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Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.2nd Growth 1855.One of the great names of the Médoc. The chteau is situated next to Chteau Latour and opposite Pichon Baron, with most of the vines a little further inland from the river. Pichon Lalande is one of the most demanded wines of ...

76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.The colour of the Forts de Latour 2012 is dark and of a beautiful intensity. The nose is fruity, refined, ripe and extremely expressive. On the palate, the wine is rounded and smooth, juicy, spicy and very aromatic. It evolves pleasurably toward...

90.2 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 9.6 % Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.On the nose, this Chteau Latour is pure with a round and elegant fruitiness. The mouth is silky with great density and a vibrant fruit. The tannins are meltingly soft. Chteau note.The 2012 Latour…wine of the vintage? It has to be a seriou...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.This good value 5th growth Pauillac has been in Rothschild ownership since 1933. It is made by the same wine-making team as Mouton Rothschild. The 2022 is made from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc and 2% ...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.This 5th growth property was sold to the Cazes family of neighbouring Lynch Bages in March 2017. Quality has jumped under the new ownership and there is a stylish new label. The vines are extremely well situated, bordering those of Lynch Bages, Les Forts de...

Last year EP $123.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.This Pauillac is produced by the team who make Lafite, and it has been on top form in recent vintages. The 2024 vintage is a blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Merlot.The 2024 Duhart-Milon opens with strong Cabernet Sauvignon infle...

Bordeaux Blend: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Gris.Fragrant and gripping, white peach, white pear, great length, get some kiwi notes even. First time in the five years of Duhart Blanc that they did some malolactic on around 50% of the lots, mainly on the Sémillon. Harvest September 10 to 20...

Last year EP $318.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.The second wine of Chteau Lafite. In 2024 most of Lafite's Merlot went into Carruades and the final blend is 45% Cabernet Sauvignon, 47% Merlot with 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot.The 2024 Carruades ...

Last year EP $868.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.Lafite is one of the greatest wines of Bordeaux. It was one of the four chteaux originally classed as "First Growths" in 1855 and has been owned by the Rothschild dynasty since 1868. The vineyards are situated in the North...

Last year EP $148.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.The 2024 is 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc, 1% Petit Verdot. Harvest started on 26th September for the Merlot, but didn't finish until 9th October for the last Cabernets.The 2024 Pont...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot.Ruby with violet edging, opens to show chalk and slate tannins, giving a sense of restraint and grip, this is savoury and juicy with plenty of cassis fruits, delivers Pauillac consistency in an inconsistent vintage, and also it...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc (1%).The 2024 Haut-Bages Libéral was cropped at 30 hl/ha between September 24 and October 4. It's due to be aged for 12 months in 63% new oak barrels and 37% in ovoid amphoras. This has a lucid purple hue. The nose is a little timid at firs...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.The 2024 Haut-Batailley races across the palate with masses of dark fruit, menthol, liquorice, espresso and dried herbs. Floral overtones reappear on the finish, adding a refined touch. Powerful yet polished, the 2024 is quite impressive. This...

Last year EP $709.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.The 2024 Mouton Rothschild, which has a little more Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend, was picked between September 23 and October 5 and aged for 18 months in 100% new oak. This has an understated bouquet with blackberry, cedar and graphi...

Last year EP $118.50-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Carménère (1%), Petit Verdot (1%).The 2024 Clerc Milon was picked from September 24 to October 6 and raised in 55% new oak with just a little more Cabernet than previous years. It has a fragrant bouquet with blackberr...

Last year EP $234.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.This great 73 hectare vineyard has been producing top class Pauillac since the late 1980's. Englishman Christian Seely is now in charge and quality continues to rise. The grand vin is now made only from fruit produced in the original vi...

Last Year EP $198.00-Alfred Tesseron has been at the helm here for nearly 50 years and constant improvements have been made in both viticulture and vinification. The 2023 was unaffected by mildew pressure and yields are up, though still below the average for Pauillac.A wine to convince you of the qu...

Last Year EP $1,250.00-Lafite is one of the greatest wines of Bordeaux. It was one of the four chteaux originally classed as "First Growths" in 1855 and has been owned by the Rothschild dynasty since 1868. The vineyards are situated in the Northern sector of Pauillac near to Saint Estèphe.This hits...

Last Year EP $394.00-The second wine of Chteau Lafite.In 2023 most of Lafite's Merlot went into Carruades and the final blend is 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot.A savoury and juicy Carruades with softness and notes of ripe berry, cedar and dried tobacco. Like Lafite from the 1980s but more precis...

Last Year EP $60.00-The 2023 Lynch-Moussas is super-expressive right out of the gate. The lifted, expansive bouquet is enticing. Red-toned fruit, blood orange, cedar, new leather and sweet pipe tobacco build over time, adding layers of complexity and overall dimension. This stylish, mid-weight Pauil...

Last Year EP $1140.00-“Originally classified as a second growth, Mouton made some of the greatest red Bordeaux wines ever in the period after the end of the Second World War and was finally upgraded to First Growth in 1973. Every year since the 1940s a different artist has decorated the label. Gra...

Last Year EP $94.00-Historically a part of Batailley until the property was split in two in the 1940s. Until recently this 5th growth chteau was owned by the aunt of Grand Puy Lacoste proprietor Xavier Borie, who made the wine. The property was sold to the Cazes family of neighbouring Lynch Bages in...

Last Year EP $64.00-This (5th Growth) is a much improved property. Under the same ownership as Meyney and probably the best value wine of Pauillac. 52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot.The 2023 Grand Puy Ducasse has one of the most impressive bouquets encountered from this estate in a...

Last Year EP $71.00-5th Growth 18552023 is 86% cabernet sauvignon and 14% merlot.A very pure and beautiful HBL with blackcurrant and mineral notes, like crushed stones, as well as a vivid freshness. Purity and brightness in the centre-palate, with essence of cassis and a crunchy minerality from part...