Red

Winery : Château Léoville Poyferré Grapes : 63% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Saint-Julien Wine style : Bordeaux Saint-Julien

Winery : Château Léoville Las Cases Grapes : 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc, 10% Merlot Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Saint-Julien Wine style : Bordeaux Saint-Julien

Winery : Château Léoville Las Cases Grapes : 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Saint-Julien Wine style : Bordeaux Saint-Julien Alcohol content : 13%

Winery : Château Léoville Barton Grapes : 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Saint-Julien Wine style : Bordeaux Saint-Julien

The 2015 Sarget de Gruaud-Larose is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot. It has a modest nose, rather tight and a little distant at the moment, with dusky black fruit, rather introverted in style. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly coarse tannin, moderate depth but requiring more breeding to come...

Winery : Château Gruaud Larose Grapes : 69% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Saint-Julien Wine style : Bordeaux Saint-Julien

Winery : Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Grapes : 85% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Saint-Julien Wine style : Bordeaux Saint-Julien

Winery : Château Bellegrave Grapes : Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot Region : France / Bordeaux / Médoc / Pauillac Wine style : Bordeaux Pauillac Best enjoyed between : 2021 - 2031 Alcohol content : 13%

The 2016 Clinet is composed of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was aged using the Oxoline system, in 70% new and 30% one-year-old barrels for 16 months. It has a deep garnet-purple color with cedar and smoked meats on the nose giving way to black and red plums and earthy notions with wafts of cassis and pencil shavings. The palate is medium to...

 The Haut-Bergey 2010 has a very concentrated bouquet with dense blackberry, briary, crushed stone and tobacco on the nose that unfolds in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with chewy tannins on the entry. There is a lot of extraction here, but it is in tune with the acidity and the structured finish has plenty of vibrant red fruit and energy to see...

The Domaine de la Solitude 2016 Blanc has a ripe apples and apricots-scented nose with wafts of lime blossoms, hay and grapefruit. Medium-bodied, the palate is seriously racy with loads of zesty sparks and a steely finish.

Composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot and matured in 60% new oak for 18 months, the 2016 Smith Haut Lafitte has a very deep garnet-purple color, opening with sensuous scents of warm black cherries, blackberry pie, star anise and fragrant lilacs with hints of chocolate box, cigar box and pencil lead plus...