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Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon.
It is structured and elegant and beautifully balanced which gives it a great persistent finish. Château Argadens will age very well for several years and perfectly reflects the high quality and value great Bordeaux wines offer.
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78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 19% Merlot with a little Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot
Opening out to reveal notes of preserved plums, blackcurrant cordial and new leather with touches of pencil shavings and bay leaves. Full-bodied, the palate has a rock-solid structure of firm, chewy tannins and loads of freshness.
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47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 8% Petit Verdot.
The 2016 Beaumont has quite a powerful bouquet with dense black fruit, boysenberry and cedar, traces of pencil lead developing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, quite spicy compared to its peers, then it reins everything back in for what is a refined finish. Classy stuff, but I would afford this a couple of years in bottle.
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| | The Chateau is the highest point in the Entre deux Mers and has been a landmark in the region since the XVI century !
The wine is 100% Merlot which is made with very much XXI st century way and is aged for 15 months.
The wine is a brilliant garnet colour with delicate aromas of black fruits. Mouth filling and satisfying with a nice long finish.
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74% cabernet sauvignon, 21% merlot, 4% cabernet franc and 1% petit verdot.
A tight, focused center palate to this red with blackberries, dark chocolate, hazelnuts and smoke. Medium to full body, polished tannins and a juicy, lightly chewy mouthfeel.
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52% Cab. Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 8% Cab. Franc and 5% Petit Verdot.
Stunningly deep ruby/purple, with a beautiful nose of spring flowers intermixed with perfumed raspberry and blueberry notes, it exhibits a sort of cool-climate character. Broad, rich and intense on the palate, the wine has plenty of tannins, but they are sweet and well-integrated.
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75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec.
Superb nose of fresh blackberry, enhanced by notes of mushroom and wild flowers. On the palate, the wine displays beautiful structure, supported by fine tannins that give it precision and balance. The finish is fresh, vibrant, and racy.
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45% Merlot, 21% Cabernet Franc, 19% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Malbec.
The nose is expressive onnotes of fruit and lots of spice; it reveals ripeness and is very fresh. On the palate, this wine is charming, with surprising fullness, smoothness, and a lot of depth.
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54% Cabernet Sauvignon and 46% Merlot.
Between Beychevelle and St Julien, you will find Château du Glana, sitting just opposite the famous Château Ducru-Beaucaillou.
With classic aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant and vanilla on the nose, and elegant red berries with a touch of licorice on the palate.
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55% Cab. Sauvignon, 22% Merlot, 15% Cab. Franc and 8% Petit Verdot.
The fruit is intense, but reined in. This is medium bodied and does not give as bold a statement as some of the other Margaux wines - it definitely has more elegance. It is easy to like this, with its understated class and abundant, sweet tannins. A classic example of Margaux from an outstanding vintage.
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot and 5% Cab. Franc.
A wine with blackberry and cocoa character. Full body, integrated tannins and a long, flavorful finish. The reserved fruit and beautiful structure are all there from the vintage.
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61% Cab, 31% Merlot, 4% PV, 3% CF and a drop (1%) of Malbec. Aged 17 months in fine-grained French oak barrels (Medium toast), 30% new.
Serious stuff, this has a sexy feel to it with good weight, length and depth. A really solid core of jammy fruit. Classic and has exceptional grip for the vintage. Gruaud is back in the super-second league.
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| | This is an attractive and generous example from St Emilion, with ripe blackcurrant and blue fruit characters and a plump texture throughout. There is plenty of depth on offer across the palate with mineral and graphite notes to accompany the fruit. Well integrated acidity provides a linear, silky mouthfeel and a cool, refined finish. This illustrates the depth and finesse that can be found on the Right Bank this year. |
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85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc.
Situated in the Côtes de Castillon, where the terroir is similar to the higher vineyards of St Emilion. It's a dark and savoury Grande Maye with an abundance of mineral infused cassis and loganberry fruit. There are some smoky wood notes, hints of black olive, redcurrant and Valrhona chocolate.
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot.
Aromas of smoke and tobacco with some currants, too. Medium body. Chewy tannins and an herb and berry aftertaste. Shows attractive fruit drive at the end.
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54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot and 8% Cabernet Franc.
This Saint-Julien offers a light bouquet at first, with a blend of red and black berries, woody and tobacco notes. The palate is medium-bodied with delicate tannins which develop on red berry, tobacco and cedar aromas.
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| | 93% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Merlot.
Intense purple color with a bright nose of black fruit, graphite and toast. On the palate, the attack is frank and the tannins are precise and remarkably delicate. The wine develops a beautiful tension and freshness. |
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72% Cabernet Sauvignon and 28% Merlot.
Medium-bodied, it has a chewy texture with some tart sparks among the earthy fruit, followed by an herbal finish.
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55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 15% Petit Verdot.
A nose of lovely red berry fruit mixed with wilted rose petals and cedar gains intensity with aeration. The palate demonstrates much finer tannins than previous vintages, well-pitched acidity and superb precision on the classically styled finish.
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48 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 9% Cabernet Franc
The 2007 La Mission Haut Brion should be considered as one of the wines of the vintage. medium-bodied with very fine tannin, crisp acidity and a very precise structure, with superb tension on the finish. If you are seeking a 2007 Bordeaux, then this would undoubtedly be one of my picks.
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48% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 3% Cabernet Franc.
Impressive, rich, deep claret – seems quite open and lush at first, layers of creamy sweet blackcurrant, blackberry and cherry yet this wine has an incredible lightness of touch, almost delicate and yet it is a BIG wine.
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80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Cabernet Franc.
The nose is expressive and layered, with aromas of black fruits, red berries, plum, liquorice, and hints of coffee, chocolate, or spice. The 2022 is described as rich, supple, and fleshy with a velvety tannic structure. It balances fresh red fruit notes with a slightly oaky finish (aged 12–18 months in oak barrels).
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61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc.
Tobacco, herbs. cassis, earth and spicy cherry aromas mesh well with the medium bodied, soft textured palate.
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47% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot.
Medium-bodied, the palate exudes freshness with plenty of bright, crunchy black fruits, framed by grainy tannins, finishing with an herbal lift.
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71% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon
Notes of soy and nori, flowers, red berries and salt, then plums, spice and Valrhona chocolate - this is impressive and concentrated yet has verve and lift. The finish has lovely salinity with notes of sweet toasty oak, wild plums and flowers. Silky, refined and pure, this is a tremendous effort from Quinault.
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| | 75% Merlot and 25 % Cabernet Franc.
This is a stunning vintage. The blend makes the wine very well-balanced. Château Robin is a powerful, vivid and elegant wine with red and black fruit aromas and a hint of violet. |
| | Smith Haut Lafitte has become an unmissable benchmark for Pessac-Léognan. This Château Smith Haut Lafitte sports a lovely, deep-red colour with glints of dark purple. The complex nose reveals very fresh notes of ripe red fruits (raspberry, cherry), liquorice and spices. On the palate, the wine is balanced, with good concentration. |
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70% merlot and 30% cabernet sauvignon.
A stunning medium bodied wine that has excellent structure and style. Aged in oak barrels for 18 months before bottling.
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Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
Beautiful, brilliant garnet-red colour with purple highlights. The expressive nose reveals aromas of red fruit and spices. The palate provides this same intense sensation of delicious ripe fruit and smoothness, with black fruit notes of blackberry and blackcurrant. The tannins are perfectly soft and harmonious.
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80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc.
The 2016 Croix de Beauséjour is a serious second wine endowed with quite a bit of structure that should allow it to age gracefully for 10-15 years. Smoke, scorched earth, tobacco, leather, licorice, spice and a whole host of dark flavors give the Croix its decidedly somber, brooding personality.
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