Underlines just how exciting this estate has become in recent years. So much flavour, juice and texture, layers of pleasure, campfire, gunsmoke, steel, raspberry, umami texture with contrast between the creamy ripe fruit...

Gunsmoke reduction on opening, clears quickly and this a good quality balanced Haut-Médoc with plenty of charm and personality, a little tight in its tannic hold, black chocolate, cocoa bean, espresso. Run by generations...

Supple, soft, and creamy, the floral-edged wine is loaded with elegant, polished, sweet, ripe, delicious fruits that flow across your palate with ease. This baby Brane is perfect to enjoy on release while waiting for the...

(96+ points) Based on 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and the rest Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Château Lascombes pulls from 40% of the total production and was aged 18 months mostly in barrels (60% new)...

The 2022 Grand Mayne is a big, heady wine. Dark fruit, chocolate, new leather and licorice open in an ample, explosive Saint-Émilion loaded with character. Blood orange, spice, menthol and mocha appear later, adding...

Some dark chocolate, pine cones and subtle sweet spices to the rich dark cherries and berries. I like the complete fruit roundness here, quite in contrast with its powerful but fine-grained tannins. This is plump and...

The blackberry and blueberry character comes through nicely here. Blackcurrants too. Full-bodied with creamy and round tannins and a smoky dark-mushroom and dark-fruit finish. Extremely well done. 67% merlot, 27% cabernet...

I loved this from the barrel, and I am even happier to report that it is even better, now that it is bottled! The perfume is ethereal, with its bouquet of flowers, red, black, and blue fruits, licorice, and spice. On the...

A complex and complete Bellefont-Belcier that shows a touch of pepper and mineral character to the deep flavors of dark cherries, violets and blackberries. Tense and pretty bright with lightly chewy and vibrating tannins...

A Merlot-heavy blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc raised 21 months in equal parts foudre, stainless steel, and used barrels, the 2022 Chemin De La Reine is another mineral-driven effort from this estate. Ripe red...

Crisp cherries, mulberries, camphor, chalky earth, and graphite are just some of the nuances that emerge from the 2022 King's View, a 100% Merlot from pure limestone soils. Aged two-thirds in foudre and one-third in new...

Perfumed aromas of blackberries, chocolate and coffee. Medium-bodied with fine tannins that are polished and refined for the vintage. Tangy and racy at the end. Balanced. Pure merlot. Aged 20 months in 70% casks and 30%...

Perfumed and creamy with meringue, sliced lemons, ripe gooseberries and a touch of mineral. Broad and almost full-bodied on the palate with good substance and a nice phenolic bite. Pretty structured now. Better from 2024.

The vivid floral character directs the wine in the right direction. On the palate, the wine is equally vibrant, showcasing layers of plums, smoke, licorice, black cherries, espresso, chocolate, and mint. Its opulent...

The second wine of this brilliant château, the 2022 Chapelle D'Ausone checks in as 65% Cabernet Franc, 35% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon that was raised 20 months in barrels. Classic Cabernet Franc notes of...

Already showcasing its stunning display of flowers, truffles, wild cherries, licorice, chocolate, and plums in the nose, it’s clear this will be a showstopper. Texturally, the sensuous palate, with its waves of...

The 2022 Les Perrières de Lafleur is the broadest, most unctuous rendition of this wine to date, but it retains its taut, minerally identity for all that. Offering up aromas of mulberries, violets and pen ink, it's medium...

I loved the 2022 Clos De Sarpe, a wonderfully pure, complex, seamless Saint-Emilion based on 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. Its inky purple/ruby hue is followed by a brilliant, youthful nose of crème de cassis, spring...

(94+ points) The 2022 Clos des Jacobins is a wine of imposing depth yet also fine balance. Black cherry, plum, espresso, new leather, lavender and spice are all finely cut in a Saint-Émilion that offers an intriguing mix...

(95-97 points) I loved the 2022 Clos Du Marquis, which is a brilliant effort, if not the finest vintage of this cuvée I've tasted. Cassis, graphite, and floral notes all define the bouquet, and it's full-bodied, with...

Opulent, velvety, silky, and lush, this is fabulous from the very beginning. The perfume, with its notes of flowers, licorice, smoke, black cherries, blue fruits, spice, salt, and oyster shell, is spellbinding. On the...

The 2022 Clos L'Eglise is made from 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Deep garnet-purple colored, after a swirl or two, notes of plum preserves and wild blueberries erupt from the glass, giving way to hints of dark...

The 2022 Clos Puy Arnaud is a dense, extroverted wine. Inky dark fruit, licorice, menthol and cloves are all amplified. Usually Clos Puy Arnaud is more refined, but in 2022, the vintage dominates and speaks loudly. Even...

Looking at the 2022 Château Cos D'Estournel, this awesome Saint-Estèphe checks in as a normal blend of 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 37% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot that spent 18 months in 50% new oak...

(WE 93-95 points) Now under the same ownership as Cos d'Estournel, this estate has produced a lighter, more poised wine than in the past. That brings out freshness and fine black-currant fruits to go alongside the...

A hidden gem of a wine that doesn't get the recognition it deserves, the 2022 Château Couhins Blanc is 93% Sauvignon Blanc and 7% Sauvignon Gris brought up in 18% new barrels, with the balance in used oak and tank. Bright...

This is really luxurious, showing blackcurrants and orange peel with cedar and dried-mushroom aromas following through to a medium to full body that grows on the palate. This has crunchy and lightly chewy tannins that are...