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.

The 2016 Doyac feels a little basic and lacks cohesion on the nose. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy, red berry fruit, light on its feet and yet it just misses some complexity and grip towards the finish. One of th...(read more)

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)

Fruit is the dominant note. Close-textured and cool and fresh youthful purple flavours to the fore. Tannins solidly gripping and blackly pure. Big and long.

65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot. Very creamy smooth emulsion feel, good and ripe, with quite expressive high-toned red fruit as well as blacker depth. A creamy richness as well as real elegance - well done.

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)

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)