Médoc & Haut Médoc

Release date: 2/6/2025

The 2024 Madame de Beaucaillou includes an additional 20 hectares rented in Cussac, although the volume is unchanged due to sorting. This aged in 20% new oak. This has a forward, rounded, sensualThe 2024 Madame de Beaucaillou includes an additional 20 hectares rented in Cussac, although the volume is unchanged due to sorting. This aged in 20% new oak. This has a forward, rounded, sensual bouquet due to the contribution of the Merlot, lending it a Right Bank allure. The palate is medium-bodied with a bright opening. Tensile with fine sapidity, this just misses a little sustain on the finish. Otherwise, it should drink well over the next decade. Drinking range: 2027 - 2037 Rating: 87-89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Release date: 22/5/2025

45 CS 33 M 22 CF 12.9% Fresh herbs and black fruit aromas with some peppery spice. Juicy red and black fruit in the mouth with lovely berry juiciness and freshness. The weight of tannins is good45 CS 33 M 22 CF 12.9% Fresh herbs and black fruit aromas with some peppery spice. Juicy red and black fruit in the mouth with lovely berry juiciness and freshness. The weight of tannins is good and the finish is supple and with persistence. A fine effort from Potensac this year - worth seeking out and will be approachable in the short to mid term. Rating: 89 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 13/5/2025

The 2024 Beaumont has a perfumed bouquet with black cherry and raspberry scents—it's almost Burgundian in style! The palate is medium-bodied and sapid with grainy tannins, a fine bead of acidity andThe 2024 Beaumont has a perfumed bouquet with black cherry and raspberry scents—it's almost Burgundian in style! The palate is medium-bodied and sapid with grainy tannins, a fine bead of acidity and a fresh, clean, lightly spiced finish that lingers in the mouth. Always a solid performer, this is an enjoyable Beaumont to enjoy over the next decade. Tasted twice with consistent notes. Drinking range: 2027 - 2037 Rating: 88-90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Release date: 12/5/2025

The 2024 Poujeaux includes less Merlot but more Petit Verdot this year. It was picked from September 27 to October 9 and matured in 33% new oak for a planned 12 months. The 2024 has a straightforwardThe 2024 Poujeaux includes less Merlot but more Petit Verdot this year. It was picked from September 27 to October 9 and matured in 33% new oak for a planned 12 months. The 2024 has a straightforward bouquet with blackberry and briar scents, a little conservative compared to the fireworks in the '22, though the bottle at the château shows more complexity and nuance. The palate is medium-bodied with strict tannins, tertiary black fruit and graphite notes, classic in style with more tobacco notes towards the composed finish. This is an early-drinking Poujeaux with the substance to give 15 to 18 years of drinking pleasure. Drinking range: 2028 - 2038 Rating: 88-90 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Release date: 12/5/2025

We always love Mauvesin's bright energy and fresh drive - in a vintage like 2024 our fears this would be on the lean-side were not quite realised thankfully. This is a bright, zippy Bordeaux,We always love Mauvesin's bright energy and fresh drive - in a vintage like 2024 our fears this would be on the lean-side were not quite realised thankfully. This is a bright, zippy Bordeaux, sophisticated with its pert red berry fruit - and gentle savour, peppy - and fresh with citrus zing. Yet this does deliver the family signature of grand elegance. At just 12% alcohol - this will be a very well-priced lunchtime claret!L&S (Apr 2025)

Release date: 12/5/2025

64 CS 36 M Beginnings of oak spices with clove and cardamon on top of the black and blue berry fruit. Juiciness and freshness in the mouth with good mid-weight tannin extraction and fruitiness64 CS 36 M Beginnings of oak spices with clove and cardamon on top of the black and blue berry fruit. Juiciness and freshness in the mouth with good mid-weight tannin extraction and fruitiness on the finish. Should afford excellent drinking in the mid term. Rating: 91 L&S (Apr 2025)

Release date: 7/5/2025

A juicy and textured red with cherry and dark-chocolate aromas. Medium-bodied with silky tannins. Fruity finish.A juicy and textured red with cherry and dark-chocolate aromas. Medium-bodied with silky tannins. Fruity finish. Rating: 89-90 James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 5/5/2025

The 2024 La Lagune is a rich, deep wine. Dark-toned fruit, new leather, scorched earth, graphite and dried herbs all run through this potent, expressive Haut-Médoc. The tannins still need time toThe 2024 La Lagune is a rich, deep wine. Dark-toned fruit, new leather, scorched earth, graphite and dried herbs all run through this potent, expressive Haut-Médoc. The tannins still need time to come together, but there is enough depth and overall pedigree for that to happen. Although it is not especially showy today, La Lagune has a good bit of potential. Tasted two times. Drinking range: 2028 - 2044 Rating: 91-93 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 5/5/2025

57 M 43 CS Tight and slightly leafy dark fruit aromas. Juicy sappy acidity and freshness, with some quite rigid stern tannins which will need considerable time to come around.57 M 43 CS Tight and slightly leafy dark fruit aromas. Juicy sappy acidity and freshness, with some quite rigid stern tannins which will need considerable time to come around. Rating: 89 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 5/5/2025

70 CS 20 M 5 CF 5 PV Chalky earthy aromas with dense fruit underneath. Some clove and cinnamon. Juicy red and black fruits with the beginnings of a creamy silky texture and good balance of acidity70 CS 20 M 5 CF 5 PV Chalky earthy aromas with dense fruit underneath. Some clove and cinnamon. Juicy red and black fruits with the beginnings of a creamy silky texture and good balance of acidity to tannin to fruit. Fine finish. A very creditable performance in this difficult vintage. Rating: 91 Rod Smith MW, www.timatkin.com (Apr 2025)

Release date: 28/4/2025

The 2024 Chasse-Spleen takes time to cohere in the glass. This is a bit musty at first, though it gains fresh red berry fruit and light pencil shaving scents that emerge with aeration. The palate isThe 2024 Chasse-Spleen takes time to cohere in the glass. This is a bit musty at first, though it gains fresh red berry fruit and light pencil shaving scents that emerge with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with dry tannins on the entry. This is a strict Chasse-Spleen that's a bit "rigid" and is missing some flesh toward the finish. The 2024 will require a very "hands off" élevage. Drinking range: 2027 - 2039 Rating: 87-89 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2025)

Release date: 24/4/2025

The northern stretches of the Médoc appellation were a challenging place to be in 2024, with high acidities and a risk of dilution. If anyone can cope with it, it's Stephane Diéf and this isThe northern stretches of the Médoc appellation were a challenging place to be in 2024, with high acidities and a risk of dilution. If anyone can cope with it, it's Stephane Diéf and this is definitely one of the brighter spots in the appellation, but even here you find a wine that goes long on lean, vivid blue fruits, sappy salinity, finely tuned muscles... you get the picture. Supremely well made, a lot to enjoy, but don't expect exuberance. 5% press wine, September 25 to October 9 for harvest, 55% new oak for ageing, 3.47ph, 72IPT. 18ha of vines in Saint-Christoly de Médoc and Couquèques. Rating: 92 Jane Anson, www.janeanson.com (Apr 2025)