98 DE Sleek, elegant and appealing even before you get your nose near the glass. Aromatically it is deep and rich, and then it revs up and takes off. Dense, compact and intense, zingy limestone vibrancy and grip...
93-94 JS A solid young merlot with lots of black-olive, brown-sugar and plum character. It’s full-bodied and layered. Remake of the 2018? - James...
98-100 WA / 98-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 97-99 VM / 96-98 WE / 97 DE The 2019 Figeac is composed of 30% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 36% Cabernet Franc, harvested from the 13th of September to the 7th of October. The...
90 DE Pretty serious dark fruit character with concentration and veins of minerality that reflect the limestone soils of an estate that is close to the Fronsac borders. Clearly a wine that has character and impact, more...
98-100 JD / 97-99 VM / 97-98 JS / 96-98 WA / 97 DE / 95-97 WE One of the wines of the vintage, as well as one of the greatest young Pomerols I've ever tasted, the 2019 Conseillante checks in as a blend of 84% Merlot...
94-96 VM / 94 DE / 93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 90-92 WA The 2019 La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou is endowed with a gorgeous, quite sumptuous bouquet loaded with black plum, tobacco, smoke and Earl Grey aromas that burst from the glass...
98-99 JS / 95-97+ WA / 95-97 VM / 95-97 JD A full-bodied red that’s powerful, very rich and very deep. Floral and spicy with dried fruit, earth, tobacco and mushrooms. Dense center palate. Great depth. Traditional. -...
97-100 JD / 96-98 VM / 96-97 JS / 96 DE The 2019 Château Léoville Poyferré is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominated blend that includes 27% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and 3% Petit Verdot. It's a classic wine...
96 DE Inky purple in colour, with peony and iris aromatics, then a whoosh of freshness that makes your mouth water before you are even halfway through. This is extremely impressive, well balanced, with fine tannins and real...
93 DE Savoury, succulent, with rippling muscles. The limestone terroir here (just above Château La Rivière in Fronsac, with just 20-30cm of soil before you hit limestone) is clear in the cool silky feel and...
98-99 JS / 97 DE / 95-97 VM / 95-97 JD / 95-97 WA Really classy red, offering blueberries, minerals, salt, limestone and light fresh herbs. It’s full-bodied, but so refined. Fine layers of fruit and tannins...
93-94 JS / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 92-94 WA / 92-94 WE This is a very solid second wine of Pichon Lalande with blackberry, blueberry and sweet, dried-tobacco character. It’s full-bodied, chewy and polished. - James...
96 DE The black fruits burrow downwards through the palate at first, keeping things pretty closed, everything holding its breath, before the fruit opens. There is the precision of Rauzan Ségla that is reminiscent...
95-96 JS / 94 DE This is really finely crafted with sleek, polished tannins and beautiful, deep fruit. It’s full-bodied. Flavorful finish. Gorgeous texture. - James Suckling Inky plum colour, clear aromatic...