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The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 91/100 “The 2021 Tour des Termes has a fresh, energetic bouquet with a pronounced minty element that was not noticeable in barrel but complements the black fruit well. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and a fine bead of acidity, cohesive and exerting a gentle grip. this has more elegance and precision on the finish than many of its peers and given market prices, this comes recommended.”

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2017): 90/100 "The 2014 Lilian Ladouys is soft, plump and incredibly appealing. Bright red cherry, raspberry, rose petal, mint and sweet spice notes are all pushed forward. This is an absolutely delicious, joyous bottle of wine to enjoy for its primary fruit and raciness."

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “The 2019 vintage is tasting very well today, with a noble beginning of evolution on the nose, notes of tobacco, cedar and pepper. On the palate, the wine is melted and firmly in place, stretched out by supple tannins.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 92/100 “The 2019 Tronquoy-Lalande has a concentrated nose with fairly intense black fruits, hints of boysenberry, a little richer than some of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with a dense, powerful, almost plodding entry, very saline on the palate, but I'm looking for more precision and finesse on the finish. This could well develop over time. Tasted blind at Southwold's annual tasting.”

The 2012 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2022): 90/100 "The 2012 Tronquoy-Lalande has a slightly meatier/dried blood tinged bouquet with scents of melted tar coming through with time and later a distant touch of mint. The palate is medium-bodied with rather rustic tannins. A bold Saint-Estèphe that lacks a bit of grace, ferrous and overtly spicy on the finish."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Ormes de Pez, aged in 45% new oak, has a very perfumed and pure bouquet featuring black cherry, raspberry, cedar and iodine scents. Perhaps it needs a little more Saint-Estèphe character to filter through? The palate is medium-bodied and well balanced, with grainy tannins and a core of black fruit mixed with cracked black pepper and a pinch of sea salt. There is pleasing sapidity and a touch of graphite lingering on the Pauillac-styled aftertaste. This is very fine."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 93/100 "Beautiful dark red. Intense nose with ripe fruit. The palate is fascinating for its juicy character, its full body in the middle and its long, savoury finish with fatty tannins."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “This is a very greedy, deliciously fruity wine with undeniable charm.”

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 91/100 “The 2021 Ormes de Pez is quite striking on the nose, brinier than i recall from barrel, with lifted blackberry and boysenberry fruit and a touch of balsamic. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, again, very saline in the mouth and slightly granular in texture, with black olive tapenade toward the finish. Quite feisty at the moment, give this three or four years in bottle.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2023): 94/100 “Always admirably crafted, the wine is particularly good in 2020 with truly superb brilliance and admirable definition of fruit. Elegant yet intense, with elegant tannins, it is already irresistible.”

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2024): 92/100 “The 2020 Ormes de Pez has a more open nose than its peers, leaning more toward red fruit as hints of potpourri and rosemary lend complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins. There's quite a lot of finish. It will require cellaring for several years before it entertains drinkability.”

The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 91/100 "The 2010 Les Ormes de Pez has a ripe and fruit-driven bouquet with tons of wild strawberry and undergrowth notes, well defined if not quite as complex as its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins. Good acidity, nicely proportioned with a touch of spice on the finish, this constitutes one of the more approachable Saint-Estèphe wines."

The 2009 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2019): 91/100 "The 2009 Les Ormes de Pez has a strange nose at first, a little distant and missing the same fruit intensity as its peers. There is a slight dustiness here that translates over the palate. Good fruit concentration and grip, just a touch of greenness around edges with a welcome dash of spice towards the finish. Thoroughly enjoyable if just missing some finesse."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “A dense wine, still a little under the influence of its wood, but with potential. Prieur, much more supple, can be drunk now."

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 92/100 “The 2021 Meyney, which has been on a strong run of form of late, has a lovely bouquet with vivid red berry fruit, crushed stone and orange rind scents that are focused and lively. The palate is medium-bodied with a structured opening (as you would expect), more fruit concentration than its peers and a truffle-tinged finish. This will cruise nicely over the next 15 to 20 years.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2023): 95/100 “The wine is solidly constituted but also very racy, and finds its balance. It has plenty of substance and superb tannin definition, which harmonize on the finish.”

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2024): 93/100 “The 2020 Meyney has a crisp, focused and detailed bouquet with precise blackberry, blueberry and cedar scents that are almost Pauillac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive concentration on the entry, layers of licorire-tinged black fruit and peppery finish that wants to make a statement; But it's just a bit squidgy. It will require five or six years in bottle just to shave its edges.”

J-M Quarin (June 2023): 92/100 “Dark, intense and beautiful color. Very aromatic, fruity, creamy and slightly truffled nose. Meticulous on entry, refined to the touch, very aromatic, the wine develops on a graceful general bearing. It melts in the finish, fragrant, long, sappy and very good”.

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 95/100 “The 2019 Meyney has a divine bouquet, so pure and winsome with floral red berry scents, beautifully integrated new oak and superb precision. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy to the point where you can almost overlook the backbone of this Saint-Estèphe. It could have been blowsy, yet it retains superb balance and feels luxuriant and long on the finish. This is a stellar showing easily eclipsing its performances either in barrel of just after bottling. ”

La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 95/100 “The cru has a fantastic terroir, worthy of a classified growth. This explains why it enjoys an admirable reputation, well-deserved in view of the many great wines that have been produced here. Some very fine old vintages can still be found (such as the admirable 1986 or 1989). However, the château doesn't make wines for wine-lovers in a hurry, like the 2019s or 2018s; a decade in the cellar is essential to fully enjoy them.”

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 91/100 “Very aromatic nose, fine, fruity, pure and subtle. Caressing on the attack, very fruity in the mid-palate and rather perfumed for a Saint-Estèphe, the wine offers a distinguished tannic framework with persistence.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (december 2022): 94/100 “This wine has a fantastic terroir, worthy of a classified growth. This explains why it enjoys an admirable reputation, well-deserved in view of the many great wines that have been produced here. Some very fine old vintages can still be found (such as the admirable 1986 or 1989). However, the château doesn't make wines for wine-lovers in a hurry, like the 2019s or 2018s; a decade in the cellar is essential to fully enjoy them.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 93/100 "The 2018 Meyney is every as impressive as it was en primeur. Technical Director Anne Le Naour has done a terrific job in reining in some of the excess weight and power of previous vintages, but without sacrificing richness. Classy and layered, Meyney boasts fabulous depth and tons of character. Ripe red/purplish fruit, spice, blood orange, smoke and incense are some of the many aromas and flavors that mesh together.[...] The 2018 Meyney is a wine of immense oleasure. Best of all, it is tremendous value."

The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 93/100 "The delightful 2014 Meyney marks a year when winemaker Anne Le Naour and her team raised theier game once more. A nose of lovely red berry fruit mixed with wilted rose petals and cedar gains intensity with aeration. The palate demonstrates much finer tannins than previous vintages, well-pitched acidity and superb precision on the classically styled finish. This is just entering its drinking plateau."

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The 2012 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2022): 90/100 "The 2012 Meyney offers mainly red fruit on the nose laced with soy and peppery notes, moderate in terms of complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with firm tannins, quite structured with good weight, though it is missing some precision towards the finish that feels a tad bitter."

The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 96/100 "The 2022 Lafon-Rochet is pure class. Silky, aromatic and gracious, Lafon-Rochet is quite possibly the most under-the-radar Saint-Estèphe. Bright blue/purplish fruit, lavender, sage, mint and spice are all beautifully delineated. A wine of sublime elegance and class, Lafon-Rochet is exquisite in 2022."

J-M Quarin (février 2025): 95/100 « Couleur sombre, intense et belle. Nez très aromatique, pur, fin, fruité, se développant complexe à l'agitation du verre et très cabernet sauvignon. Juteux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement savoureux au milieu, le vin avance caressant, avec des saveurs complexes dans la persistance. Longue finale séveuse et profonde. C'est superbe. »

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Phélan Ségur is fabulous, perhaps a little on the ripe side, but still notable. Black cherry, gravel, scorched earth, cloves and licorice explode onto the palate. Virile and brooding, Phélan Ségur screams with character and personality."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 93/100 "Dark, intense colour. Moderately aromatic nose, with ripe, spicy fruit. Delicate on the palate, melting in the middle and above all particularly fragrant, the wine evolves deliciously, stretching out over fine tannins to a very fine, savoury finish. A very different profile to that seen for many years before."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Les Pagodes de Cos is an elegant, sophisticated wine, notwithstanding its natural textural richness. Black cherry, licorice, leather, incense, chocolate and espresso all saturate the palate. Even with all of its intensity and volume, the 2022 has just enough freshness to keep things somewhat in check. This is a very serious second wine, if that term can even be used."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 93/100 "Deep, beautiful dark colour. Intense, fine, fruity and pure nose. Meticulous on the palate, very aromatic in the middle, with a lovely touch, the wine melts on the palate, juicy, towards a seductive finish, with present, enveloping tannicity. Very good."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Les Pagodes also relies on a high proportion of Merlot, resulting in a suave wine with frank, juicy fruit and a beautiful roundness on the palate.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 Les Pagodes de Cos is a big, potent wine. A blast of plum, blackberry, espresso, chocolate and licorice is dialed up to the maximum. Reader's will find an explosive, almost shockingly full-throttle wine for the year. This feels a bit bombastic to me.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Jean-Marc Quarin (September 2023): 93/100 “Dark, intense, youthful color. Moderately aromatic nose, with ripe fruit. Soft on entry, very aromatic in the middle, with a full, fleshy body, the wine glides across the palate, long and sappy. The sensations delivered accelerate in the last third of the palate. It's long and very good. "

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2022): 93/100 "The 2020 Les Pagodes de Cos is dark, sumptuous and super-expressive. There is an element of mystery to the 2020, it's a wine that is not ready to show all of its charms just yet. Ripe dark cherry, plum, new leather, licorice, tobacco, incense and dried herbs all build nicely in a Pagodes that balances fruit richness and energy."

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 93/100 “Pointed out as my best note in Primeurs, this wine confirms this status in the finish. Dark, intense color. Very aromatic nose, with ripe, spicy fruit.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Haut-Marbuzet has a refined, finely delineated bouquet with black cherry, bilberry, orange rind and light leathery scents that unfold in the glass. The palate is well balanced with pliant, saturated tannins. As I wrote in my primeur note, this is a less bold and concentrated Haut-Marbuzet. Instead, one finds more precision and terroir expression, especially on the creamy-textured and persistent finish. This is excellent."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Black colour. Intense nose, with fresh, ripe fruit. Delicious on the palate, with a fine touch that caresses the palate and melts into subtle aromas and a fine grain of persistence. Very good and hard to spit out. The best recent vintage I know.Open young!"

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “True to form, Haut-Marbuzet has produced a charming 2021, a silky wine with a caressing texture and smooth tannins. The Merlot grapes give it the roundness and smoothness that have made it such a success”.

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 91/100 “The 2021 Haut-Marbuzet has gained some exuberance since I tasted the barrel sample. Today it's very pure and quite seductive, with black cherry and blueberry fruit and hints of vanilla pod emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fleshy, ripe fruit and a fine bead of acidity, but perhaps it just misses a little complexity on the finish. Otherwise, I have no complaints about this Haut-Marbuzet at all.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2022): 95/100 “2018 is even more spectacular than 2017 with a more intense heart on the palate and still that lovely freshness on the finish.”

En Magnum (April 2021): 95/100 “Always this aromatic nobility for the cru that imposes the power of its terroir and great ripeness of the grapes. Suave, magnificent texture, on a par with the best crus classés. A great success.”