Médoc & Haut Médoc

Deep colour, full and succulent, stays fresh and with supple mid-palate weight and a fine, direct Médoc character. Some charm to the feel, a nice gentle rich aspect to the fruit with spice and vigour, this is anot...(read more)

This ripe wine offers dark-chocolate flavors over tannins and young black fruit. It is dense, piled with tannins and ripe blackberry flavors.

68% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Petit Verdot. Good deep colour, quite fleshy and supple feel, fine tannins and fruit depth - well done, very harmonious. One of the Bruno Borie (Ducru-Beaucaillou) stable, this spo...(read more)

The 2019 Clos Manou is superb. Dense, plush and explosive, the 2019 is packed with inky dark fruit, chocolate, spices, new leather and licorice. This extroverted Médoc is super plush.

60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot. Ripe, a bit of oak spice and good rich dark fruit, brightly defined, medium weight velvet feel. Tannic grip on the finish retains juice well. Tasted again at Clos Four...(read more)

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot. (The highest percentage of Petit Verdot for 10 years, it was preferred to the Merlot) Only 35% of the total from the property, after new manager/winemaker Matthieu Bor...(read more)

70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23.5% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 2.5% Cabernet Franc. Very 'sauvignonny' Cabernet Sauvignon - blackberry leaf and elderberry, real freshness and edge, which in turn makes it lively and pure, crunchy...(read more)

At peak now, but it will maintain this level for a few years. Classic Pauillac notes of cedar, pencil box, dark berry fruit (cassis) and spice, tannins resolved and giving a smooth fulness, well balanced acidity drawing...(read more)

More closed on the nose than the Langoa, tighter and dryer, firmer style. Reasonable fruit but surprisingly firm. The fruit stays on the finish. Very classical, very Barton. At the Chateau it showed differently, crushed...(read more)

Fine, harmonious black fruit nose. Attractively fat, opulent and silky. Flavour builds on the palate, finishing really long with flavourful tannins. Suave and very long, sophisticated, elegant. A top Palmer - real Margau...(read more)

Most of the en primeur hype is reserved for the members of the exclusive club of crus classés (literally classed growths) that occupy the top tier of Bordeaux. This club has been set in stone for getting on for 17...(read more)