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Blend: 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2016 Canon L... Blend: 55% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2016 Canon La Gaffelière is just as striking from bottle as it was from barrel. Bright, intensely aromatic and precise, the 2016 has it all. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange... more

Blend: 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2020 Beau-Sej... Blend: 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc, 2% Cabernet Sauvignon The 2020 Beau-Sejour Becot is a dense, powerful wine. A rush of black cherry, plum, chocolate, new leather, licorice, spice and sweet oak builds as this towering, vertically explosive... more

The 2020 Château Chauvin offers up a vivid purple hue as well as a meaty, pow... The 2020 Château Chauvin offers up a vivid purple hue as well as a meaty, powerful nose of ripe black cherries, roasted herbs, jus de viande, graphite, and a terrific sense of minerality. Showing more floral nuances with time in the glass, it's medium... more

This is a wine that has a broad brush of tannins that give energy and subtle t... This is a wine that has a broad brush of tannins that give energy and subtle texture to the palate. Beautiful blue fruit and terracotta. Really fine-grained tannins. Beautiful, sweet fruit at the finish. One of the best I have had from here. Really... more

The 2019 vintage of Lassègue is characterized by its freshness and purity. Th... The 2019 vintage of Lassègue is characterized by its freshness and purity. The wine shows a beautiful ruby color in the glass, limpid and brilliant. The nose is aromatic and precise, with red fruit that wafts from the glass at first aeration, followed... more

Chateau de Plaisance's only red from the Butte de Chaume on schist, phtanite a... Chateau de Plaisance's only red from the Butte de Chaume on schist, phtanite and spilite soils. To be enjoyed with friends with spicy tapas. Blend: 30% Cabernet Franc, 70% Cabernet Sauvignon more

Intense color, red fruits bouquet with hints of sous-bois and tobacco. The tex... Intense color, red fruits bouquet with hints of sous-bois and tobacco. The texture is fleshy and tight, slightly spicy. Tannins are there but the palate is silky and the finish is long and tense. Blend: 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 8% Cabernet... more

Dark, ruby red in appearance, Château Beau-Site displays aromas of tobacco le... Dark, ruby red in appearance, Château Beau-Site displays aromas of tobacco leaf, leather and blackcurrant on the nose. The palate is savory and herbal with an earthy minerality and hints of tobacco smoke. Extremely enticing aromas of ripe plums and... more

2022 Clarendelle Bordeaux Rosé is a lovely, brilliant, pale rose color, perfe... 2022 Clarendelle Bordeaux Rosé is a lovely, brilliant, pale rose color, perfectly clear. The berry bouquet features raspberries, strawberries, and redcurrants, with hints of boiled sweets. The mouthfeel is dense and velvety, with a subtle tannic... more

Expressive note of fresh red fruits, good concentration, fine tannins, delicac... Expressive note of fresh red fruits, good concentration, fine tannins, delicacy, freshness and good acidity. Blend: 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc The Barrel Sample for this wine is 14% Abv. Plenty of blackberry, currant and... more

Very expressive nose of iris, raspberry and cocoa bean. The palate, marked by ... Very expressive nose of iris, raspberry and cocoa bean. The palate, marked by notes of raspberry and cedar, is smooth and velvety. Full-bodied and well-balanced, a captivatingly wine of fine dimensions, good length and well-integrated tannins. Blend:... more

After a wet winter, spring was cool and increasingly dry, followed by a hot su... After a wet winter, spring was cool and increasingly dry, followed by a hot summer punctuated by showers as we got closer to the harvest period. A complicated vintage in short, where the attention had to be permanent in order to harvest splendid Merlot... more

A single lieu-dit on the Chaume hill, facing south. Plaisance owns the only re... A single lieu-dit on the Chaume hill, facing south. Plaisance owns the only red grapes on the Chaume hill. Lots of millerandage in this vineyard. 35+ year old vines. Spilite over schist bedrock. De-stemmed. Three week maceration. Indigenous yeast. Aged... more

Blend: 88% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon Lovely fruit here... Blend: 88% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon Lovely fruit here with black berry, redcurrants and tile aromas and flavors. Medium- to full-bodied, very well integrated tannins and a lightly chewy finish, showing the potential of the... more

Blend: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot On... Blend: 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc & Petit Verdot One of the more opulent, sexy wines in the vintage, the 2022 Château Capbern just about jumps out of the glass with its sweet red, blue, and black fruits as well as notions of... more

Beautiful deep cherry red color. A nose of dark fruits (ripe blackcurrant and ... Beautiful deep cherry red color. A nose of dark fruits (ripe blackcurrant and black cherry griotte) and spices with a touch of licorice and vanilla. The palate shows a very convincing start, broad and immediately textural, with a nice weight through... more

The color is dark amaranth red, deep and dense. The nose is powerful and inten... The color is dark amaranth red, deep and dense. The nose is powerful and intense. It opens with enveloping roasted and caramel notes. It's very pure and racy. On the palate, the attack is full and melting. The wine is remarkably silky, with a typical... more

Attractive aromas of blueberries and mulberries with graphite, dark licorice a... Attractive aromas of blueberries and mulberries with graphite, dark licorice and crushed stones. Dark chocolate, too. Full-bodied. Impressive quality to the tannin structure that starts gently and glossy and continues to build, gaining power throughout... more

Chauvin 2019 shows remarkable elegance and freshness. There is twice as much C... Chauvin 2019 shows remarkable elegance and freshness. There is twice as much Cabernet Franc in the blend of the first wine this year, and they express themselves wonderfully and bring complexity to the generous Merlots. The finesse of the ageing... more

Attractive aromas of plums and chocolate with some hazelnut. Dusty undertones.... Attractive aromas of plums and chocolate with some hazelnut. Dusty undertones. Medium-bodied with fine and polished tannins and a succulent finish. Hints of orange peel at the end. Drinkable, but better in 2024. The 2020 Château Peymouton is based on... more