Pauillac
The noblest of noble villages and the very heart of the Haut-Médoc. Pauillac is home to Lafite-Rothschild, Mouton-Rothschild and Latour amongst a stellar array of neighbours. Classic, Cabernet Sauvignon dominated clarets.
[Read more...]2017 LACOSTE BORIE du Château Grand Puy Lacoste Pauillac
Bordeaux France 14% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc. Strained red fruit on the nose. There is juice on the palate, a little weight and richness but all kept in place by bright acidity. Another cracking wine from the GP...(read more)
L&S2021 CROQUE PARCELLES Pauillac Château la Contrée
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Cabernet Sauvignon.
This incredibly limited wine really impressed us when tasting. Château La Contrée only produces 2800 bottles of this one wine from 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from a plot planted on deep gravel, between starry n...(read more)
L&S2020 PICHON COMTESSE 'LA RÉSERVE'
Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
Love the lead pencil, black berry and graphite aromas and flavors with iron shavings. It’s medium- to full-bodied with very fine and polished tannins, that are poised and balanced. Classy. Almost drinkable but better in...(read more)
James Suckling, www.jamessuckling.com2012 CHÂTEAU PICHON LALANDE 2ème Cru Classé Pauillac
Bordeaux France 13% Red
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New director here - Nicolas Glumineau who was at Montrose. He was interesting about how the direction at Pichon is different to many Pauillacs. "Many properties are looking for more and more Cabernet, but for us the...(read more)
L&S2000 CHÂTEAU GRAND PUY LACOSTE 5ème Cru Classé Pauillac
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc.
The 2000 Grand Puy-Lacoste is quintessential Pauillac on the nose, showing more secondary development compared to the last bottle tasted five years back. Blackberry, wild hedgerow, black tea and cloves appear first, foll...(read more)
Neal Martin, www.vinous.com2017 LES GRIFFONS de Château Pichon Baron Pauillac
Left Bank Bordeaux France 13.5% Red
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon. Half-bottles
The 2017 Les Griffons de Pichon-Baron is a powerful, serious wine endowed with tremendous character and personality. It is especially somber in this vintage, with tannins that need time to soften. The oak is very nicely...(read more)
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