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2022 Château Mauvesin-Barton, Moulis-en-Médoc
Lilian and Michel Barton Sartorius acquired this property in August 2011, with daughter Mélanie installed as winemaker since 2013. They bring the same expertise and experience to bear here as at their Saint-Julien châteaux, Langoa- and Léoville-Barton, which have been in the Barton family for eight generations. In 2022, Merlot makes up 55% of the […]
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2022 Château Mauvesin-Barton, Moulis-en-Médoc
Lilian and Michel Barton Sartorius acquired this property in August 2011, with daughter Mélanie installed as winemaker since 2013. They bring the same expertise and experience to bear here as at their Saint-Julien châteaux, Langoa- and Léoville-Barton, which have been in the Barton family for eight generations. In 2022, Merlot makes up 55% of the […]
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2021 Château Léoville-Barton, 2ème Cru Classé Saint-Julien
Château Léoville-Barton was one of the best 2021 Left Bank wines we tasted En Primeur. The property has been in the same family since 1826, when Hugh Barton purchased a quarter of the big Léoville estate, his part then becoming known as Léoville-Barton. The current proprietors are Anthony Barton’s daughter Lilian Barton-Sartorius and her two […]
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2021 Château Trotte Vieille, Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé
Château Trotte Vieille Premier Grand Cru Classé is a superbly situated vineyard, near the walls and moat of Saint-Emilion; a warm site, which suffered no frost damage in 2021. The winery has recently been up-graded, allowing more focussed individual vinifications, plot by plot. The investments of its owners – the Castéja family, who also own […]
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2021 Château du Domaine de l’Église, Pomerol
Like many of the best Pomerols, this is a small estate, covering less than 7 hectares. Being under the same Castéja family ownership as Châteaux Batailley, it has been receiving the additional, tightly focused attention it deserves, with quality steadily climbing. The vines border famous names towards the north of Pomerol’s central plateau, and now […]
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2022 Château Picque Caillou blanc, Pessac-Léognan
In 2022, Paulin Calvet has produced an excellent Picque Caillou blanc, which has richness and vibrancy. Early picking was key to its success, the Sauvignon Blanc (90% of the blend) was picked between 16th and 27th August; the Semillon (10%) on 24th August. Aged for 7 months in oak barrels (25% new), colour is very […]
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2022 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, Pauillac
Les Griffons is one of the Second Wines of Château Pichon Baron, and was first created with the 2012 vintage. Whereas the property`s other Second Wine, Tourelles de Longueville, is built on Merlot, the grapes for Griffons come primarily from gravelly plots near the Gironde estuary – where Cabernet Sauvignon excels (60% of the blend). […]
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2021 Château Lagrange, Pomerol
This property has been in the Jean-Pierre Moueix stable since 1953, and today is one of their most lusciously charming Pomerols. It is 100% planted with Merlot vines, lying partly on gravels, partly on clay. Bright, purple-ruby of medium depth, its nose shows ripeness and freshness, with chocolate notes. Palate has vibrant fruitiness, intensity in […]
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2022 Château La Mission, Lalande de Pomerol
Château La Mission’s jewel-sized vineyard (measuring just 2 hectares) lies on the south-western edge of the Lalande de Pomerol appellation, bordering Pomerol. Vine age averages 40 years, this 2022 being a blend of 75% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec. Here is a wine that is silky, full and attractive. Deep in colour, […]
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2022 Château La Mission, Lalande de Pomerol
Château La Mission’s jewel-sized vineyard (measuring just 2 hectares) lies on the south-western edge of the Lalande de Pomerol appellation, bordering Pomerol. Vine age averages 40 years, this 2022 being a blend of 75% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec. Here is a wine that is silky, full and attractive. Deep in colour, […]
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2022 Château Lagrange, Pomerol
This property has been in the Jean-Pierre Moueix stable since 1953, and today is one of their most lusciously charming Pomerols. It is 100% planted with Merlot vines, lying predominantly on heavy clay soils, which were helpful in the retention of valuable water in the dry summer of 2022. Deep purple-ruby, its nose shows lovely […]
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2022 Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé Pauillac
This year’s Pichon-Baron consists of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, ageing 70% in new oak, the balance being in one-year-old barrels. “Focussing on keeping freshness and finesse was key in 2022,” said Pierre Montégut, who is in his first year as technical director here, following the retirement of Jean-René Matignon. He added “We took […]
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2022 Château Pichon Longueville Baron, 2ème Cru Classé Pauillac
This year’s Pichon-Baron consists of 81% Cabernet Sauvignon and 19% Merlot, ageing 70% in new oak, the balance being in one-year-old barrels. “Focussing on keeping freshness and finesse was key in 2022,” said Pierre Montégut, who is in his first year as technical director here, following the retirement of Jean-René Matignon. He added “We took […]
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2020 Château Monbrison, Margaux
This has been family-owned for 99 years, since 1922 – with a new generation, Alexandre, joining her father Laurent Vonderheyden, from 2018. She told us: “2020 was a complicated year, with 4 inches of rain falling over 3 days at one point, meaning we couldn’t go into the vines. But the summer turned really hot.” […]
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2020 Château Trotte Vieille, Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé
This has belonged to the Castéja family, which owns Château Batailley, since shortly after the 2nd World War. It is a small property by Saint-Emilion standards, just 12.5 hectares, situated on a thin layer of red clay, at the top of the limestone plateau near the town. Cabernet Franc makes up a significant 50% of […]
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2020 Château Carbonnieux rouge, Grand Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan
Château Carbonnieux is the Perrin family`s best known, and most prestigious property, which they bought in 1956. Brothers Eric and Philibert produce a classic Pessac red here, with superb ageing potential. The blend in 2020 is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon with 30% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot, currently ageing in French oak barriques […]
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2021 Château Peymouton, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Owned by the same family as – and sharing management with – the Grand Cru Classé Château Laroque, this is a modestly-priced Saint-Emilion whose 2021 blend consists of 82% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 8% Cabernet Sauvignon. Harvesting took place late, from 4th to 18th October, to allow perfect levels of ripeness to be achieved. […]
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2022 Château Peymouton, Grand Cru Saint-Emilion
Owned by the same family as – and sharing management with – the Grand Cru Classé Château Laroque, this is a modestly-priced Saint-Emilion whose 2022 blend consists of 89% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc. Colour is bright, ruby-purple, aromas being charmingly perfumed and ripe. Palate shows full, supple body, fleshy fruitiness, and […]
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2022 Château Peymouton, Grand Cru Saint-Emilion
Owned by the same family as – and sharing management with – the Grand Cru Classé Château Laroque, this is a modestly-priced Saint-Emilion whose 2022 blend consists of 89% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Cabernet Franc. Colour is bright, ruby-purple, aromas being charmingly perfumed and ripe. Palate shows full, supple body, fleshy fruitiness, and […]
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2022 Château Palmer, 3ème Cru Classé Margaux
Palmer has fully embraced bio-dynamic production, 2022 being its ninth vintage to be certified as such. The results are striking. Thriving soils and old vines, whose roots run deep, can partly be thanked for the amazing harmony, brightness of fruit and purity of acidity in Palmer`s 2022 Grand Vin. Painstakingly meticulous work by the vineyard […]
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