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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 90/100 "The 2016 Haut-Marbuzet has a straightforward bouquet of brambly red fruit, a little rustic in style but gaining finesse with a little toughness toward the finish."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 91/100 "The team under Dominique Arangoïts only conducted the bottling for the 2022 Cos Labory after its acquisition by Michel Reybier. There is a certain strictness on the nose, with touches of melted tar infusing the black fruit tones on the palate. This is a little introverted in style with fluidity that i like. It's not overly complex, yet balanced with decent length. Fine."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Intense dark red colour. Very aromatic nose, with ripe fruit. Hints of ink and cream. Tender on the attack, then fat in the middle, the wine caresses the palate. It develops into a melting wine, rich in flavours, with a well-coated tannic structure. Long and very good."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “The wine is still supple and pleasant. The wood is still a little marked, but the substance is beautiful, with a nice grain and fruit”.

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 Cos Labory is a potent, rustic wine. Scorched earth, incense, leather and tobacco add to an impression of viril rusticity. Potent, burly tannins reinforce that first impression. The 2021 needs time to come around, but i expect it will always be rather monolithic in bearing.”

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 94/100 “This is a bargain not to be missed. This discreet cru classé, in the shadow of the stars Cos d'Estournel, Montrose or now Calon Ségur, has been playing its part with precision for years. Tastings of the 2005, 2012 and 2019 show that the wines are more than serious, in a style that is always balanced and classically Médoc. A mark of great confidence."

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 92/100 “The wine moves forward with savor, gaining flavor from the middle to the finish, all without ever marking the tannin. Good length. A superb Outsider.”

Amazing value for money in 2016.

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 91/100 "The 2016 Cos-Labory has a lovely bouquet, quite forward and open, offering brambly black fruit laced with violet. The medium-bodied palate presents supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, and tobacco and cedar toward the classically styled finish, which displays impressive persistance. This is a wine indicative of a château that is imrpoving, and it suggests that the hill of Cos might have two Saint-Estèphe wines worth hunting down."

The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2018): 90/100 "The 2014 Cos-Labory has a slightly pinched bouquet at first, gradually opening with blackberry and briary scents, just a touch of graphite the palate is medium-bodied with firm tannin, sappy black fruit laced with graphite and black pepper, quite harmonious wth a crisp and posed, satisfying finish. Excellent, traditional Saint-Estèphe and perhaps one of the best Cos-Labory I have tasted thus far."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 92+/100 "The 2022 Calon Ségur is a young, raw powerhouse with huge tannins. Today, I find the 2022 impenetrably compact and hard to read. Then again, Calon Ségur was quite similar en primeur, so I can't say I am terribly surprised. For the time being, the 2022 is somewhat of a mystery."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Black colour. Intense, fine, fruity nose, closer to fresh fruit than black fruit, which makes it a little lively. Meticulous on the entry and then very fragrant in the middle, with a fine fatness that runs across the palate, the wine seems to me a little firmer than expected in its final course, even if it remains very aromatic and long."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “The wine is more closed than its neighbors, with fruit that appears ripe and rich. The nose is tight, intense, with notes of black fruit. At this stage, the palate is also very compact and the finish strict. But we're confident, because the texture is beautiful and it will harmonize.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 97/100 and #39 of the Top 100 wines of the year 2024 “A Saint-Estèphe of stature and vertical intensity, the 2021 Calon Ségur dazzles from the very first taste. Spice, menthol, licorice, black cherry, mint and espresso are some of the many notes that build with a bit of coaxing. The 2021 clocks in at a modest 12.9% in alcohol, yet it possesses tremendous density and textural resonance. What a wine! ”

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 94/100 “The 2014 Calon Ségur has a fresh, vibrant nose, a little backward and moody, but there's concentration here, just coiled up nicely at the moment. There are touches of iodine and sea spray present. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe, juicy tannins, quite dense and fleshy, but there's huge weight and backbone at the back that I think will mature it in style.”

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “To its usual breed and depth, Montrose 2021 adds a hint of brilliance and great distinction in its tannins. A powerful wine indeed, but terribly civilized.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 96+/100 “The 2021 Montrose is an inward, brooding wine-classic Montrose, in other words, just attenuated in its intensity by the cool growing season. Spice, tobacco, cedar, menthol, scorched earth, gravel andtouch of new oak open over time, but the 2021 is really a wine that requires considerable cellaring to reach its potential. Then again it is Montrose. Elegance meets power here.”

J-M Quarin (April 2022): 96/100 “Minutious on the entry, very aromatic and complex in the middle, the wine grows on the finish, very fresh, very tasty, more floral than usual and yet profound. Great persistence with refined tannicity and more perfumed than usual at this age.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥ “The 2020 vintage is certainly a great Montrose. [...] The palate combines power, softness, finesse, freshness and length in perfect harmony. Elegance itself. ”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2023): 99/100 “This wine is much more detailed than the 2019 or 2018. It's a symmetrical Montrose of unerring precision and minerality, whose silky texture conceals the underlying power. This is unequivocally a brilliant wine and a benchmark for recent years.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2023): 99/100 “The 2020 is a modern classic for Montrose and one of the great wines of the Left Bank.”

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 98/100 “This is the most aristocratic of the appellation, but also the tightest at this stage. With superb precision and impeccable definition, it has not yet released its full potential, but the muscle is there and everything is in place to give, within ten years, an exceptional wine.”

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2019): 95/100 "The 2015 Montrose has a very intense bouquet of blackberry, raspberry coulis, iodine and violet scents that blossom in the glass, demonstrating more exuberance than (what transpired to be) the 2015 Meyney. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, very well judged acidity, taut and linear with satisfying freshness and poise on the finish. Maybe this just has the edge over the Meyney. Superb."

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 96/100 “The 2014 Montrose has an engaging, complex bouquet of black fruit, pencil box, pressed violet and warm earth, which gains intensity with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, with excellent tannins framing the mineral-rich black fruit (in fact, this is one of the most mineral-laden 2014 Left Banks I've tasted), the oak is perfectly integrated and the finish has plenty of panache. A magnificent wine that is just entering its tasting phase.”

En Magnum (2022): 93/100 “Developed aroma of cedar, terribly marked by the microclimate of the gravels on the banks of the Gironde in its apparent suppleness, which hides an excellent body and above all an elegance of mouthfeel and ageing worthy of our expectations.”

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The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - May 2024): 99/100 “The 2010 Montrose has a show-stopper nose with powerful, intense, mineral-rich black fruit, becoming quite with aeration. Potpourri hints complement tobacco notes. The palate is fresh, vibrant and weighty, yet paradoxically, it has wonderful finesse. There is a symmetry about this Montrose, coupled with a tremendous length that leaves you wanting more. Brilliant.”

J-M Quarin (February 2023): 97/100 “Dark, intense, very slightly evolved color. Nose remarkable for its ripeness and freshness. Smells of black fruits. Elegant woody nuances. Blind tasting, the palate is reminiscent of Château Latour. Fat, powerful, full-bodied, with lots of fruit, it's a marvel. Very tasty finish, legitimately firm, because too young. A chalky nuance in the final persistence. If not, wait two or three years."

En Magnum (2022): 95/100 “Very rich in color and texture, nobly mentholated, with a particular velvety texture where we feel the influence of Jean-Bernard Delmas and the style developed at Haut-Brion. Long, complex, perhaps a little less northern Grand Medoc than the 2018s and 2020s will be.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97/100 "The 2022 Cos d'Estournel is a huge wine that is going to need a number of years to be at its finest. Dense, rich and explosive, the 2022 represents the essence of opulence. Sumptuous curves wrap around a core of blackberry, cloves, new leather, licorice and espresso that screams out of the glass. The 2022 is a wild, exotic beauty. All it needs is time."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 99/100 "Black colour. Intense, fruity, ripe, subtle and complex nose, evolving deeply when the glass is shaken on a note of cocoa and smoke. Very full on the attack, with a huge tannic shell and lots and lots of flavour, the wine is juicy, tasty, rich and becomes increasingly powerful between the middle and the finish. It finishes abundant, noble, deep, with a hint of unexpected tannicity. Long ageing potential."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “Cos 2021 has an admirable structure, with nerve and depth. A great classic, balanced, silky and easy to digest."

J.M Quarin (February 2024): 96/100

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Cos d'Estournel has retained a Cabernet Sauvignon-driven nose, with pencil shaving scents infusing the black fruit, and a touch of dark chocolate and loam coming through with aeration. It is well-defined and composed, though it doesn't have the complexity of some of the great recent vintages from the estate. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly chalky tannins on the entry. Showing modest depth, it's quite sapid, with a touch of brininess to the fruit. This is not flamboyant Cos d'estournel, but it is very well composed and lingers temptingly on the finish. Give five to seven years in bottle.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2024): 95+/100 “The 2020 Cos d'Estournel has a more understated bouquet than its peers, demanding more coaxing from the glass to reveal its gravel-tinged black fruit—quintessential Saint-Estèphe, really. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, white-pepper-infused black fruit, gentle grip and quite a persistent finish. It's a bit uncompromising at the moment, but it should evolve into an excellent wine.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (August 2019): 98/100 “The best ever! Dark, intense, purple and beautiful color. Intense, fine, ripe-fruited nose. Powerful. Soft on the attack, then dense and melting, with class in the touch, the wine glides between the middle and the finish, ascending in its unfolding, complex and long. It has a lot of energy, and a lot of taste too."

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 100/100 "In my last sighted review of the 2016 Cos d'Estournel, I wrote: "I suspect it will close down for a period in tis youth". Perhaps it is already beginning to shut down, because though this wine was deeply impressive, it fell just a notch short of ethereal previous bottles, despite its"pixelated black fruit" on the nose and "sublime balance" on the palate. I tasted the wine twice thereafter, though this time with a 4-6 hour decant, and this revealed the Cos d'Estournel that has amazed since I first tasted it out of barrel."

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 93/100 “The 2014 Cos d'Estournel has a wonderful bouquet. Compared directly with Montrose, there is a notch more exuberance and precision, with layers of rich but delineated plummy black fruit laced with rose petals and dark chocolate. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. There's a lovely depth of fruit and a sense of symmetry plus sapidity that compels you back for more. Silky texture, this is a Cos d'Estournel that will give a lot of pleasure ine the coming years.”

J-M Quarin (June 2018): 94/100 “Caressing on the attack, tasty in the mid-palate, a tad austere yet pleasant, the wine finishes tasty and a little more marked by tannin than others. Good length."

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The 2012 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 95/100 “All elegance and refinement.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2022): 92/100 "The 2012 Cos d'Estournel has a perfumed bouquet with blackberry, cedar, undergrowth and black pepper aromas all well-defined and focused, with more vigour than many of its peers. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, good acidity, maybe a tad strict and dry on the finish, yet I admire its intensity and terroir expression. There was some bottle variation here, one bottle dominated by wood, the other more typical Cos d'Estournel with plenty of fruit."

J-M Quarin (June 2018): 94/100 “Soft from the attack, juicy in the middle palate, melting, enveloping and powerful, very tasty, even if the tannin is a bit present, the wine finishes long and sappy.”

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The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - March 2018): 97/100 "The 2010 Cos d'Estournel has long been my preference over the 2009. That vintage kowtowed to the crowd and yes, to critics. The 2010 is less compromising but more intellectual. It has a scintillating, pixelated bouquet with intense black fruit, asphalt and mint aromas - vivid and bright, much more focused and certainly less flmaboyant than the 2009. The palate is medium-bodied with a huge chassis; a Saint-Estèphe clearly built for the long-term with enormous grip and enthralling tension. As before, there is a liberal sprinkling of white pepper towards the finish and is exceptionnally long. The 2010 is the finest Cos d'Estournel until the more finessed 2016 comes along. It is a deeply impressive wine but it will appeal more to those that prefer classic Bordeaux to one boasting tons of fruit, as pleasurable as that might be."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 90/100 "The 2022 Fugue de Nénin is soft, open-knit and very pretty. Crushed flowers, bright, red-toned fruit, white pepper and spice are nicely lifted in this attractive, mid-weight Pomerol from Nenin."

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (October 2024): 90/100 “The wine is carried by the vitality of its fruit and an ageing process that gives it citrus scents. An invigorating expression of 2020."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 92/100 "The 2022 Mazeyres is aromatic, bold and racy. Crushed flowers, sage, mint, spice, many of them in cooler spots within Pomerol, which was certainly a help in 2022. As a result, this retained terrific energy. Lifted floral and savory notes extend the clean, bracing finish."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “This Pomerol is a must-have. We find the château's signature style, with the brilliance of fruit that characterizes it.”

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 89/100 “The 2021 Mazeyres has a light nose with brambly red fruit, tertiary scents and forest floor, nicely defined if just missing a bit of vigor. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a sweet and candied opening and fine acidity, blueberry and cassis hints surfacing toward the floral finish. It has a brightness that is perhaps absent in some of its Pomerol peers.”

The 2019 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 94/100 “Even as the black fruit evokes great ripeness and the alcohol reaches not inconsiderable levels, Alain Moueix's biodynamic Pomerol is animated by a seductive vibration, a welcome chlorophyll breath. The naturalness of the palate and the lively character of the finish are a delight".

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2023): 94/100 “Even in the sunniest vintages, the wines retain admirable freshness. Mazeyres 2018 is a brilliant example of this, fitting perfectly into this dynamic of primacy of fruit. Already very appealing, the wine nevertheless possesses real potential for evolution.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 91/100 "The 2016 Mazeyres presents an exotic profile laced with bright, high-toned aromatic and super-ripe red fruits. Blood orange, mint and floral notes all run through the wine this a decidedly overt style of pomerol and yet the 2016 remains gracious and medium in body, with the perfume that is typical of sandier soils."