92+ Dark purple colour with violet hue and black core. Excellent nose with well defined aromatic expression, ripe plums and cherries, hints of dark berries in the background, subtle oak with some chocolate and vanilla in the background. On the palate well balanced with ripe tannins, juicy fruit and fine acidity, very elegant with mutli-layered … >> Lire la suite

Dark pruple colour with violet hue and black core. Expressive nose with juicy fruit, ripe berries, plums and black cherries, discreet spiciness and fine toasting aroma in the background. On the palate well balanced with ripe yet firm tannins, juicy fruit, freshness and very good lenght.

  91-92 Fruit mûr à point, annonçant une jolie densité. La bouche est plutôt mordante, élancée, construite autour d’une matière al dente et d’une bonne trame acide. Tanins fermes mais fins, bonne allonge, finale légèrement acidulée sur un petit fruit croquant.

Couleur sombre, intense, belle et pourpre. Nez très aromatique, au fruité frais et mûr. Nuances d’épices et de truffe. Caressant en entrée de bouche, avec de la minutie dans la texture au développement, très fruité, avec un port élancé, mais charnu, le vin grandit en finale savoureux, juteux, long et sans angle. Ce cru présente … >> Lire la suite

90-91 Full-bodied with ripe berry, dark earth and chewy earth and chewy tannins. Rich and tannic. A little rustic, but impressive for the appellation.

A linear, chewy red with purple-fruit and blackberry character. It’s medium-bodied with a flavorful finish. Shows focus. – 91/92

A little stinky on the nose – drains. Less plush and less glossy fruit than the regular bottling. Drying tannins. But plenty tucked in for the longer term and some rather exciting intensity of dark fruit and minerals at the core. 

A little stinky on the nose – drains. Les plush and less glossy fruit than the regular bottling. Drying tannins. But plenty tucked in for the longer term and some rather exciting intensity of dark fruit and minerals at the core.

Quite fragrant and with beautiful dark-red fruit intensity on the nose and palate. Something a little autumnal, with the tiny, tight, glossy, fire-engine-bright red berries of autumn as well. This is so superior to the 2018 vintage of hte samedi wine! Chalk and cheese. You actually want to drink this wine rather than suffering throught … >> Lire la suite

A rather flattering nose. Blackberry-jam sweetness offset by menthol-tinged acidity and directed, ambitious structure. Beautifully integrated. Coal-dusted minerality layering dark fruit, dark spice, iron and sous bois. Mushroom-ketchup umami notes in the framework, a subtle touch of lavender counteracting the darker flavours. Emphatic tannins set to carry the wine to long-term. 

An intense blackcurrant-and-green-pepper nose – but sweet, like some kind of weird Fat-Duck-style bonbon. Big, ripe cassis fruit on the palate, cocooned in sooty tannins. Dry, firm but reasonably trestrained tannic structure. Sandalwoo and freshly planed pine. Full-bodied but has kept its focus.   Was much more melded on day three, with the fruit resolving … >> Lire la suite