Médoc & Haut Médoc

Another cracking find, following an exhaustive tasting of Petit Chateau Bordeaux. This showed such lovely intensity and precision, with classic blackcurrant, plum, tobacco and smoked tea. The pal...(read more)

This new arrival is a very smart Medoc for the money. 2015 was such a generous vintage it is admirable when restraint is clear. With this brilliant wine the balance between ripeness, weight and t...(read more)

A fully mature, well-made claret from the time that Château Bernadotte formed part of the Pichon Comtesse group of estates. Dark colour with decent berry, cherry and plum fruit and hints of old l...(read more)

Very ripe fruit and healthy tannins make this an impressive wine and the velvety texture that extends right through the rather long finish makes this easy to enjoy right now. Drink or hold.

74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot. Same ownership and management as Calon Segur. Lovely supple smooth appeal. Fine tannins and cool Cabernet class. Vincent Millet had a new cuverie at his dispos...(read more)

2% Petit Verdot adds a nice element to this ample, full and impressive wine. There is a touch of chewy intensity to the deep fruit - but ripeness is spot-on, broad but balance is there too. Nicel...(read more)

Having tasted several Margaux wines before this - the change in intensity comes as somewhat a shock. Wham, this is serious, intense, deep dark fruit, whiff of nutmeg and nice oaky spice. Good lin...(read more)

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.

Much dumber on the nose than Langoa, much more Cabernet in character. Thick and serious. Dense yet fresh in expression. Fruitcake, black fruit, spice, indivisible. Lovely dry structure filled wit...(read more)

At last shedding its tannins and revealing fabulously rich fruit and great elegance. A wonderful Pauillac.

Great effort here. A really good second wine from the Gruaud team. Silky, quite easy flow, but lovely matter to the textured fruit core. Quite a joyful wine that sits well in the mouth and delive...(read more)

High 72% Cabernet gives this second wine firm, direct fruit with the natural rich smoothness seen in the grand vin. More elegant and precise than in the past.