Graves & Pessac-Léognan
Whilst most of the attention is lavished on the Haut-Médoc to the north of Bordeaux city, to its south lies the gravelly soils of the Graves boasting one of the great famous names of the Left Bank – Château Haut Brion. The northern end of the Graves has been separated off into a separate appellation – Pessac-Léognan – and it is here, some nestling among the suburban sprawl of Bordeaux itself, that you will find the Haut Brion family of estates and other estates like Château Smith Haut Lafitte.
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2018 LE C DES CARMES HAUT BRION Pessac-Léognan
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
This show so much effusive ripe fruit with cherries and strawberries. Lightly jammy. Full-bodied and slightly chewy, yet with so much fruit and brightness. Delicious now, but give it two or three years to open. Second wi...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com
2019 CHÂTEAU LE THIL Pessac-Léognan
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot.
All of the radiance of the year comes through in the 2019 Le Thil. Ample and broad in feel, the 2019 offers up generous dark fruit, leather, tobacco, incense and gravel. There is real weight and substance here. Él...(read more)
Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com
2003 DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
Slighter in volume than some, but this is a good thing, since it avoids the solid dryness of some of the Graves. Domaine de Chevalier's trademark, marginally herby fruit at this stage, in a fine dry structure. A wine of...(read more)
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2008 DOMAINE DE CHEVALIER Blanc Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan
Bordeaux France 14% White
Sauvignon, Sémillon.
Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate, www.RobertParker.com
2009 CHÂTEAU HAUT BAILLY Cru Classé Pessac-Léognan
Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
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Dark crimson to black. Good nose of fresh dark fruit with hints of smoke and spice. Entry is crisp and suave, an immediate (and continued) sense of real vineyard balance. Good concentration and density through the mid-pa...(read more)
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2019 LE C DES CARMES HAUT BRION Pessac-Léognan
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc. Magnums
A blend of 62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot, the 2019 Le C des Carmes Haut-Brion was made with 28% whole-bunch fermentation and has a pH of 3.7. It rolls effortlessly out of the glass with open sce...(read more)
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine IndependentORDER
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