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The 2009 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (October 2019): 95/100 “Meticulous in texture from the outset, then ample in the middle, very aromatic, the wine evolves melting, juicy and noble, just a tad austere. It's long and very good.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2019): 95/100 "The 2009 Léoville-Barton is one of the few Saint-Julien '09s to suggest just smidgen of brettanomyces on the nose, although frankly it does not detract from its allure, with lovely meat juice and brown spice aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, juicy and slightly chewier than its peers, well judged acidity with ample density and rondeur towards the finish. It might benefit from another year in bottle but otherwise, this is just a wonderful, life-affirming and disarmingly charming Léoville-Barton."

The 2009 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (October 2019): 95/100 “Meticulous in texture from the outset, then ample in the middle, very aromatic, the wine evolves melting, juicy and noble, just a tad austere. It's long and very good.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2019): 95/100 "The 2009 Léoville-Barton is one of the few Saint-Julien '09s to suggest just smidgen of brettanomyces on the nose, although frankly it does not detract from its allure, with lovely meat juice and brown spice aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin, juicy and slightly chewier than its peers, well judged acidity with ample density and rondeur towards the finish. It might benefit from another year in bottle but otherwise, this is just a wonderful, life-affirming and disarmingly charming Léoville-Barton."

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Le millésime 2022 dans la presse :

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97/100 "The 2022 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a wine of total sensual allure. All the elements are wonderfully woven together. Black cherry, plum, licorice, chocolate, spice and lavender infuse the palate with striking depth. The sustained, persistent finish is a thing of real beauty. Lifted floral accents extend the finish nicely."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “The wine is impressive. With the highest proportion of Cabernet (98%) in the cru's history, it possesses insane class. A great laser-cut aristocrat, with a purity of fruit that sparkles.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 98/100 “The Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 captures all the potential it showed in barrel. A delicate, restrained wine, the 2021 impresses above all with its finesse. All the elements are impeccably balanced. Time in the glass brings out the wine's inner sweetness and gorgeous perfume. The balance with the oak, sometimes difficult here, is also flawless. With less alcohol and therefore less oak extraction than recent vintages, the 2021 promises to be a modern-day classic.”

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 97/100 "The 2016 Ducru-Beaucaillou has an ethereal bouquet, the purest on any Ducru-Beaucaillou, with copious dark cherries, violet and mineral scents, a touch of forest floor emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, a little more red fruit towards the finish than the 2018 tasted alongside and maybe just beginning to close up to mature over the long-term. What a fantastic wine, one that will vie with the 2009 and maybe the 2018 as one of the peaks."

The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 94/100 "The 2015 Ducru-Beaucaillou is a vintage that requires more time to settle and decide what it wants to be. The nose needs just a little more cohesion and focus, quite upfront and overtly floral, perhaps more than it needs to be and it just slightly occludes the terroir expression at the moment. The palate is smooth and velvety, with moderate depth and fine acidity. I sometimes find this a little lactic on the finish, as I do here; perhaps I might actually prefer the 2017 tasted alongside which shows more tension on the finish. A fine Ducru-Beaucaillou rather thn a truly great one."

The 2011 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 94/100 "The Ducru-Beaucaillou has the same analysis as the 2009 and 2010 in terms of IPT. It has a very well defined bouquet with intense black fruit intermingling with dried herbs and liquorice; strangely, the 2011 is not unlike the 2005 in character and also being "not ready". The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fine acidity, sweet and generous yet with countervailing acidity and a gorgeous, pure and nuanced finish. This is one of the real surpises of this vertical and must rank as one of the best Left Bank wines of the vintage."

The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 96+/100 "The 2010 Ducru-Beaucaillou, is more backward, sultry compared to the 2009, but there is a payload of black fruit laced with violet and cedar, a very faint ash scent emerging with time. The palate is full-bodied with powerful black fruit, a lovely granular texture and a killer line of acidity. There is a certainly headiness on the finish, atypically more so than the 2009, although it delivers extraordinary perisistence."

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥ “We're touching perfection with this 2020 vintage of Léoville Las Cases. Nothing protrudes here, everything seems in place for a long, long, life. A great classic.”

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 98/100 “The 2020 Léoville Las Cases has an intense nose with blackberry, wild strawberry, cassis and just a touch of licorice. It coheres wonderfully knit together, with filigree tannins and bright, tensile finish that fans out with real panache. Of course, it's primal and nascent, yet you can already tell the class.”

J-M Quarin (March 2023): 98/100 “A background of wood, hazelnut and licorice, reminding me of the young Las Cases of yesteryear (1986). Smooth on the palate, very aromatic in the middle, with lots of brightness and a dominant of violet and zan licorice, the wine melts on the palate, magical, powerful, sappy, deep, without any tannic angle.”

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2023): 99-100/100 “Las Cases 2020 is a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition. A wine that breaks on the palate in wave after wave and shows no signs of stopping. The enormous tannic structure is perfectly poised and melts into the finish with absolute precision.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 98/100

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥ “We're touching perfection with this 2020 vintage of Léoville Las Cases. Nothing protrudes here, everything seems in place for a long, long, life. A great classic.”

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 98/100 “The 2020 Léoville Las Cases has an intense nose with blackberry, wild strawberry, cassis and just a touch of licorice. It coheres wonderfully knit together, with filigree tannins and bright, tensile finish that fans out with real panache. Of course, it's primal and nascent, yet you can already tell the class.”

J-M Quarin (March 2023): 98/100 “A background of wood, hazelnut and licorice, reminding me of the young Las Cases of yesteryear (1986). Soft on the palate, very aromatic in the middle, with lots of brightness and a dominant of violet and zan licorice, the wine melts on the palate, magical, powerful, sappy, deep, without any tannic angle.”

La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 99/100 “Las Cases 2020, a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition. A wine that bursts onto the palate in successive waves and shows no signs of stopping.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 98/100

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 95/100 “There's complexity here, a more tertiary style, with autumn leaves and cigar smoke infusing the red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, fleshy to the point of masking the spine. The finish is full-bodied and reminds me of Léoville Poyferré. Seductive."

The 2011 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (November 2021): 94/100 “Ample on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, well-constituted, tasty and complete, the wine finishes long and noble, with lots of taste and a touch of positive austerity. Very good.”

Vinous (N. Martin - September 2021): 92/100 "The 2011 Léoville Las-Cases is much more introspective on the nose than its peers, though it unfolds to reveal quite mineral-driven black fruit, leather and graphite aromas. it never fully lets go. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, fine acidity, fresh and lively with a focused, graphite-tinged finish  Maybe a little conservative in keeping with the vintage, though this is well crafted."

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The 2004 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - April 2022): 92/100 “The 2004 Léoville Las Cases has a noticeable mintiness on the nose that actually complements the red fruit, though it deviates away from what you might call Saint-Julien typicité. After ten minutes, it coheres with ash and black tea aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a rounded texture on the entry. The 2004 shows fine acidity and is lightly spiced with cracked black pepper towards the finish. A little conservative, but it acquits itself well considering the vintage.”

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - April 2024): 90/100 “Lacoste-Borie 2021 is a very pretty second wine. Crushed rose petal, mint, blood orange and white pepper add a lovely aromatic presence to this silky, racy Pauillac. The balance here favors sobriety and freshness, in the manner of a Pinot”.

The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2021): 95/100 “We rediscover the suavity and seduction that are the hallmarks of the estate's wines. Admirable quality of fine-grained, silky tannins.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 94/100 "The 2018 Fonbadet is superb. Classically elegant and refined, the 2018 graces the palate with exquisite finesse right out of the gate. Reb berry, floral, blood orange and minty flavors convey freshness as the 2018 opens in the glass. Bright acids perk up the nuanced, persistent finish. Readers won't find too many 2018s that are this delicate, sensual and flat-out charming."

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2019): 93/100 “The 2017 Fonbadet is plush, sumptuous and super-expressive, with no hard edges and plenty of immediacy. Blue and purplish fruit, menthol, licorice, lavender, spice and leather are all front and center. Readers will find a creamy, textured Pauillac built on fruit presence and juiciness. Best of all, the 2017 can be enjoyed without much fuss pretty much upon release. I loved it.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 93/100 “The 2018 Pibran is fabulous, just as it was en primeur. Juicy, rich and expansive in this vintage, the Pibran offers tremendous richness and verve. Dark cherry, spice, new leather and cedar build as this stylish Pauillac shows off its considerable charmes. The 2018 is unquestionably extroverted. It is also delicious and shameless."

While Pibran wines generally have a fleshy body and a bright fruit, the 2016 vintage transcends these qualities. It is considered as the best ever made by Jean-Marc Quarin and Neal Martin.

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin -May 2018): 92/100 "The 2016 Pibran, which contains 68% Merlot, had just been bottled when I conducted the vertical tasting. It has a fabulous bouquet of black currant and black cherry fruit, beautifully defined ans seamlessly integrated with the oak. The medium-bodied palate offers exquisite pure black fruit laced with graphite. It conveys energy and tension, and the finish is supremely detailed and sophisiticated. This is a seriously good Pibran, probably the best ever made."

The 2014 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2018): Coup de ♥ “Very beautiful elegance, with a full and greedy side at the same time.”

Vinous (N. Martin - May 2018): 90/100 "The 2014 Pibran has a clean, well-defined bouquet of blackberry, wild hedgerow and light pencil shaving scents that become more prominent as the wine aerates. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. A nimble 2014 with superb line of acidity and real tension toward the lightly spiced finish."

The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron was very impressive from barrel. Now in bottle, it has a kind of unassuming bouquet that unfolds in the glass. This is very nuanced, with hints of black truffle filtering through the black fruit and a little sous-bois. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and beautifully balanced with a fresh, slightly citric finish. I like the energy in this Les Griffons and it should age well in bottle."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Intense, dark red colour. Beautiful, highly aromatic nose, with ripe, black fruit. Meticulous on the palate, with the most ethereal body I know, this wine begins by melting on the palate, then builds to a long, juicy, sappy finish, with a lovely note of petit verdot. It's good and long. It's good and long."

The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron was very impressive from barrel. Now in bottle, it has a kind of unassuming bouquet that unfolds in the glass. This is very nuanced, with hints of black truffle filtering through the black fruit and a little sous-bois. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins and beautifully balanced with a fresh, slightly citric finish. I like the energy in this Les Griffons and it should age well in bottle."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Intense, dark red colour. Beautiful, highly aromatic nose, with ripe, black fruit. Meticulous on the palate, with the most ethereal body I know, this wine begins by melting on the palate, then builds to a long, juicy, sappy finish, with a lovely note of petit verdot. It's good and long. It's good and long."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “Les Griffons approaches the spirit of a great wine and receives a significant contribution of petit verdot, which lends depth, sapidity and a great deal of class to this cuvée.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is another fine wine in this range from Pichon Baron. Soft and caressing, the 2021 offers up an exotic mélange of dark cherry, cinnamon, mocha, blood orange and leather. All the elements are impeccably balanced.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 93/100 “Les Griffons, in which Merlot accounts for 50% of the blend, is even more refined and precise, with a crystalline quality. It benefits from perfectly calibrated ageing, serving explosive fruit.”

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 91/100 “The 2020 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron has an open-knit and expressive nose, a mixture of red and black fruit, quite elegant and developing appealing floral scents. The palate is medium-bodied, cohesive and persistent, with fleshy, ripe black ad hints of white pepper.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2021): 93/100 “This cabernet-sauvignon-dominant cuvée offers admirable uprightness and great potential. It rises to the level of a classified growth, in the very spirit of a great wine. With great definition and tannic nobility on the finish, it's set for over 10 years.”

En Magnum (April 2021): 94/100 “Perfect balance in this sunny year, elegant and precise in its rendering of terroir. A model of its kind in keeping with the ambitions displayed by Axa Millésimes for this second classified growth of Pauillac. Under the impetus of Christian Seely and Jean-René Matignon, the estate is at the top of its game, and has produced a griffon that is unstoppable, suitable for ageing and already very good."

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 93/100 "The 2018 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is a heady, wild Pauillac. An exotic mélange of inky black fruit, chocolate, spice, grilled herbs, espresso and new oak gives the Griffons its extroverted personality. The tannins need a bit of time to soften, but there is plenty to look forward to. This is an especially dense, rich Pauillac."

The 2016 is like the great wine: pure and vigorous, distinguished and powerful, promised to be beautiful and long to keep.

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 91/100 "The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is quite powerful and dense. Aging, and specifically, the barrel regime of 18 months in oak (60% new) has left the 2016 with a heavy toast/torrefaction quality that at present overpowers the dark fruit and Cabernet aromatics the wine showed from barrel."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Réserve de la Comtesse Is a sexy wine. Plush contours wrap around a core of black cherry, plum, graphite and dried flowers. The 2022 is unusual in that it includes all the Petit Verdot produced at the property. That's a decision that paid off hansomely."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 93/100 "Beautiful dark red. Lovely, intense, pure nose with ripe fruit. Fat on the attack and mid-palate, melting, with hints of black fruit and fresh fruit, the wine finishes long, powerful and fragrant, with a hint of liquorice. Very good."