Médoc & Haut Médoc
The traditional Left Bank claret, as the vineyards lie on the left bank of the Gironde and Garonne rivers. Traditionally Cabernet Sauvignon dominated, recent years have seen increasing proportions of Merlot to slightly more bountiful crops of younger drinking wines.
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2018 CHÂTEAU MURET Cru Bourgeois Haut Médoc
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
Youthful, perhaps, but this is ready to go and an absolute delight a the price, with deep colour, and an inviting spicy fruit nose. The most remarkable element of the tasting at this stage is the suppleness of the cool w...(read more)
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2016 CHÂTEAU AIMÉE Médoc
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Carménère, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot.
The second vintage of this for us, the 2016 Aimée follows the sleek and easily drinkable style of the 2015 with a wine that is really very similar in style. With the fresh balance and accuracy of the 2016 vintage,...(read more)
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2016 CHATEAU SAINT PAUL Cru Bourgeois Médoc Château Saint Paul
Right Bank Bordeaux France Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
2015 LES TOURS DE BEAUMONT Haut Médoc
Right Bank Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot. Nicely ripe, a solid mouthful of Médoc from an excellent vintage and it shows - significantly more enjoyable than the 2012 Beaumont itself (this is the second wine). Excellent d...(read more)
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2014 CHÂTEAU L'ARGENTEYRE Cru Bourgeois Médoc
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, Petit Verdot.
Deep colour, full and succulent, stays fresh and with supple mid-palate weight and a fine, direct Médoc character. Refined, but not lacking spice and vigour, this is another excellent Médoc from the Philipp...(read more)
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2016 CHÂTEAU D'AURILHAC Cru Bourgeois Médoc
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
Quite intense and juicy with some red pimento powder aroma. Lots of breadth and fun even if far from the most concentrated on the palate. Racy.
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2016 CHÂTEAU DU TAILLAN Cru Bourgeois Haut Médoc
Bordeaux France 14.5% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.
This 2016 is a great new arrival for us. 'Picture-perfect' Château du Taillan, run by the 5 Cruse sisters has made a beautiful wine in 2016 with a sophisticated feel of suave tannins and a great weight of gently da...(read more)
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2015 CHÂTEAU DE MALLERET Cru Bourgeois Haut Médoc
Left Bank Bordeaux France 14% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.
As soon as you put your nose in the glass - you can sense the class of this polished beauty. The fruit is dark and quite serious. There are lovely notes of damson and baked plums. This classic core is lifted and softened...(read more)
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2011 CHÂTEAU GLORIA Cru Bourgeois Saint Julien
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
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Good wholesome aromatic fruit. Delicacy and precision, red fruit with high-toned red currant, then a bit more depth. There's really a very attractive richness here. A little spice. Goes on well.
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2012 CHÂTEAU GLORIA Cru Bourgeois Saint Julien
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
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Plush and rounded, lively and winning with a good mid-palate feel and the quite evident oak is attractive rather than overpowering.
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1988 CHÂTEAU LÉOVILLE BARTON 2ème Cru Classé Saint Julien
Bordeaux France Red
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc.
Delightful and fully mature. This was the red wine served (blind) at the AGM lunch of the Royal Household Wine Committee and charmed us all. The 1988s were chunky and austere for so long but, to judge from this wine, the...(read more)
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