An intensely perfumed nose with soft cocoa powder aromas. The texture is alluring, juicy and ripe but lifted, quite dense but also linear, a push-pull of direct fruit and chalky, plump tannins. Rich…

Coming from depressingly low yields of just 26 hectoliters per hectare (the lowest since 1991), the 2020 Château Lagrange checks in as 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, and 2% Petit Verdot that was…

Cabernet Sauvignon's savoury black fruit flavours dominate on the attack, along with a swirl of spice. Small berries meant great concentration, and the vintage saw a full 130 days between flowering…

Expert Reviews - Vintage 2020 Jeb Dunnuck 91-93 Points | The second wine of this terrific estate, which has been playing with the stars of the appellation for several years now, the 2020 Amiral De…

A smooth, rich and entirely successful second wine, with precision, polish and depth to the fruit through the palate, and a lovely fresh core that holds the fruit in place. Seems sure to age well.…

Tempting nose, full of aromatic black fruits, perfume, liquorice and salty stones. Juicy, ripe, and controlled, I love the upfront nature of this, bright, lively energy, you can feel the…

98 Wi / 97+ Jd / 96 Vm / 96 Ws / 96 JS / 96 We / 96 Wci / 96 Fs / 95+ Wa / 95 Ja / 95 De / 18 Jr. #10 Wine Independent Top 10 Qpr Collector Wines under $200 2023.

The flagship 2018 Château Lagrange is a more dense, backward, serious wine, offering an unevolved yet incredibly promising bouquet of cassis, blackcurrants, scorched earth, graphite, and violets. A…

The 2014 Saint-Pierre has the most fruit-driven bouquet of the flight of Saint Julien wines with copious red cherries, boysenberry and fig-like scents. It certainly is the one with the immediate…

Beautifully textured and rich in black-currant flavors and tannins, this is a generous wine. The fruits and the dusty tannins partner each other well giving structure, concentration, a sense of poise…

Lovely ripe Cabernet with currant and chocolate character. Full and silky with fine tannins. Impressive for a second wine. Bottle tasting.

The 2020 Branaire-Ducru will require more patience than the supple, sensual 2019, but it is another strong effort for this overperforming estate. Wafting.

Created by Henri Martin, the Gloria estate is unique in having been built up piece by piece over several years through the purchase of parcels, the majority of which were classified as "grands crus"…