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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 95/100 "The 2022 Malartic Lagravière is a pretty sexy wine, its considerable tannins not whith standing. A blast of dark cherry, plum, licorice, chocolate, new leather and spice makes a strong opening statement. The 2022 is dense and packed to the core, with formidable intensity of fruit and equally imposing tannins. This is a brute."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful deep dark colour. Intense, pure, subtle nose with ripe fruit. Immediately delicious on the palate, developing very perfumed and complex in the middle to a finish of incredible delicacy. A highly original wine, airy, meticulous and profound. Incratchable."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 95/100 "The 2022 Malartic Lagravière is a pretty sexy wine, its considerable tannins not whith standing. A blast of dark cherry, plum, licorice, chocolate, new leather and spice makes a strong opening statement. The 2022 is dense and packed to the core, with formidable intensity of fruit and equally imposing tannins. This is a brute."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful deep dark colour. Intense, pure, subtle nose with ripe fruit. Immediately delicious on the palate, developing very perfumed and complex in the middle to a finish of incredible delicacy. A highly original wine, airy, meticulous and profound. Incratchable."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 91/100 “Delicate on the attack, a touch salty in the middle, the wine evolves suave, melting and delicately fleshy towards a savory finish with present salinity.”

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 92/100 “The 2021 Malartic Lagravière, which has a little more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, has an attractive bouquet-not amazingly intense, yet delineated with predominantly black fruit, black olive and light estuarine scents. It feels focusedn though without the frills. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of orange rind on the entry. Finely integrated oak here lends this Pessac-Léognan an appealing silky texture, and it fans out gracefully toward the finish. This feels like it has evolved nicely during its barrel maturation, and it should drink weel for 20 to 25 years.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (April 2021): 94/100 “Skillfully vinified with a slight lightening of the tannin that goes in the direction of a search for more immediate elegance, finely spiced, very typical of Léognan, fresh and delicate finish. More than ever, Malartic is one of the appellation's must-haves”.

J-M Quarin (September 2021): 93/100 “Deep red color. Intense. Intense, fresh, fruity, ripe, complex and deep nose. Ample on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, very tasty in the middle and a tad austere, the wine evolves towards a slightly spicy finish. Good length”.

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 95/100 "The 2018 Malartic Lagravière is every bit as compelling as it was en primeur. Inky dark fruit, dried herbs, licorice, lavender and chocolate are all kicked up in this sumptuous Pessac-Léognan. Soft curves and silky tannins add to the wine's considerable appeal. The 2018 is undeniably flashy and alluring, I loved it".

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 93/100 “Dense, velvety, beautifully balanced, built on long, silky, accomplished tannins, with well-integrated alcoholic generosity. Potential for long ageing."

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 92/100 “A supple Pessac-Léognan with notes of blackberry, red plum and redcurrant, enhanced by clove and white pepper on the finish. This is not a wine of astonishing complexity, but it is elegant and satisfyingly persistent. Enjoy it over the next 15 years or more”.

J-M Quarin (October 2020): 91/100 “Very aromatic and fine nose, with ripe fruit. Caressing on the entry, then suave in the middle, savory and very fragrant, this wine glides across the palate, juicy and noble in its final presence. It's good!"

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Jean-Marc Quarin (February 2019): 94/100 “Dark, intense and beautiful color. Moderately intense, ripe-fruited nose, with a touch more reminiscent of the Right Bank. A hint of pinewood contributes to the overall freshness. Smooth and melting from the outset, the wine develops a juicy, fragrant mid-palate, with a hint of resin in its flavor. It evolves fat, deep, with flavor, flesh and fine tannins.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2019): 95/100 “The 2016 Malartic-Lagravière has a wonderful bouquet of fragrant red fruits, enhanced by potpourri, black olive tapenade and light brine aromas - a bouquet full of personality. The fresh, harmonious palate is medium-bodied, with supple tannins, fine acidity and just the right amount of salinity on the earthy finish. Good wine from the Bonnies.”

The 2021 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 91/100 “To taste this wine at 9 in the morning and not be able to spit, that's the rarity. And then there's the voluptuous body and that distinctive aroma that I can't find anywhere else.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion is laced with crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, spice and pipe tobacco. La Chapelle is quite floral and delicate in 2021. Its understated personality is quite charming. Bright acids on the finish are a reminder of the cool, rainy growing season.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2024): 92/100 “The 2020 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion is very controlled and more backward on the nose compared to its peers, featuring blackberry, raspberry, damp earth and light black olive aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a firm but fine tannins. There is a strong marine influence here with a dab of licorice on the finish. this needs time to find its groove, but it will. ”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2021): 92/100 “The 2018 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion has really blossomed since I tasted it in barrel. The bouquet is very pure and perfumed, featuring shimmering red berry fruit, briar, undergrowth and a touch of peppermint dallying in the background. The palate is very well balanced with smooth tannins, very nicely pitched acidity and subtle marine note toward the finish. This is just plain delicious".

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 94/100 “In a vintage in which the first wine reaches new heights, the success of the second is dazzling. This is a complete, exuberant, smoky wine, whose fullness and firmness guarantee its future.”

The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (December 2022): 93/100 “Particularly caressing palate, bursting with fruit and melting between the middle and the finish. Very fine-grained persistence. Remarkable.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 91/100 “The 2016 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion has a richer, denser bouquet than the 2016 Haut Bailly, offering more upfront black fruit laced with seaweed and briny notes. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, a fine bead of acidity, hints of black olive and sage and quite a complex, engaging finish. Very fine, though it just lacks the peristence of its peers".

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 96+/100 "The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier is fabulous. I expected to see a more boisterous wine in this vintage, but instead, Domaine de Chevalier is a bit strict and tightly wound. I suspect those qualities will serve it well over the coming decades. Punchy red fruit, blood orange, new leather and spice all race out of the glass. I especially admire the wine's energy and tension."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful dark red, slightly evolved. Intense, fine, fruity and subtle nose. Graceful on the palate, evolving deliciously towards a finish that's a little lively and stricter than the sweetness felt on the entry and mid-palate. Melting body."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Offering impressive volume on the palate, velvety texture and exceptional tannin quality, the 2020 is gradually relaxing. But don't be in a hurry to open it! It will bear witness for generations to come.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94+/100 “The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier comes across as quite shy and reticent in this vintage. The aromatics are beguiling, but on the palate, the wine feels a bit strict and clamped down. Crushed flowers, sweet red-toned fruit, spice, mint and blood orange emerge, but only with great reluctance. It will be interesting to see how the 2021 develops over time."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 Coup de ♥ “Remarkable 2020, whose intensity at no time detracts from its charm and floral, lifted grace.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 95/100 “Domaine de Chevalier 2020 has a refined, discreet, well-defined nose with aromas of blackberry, heather, gravel and earth. Sensual in style, it gradually unfolds in the glass.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 95/100

The 2019 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 91/100 “The material is fine, loose, rather tender but driven by a long tannic structure; without lacking relief.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 94/100

J.M Quarin (February 2022): 95/100 “Smooth on entry, particularly fruity in the middle, with a melting body and a refined touch, the wine gains fullness and expression in the second half of the palate. The finish is long, with fine tannins that are constantly aromatic. Very good."

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 97/100 “The 2019 Domaine de Chevalier has a precise and complex bouquet with blackberry cedar and tobacco scents, quite Médoc-like in style. This is thoroughly engaging. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, exquisitely integrated oak, fleshy and fine-boned with precise finish. This is outstanding."

The 2018 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (April 2021): 96/100 “Excellent body, powerful and fresh overall, very balanced, racy tannin, not quite formed yet on the mid-palate, but promising for long cellaring. Faithful to its always energetic and luminous style, this spectacular terroir expresses itself in the most beautiful of ways. Another major success for the Bernard family and their teams.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 97/100 “The 2018 Domaine de Chevalier is easily one of the wines of the vintage. A wine of mind-blowing precision and regal elegance, Domaine de Chevalier dazzles from the very first taste. Dried herbs, rose petal, mint, blood orange, pomegranate and bright mineral notes all build in the glass. Richly layered but also translucent, the 2018 is a real head-turner. Don't miss it!"

The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2019): 95/100 “Original nuances of pinewood, ink and cream. Melting on the attack, mellow on development, very pleasant, a touch lively, the wine caresses on a sappy body and finishes deep, with taste and fine tannins. Very good length."

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 97/100 “The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a thrilling wine. Dense and beautifully layered, the 2016 is also quite a bit richer than it usually is. Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics and structure pulse through the wine. The red-toned fruit is incredibly primary at this stage. Readers should be prepared to cellar the 2016 for at least a handful of years. It has been nothing short of magnificent on the three occasions I have tasted it so far".

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97+/100 "The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte is silky, elegant and nuanced. It's all there. A wine of precision and class, the 2022 is so impressive. Refined, supple tannins wrap around a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, espresso and mocha. I find the 2022 a bit buttoned up today, but that is probably a very good thing for its long-term prospects. I look forward to seeing it age."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Very intense colour. Very aromatic nose, fine, pure and rich. A hint of sunshine, followed by black fruit enhanced by spice and fine oak. Delicate on the palate, with a classy feel, the wine rises slowly on the finish. The finish is powerful, a little firm but also very tasty and long."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97+/100 "The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte is silky, elegant and nuanced. It's all there. A wine of precision and class, the 2022 is so impressive. Refined, supple tannins wrap around a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, espresso and mocha. I find the 2022 a bit buttoned up today, but that is probably a very good thing for its long-term prospects. I look forward to seeing it age."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Very intense colour. Very aromatic nose, fine, pure and rich. A hint of sunshine, followed by black fruit enhanced by spice and fine oak. Delicate on the palate, with a classy feel, the wine rises slowly on the finish. The finish is powerful, a little firm but also very tasty and long."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 95/100 “Ample on the attack, full on the mid-palate, the wine moves forward on a melting body with a little more nuance if tasted just decanted. Good length, with light tannins”.

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 96/100 “The 2021 Smith haut Lafitte is an engaging, dynamic wine. Gravel, menthol, licorice, mocha and spice are all beautifully delineated. A wine of energy and focus, the 2021 is absolutely enthralling-medium in body, refined and super-impressive.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (April 2021): 96/100 “Harmonious whole, splendid finish and noble integration of tannin that augurs an aging that will do it justice and where it will express all the splendor of its terroir.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2021): 95/100 "The 2018 Smith Haut Lafitte was very impressive in barrel, and now in bottle, it delivers. Wonderful precison on the nose, subtle at first but unfurling with each swirl of the glass, revealing scents of blackberry and crushed stone, iris petals like before, and maybe a touche more violet. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tension and good structure. This is a very tight Smith Haut Lafitte, and even affording it 3-4 hours of decanting, it remains more reserved vis-à-vis recent vintages. It eventually offers plenty of black fruit, black olives, a light marine influence and a pinch of cracked black pepper on the sturdy finish. An outstanding Smith Haut Lafitte. given the vintage"

J-M Quarin (March 2019): 95/100 “Minutious on the attack, melting on development, very aromatic and juicy, the wine glides on the palate, fragrant and tasty, long, with chic and aroma. Very good.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 94/100 “In 2016 the great wine imposes a presence that is still tight on itself, intense and with great staying power. It's a promising, resourceful wine, less extroverted and explosive than the 2015 but perhaps more suited to long ageing.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 95+/100 "The 2016 Smith Haut Lafitte has an opulent, lavish bouquet with layers of black cherry, Christmas cake, dark chocolate and vanilla. This wants to make an impression. The palate is very seductive, featuring lush red berry fruit, brown spices and saturated tannins. Some new oak is evident on the finish, but that will be subsumed with bottle age. I can see this aging well."

J-M Quarin (January 2019): 96/100 “Intense, fine nose of ripe, pure, slightly toasty fruit. Fat on the attack, suave in development, very fruity, powerful and caressing, but also tender, the wine moves forward savory, toward a long, sappy finish, tasting of black fruits and violets, with a tannic touch to melt away. Note that decanting is very favorable”.

The 2008 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2018): 92/100 "The 2008 Smith Haut Lafitte is a lovely wine for the vintage, still quite polished on the nose with scents of blackcurrant and raspberry coulis, a touch of melted tar and tobacco; youthful for its age and showing fine vigor. With aeration there is suddenly a strong scent of liquorice. The palate is soft and rounded on the entry however, there is great depth on the mid-palate with layers of slightly toasted black fruit laced with tobacco, black pepper and smoke. I just felt there is a little dryness creeping in towards the finish, nevertheless this is a fine Pessac-Léognan."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97/100 "The 2022 Pape Clément is a classy, elegant wine. Soaring aromatics open first. On the palate, the 2022 is vibrant and explosive, with terrific depth and exceptional balance. Today's wines here are simply striking because of their energy and verve. Those qualities help make Pape Clément one of the most changed wines in Bordeaux over the last decade or so. Red/purplish fruit, blood orange, cinnamon, new leather and sage are some of the many notes that linger on the sustained finish. The 2022 is a superb Pape Clément."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful dark colour. Intense, pure, fine nose with ripe fruit. Suave and fragrant on the palate, with body, a caressing touch and a very aromatic, sappy finish."

Le millésime 2021 dans la presse :

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94/100 “The 2021 Pape Clément is a very elegant, polished wine. Crushed flowers, red cherry fruit, blood orange, menthol and spice all grace this wonderfully layered, expressive vintage of Pape Clément. Pretty floral top notes add freshness and vivacity. The more laid-back house style these days is so appealing”.

J-M Quarin (février 2024) : 96/100

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2024): 95/100 “The Pape Clément rouge 2020 presents an incredibly intense bouquet with multi-layered aromas of blackberry and blueberry, cedar and black olive compote. Hints of vanilla bean and black truffle appear with age. The palate is medium-bodied, with firm, fairly assertive tannins framing a huge weight of fruit (more than the Domaine de Chevalier or Malartic-Lagravière tasted alongside). It's not a subtle Pessac-Léognan, that's for sure, but it has adequate freshness and a sense of minerality and tension on the finish. It will need at least a decade in bottle, but in the long term, it will be magnificent.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 92/100

The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 94/100 “This is clearly improving in bottle and is turning into a very fine Pessac-Léognan that will give 20 years of drinking pleasure. Excellent.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2020): 96/100 “The 2017 Pape Clément is outrageously beautiful. Rich, deep and luscious on the palate, the 2017 possesses tremendous energy and richness from start to finish. [...] an unctuous, racy wine of the highest level.”

J-M Quarin (October 2020): 94/100 “Finely fleshy on the entry, the wine develops very perfumed in the middle, while gaining power. It remains very nuanced in its stimulation and finishes persistent, very pleasant, on fine tannins full of flavor.”

The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 93/100 “The 2014 Pape Clément has a more opulent and showier bouquet than the Domaine de Chevalier tasted alongisde, with red berry fruit, sandalwood Indian spices and high-toned blue fruit. The palate is medium-bodied, with supple tannins and nuances of black fruit enhanced by black pepper, cedar and spice. The finish shows more panache than the aromas, with a palpable sense of control and concentration. Class is the order of the day."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97/100 "The 2022 Haut-Bailly is one of the most elegant wines I have tasted here in a very long time. Dark red/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, rose petal and blood orange are all finely laced together in the glass. There's a new sense of polish at Haut Bailly these days. The 2022 is a great example of that Readers will find a supremely finissed wine with striking fruit purity, gorgeous length and a slightly linear build that is not at all typical (in a good sense) for a warm, dry vintage. Clean mineral notes support the finish."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 98/100 "Dark, intense colour. Very aromatic nose, with ripe fruit, deep and complex. Very delicate on the palate, with a graceful touch, the wine evolves deeply while maintaining this great delicacy. The finish is complex, fat, distinguished and noble, with a long, sappy finish.Enthralling!  The best ever made with the 2016."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 Coup de ♥ “Haut-Bailly 2021 is not an extrovert; if given the attention it deserves, it offers an aromatic distinction unique in the appellation, with moving subtlety and freshness.”

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 95/100 “Minutious on the entry, very aromatic in the middle, with class in the touch, the wine melts on the palate, juicy, fragrant, a touch tender and already very open. Good length."

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 96/100 “Haut-Bailly 2021 is incredibly poised, even though it is clearly wine of reserve in this vintage. Its vertical build speak of pure sophistication. Time in the glass brings out hints of dried herbs, menthol, licorice, pine, blackberry and underbrush. Most of the blend is Cabernet, so the flavor profile and overall structural feel is quite savory. I can't wait to see how the 2021 ages. It may very well surprise down the road.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Offering impressive volume on the palate, velvety texture and exceptional tannin quality, the 2020 is gradually relaxing. But don't be in a hurry to open it! It will bear witness for generations to come.”

Guide Hachette (Guide 2024) coup de ♥ : “full-bodied, seductive, caressing, the palate profiles a Pessac that is both powerful and of great delicacy, carried by very fine tannins of inimitable silkiness”

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “its fullness, balance and potential are beyond doubt, it will be a great classic”.

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 96/100

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 95+/100 “The 2020 Haut-Bailly has a much better bouquet than the de Fieuzal. It is notably fresher, with black fruit, cedar and tobacco aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins-a well-knit and harmonious Pessac with a precise, understated finish."