long finish and with fine grain tannins from 18 months maturation in French Oak.

Chateau Tanunda is located in Barossa. This majestic bluestone winery and vineyard property is a living testament to the colourful history and pioneering spirit attached to Australia’s pre-eminent wine region. Now, thanks to the passion and dedication of its new owners, the Geber family, this iconic Barossa estate is celebrating a new lease of life. Built in the late 1880s, Château Tanunda is home to some of the earliest plantings of vines in the Barossa Valley, dating back to the 1840s. Château Tanunda’s origins go back to the 1860s and the decimation of Europe’s vineyards by the phylloxera plague. Sensing opportunity in Europe’s pain, the three founders of Château Tanunda built a Bavarian-style Château dedicated to the production of fine quality wines.

The 2018 Chateau Tanunda Terroirs of Barossa Marananga Shiraz wine of the Barossa reflects the slate and granite soils with strong mineral notes, and fruit flavours of blackberry, morello cherry. This wine from Marananga is complex deeper notes of earth and cured meats bring the palate to a long and evenly weighted finish. It is a monster wine of power and persistence that begs to be cellared.

This 2018 Terroirs of Barossa Marananga Shiraz wine has a deep, dark red purple colour with a gun-flinty, machine-oil overtone to the bouquet. There are black fruit aromas beneath. The palate is very complex and layered, with smoky, briary, black olive and graphite nuances that follow throughout the palate. The tannins are firm and compact and beautifully balanced to add structure and contribute to length. This Chateau Tanunda Terroirs is a ripping wine. Drinking Well: 2020–2035

Marananga, centred in the North West quadrant of the Barossa provides some of the Valley’s most powerful wines. The red brown clay loam soils with schists and siltstone yield flavours of jam and fruitcake, cardamom, blueberry fruits, cocoa powder with an undercurrent of roasted meats and crackling.

96 POINTS Review by: Huon Hooke, The Real Review

The Chateau Tanunda Three Graces wine is a classic Bordeaux style blend of the worlds three most noble varieties. This Chateau Tanunda Three Graces is a classic lifted nose of blackcurrant cassis and cedar wood with hints of black olive, pepper, violets and tobacco.

The palate is an integrated blend of flavours, svelte and seamless showing prominent blackcurrant fruit delicately interwoven with tobacco leaf, capsicum, black pepper and savoury French oak giving the wine an undeniable elegance and generous length.

The grapes for the Three Graces are selected from premium vineyards in the Barossa and Eden Valleys. Delivered in small bins the grapes are destemmed and fermented in small format stainless steel open fermenters.The must is hand plunged twice daily, with fermetation complete over of 7 days on skins at 22 – 28° C.

Awards:
GOLD MEDAL – Berlin Wine Trophy 2019
GOLD MEDAL – China Wine and Spirits Awards 2019
94 POINTS – Sam Kim, Wine Orbit

The 2015 Chateau Tour Pibran wine has a very classic notes of cassis, tobacco leaf, lead pencil shavings, and spice. This Second label of Chateau Pibran has a medium to full-bodied, elegant red wine that has fine tannin, nicely integrated acidity, and top-notch purity of fruit. The 2015 Chateau Pibran wine is a beautiful Pauillac that does well in a vintage which can be erratic for this appellation. This is a great value Chateau Pibran wine and should keep for 15-20 years.

The name Pibran has a long association with premium Bordeaux wines. Originaly the esate was only 10ha in the Pauillac region, in 2001 they expanded the vineyards and now cover over 17ha. The wine is made in the state of the art winery of Pichon Baron and then matured in Chateua Pibran.

The 2015 Chateau Tour Pibran wine is a blend of equal parts Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon brought up in 50% new oak.

91 points James Suckling

The 2016 Chateau Tour Pibran wine has a very classic notes of cassis, tobacco leaf, lead pencil shavings, and spice. This Second label of Chateau Pibran has a medium to full-bodied, elegant red wine that has fine tannin, nicely integrated acidity, and top-notch purity of fruit. The 2016 Chateau Pibran wine is a beautiful Pauillac that does well in a vintage which can be erratic for this appellation. This is a great value Chateau Pibran wine and should keep for 15-20 years.

The name Pibran has a long association with premium Bordeaux wines. Originaly the esate was only 10ha in the Pauillac region, in 2001 they expanded the vineyards and now cover over 17ha. This red wine is made in the state of the art winery of Pichon Baron and then matured in Chateau Pibran.

The 2016 Chateau Tour Pibran wine is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Sauvignon.

94 James Suckling
91 points James Suckling

The 2018 Chateau Tour Pibran wine reveals an intense purple colour. The nose offers a wide aromatic range with notes of wild violet, followed by red fruit, blackcurrant, and gingerbread. This 2018 Chateau Tour Pibran wine attack is soft and elegant. The tannins are powerful and juicy. The body is fleshy and opulent, carried by a long, fresh finish. It is harmonious, with great balance between power and roundness. This superb Tour Pibran is already accessible and generous. Its very high-quality tannins also ensure that it can be kept for many years.

The name Pibran has a long association with premium Bordeaux wines. Originaly the esate was only 10ha in the Pauillac region, in 2001 they expanded the vineyards and now cover over 17ha. This red wine is made in the state of the art winery of Pichon Baron and then matured in Chateau Pibran.

The 2018 Chateau Tour Pibran wine is a blend of 85% Merlot 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

Food Pairing: Great with lamb cutlet, venison, poultry, and wild mushroom fricassee.

94 James Suckling

The 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine de Cristia wine boasts scents of cola, raspberries and black cherries. Mainly tank-aged Grenache, with small amounts of barrel-aged Mourvèdre and Syrah, This Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine de Cristia wine is medium to full-bodied, moderately concentrated and dusted with ripe tannins. The house style is one of sandy-soil elegance, and that’s reflected in this entry-level cuvée, which finishes long and silky.

The Domaine de Cristia was established in 1942, with only two hectares of vines; at that time, all grapes were sold to négociants. When Baptiste Grangeon inherited the vineyards from his father in 1999, he was the first to bottle as Domaine de Cristia.

This 2020 Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine de Cristia wine is best paired with grilled red meats or in sauce, game, or mature cheese platter.

The 2017 Chivite Coleccion 125 Reserva wine has a deep ruby. Fine wood aroma, eucalyptus, tobacco, cedar. Palate is elegant with a powerful attack. Balanced and velvety. Very fine wood, perfectly integrated with the wine. Long finish and mineral hints. Leather, liquorice, clove, Indian ink after-taste.

The Chivite Coleccion 125 Reserva wine has a blend of 65% Tempranillo, 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.

The 2020 Chivite Gran Feudo Crianza wine has medium to high intensity. The wine has cherry red with garnet rim. Nose is intense and expressive. Black fruit with smoked hints from ageing in oak barrels. Palate is soft with a fresh attack. Volume, good acidity and integrated tannins. This Chivite Gran Feudo Crianza wine has a pleasant finish with black fruit and well-integrated wood.

Blend of Tempranillo, Garnacha and Cabernet Sauvugnon.

The 2018 Chivite Gran Feudo Reserva wine has a deep colour and ruby red with a garnet rim. Nose is intense and fine with black fruit and spices. Notes of good fine wood. This Reserva wine is powerful and tasty attack. Elegant, full-bodied. Persistent final with smoked hints and stone fruits.

The Chivite Gran Feudo Reserva wine has a blend of Tempranillo, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.

The The Citra Cabernet Sauvignon Terre di Chiet 2019 has an intense ruby red color. This Cabernet Sauvignon wine is rich fruit aromas with notes of black pepper. This Cabernet Sauvignon wine is round and full on the palate, with balanced tannins and a pleasant, lingering aftertaste.