Deep ruby, mostly translucent. Aromas of red currant and black raspberry, with notes of star anise, cedar, tobacco, tea, and violets. Expressive flavors, adding notes of cherry and leather. Nicely refined, grippy density. Balanced acidity, firm plush tannins, finishes moderately long highlighting taut black fruit, star anise, and fresh herbs.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Full, dark ruby color, translucent. Aromatics of black cherry and blackberry fruit, with notes of clove, black tea, leather, dried violets, and tobacco. Taut black fruit with integrated spices, earthy leather, and dried florals. Thick, plush density, moderate acidity, first tannins, finishing with black zesty fruit, medium length.
Deep, translucent ruby color, glass coating. Lively aromas of black currant and blackberry, with nicely savory notes of bay leaf, thyme, cedar, tea, and anise. Full and saturating on the attack, with flavors of freshly ripe blackberry with depth of purple florals and baking spice. Round density, pliant, with lifting acidity and plush big tannins, finishing with juicy moderate length.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Deep ruby color, translucent. Aromas of black plum and blackberry, graphite, bay leaf, licorice, clove, and tobacco. Freshly ripe blackberry and blueberry, with depth of purple florals, five spice, melted stone, and cedar. Round, full density, refined overall, with lifting medium acidity and full, fine, lengthy tannins. Finishes long, with fresh and zesty dark fruit and savory length.
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Deep, full ruby color, translucent. Deep aromas of concentrated black plum and blackberry fruit, with notes of tapenade, bay leaf, tea, clove, and tobacco. Deep and expressive fresh blackberry and black cherry flavors with depth adding notes of sassafras and violets to the spices, as well as notes of mineral stone. Full and round density, medium integrated acidity, with fine full tannins. Finishes with full saturating open dark fruit length.
Deep, opaque ruby violet color. Aromas of concentrated blackberry and black currant, with notes of bay leaf, leather, cedar, clove, and violet. Concentrated, round black fruit flavors with leather, spices, black tea, and minerals. Full, thick density, plush edges, nicely refined, with medium integrated acidity, finishing with fine full tannins and moderately long concentrated length.
Deep, opaque ruby black color with bright tones. Aromas of red/black currant and blackberry, with notes leather, anise, violets, black tea, and nutmeg. Deep and refined on the attack, with seamless black fruit, spices, minerals and black florals. Full density, very fine and round, with balanced acidity and full voluminous tannins, round and fine. Finishes long with seamless black fruit, minerals, and spices.
2020 Collines de L'if
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion
Deep ruby, mostly translucent. Aromas of red currant and black raspberry, with notes of star anise, cedar, tobacco, tea, and violets. Expressive flavors, adding notes of cherry and leather. Nicely refined, grippy density. Balanced acidity, firm plush tannins, finishes moderately long highlighting taut black fruit, star anise, and fresh herbs.
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2020 Château Laroque Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Full, dark ruby color, translucent. Aromatics of black cherry and blackberry fruit, with notes of clove, black tea, leather, dried violets, and tobacco. Taut black fruit with integrated spices, earthy leather, and dried florals. Thick, plush density, moderate acidity, first tannins, finishing with black zesty fruit, medium length.
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2020 Château Gloria
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Deep, translucent ruby color, glass coating. Lively aromas of black currant and blackberry, with nicely savory notes of bay leaf, thyme, cedar, tea, and anise. Full and saturating on the attack, with flavors of freshly ripe blackberry with depth of purple florals and baking spice. Round density, pliant, with lifting acidity and plush big tannins, finishing with juicy moderate length.
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2020 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Deep ruby color, translucent. Aromas of black plum and blackberry, graphite, bay leaf, licorice, clove, and tobacco. Freshly ripe blackberry and blueberry, with depth of purple florals, five spice, melted stone, and cedar. Round, full density, refined overall, with lifting medium acidity and full, fine, lengthy tannins. Finishes long, with fresh and zesty dark fruit and savory length.
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2020 Château La Gaffelière
France, Bordeaux, Libournais, Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Deep, full ruby color, translucent. Deep aromas of concentrated black plum and blackberry fruit, with notes of tapenade, bay leaf, tea, clove, and tobacco. Deep and expressive fresh blackberry and black cherry flavors with depth adding notes of sassafras and violets to the spices, as well as notes of mineral stone. Full and round density, medium integrated acidity, with fine full tannins. Finishes with full saturating open dark fruit length.
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2020 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Pichon Comtesse Réserve
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Pauillac
Deep, opaque ruby violet color. Aromas of concentrated blackberry and black currant, with notes of bay leaf, leather, cedar, clove, and violet. Concentrated, round black fruit flavors with leather, spices, black tea, and minerals. Full, thick density, plush edges, nicely refined, with medium integrated acidity, finishing with fine full tannins and moderately long concentrated length.
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2020 Château Léoville Poyferré
France, Bordeaux, Médoc, Saint-Julien
Deep, opaque ruby black color with bright tones. Aromas of red/black currant and blackberry, with notes leather, anise, violets, black tea, and nutmeg. Deep and refined on the attack, with seamless black fruit, spices, minerals and black florals. Full density, very fine and round, with balanced acidity and full voluminous tannins, round and fine. Finishes long with seamless black fruit, minerals, and spices.
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