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Rémi Jobard is one of Meursault's most respected winemakers, diligently producing the archetype of the great Meursault wines in organic farming since 2008: rich, generous and mineral, subtly wooded and perfectly suited to ageing (8 to 15 years).
Rémi Jobard is one of Meursault's most respected winemakers, diligently producing the archetype of the great Meursault wines in organic farming since 2008: rich, generous and mineral, subtly wooded and perfectly suited to ageing (8 to 15 years).
Rémi Jobard is one of Meursault's most respected winemakers, diligently producing the archetype of the great Meursault wines in organic farming since 2008: rich, generous and mineral, subtly wooded and perfectly suited to ageing (8 to 15 years).
Rémi Jobard is one of Meursault's most respected winemakers, diligently producing the archetype of the great Meursault wines in organic farming since 2008: rich, generous and mineral, subtly wooded and perfectly suited to ageing (8 to 15 years).
Owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987, Domaine de l'Arlot spans 15 hectares between Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux) and Vosne-Romanée. This is an estate of excellence, producing some of the most intense, precise whites on the Côte de Nuits, as well as dense reds with chiselled structures that are simultaneously fleshy and delicate. Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987, Domaine de l'Arlot spans 15 hectares between Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux) and Vosne-Romanée. This is an estate of excellence, producing some of the most intense, precise whites on the Côte de Nuits, as well as dense reds with chiselled structures that are simultaneously fleshy and delicate. Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987, Domaine de l'Arlot spans 15 hectares between Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux) and Vosne-Romanée. This is an estate of excellence, producing some of the most intense, precise whites on the Côte de Nuits, as well as dense reds with chiselled structures that are simultaneously fleshy and delicate. Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987, Domaine de l'Arlot spans 15 hectares between Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux) and Vosne-Romanée. This is an estate of excellence, producing some of the most intense, precise whites on the Côte de Nuits, as well as dense reds with chiselled structures that are simultaneously fleshy and delicate. Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Owned by AXA Millésimes since 1987, Domaine de l'Arlot spans 15 hectares between Nuits-Saint-Georges (Prémeaux) and Vosne-Romanée. This is an estate of excellence, producing some of the most intense, precise whites on the Côte de Nuits, as well as dense reds with chiselled structures that are simultaneously fleshy and delicate. Rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
Cyprien Arlaud has awakened this beautiful family estate of 15 hectares between Gevrey, Morey and Chambolle. Its wines, biodynamic since 2010, complete and delicious, have a frankness, a voluptuousness of texture and a rare aromatic elegance. The most recent vintages attest to remarkable progress, this domain clearly aims for excellence. Rated two stars in the guide of La Revue du Vin de France.
A grand cru with an almost monopoly, Clos des Lambrays is one of the best exposed terroirs on the Côte de Nuits, combining the power of a Chambertin with the velvety character of a Bonnes-Mares. Bought in 2014 by L.V.M.H. and still rated three stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Il illustre parfaitement un saint-émilion solaire, sombre, dominé par un merlot bien mûr, au bouquet baroque, virevoltant. Son ampleur en bouche lui confère un confort, une suavité, une envergure inimitables. Un panache souligné par une finale énergique. »
Le Point : 15/20 « Fruité pur, boisé fin, bonne tension, tanins denses, finale crayeuse, vive, poivrée. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, subtil et noble. Il se développe très pur à l'agitation du verre avec un fond de framboises et de truffe. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement savoureux au milieu, le vin se développe lentement dans un déroulé parfaitement équilibré et un toucher raffiné. Il s'achève long et ascendant dans ses saveurs. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2023 La Clotte is a very serious wine. La Clotte is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, but the Franc feels especially prominent at this stage. Saline notes run through core of plum, blood orange, white flowers, crushed rocks and white pepper. A shy, introspective wine, this will need a number of years to be at its best, but it is immensely promising. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « This has a little more precision and mineralité on the nose compared to the Moulin Saint-Georges, quite vibrant with shucked oyster shell in the background. The palate is medium-bodied, with svelte tannins that lend a satin-like texture. It’s very harmonious though not deep, and maybe it misses a bit of grip. That said, more extraction probably would have thrown off the balance here. Very seductive. »
Like Pétrus, Le Pin is 100% Merlot. But if Pétrus has adopted a more classic style in recent years, Le Pin remains a hedonistic wine, often exuberant, sometimes even exotic. And unlike Pétrus, Le Pin is much rarer (500 cases per year).
Revue du Vin de France : 97-98/100 « Ce 2023 respecte le classique moelleux de texture du Pin, bien que nuancé par une fraîcheur d’une rare distinction, ne subissant aucun excès de maturité. Il profite de beaucoup de nuances fruitées, à la fois fraîches et confites. Sa qualité de fruit se traduit par un charme tannique saisissant, élancé et voluptueux, le tout ponctué par une délicate salinité désaltérante et une longueur folle. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Aromatique florale complexe, bouche sensuelle et aérienne. On ne sent pas la présence tannique de ce vin funambule à la finale en dentelle qui persiste longtemps. Millésime dans la lignée des vins qui ont fait la légende du cru. »
Quarin : 97/100 « Couleur sombre et intense. Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité et tellement subtil. Notes délicates de fleurs et de truffe à l'agitation du verre. Une délicatesse qu'il conserve en bouche où il se montre suave, ascendant dans son déroulé, profond et presque aérien. Ensemble à l'hédonisme fort, sans rien céder à l'esthétique. De la race. »
Galloni : 96-99/100 « The 2023 Le Pin is all sensuality. Rich, deep and explosive, the 2023 possesses notable depth. It is an especially exuberant, dense Le Pin. Dark-toned fruit, iron, leather, scorched earth and incense gradually unfurl in the glass. The long, sustained finish is suggestive of what is certain to be a very bright future. »
Martin : 97-99/100 « I love this nose. This is so pure and refined, it seems to embrace and gently hug the senses, like your favorite aunt or uncle. It blossoms in the glass to reveal subtle crushed stone and graphite notes. The palate has unerring symmetry, finely chiseled tannins and a linear, penetrating finish that goes on and on. This is one of the best vintages of Le Pin I have tasted from barrel, more serious and more floral than some recent vintages. »
With a higher proportion of Merlot (60%), La Dame de Montrose offers a fruity, fleshy version of Saint-Estèphe, without losing the richness and power for which the Grand Vin is renowned. Another expression of terroir, in a seductive style all its own.
Quarin : 92/100 « Gras à l'attaque, moelleux en milieu de bouche, aromatique, le vin glisse vers une longue finale un brin vive, mais toujours fondante. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2023 La Dame de Montrose is a rich, heady wine. Succulent dark cherry, plum, new leather, spice, menthol, licorice and mocha are beautifully amplified. Explosive to the core, the 2023 possesses tons of aromatic intensity and pure volume. This showy, Merlot-based Dame is quite alluring. »
Martin : 89-91/100 « The 2023 La Dame de Montrose has a light and slightly tertiary nose, with touches of tea leaves infusing the black fruit. The palate is soft and supple on the entry, with licorice-tinged black fruit and a rounded, cracked-black-pepper-tinged finish. There’s good body for a Deuxième Vin. This will give a decade of drinking pleasure. »
Vieux Château Certan is one (the last?) of the very few Bordeaux grands crus where the owners, Alexandre Thienpont and his son Guillaume since 2011, are still the only cellar masters on board. Thanks to its Cabernet Franc (30% on average), Vieux-Certan offers a firm, distinguished and refined version of Pomerol, closer to Lafleur than Petrus. Its 2022 vintage has been showered with praise, as in Vinous, where the two tasters (Galloni and Martin) each rated it 100/100.
Revue du Vin de France : 97-99/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « On perçoit beaucoup de nuances, combinant des notes de fruits frais et floral délicat, mais surtout une définition très noble de son origine. Son équilibre est issu d’une extraction douce qui respecte la matière tout en gardant son pedigree, se traduisant dans de beaux tanins étirés et poudrés, une grande énergie et la noblesse de la structure. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Le cabernet franc trame la bouche et lui apporte le panache indispensable pour équilibrer la suavité du merlot. Style inimitable et intemporel propre à la propriété avec ce millésime qui se révèle très classique. »
Le Point : 18/20 « Frais, réglisse, violette, profond, tanins frais, glissants, droits, séveux, finale élégante et très persistante. »
Galloni : 96-98/100 « The 2023 Vieux Château Certan is like a drug. Its exotic aromatics, deeply layered fruit and sublime textures are just captivating. I tasted the 2023 from an assembled base blend and four core components. Every wine was nothing short of breathtaking. When I think of the archetypes of greatness in Bordeaux, VCC is one of them. »
Martin : 94-96/100 « This unfurls beautifully in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins. Broader in the mouth compared to the Le Pin that I tasted right before, this is slightly more savory in style thanks to the 18% Cabernet Franc, landing gently on the finish. »
Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Un vin clair, sans saturation chromatique, mais d’une magnifique plénitude et d’une grande sérénité. L’identité du cru est parfaitement retranscrite dans cette version tout en finesse, expressive, d’emblée charmeuse, au parfum charnel de pivoine rouge. Indéniablement svelte, la matière s’exprime en longueur étirée, sans le moindre creux, maigreur ni angulosité. [...] C’est une grande réussite qui confirme que les millésimes moins massifs conviennent à merveille à Haut-Bailly. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95-96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Un modèle de classicisme qui n’ennuie jamais, promis à un grand avenir et dans le type même de ce que ce cru célèbre peut donner. »
Le Point : 18/20 « Fruits noirs, mûre, sureau, feuillage, joli grain, bien structuré, bons tanins, puissant et élégant, très persistant. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Beau rouge pourpre. Nez intense, fin, pur, fruité et subtil. Délicat en entrée de bouche, avec de suite de la classe dans le toucher, le vin caresse le palais. Il évolue sur un corps juteux, vers une finale aux arômes fins et aux appuis tanniques modérés. Bonne longueur. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Haut-Bailly is one of the most sensual, elegant wines I have tasted here. Soft, curvy and racy, the 2023 is impeccably balanced right out of the gate. Deceptively approachable and soft, the 2023 is much more about finesse than power. It's a wine that represents the new spirit of Bordeaux-a wine that emphasizes understatement and class. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grained tannins that frame the blackberry, raspberry, cedar and graphite-infused fruit. It boasts more grip and persistency on the finish than its peers, with a residual subtle pinch of black pepper. This ranks as one of the standout wines in Pessac-Léognan, perhaps in Bordeaux itself. Outstanding. »
The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
A second wine of “flawless consistency and unfailing elegance”, according to Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025).
Revue du Vin de France : 91-93/100 « Le second vin de Haut-Bailly est une véritable gourmandise, dont on boirait déjà volontiers de larges rasades ... Clair d’aspect, tendre, il s’offre dès le nez, avec la prééminence d’un fruit direct, avenant, volubile même. L’expressivité de ce même fruit, d’une délicieuse douceur, s’articule en bouche autour d’une structure plus acidulée que tannique. Un bonbon, mais sans aucun simplisme. »
Le Point : 16.5/20 « Fruits noirs, fruité frais, boisé doux, tanins veloutés, finale relevée, salivante, persistante, coté gourmand du merlot. »
Quarin : 91/100 « Très beau rouge sombre et pourpre. Nez aromatique, au fruité mûr et un brin solaire. Minutieux dès l'entrée en bouche, savoureux au milieu, très aromatique, avec un corps modéré, le vin évolue sans angle tannique sur une longueur normale. Ensemble très agréable. »
Galloni : 90-93/100 « The 2023 Haut-Bailly II is soft, open-knit and very pretty. I am almost shocked by how accessible the II is today. Then again, I tasted it on a warm, very sunny day, ideal conditions for tasting wines from barrel. Crushed flowers, spice, mint, dried herbs and rose petal are all very nicely lifted. Silky tannins add to the wine's considerable charm. »
Martin : 90-92/100 « The 2023 Haut-Bailly II has quite a potent bouquet with perfumed black fruit, touches of dark chocolate and mint, well-defined and focused. The palate is framed by powdery tannins and nicely balanced with gentle grip. There's moderate depth and a touch of white pepper toward the finish, actually gaining cohesion in the glass. The 2023 will need two or three years in bottle. »
Bought out in 2017 by the reinsurer SCOR, a page is turned in Troplong-Mondot, a formidable terroir in Saint-Emilion. Up to and including 2016, these are the richest in extract and most generous wines of the appellation, made by Christine Valette and her husband, under the aegis of Michel Rolland.
Radical break in style from the 2017 vintage, with less dense but oh so precise, elegant and racy wines, confirmed in 2018 by Mr. Galloni (vinous) "The 2018 is regal, refined and absolutely exquisite", rated 97/100.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Grande fraîcheur que nous retrouvons dans une bouche à la puissance diffuse, formant un octogone. Une finale extrêmement fraîche provoquant une salivation dynamique. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95-96/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Dense, pulpeux avec une touche d’épices. La matière présente une charpente très sûre, puissante qui portera dans le temps cette chair ferme et soyeuse. »
Le Point : 18.5/20 « Ronces, baies sauvages, bouche veloutée, amer fin, tanins denses et toniques. Pas lourd, appétant, riche, finale saline, persistante. »
Galloni : 95-98/100 « The 2023 Troplong Mondot is simply stunning. It's one of the best wines yet made under the direction of Aymeric de Gironde. Towering and statuesque, the 2023 explodes out of the glass with tons of vertical energy. Dark red-toned fruit, licorice, spice, lavender, mocha and pencil shavings are some of the many notes that infuse the 2023 with character. The combination of soaring aromatics, chiseled fruit and a limestone-infused finish is nothing less than captivating. What a wine. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The 2023 has a very well-defined and focused bouquet with pure blackberry, raspberry, ground chalk and light sea cave scents. The palate is medium-bodied with a very crisp and mineral-driven entry. It's chalky in texture and quite tensile in the mouth, with a dash of black pepper on the finish. This is an individualistic Saint-Émilion that will fill out during its élevage. Very long. »
Immediate neighbour of Pavia, Larcis-Ducasse was logically promoted to 1st Grand Cru Classé in 2012 due to its full south-facing hillside exposure and the brilliant work of the Thienpont-Derenoncourt tandem.
Revue du Vin de France : 94-95/100 « Fidèle à son style retenu, en retrait aromatique, Larcis Ducasse promet une évolution avec panache. Son cœur de bouche s’affirme avec une grande élégance de toucher, un beau délié de texture. La signature racée et savoureuse d’un saint-émilion. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 96-97/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « À ce stade, sa réussite se joue plus en bouche qu’au nez. Le toucher de tannin donne beaucoup de charme à la matière enveloppante et la finale se met en place. »
Le Point : 17.5/20 « Nez discret, aérien, fruité pur, pivoine, bois de réglisse, milieu de bouche solide, bien bâti, en place, savoureux, épices, tanins crayeux. »
Quarin : 93/100 « Beau rouge sombre. Nez intense, au fruité très mûr. Ample à l'attaque, fruité en milieu de bouche, avec du corps et une texture un brin agrippante, le vin évolue savoureux et un peu simple dans la persistance. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Larcis Ducasse is elegant, powerful and wonderfully expressive. In other words, classic Larcis. Plum, blood orange, spice, menthol, mocha and gravel infuse the 2023 with layers of dimension that only grow with time in the glass. This will need some time to shed its considerable baby fat. Superb. Tasted four times. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « The nose is quite open with brambly red fruit, briar and subtle incense aromas. It's not as intense as the previous vintage, though I appreciate the definition and charm. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins on the entry that frame the layered black fruit, struck through with light flinty elements. Blind, I might have said there is Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend thanks to the graphite finish. »
Practically abandoned in 1993 when Mr. and Mrs. Cathiard bought it, Smith Haut Lafitte is today one of the 10 greatest vintages of the Bordeaux left bank. The road they have travelled is truly admirable, and the Cathiards have spared no effort: restoration of the vineyard, construction of a vat room and underground cellar, introduction of state-of-the-art equipment, conversion to organic viticulture...
Revue du Vin de France : 94-96/100 « La belle ouverture aromatique témoigne d’emblée du caractère séduisant et délié du vin. On perçoit des notes florales très raffinées au cœur d’une cerise noire que ne vient pas perturber une prise de bois harmonieuse. [...] Une très belle version du cru, avec une élégance déliée qui lui sied à merveille et qui nous rappelle la grande réussite du 2019, avec un caractère moins solaire. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Elégance évidente de parfum et de texture, corps équilibré, plus de fruit que chez la plupart de ses pairs, avec beaucoup de charme et de la classe. »
Le Point : 17-17.5/20 « Fruité élégant, pur, note mentholée, tendu, tanins, racés, poudrés. Ciselé, juteux, très persistant, précision, pierre à fusil. »
Quarin : 96/100 « Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, fin, pur, au fruité mûr, subtilement accompagné par une note fumée, sur un fond de mûre et de vanille. Touches d'aiguilles de pin à l'agitation du verre. Délicat en entrée de bouche, caressant au milieu, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin se développe lentement et s'élève minutieusement en finale, tout à la fois délicat et puissant. Très belle longueur. »
Galloni : 95-97/100 « The 2023 Smith Haut Lafitte is a powerhouse. In recent years, the Grand Vin has shifted toward a bit more nuance than in the past, but in 2023, small yields and thick skins yielded a somber, explosive Grand Vin. It will need many years to be at its most expressive. Blackberry, gravel, licorice, spice, plum and chocolate are some of the many notes that emerge from the glass. Readers will find a wine of real substance and textural intensity, framed by vibrant acids. A touch of air works wonders here. »
Martin : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Smith Haut Lafitte it has a lovely bouquet with blackberry, wild strawberry, crushed violet and light oyster shell scents. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy black fruit, gentle grip, fine depth and a sapid, classically lined finish. One of the more structured Smith Haut Lafittes in recent years, it deserves four or five years in bottle. Excellent. »
Smith Haut Lafitte's white wine has built up a solid reputation over the past 20 years, even though it is not a grand cru classé (but neither are Haut-Brion blanc and Pape-Clément blanc). A happy marriage of wood and fruit, it always delivers a beautiful aromatic complexity, from lime blossom to citrus fruit, and a lively, rich, fine structure.
Revue du Vin de France : 93-94/100 « La teinte dorée aux profonds reflets verts témoigne de la richesse du vin. Son style ne se dément pas, il est opulent, un sauvignon très mûr, aux touches confites évoquant le melon, la pêche rôtie ou encore la crème frangipane. Gras et allonge superlatifs, avec un caractère indéniablement solaire mais recadré par l’intéressante tension acide du millésime. La finale marque son passage par une impression d’extrait sec. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 « Merveilleuse onctuosité et grande longueur, maturité idéale des sauvignons et parfaite intégration du boisé. Grand vin. »
Le Point : 16.5/20 « Complexe, frais, agrumes, fleurs blanches, bouche pulpeuse, fruits jaunes, légère amertume salivante. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Jaune aux reflets verts. Nez intense, fin, fruité, avec une touche florale et vanillée. Vis à vis des deux autres vins blancs de la propriété, le toucher est ici cristallin et le déroulé y gagne une grâce captivante. Le vin évolue savoureux avec cette année dans les derniers instants un petit manque d'envolée dans l'ultime persistance, même si c'est très bon. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is quite the extrovert. Apricot, passion fruit, mint, tangerine peel and pineapple all soar out of the glass. Medium in body, with gorgeous texture, the 2023 is quite showy. I imagine it will drink well with minimal cellaring. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The 2023 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc has a reticent bouquet at first, requiring a few swirls of the glass to reveal touches of orange pith, peach skin, wild fennel and light pressed white flower scents. The palate is very well balanced with a lovely creamy texture, counterbalanced by the taut line of acidity. Very poised and focused, it's somehow almost Corton-Charlemagne-inspired on the finish (perhaps due to the umami). This is a seriously fine white Pessac-Léognan. »
A small estate located near Troplong-Mondot and Valandraud, acquired in 2009 by Jacques Thienpont (already owner of Ch. Le Pin). A wine that is as exceptional as it is confidential (6 hectares)!
Bettane & Desseauve : 95/100 « Vinifié dans la nouvelle cuverie, essentiellement dans les cuves ciment. Matière savoureuse et riche en pulpe, équilibre distingué. La finale florale a de la classe. »
Quarin : 94/100 « Couleur noire, aux reflets vifs. Nez intense, pur, fruité, mûr et subtil. Nuances fraîches d'encre, de fleurs et de fruits noirs à l'agitation du verre. Délicat en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, le vin caresse le palais sur un profil très allongé. Il s'achève séveux, sur une belle finale aromatique fraîche. A cet instant, il m'a manqué un peu de corps, mais c'est très bon. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 L'If is unusually floral and refined for a wine that has, in the past, been darker and more ample in structure. Cedar, tobacco, crushed flowers and mint add lift and aromatic presence. Silky tannins create an impression of finesse. The 2023 represents the first year of vinification in the new cellar outfitted with cement vats. Overall, though, this wine feels like a new chapter for L'If. The vibrancy and energy here are palpable. Tasted two times. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « It has quite an exuberant bouquet with ripe red cherry and wild strawberry fruit, a hint of blood orange and iris flower. It is very focused and beautifully defined, the limestone terroir percolating through. The palate is medium-bodied with the Cabernet Franc shaping the entry-a little peppery in style. The tannins are quite strict at the moment [...], framing the dark berry and graphite-tinged fruit. Linear toward the finish, reflecting the slightly cooler growing season, this is a very fine, cerebral L'If. »
One of the appellation's ripest and most hedonistic crus until 2000, Clinet has since gained in distinction and refinement through successive touches (15% Cabernet in the vines, state-of-the-art technical equipment...). All this without losing the aromatic intensity and depth of flesh that are its hallmarks. Today, Clinet is unquestionably one of Pomerol's finest wines.
Revue du Vin de France : 95-96/100 « Il convient particulièrement bien à Clinet, car il s’appuie sur la qualité de son parcellaire tout en gardant la richesse et l’onctuosité propre au château. Mais il faut souligner la plus haute proportion de cabernet-sauvignon (25 %) qui étire la matière riche et dense, entremêlant une fraîcheur vive et salivante. [...] Voilà un joli Clinet dans l’air du temps. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 92-93/100 « Nez riche de mûre avec des accents épicés, la bouche est onctueuse avec un fruit intense. »
Quarin : 94/100 « Nez très aromatique, fruité mûr et légèrement truffé. Délicat en entrée de bouche, suave au milieu, le vin évolue avec du goût et un corps fondant, vers une finale ascendante, à la fois savoureuse, charnue et délicate. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Clinet is powerful and racy right out of the gate. Crushed flowers, spice, mocha and a kiss of French oak meld into a core of dark red- and black-toned fruit. This modern, stylish Pomerol is so expressive. Hints of graphite, lavender, crushed rocks and pencil shavings linger on the substantial finish. »
Martin : 93-95/100 « The 2023 Clinet has a very appealing bouquet, quite pure with vivacious red cherries, crushed strawberry and violet scents. The oak is neatly integrated. This is almost Saint-Émilion in style. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and a fine bead of acidity, lightly spiced with a crisp and linear finish. This is a delightful, composed Clinet that should drink well after four to five years. »
The acquisition of Calon-Ségur in 2012 by a subsidiary of Crédit Mutuel (a French bank) heralds the great awakening of this famous terroir of gravel on limestone, in one piece and entirely surrounded by a wall (a unique fact in the Médoc). All of Bordeaux wants Calon-Ségur to be as fabulous as those of the middle of the last century after a 15-year investment plan.
Revue du Vin de France : 94-96/100 « Le château a centré son assemblage sur les cabernets : 72 % de sauvignon et 12 % de franc qui apportent un côté épicé intéressant, mais aussi une note saline qui secoue les papilles. Le vin tombe admirablement en bouche, avec le raffinement de tanins qui fait le succès de Calon Ségur. »
Bettane & Desseauve : 94-95/100 ♥ Coup de cœur « Puissant et onctueux, sans lourdeur, complexe dans les sensations tactiles, le tannin est archétypique du cru et unique en appellation Saint-Estèphe. »
Le Point : 18.5/20 « Baies noires, violette, bouche élégante, tendue, fraîche. Vin fin, en tension, réglisse en finale, tanins toniques, très long. »
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez intense, au fruité mûr, subtil, évoluant crémeux dans le verre et complexe. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, avec un toucher fin, le vin glisse sur le palais, juteux et profond dans ses saveurs. Cependant en finale, le vin m'a manqué un peu d'appui. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2023 Calon Ségur is a wine for readers who can be patient. In many recent years, Calon Ségur has been quite showy, but this is not one of them. Bold acids and huge tannins dominate at this stage. Bright red-toned fruit is a signature, but the 2023 is a powerful, young Calon Ségur that will clearly need time to come together. »
Martin : 90-92/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with impressive grip on the entry-quite fresh, with a subtle marine tincture and a touch of Japanese nori in the background. It gently fans out on the finish, but it remains controlled and especially linear for Calon-Ségur, perhaps less swayed by the Merlot (15% of the blend). Classy. »
Second wine of Calon Ségur with, since 2013, a heart on the label like its big brother.
Le Point : 15.5-16/20 « Nez discret, chocolaté, mûre, bouche onctueuse, gourmande. »
Quarin : 92/100 « Couleur sombre et intense. Nez très aromatique, au fruité pur, subtil et mûr. Bouche tout en arrondi et en suavité délicieuse. En plus, elle devient parfumée dans la seconde partie du palais, accompagnée d'une touche fine de réglisse et de bois neuf. Vin très hédoniste. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2023 Le Marquis de Calon Ségur is a bright, beautifully focused wine. Graphite, lavender, mocha, chocolate, incense, licorice and crushed rocks all run through this gorgeous, wonderfully inviting Saint-Estèphe. This is an especially serious Le Marquis, perhaps because of the inclusion of some Merlot lots that usually go into the Grand Vin. In this tasting, I find the aromatic presence and structure of the Cabernet highly expressive and very much in the foreground. What a gorgeous wine this is. »
Martin : 90-92/100 « The 2023 Le Marquis de Calon Ségur represents has a composed bouquet with raspberry, blackberry, cedar and light tertiary scents. I appreciate the Saint-Estèphe DNA in its aromatics. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and fresh acidity, more complexity than the Capbern that precedes its and more substance on the finish. This is a very commendable second wine. »