Finally in April I returned to Bordeaux for the En\nPrimeur of the 2022 vintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The last time I had been there was in 2019 for the 2018 vintage, then, later, there was Covid and everything stopped. In January of this year I started looking for the hotel and making appointments with the most important chateaux and subsequently I made my visits to the chateaux that hosted the companies belonging to the Union Great Crus of Bordeaux. Organizing everything is absolutely not easy, fortunately in doing all this I have a secretary who helps me. This year I went with my wife who accompanied me to the center of Bordeaux at the Intercontinental hotel where we had a great time. We left by car from Florence and the first stop was in Avignon, the city of the Popes and the next stop was in the center of Carcassonne at the Hotel De la Cit\u00e8 . The next day I had already started my mental engines, I confess that after four years of absence I was as excited as a child on the first day of school. I didn’t know what the 2022 vintage had been like. I had heard that the vintage had been very difficult due to the hard work done in the vineyard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Monday I started with my appointments at the chateaux\nand the same was true for Tuesday. I then started to go and visit the chateaux\nthat hosted some chateaux of the Union de Grand Bordeaux Crus .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As usual the first appointment was in Margaux at the\nChateaux Palmer where I was welcomed by the general sales manager Thomas Duroux\nwhere I tasted the very fruity and slightly delicately structured Alter Ego and\nthe Palmer with a bit of ripe fruit on the nose and taste . I then went to Chateaux\nMargaux and I tasted the three wines together with the general manager Philippe\nBascaules who succeeded his friend Paul Pontallier .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found the wines interesting and enjoyable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Next stop in Pauillac at\nthe new chateau Lynch Bages . Nice wines but not the fruit of an exceptional\nvintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Pichon Comtesse I tasted\npleasant wines with mature and greenish notes on the nose at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Chateau Latour was\nattended by his friend, the general manager Jean Garandeau , and I appreciated\na fantastic Latour , while in Les Forts de Latour on the nose I felt both a\ngreen note and a slightly candied fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Chateau Lafite I enjoyed\nan excellent first wine with fresh fruit both on the nose and on the palate. At\nChateau Pigeon Baron I was warmly welcomed by Corinne Ilic ‘, director of\ncommunication and digital market. I have known Corinne for more than twenty\nyears and she has always been nice and kind to me. I tasted the wines with the\ntechnical director Pierre Montessus . I found all the wines interesting and in\nparticular the Pichon Baron with a fantastic intense violet on the nose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also greeted Christian\nSeely , general manager of Axa Mill\u00e9simus , with his usual elegant butterfly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Chateau Bridget Canet I\nmet the owners and I appreciated their wine always concentrated in taste but\nless woody than other times. In the cellar there have been concrete containers\nfor some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Afterwards I went to\nChateau Lafite where I appreciated their wines and in particular a fruity\nLafite both on the nose and on the palate, fresh fruit and fine and elegant\ntannins. The last appointment of the day was at Chateau Mouton Rothschild where\nI felt an important Mouton with a structure aimed more at power than elegance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Busy but enjoyable day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, as usual I\nwent to Chateau La Misson Upper Brion because the Chateau Upper Brion was\nclosed for tastings due to construction work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Normally when I go to this\nchateau I take two hours of my time to taste the wines with absolute\ntranquility. I met the owner Prince Robert of Luxembourg and his general\nmanager Jean Philippe Delmas and I appreciated their wines. After the tasting I\nspoke as usual with Jean Philippe about his wines telling him my impressions\nand my analyses. I then went to Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte where I met the\nowners Florence and Daniel Cathiard and tasted the wines they produce, also\nappreciating their top-of-the-range white wine, which I preferred to their\npleasant red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went to admire the\nnew Chateau cellar Upper Bailly where I met my friend Veronique Sanders , CEO,\nwhom I met several years ago in Merano during the Wine Festival at a tasting\nwhere I got to know and appreciated his 1918.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went to the Chateau De\nFieuzal where I was able to taste some wines from the Pessac-Leognan appellation\n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went to taste some\nSauternes , finding them at times very concentrated and a little opulent in\ntaste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I met Mr. Guillame Lefebure\ndirector of the Chateau Dosiy-Vedrines with whom I spoke about his wine and the\n2022 vintage in Sauternes . He kindly invited me to a tasting that was to be\nheld in Rome at the French Embassy. Unfortunately, due to previous commitments,\nI was unable to accept his invitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The next day, as usual,\nearly in the morning, I went to Saint Emilion to the Chateau Ausone by Alain\nand Pauline Vauthier , unfortunately Pauline was absent, but I had a thousand\nattentions in the wine service and I had a table, (the only one) at my disposal\nto evaluate their different wines produced. I appreciated the Chateau Ausone ,\nits magnificent and elegant Cabernet Franc although in the taste I found not a\nfresh cherry but a ripe, almost candied one. Americans like this note, but I,\nwho am a bit of a purist (I don’t like overbearing wood or overly ripe fruit),\ndon’t like it very much, I find it more of a defect than a quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also spoke with the\nChateau ‘s in-house winemaker Ausone and producer of Clos from Baies , Saint\nEmilion of its wine, an interesting wine both on the nose and on the taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went to visit Pierre\nLurton , the general manager of the chateau. Horse Blanc and Chateau d’ Yquem\nwho as soon as he saw me enter the cellar of the Chateau Horse Blanc came\ntowards me, hugged me and said: “I was waiting for you, I want to know\nyour impressions of the Cheval Blanc “. I tasted it and on the nose I\nstill felt a bit of wood presence ( afternoon chocolate eight :mint and\nchocolate). Fantastic mouth with fine, elegant and broad silky tannins.\nHonestly I felt it less ready than its 2015, the year in which it was not\nproduced, the Petit Cheval , when I tasted it in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even with the 2022 vintage,\nPetit Cheval will not be produced .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went to Le Pin by\nJacques Thienpont where I enjoyed both the IF (with a slightly ripe cherry\ntaste) and the Le Pin, with a measured but pleasant body. I then went to Petrus\nto the winemaker friend Olivier Berrouet who received me personally alone, who\nwas very keen to know my thoughts on wine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wine in my opinion was\nalready almost perfect, fine, elegant with a fantastic violet on the nose and a\ncrunchy cherry in the finish of the taste. It could, in my opinion, have had a\nlittle more structure. I complimented Olivier and as usual he accompanied me to\nthe parking lot to my car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went, with great\npleasure, to the Chateau Old Chateau Certan , by Alexandre and Guillaume\nThienpont and where I found myself tasting the wines of Jacques (Le Pin) and\nhis brother whom I did not know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lovely nose also with notes\nof violet, graphite, and cherry. Crisp cherry flavor. I found the 2022 had\nmemories of the 2009 and 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I then went to the Chateau L’\nEglise Clinet went to see Denis Durantou but not seeing him I asked his\ndaughter Noemie where he was and she replied that her father had passed away\ntwo years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This bad news moved me, I\nremember that the last time I saw him was in 2019 when I went to taste his\nwines and in fact I had difficulty recognizing him because he had lost a lot of\nweight and had a long beard. I have a good memory of Denis, the first times I\nwent to him he followed my tastings and was pleased when I told him that in\nsome of his wines I could smell the violet and he nodded saying that it was not\nfelt in all the vintages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the beginning of our\nacquaintance and for a few years, at the end of the tasting he would ask me for\nmy business card, something he never did again because by then he knew me quite\nwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a great sadness for\nme to learn of his passing, unfortunately these are the bad sides of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I complimented Noemie on\nthe quality of her wines and the fact that L’ Eglise Clinet had an intense note\nof violet on the nose. After greeting Noemie with an affectionate hug, I went\nto the Chateau Nenin where I tasted their wine with a pleasant intense scent of\nviolet on the nose. I tasted all the wines of the property that belongs to the\nChateau Leoville Las-Cases . I must say that normally in all the wines, with\nthe exception of a few vintages in which I smelled mainly fresh fruit, I\nsmelled, as in the 2022, the oil varnish. Even in the Loville Las-Cases I\nsmelled violets on my nose. At Chateau La Conseillante I smelled a pleasant\ncherry on both my nose and taste. I went to Chateau La Conseillante for the\nfirst time. Quintus where I tasted their first wine, very structured and with a\nripe, almost candied fruit taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of the day I\nwent to the Chateau Pavie where I was able to learn that the owner Gerard Perse\nhad merged some of his chateaus into the Chateau Pavie , merging the grapes\nfrom its various Chateaux into the Chateau Pavie , practically eliminating the\nother Chateaux . This had already been done when Mr. Perse purchased Chateau La\nClusiere . The last vintage produced by this chateau was 2001. Another novelty\nwas that Gerard Perse stopped producing white wines in favor of red wines. I\nwas used to it, when in the past years I have been to the Chateau Pavie , to\ntaste many wines, instead this year I tasted only four wines. The hectares of\ncultivated vineyards are many and many are exposed to the south, which means\nthat the grapes ripen a lot due to climate change and easily become candied\nfruit or almost. A respectful criticism that I make regarding these wines of\nMr. Perse is that in the breeding of the wine a lot of new wood is used and\nthis, in my opinion, negatively affects the quality of the wine and the tannins.\nThe tannins dry out and burn the upper gum a little . The next day I went to\nSaint Est\u00e8phe and my first visit was to the Chateau Montrose where I enjoyed\ntheir first wine with, among other aromas, a lot of chocolate and ripe cherry\non the nose, while on the palate I enjoyed fresh plum but the tannins were a\nlittle drying. I then went to do some tastings of wines from the Saint Est\u00e8phe\nappellation and then went to Chateau Cos d’ Estournel where I was received by\nthe owner Mr. Michel Reybier and his winemaker. In 2019 I had tasted the wines\nof the chateau with his son Raphael Reybier and it had been an interesting\ntasting since the wines, in the past, from being too woody with a bitterish\nfinish had become fine, delicate, mineral, with a very pleasant drinkability\nright from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mr. Michel Rybier\naccompanied me to a private room in the chateau and his winemaker poured me\nthree red wines that they produce and I began to taste them, understanding that\nMr. Reybier wanted me to tell him my impressions, both olfactory and gustatory.\nIt’s like inviting a hare to run! I began to speak, to describe the nose of the\nwines and their gustatory peculiarities and I saw that Mr. Reybier took note of\nwhat I said and this for me was an incentive to continue with my descriptions.\nWhen the two white wines were served to me, I was struck by their minerality ,\nflavor, complexity, both olfactory and gustatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Pagodes de Cos, the\nsecond wine with less presence of wood, on the nose was so mineral, citrus ,\nfloral, ferrous and rich in saltiness and iodine, so fantastic, already ready\nmore than the white Cos. The latter on the nose was floral citrus , savoury\nmineral and a little woody and flavourful with a pleasant taste of natural tea ,\nlemon and pear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Describing these wines\nmoves me and makes me write down my pleasure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raphael joined us and told\nme that the family had purchased the Chateau Cos Labory of Saint Est\u00e9phe and\nhad me taste the two wines produced, which I had already tasted elsewhere\nduring the morning, asking me what I thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I pointed out to them that\nthe Charme de Labory had, in my opinion, problems of over-ripening of the\ngrapes, while the first wine, the Cos Labory, even if it had fresh fruit on the\nnose and on the palate, on the palate had a bit of invasiveness of the tannins\nof the wood. I confess that it was a pleasant and interesting tasting and Mr.\nMichel Reybier was so satisfied with my analyses and my sense of smell that he\ntold me that when he writes the book on the Chateau Cos d’ Estournel he will mention\nour tasting. Afterwards I went to the chateau where you could taste the wines\nof the Saint Julien and Margaux appellations .<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I must say that finally the\nChateaux that hosted the producers of the wines of the respective denominations\nhad a space with tables and chairs dedicated to journalists. How many times in\nthe past years I looked for corners in the tasting rooms to be able to write my\nnotes standing up perhaps leaning on a barrique of furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
tasting day , the fourth,\nalso very intense, I left to return to Italy, stopping in Toulouse in a hotel\nright in the center. A city with Spanish influence both in food and buildings.\nThe next morning we left again with the intention of stopping in Cannes to eat\noysters of all kinds. It was very nice to return to Bordeaux for the En Primeur\n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before moving on to the\nanalysis of the wines tasted, it is appropriate to make premises on the\nclimatic trend of the 2022 vintage and on my modest opinion on the vintage\nitself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Climate trend for the 2022\nvintage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a dry, hot and rainy\nyear. The vines generally resisted the drought and the long heat waves well.\nBud break began at the end of March, before the frosts of the first days of\nApril. From the beginning of flowering until the end of the harvest, temperatures\nwere high, 24 degrees of average daytime temperatures even reaching 32 degrees.\nFortunately, there were temperature variations during the night. In June there\nwere strong storms that gave life to the vines, after a long period of drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2022 was the driest vintage\nin the last 30 years. It was a dry and hot vintage from the beginning to the\nend of the cycle. In this vintage, some produced exceptional wines with floral\nnotes on the nose and fresh fruit, while others produced wines with very ripe\nand even candied fruit. Some in Pomerol made great wines, for example the\nChateau Old Chateau Certan produced a ripe and silky Merlot that gave a perfect\nroundness of taste. Cabernet Franc for its minerality and aromatic persistence\ngave the wine its typical delicacy. Cabernet Sauvignon brought aromas and\nflavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In conclusion, in my\nopinion, many producers, given the critical climatic conditions, did not expect\nto make great wines. Be careful, in my opinion, in general 2022 is not the\ngreat vintage as many want to paint it, but it is a vintage where some chateaus\nhave produced great wines, structured wines, there are those who have produced\nwines with a fairly normal structure, those who have produced wines with overly\nripe fruit. Reading out of curiosity the scores given by various international\njournalists, which I considered excessively high, I asked myself: “did I\ngo to Bordeaux to taste the wines or did I dream it?” It is easy to do as\nsome do, giving exorbitant ratings to gain the favor of the producers, so that\neveryone would be good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily, after my return to\nItaly, I met a winemaker from an important company in Montalcino who went to\nBordeaux for work and went around tasting the wines. Talking to him reassured\nme because he confirmed my thoughts on the 2022 vintage. For some chateaus, it\nwas an exceptional vintage, for others, an excellent vintage, for others still,\na good vintage, and for all the others, for me, a vintage not to be repeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I have read such high and\nabsurd evaluations even on unknown wines that made me think of stopping going\nto Bordeaux for En Primeur . Fortunately this thought has abandoned me and I\nwill continue with my work based on honest evaluations, free from any and all\neconomic involvement but moved only by honest and hopefully competent,\npassionate work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I need to make a\npreliminary statement about tannins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Regarding\nthe width of the tannin, it is important that I make the following\nclarifications, so that it can be understood. I feel the tannin of the wine on\nthe upper gum. The total width of the tannin is 6\/6, that is, the entire width\nof the upper gum. Obviously, if the tannin is less wide, it could be for\nexample 5\/6 and so on. The width of the tannin is important when its quality is\ngood or high level. The wider the tannin, the more worthy of attention the wine\nis, but the tannin, as I have specified, must be, in any case, of good quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let’s\nnow move on to describing the wines tasted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHATEAU PALMER 2022 – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ALTER EGO<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MARGAUX <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 51% Merlot, 43% Cabernet\nSauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red coat<\/p>\n\n\n\n The olfactory profile\nreveals aromas of plum, blueberry, chocolate, sweets from the outside of the\ncandy, straw, mint, eucalyptus, licorice grains, black cherry, ending with\nhints of hairy and juicy red peach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate you can enjoy\na pleasant fruit of plum and blueberry. The body is medium sufficient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine well balanced between\nalcohol and freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet,\nquite broad (5\/6+) initially silky and then drying the upper gum a little . Its\ngustatory persistence is long. It goes more in width than in depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n(90–\/92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PALMER 2022 – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PALMER MARGAUX<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 51% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n45% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red color<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory frame made of\naromas of fairly dry black fig (maturity of the grapes), mint, eucalyptus,\ndried plum, liquorice, ripe black cherry, cocoa, ending with whispers of\njuniper berry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pleasant sip that\nhighlights a medium body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well-balanced wine with the\nalcoholic mass dominated by a pleasant freshness and tannins. The latter are\nsweet, thick, quite broad (5\/6), initially velvety and then drying the upper\ngum a little . Its taste persistence is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wine is pleasant but\nthe grapes are very ripe, nothing to do with the 2018 grapes whose fruits were\nfresh and juicy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (93-95\/100)<\/strong> CHATEAU MARGAUX 2022 – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAVILLON ROUGE DU CHATEAU\nMARGAUX 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 64% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n24% Merlot, 7% Petit Verdot and 5% Cabernet Franc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n A beautiful purple red\nshines through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bouquet made of aromas of\nplum, blueberry, chocolate, pea skin (green note), sweets from the outside of\nthe candy, licorice grains, cherry, Kaiser pear, graphite, to finish with\nbalsamic puffs of mint and eucalyptus . The taste encounter highlights a\npleasant medium body and flavors of plum and chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well-balanced wine with\nimperceptible alcohol mass thanks to its pleasant freshness and tannins. The\nlatter are sweet, quite broad (5\/6+) and silky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its taste persistence is\nlong but not very long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Fine and elegant wine with\nperfectly ripe fruit and finely silky tannins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (92-94\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU MARGAUX 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MARGAUX -red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 92% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n6% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deep purple red dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose with intense aromas of\nchocolate and plum followed by Kaiser pear, graphite, blueberry, medicinal\nherbs, ending with hints of light India ink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it has a\nmedium body well-balanced and a chocolate flavor. A well-balanced wine, between\nalcohol, freshness and tannins. The alcoholic mass is imperceptible. The\ntannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6++) silky and thick. Its intense aromatic\npersistence is long with a chocolate finish and light black marasca cherry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (96-98\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU MARGAUX 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAVILLON BLANC DU CHATEAU\nMARGAUX 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MARGAUX – white<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Straw yellow with greenish reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The intense scent of\nepisperma (the sweetness of boiled chestnut skin) rises from the glass, followed\nby hawthorn, Coccoina glue (coconut and almond milk), mint and eucalyptus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it is savoury and mineral with medium body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well-balanced wine with\nalcoholic mass dominated by minerality and a measured freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its intense aromatic\npersistence is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Maybe it lacks a bit of\nfreshness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (92-94\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU ORMES DE PEZ 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SAINT EST\u00c8PHE -red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ( grape variety : 51%\nMerlot, 39% Cabernet Sauvignon, 8% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose gratified by aromas of\nlightly candied cherry, intense graphite, Kaiser pear, chocolate, mint,\neucalyptus, plum, pea peel, finishing with light hints of varnish enamel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it has\nflavours reminiscent of ink, plum and chocolate. A perfectly balanced wine with\nthe alcoholic mass dominated by freshness and tannins. The latter are sweet,\nbroad (6\/6) initially silky and then dry the upper gum a little . Its aromatic\npersistence is long and intense with a slightly bitter finish. woody .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose mature and a little\ngreen evidently there are very mature grapes and slightly greenish grapes (not\nmature). <\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU BATAILLEY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n TOWARDS 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 54% Merlot, 43% Cabernet\nSauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory debut made of\nscents of wood varnish, lemongrass , wood, plum, mint, eucalyptus, chocolate,\nblueberry, ending with puffs of pea skin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On tasting it has a medium\nbody and the wine is well balanced in terms of alcohol and freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet,\nthick and quite broad (5\/6), initially velvety and then drying the upper gum\n(wood tannins). Its taste persistence is long with a bosi\u00e9 finish .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wood a bit invasive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (88-90\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU HAUT BATAILLEY 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon\nand 30% Merlot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deep purple red robe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose with aromas of black\ncherry, plum, mint, eucalyptus, chocolate, graphite, worked leather, blueberry\nto finish with whispers of milk cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The taste has a medium body\nand an intense chocolate flavour. Alcohol and freshness are in perfect balance\nwith each other while the tannins are sweet, broad (6\/6) thick initially\nvelvety and then dry the upper gum. Its taste persistence is long with a\nslightly bitter finish. bosie .<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fruit is rightly ripe\nbut for me it has too much wood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (90-92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LYNCH – BAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ECHO DE LYNCH BAGES 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 64% Cabernet Sauvignon, 31% Merlot\nand 5% Cabernet Franc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deep purple red dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Balsamic aromas of pine, plum, cherry, woody notes , fresh leather,\nblond leather, capers, anchovy, blueberry and blackberry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate the body is medium and the wine, thanks to its freshness,\ndoes not even minimally let you feel the alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6) initially velvety and then\ndrying the upper gum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its gustatory persistence\nis long with a flavour of plum and cherry and then woody notes in the finish .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wood, for me, too invasive.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n (89-91\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LYNCH – BAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LYNCH BAGES 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ( grape variety : 66% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot,\n3% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deep purple red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It displays aromas of pea skin, cassis , plum, blueberry, cherry,\ncapers, woodsy and chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it has a medium body, a plum and blueberry flavour and a\ngood balance of flavours, in fact the alcoholic mass is completely covered by\nthe freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet, thick, broad (6\/6–) initially velvety and then\ndrying the upper gum a little .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its intense aromatic\npersistence is long with a woody finish .<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fruit is well ripened\napart from the green of the pea skins felt on the nose which denotes an\nincomplete ripening of certain grapes. In my opinion there is a bit too much\nnew wood, more than the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins in the wine are\npenalized by the tannins in the wood . <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU DE LYNCH – BAGES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BLANC DE LYNCH BAG 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – white<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 67% Sauvignon Blanc ,\n22% Semillon and 11% Muscadelle )<\/p>\n\n\n\n It has a fairly evolved\nstraw yellow colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aromas of jasmine, tomato\nleaf, rue leaf, iodine, salt, mint, eucalyptus, pasta starch, passion fruit and\nlight papaya. On the palate it reveals a medium body and is generously savory\nand citrusy (lemon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well-balanced wine thanks\nto the freshness and sapidity that completely dominate the alcoholic mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its intense aromatic\npersistence is long. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU DE PEZ 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SAINT EST\u00c8PHE -red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ( grape variety : 59%\nMerlot, 38% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory range composed of\nscents of slightly candied cherry , medicinal herbs, after-dinner chocolate\neight (chocolate and mint), eucalyptus, plum, blueberry, graphite to finish\nwith puffs of sea water (white inner part of the watermelon rind).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Chocolatey palate . The\nbody is medium and the wine is well balanced with imperceptible alcohol thanks\nto the freshness and tannins. The latter are sweet, broad (6\/6) initially\nvelvety and then dry the upper gum a little . Its taste persistence is long\nwith a continuous chocolate flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wood is very noticeable\nboth on the nose and in the mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE COMTESSE DE LALANDE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n COMTESSE RESERVE 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n ( grape variety : 54%\nCabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 10% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Deep purple red dress<\/p>\n\n\n\n Multifaceted olfactory\nprofile with aromas of cream, mint, chocolate, plum, medicinal herbs, cherry,\nintense sea water (white inner part of the watermelon peel), medicine chest,\nstarch (spray starch for ironing) light black pepper , nutmeg, blueberry,\nblackberry, finishing with whispers of licorice sticks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The body is medium plus and\nthe wine has a flavor of licorice sticks. The alcohol-freshness-tannin axis is\nin perfect harmony with each other. The tannins are sweet, thick, quite broad\n(5\/6+), initially velvety and then in the finish they dry the upper gum a\nlittle . Its persistence is long with a plum finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (92-94\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PICHON LONGUEVILLE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n COMMISSIONER OF THE LANDE 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 78% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n17% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n slightly candied black\ncherry , sea water (the white internal part of the watermelon peel), liquorice,\nstraw, mint, eucalyptus, graphite, violet, light notes of black pepper and\nnutmeg, finishing with hints of dried tomato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On tasting it has a medium\nbody and a good balance between alcohol and freshness, the latter completely\ndominating the former. Flavor of plum and chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet,\nthick, quite broad (5\/6++) initially velvety and then dry the upper gum a\nlittle . Its taste persistence is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is a mix of different\ngrape ripenings, it needs time but promises well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (94-96\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LATOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC DE\nCHATEAU LATOUR 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 48.8% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n46.2% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory charge made of\nscents of ash, cherry, plum, worked leather, sea water, light notes of rubber,\nmint and eucalyptus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On tasting it has a medium\nbody and has a flavour of squeezed fresh plum and chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well-balanced wine for the\nfreshness that dominates the alcoholic mass. The tannins are sweet, thick, quite\nbroad (5\/6+), lively and velvety. Its intense aromatic persistence is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n(91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LATOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC DE CHATEAU LATOUR 2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 57% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n31% Merlot and 12% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruby red color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory charge made of\naromas of cherry, plum, Tuscan cigar box, peeled tomatoes, tomato paste,\nnatural tea , mint and eucalyptus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The medium body is\nsufficient and the wine is well balanced between alcohol and freshness. The\ntannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6+) initially silky and then dry and slightly\nburn the upper gum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its intense aromatic\npersistence is long with a cherry finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2019 to 2018 en primeur of\nthis wine I had given 90-92\/100<\/p>\n\n\n\n (92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LATOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE FORTS OF\nLATOUR 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 58.7% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n37.9% Merlot and 3.4% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Beautiful cardinal red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory sensations of pea\nskin, intense worked leather, slightly candied cherry , mint, eucalyptus, plum,\nrosemary, light rubber, violet, finishing with puffs of chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate you can enjoy\npleasant fruit, in particular the slightly candied ripe cherry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The body is medium and the\nwine is well balanced, in fact, the alcoholic mass is silenced by the freshness\nand tannins. The latter are sweet, broad (6\/6), initially silky and then dry\nslightly in the finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its taste persistence is\nlong with a slightly bitter finish. woody .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Uncertain nose between\nslightly green and very ripe fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (93-95\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LATOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n THE FORTS OF\nLATOUR 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 65.2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot\nand 0.8 Cabernet Franc)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruby red and garnet red\ncolor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The olfactory debut reveals\nan intense scent of green pepper followed by plum, worked leather, rubber,\nballotta (boiled chestnut with wild fennel), mint and eucalyptus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it reveals a\nmedium body with the right amount of body and a good balance between alcohol\nand freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet, quite\nbroad (5\/6) and velvety. Its gustatory persistence is long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n <\/strong>(92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LATOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GRAND VIN DE\nCHATEAU LATOUR 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 92.45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7.4% Merlot\nand 0.15% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Shines purple red<\/p>\n\n\n\n It unfolds aromas of plum,\nblueberry, fireplace ash, intense notes of worked leather, lemongrass ,\nfinishing with a hint of Kaiser pear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it is a\ntriumph of pleasantness, the body is medium and the wine is perfectly balanced\nwith freshness and tannins that dominate the alcoholic mass without second\nthoughts. The tannins are sweet, thick, wide (6\/6) silky and chocolatey .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its taste persistence is\nlong with a cherry and chocolate finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (98-100\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LATOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n GRAND VIN DE\nCHATEAU LATOUR 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 97.1% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2.6% Merlot\nand 0.3% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Garnet red coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The olfactory casket\nreveals scents of cherry, plum, mint, eucalyptus, laurel, sage, green pepper,\nstarch (spray starch for ironing), sweet pipe tobacco that reminds me of\n“Clan”, ending with puffs of rhubarb root.<\/p>\n\n\n\n slightly candied cherry .\nThe body is medium and the wine is well balanced with freshness dominating the\nalcoholic mass. The tannins are sweet, broad (6\/6–) initially velvety and then\nslightly drying the upper gum. Its taste persistence is long with a sweet\nfinish of “Clan” pipe tobacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2016 en primeur I gave this\nwine 94-96\/100 <\/p>\n\n\n\n (96\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LAFITE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LAFITE CARROWS 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 53% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n40% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red<\/p>\n\n\n\n The olfactory encounter\nreveals aromas of Kaiser pear, mint, eucalyptus, slightly candied cherry ,\nplum, black pepper, nutmeg, rosemary, sage and laurel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The body is medium\nsufficient plus. Well balanced wine thanks in particular to the freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6+)\ninitially silky and then drying the upper gum a little . Its taste persistence\nis long with a cherry and chocolate finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD\n2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 94% Cabernet Sauvignon,\n5% Merlot and 1% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red dress<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory profile\ncharacterized by aromas of India ink, plum, mint, eucalyptus, almond shell,\nblueberry and cassis .<\/p>\n\n\n\n Amazing mouthfeel, medium\nbody, elegant. Flavors of plum and chocolate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Perfect balance of taste\nwith the imperceptible alcoholic mass thanks also to a pleasant freshness. The\ntannins are sweet, broad (6\/6) fine and silky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its gustatory persistence\nis long with a finish of squeezed plum and cherry. Elegant and pleasant wine\ncurrently a little closed to the nose, in the mouth I found it perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (98-100\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU DUHART-MILON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n MOULIN DE DUHART 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 87% Merlot and 13%\nCabernet Sauvignon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cardinal’s mantle<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose composed of aromas of\ncrisp cherry, mint, eucalyptus, black pepper, nutmeg, rosemary, sage, bay\nleaves and plum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Palate ecstatic with a\npleasant cherry. The body is medium sufficient. Balance a bit fluctuating\nbetween alcohol and freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are a little\ntight (4\/6++) sweet, initially silky then drying and slightly burning the upper\ngum. Its persistence is long with a cherry finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I rewarded the freshness of\nthe fruit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (88-90\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU DUHART-MILON 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 78% Cabernet Sauvignon\nand 22% Merlot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red robe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory system composed\nof aromas of plum, Indian ink, cherry, sweets from the outside of the candy,\nfinely tanned leather, almond shell, rosemary and sage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mouth with cherry and plum\nflavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The body is medium and the\nwine is well balanced for alcohol and freshness. The tannins are sweet, quite\nbroad (5\/6-) initially silky then dry and slightly burn the upper gum. Its\npersistence is long with a sweet finish on the outside of the candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PIBRAN 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 55% Merlot and 45%\nCabernet Sauvignon)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory register made up\nof aromas of cherry, woody notes , mint, eucalyptus, medicine chest, chocolate,\nearth, hints of plum, Kaiser pear and ending with a whiff of peeled tomato.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate you can enjoy\na fresh crunchy cherry accompanied by chocolate. The body is medium and the\nwine is well balanced with the alcoholic mass silenced by the freshness and\ntannins. The latter are sweet, thick and quite large (5\/6+) initially silky and\nthen slightly drying the upper gum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (92-94\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PICHON –\nLONGUEVILLE BARON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LES TOURELLES DE\nLONGUEVILLE 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 65% Merlot, 26% Cabernet\nSauvignon and 9% Cabernet Franc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red coat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nose marked by aromas of\nintense liquorice, followed by lightly alcohol-preserved cherry, eucalyptus,\nsacristy furniture (incense) to finish with hints of boiled chestnut with wild\nfennel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Palate satisfied by a\nmedium body and flavors of chocolate and cherry both crunchy and in alcohol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Balanced wine even if you\ncan feel a little alcohol from the cherry in alcohol, the time in the bottle\nwill make it lose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet,\nquite broad (5\/6–) and velvety. Its taste persistence is long with a slightly\nbitter finish. woody that reminds me of chocolate after eight (chocolate and\nmint).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wine should lose some\nof the invasiveness of the wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (90-92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PICHON – LONGUEVILLE\nBARON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LES GRIFFONS DE PICHON\nBARON 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety : 50% Merlot, 46% Cabernet\nSauvignon and 4% Petit Verdot )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red color<\/p>\n\n\n\n Intense hint of graphite\nfollowed by cherry, Kaiser pear, hints of denatured alcohol, peeled tomato,\nboiled chestnut with dried wild fennel, straw to finish with delicate puffs of\nviolet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it has a\nchocolate and cherry flavour and a medium plus body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine well balanced between\nalcohol and freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet,\nbroad (6\/6–) thick and velvety. Its taste persistence is more than long with a\nchocolate finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (93-95\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PICHON –\nLONGUEVILLE BARON<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n AU BARON DE PICHON\nLONGUEVILLE 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon\nand 19% Merlot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ruby red with purple hues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the olfactory encounter\nyou can enjoy aromas of chocolate, intense violet, graphite, cherry, light mint\nand eucalyptus, black pepper, nutmeg, Marseille soap to finish with whispers of\nboiled chestnut with dried wild fennel (ballotta).<\/p>\n\n\n\n We are faced with a medium-bodied,\nreinforced, important. Good taste balance between alcohol and freshness. The\ntannins are sweet, thick, wide (6\/6–) initially velvety and then dry,\nslightly, the upper gum. Chocolate flavor that remains during its long intense\naromatic persistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The taste should lose a bit\nof wood. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (96-98\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU SUDUIRAUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n LIONS DE SUDUIRAUT BLANC\nSEC 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BORDEAUX – dry white<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety:\n54% S\u00e9millon and 46% Sauvignon Blanc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n It appears straw yellow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory baggage made up of scents of jasmine, Kaiser pear, rue leaf,\ntomato leaf, mint, eucalyptus, fresh leather, blond leather, star anise, fennel\nand episperm (sweet boiled chestnut skin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it is very savoury and has a flavour of star anise and\nlemon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The body is medium and the wine is well balanced with freshness and\nflavour completely dominating the alcohol content. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (90-92\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU SUDUIRAUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n VIEILLES VIGNES GRAN VIN\nBLANC SEC 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BORDEAUX – dry white<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety\n: 55% S\u00e9millon and 45% Sauvignon Blanc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Straw yellow with green reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory casket made of scents of jasmine, lemon, yellow grapefruit,\nrue leaf, tomato leaf and episperm (sweet boiled chestnut skin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Important palate both for the body, medium plus, and for the generous\npalate accompanied by minerality .<\/p>\n\n\n\n A well-balanced wine thanks to its freshness, minerality and flavour\nwhich do not allow the alcohol content to be perceived even minimally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its intense aromatic persistence is long with a salt and lemon finish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (94-96\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU SUDUIRAUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PUR SEMILLON GRAND VIN BLANC\nSEC 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n BORDEAUX – dry white<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety:\n100% S\u00e9millon )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Straw yellow with green reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the olfactory encounter it has floral scents of jasmine followed by\nintense pear thigh, salt, white peach, oil varnish and episperm (it is the\nsweetness of the skin of boiled chestnut)<\/p>\n\n\n\n The taste is salty but not cloying and has a medium plus body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The wine is well balanced and has a flavour of white peach, pear and\nsalt which remain in the finish during its long intense aromatic persistence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n (93-95\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU SUDUIRAUT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n SUDIRAUT 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sauternes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety\n: 100% S\u00e9millon )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Golden yellow with amber reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It evokes scents of honey, chamomile, dried mirabelle apricot , bitter\norange jam, ending with caresses of cotton candy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the palate it has a medium body and is very sweet, concentrated, but\nnot cloying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Well balanced wine with freshness commanding the taste balance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its intense aromatic persistence is long with a caramelized sugar\nfinish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (93-95\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU PONTET CANET 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety:\n57% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 4% Petit Verdot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n An intense purple-black red shines through the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aromatic imprint of plum, black cherry, medicinal herbs, mint,\neucalyptus, chocolate, oil varnish, blackberry, blueberry to finish with woody\nnotes .<\/p>\n\n\n\n The taste has a medium plus body and a plum and chocolate flavor.\nBalanced wine with freshness and tannins that dominate the alcohol mass. The\ntannins are sweet, quite broad (5\/6) and velvety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Its taste persistence is very long with a slightly candied cherry finish\nand a slight bitterness perhaps due to the wood. Despite the use of cement, you\ncan always feel the wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (93-95\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n CHATEAU CLERC MILON 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n PAUILLAC – red<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n (grape variety:\n59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 32% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmen\u00e8re )<\/p>\n\n\n\n Purple red.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Olfactory casket of slightly candied cherry , mint, eucalyptus, plum,\nchocolate, rosemary, sage, rubber to finish with a light sweet woody note of\nepisperm (boiled chestnut skin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n On tasting the body is medium, a little weak, which becomes a little\nthinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wine well balanced between alcohol and freshness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tannins are sweet and quite broad (5\/6+) initially silky and then\nslightly dry the upper gum. Its intense aromatic persistence is long with a\nchocolate and woody finish (a little bitter I think due to the wood).<\/p>\n\n\n\n The fruit is a little evolved and there is some wood which will have to\nbe lost a little .<\/p>\n\n\n\n (91-93\/100)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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