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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Rarely have we tasted it so velvety, the soft, savory pulp softening the grape's acute character on this specific terroir.”
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - December 2022): 90/100 “The Clos Floridène 2020 is formidable. Brilliant and punchy to a fault, the 2020 offers notes of crushed red berries, mocha, espresso and licorice, with lovely floral and savory nuances intertwining.”
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- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
The 2019 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (February 2022): 91/100 “Dark, crimson color, bright and beautiful. Intense, fruity and fresh nose.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2022): 92/100 "The 2019 Clos Floridène is such a gorgeous wine. Silky and polished to the core, the 2019 is exceptionally beautiful. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, cinnamon, licorice and blood orange all grace this mid-weight, nuanced Graves. All the elements are so well balanced. Superb."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
The 2017 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2019): 90/100 "The 2017 Clos Floridène is gorgeous wine. Ripe red berry, blood orange, rose petal, mint and spice all flesh out in this pretty and nuanced Graves. Sweet floral notes add an enticing upper register. Pliant and supple, the 2017 is wonderfully expressive today."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2031
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2016-2023
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Couhins is fabulous. Aromatic and vibrant, with more linear energy than size, Couhins is super-classic. In 2022, it is a bit richer than in most years, but its essential savory drive is still very much in evidence. The long finish is striking."
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- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2021-2030
- Blend:
- 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 43% Merlot 7% Petit Verdot
- Organic certification:
- 2022
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2024): 92/100 “Couhins 2021 is a dark wine. Black cherry, leather, licorice, mocha and grilled herbs express the savory character of a Cabernet Sauvignon from a cold site in a cold year. Overall depth and intensity are good, although some angular contours remain.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2030
- Organic certification:
- 2022
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".Cuvée Paul is a "modern" Pessac-Léognan, produced using contemporary practices to stay as close to the fruit as possible: partial vinification using whole bunches, and virtually wood-free ageing (concrete egg, amphora and demi-muid).
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2023): 92/100 “the Cuvée Paul radiates the vibrant, weighty, subtly ferrous and spicy fruit that makes it so distinctive”.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".Cuvée Jardin is a parcel-based micro-cuvée (named after the eponymous parcel adjoining the Château), 100% Merlot, on a predominantly clay terroir.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".Cuvée Tuilerie is a parcel-based micro-cuvée (named after the eponymous parcel ), 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cuvée “Tuilerie” vintage 2019 in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2023): 92/100 “Bloody and smoky, tense.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2033
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".The 2020 vintage in the press:
Le Point (May 2024): 14.5/20 “Pure fruit, freshness, fresh, juicy, spicy palate, slightly marked tannins, good substance.”
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 91/100More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (April 2024): 93/100 “For a Cabernet Franc, the comparison with a Loire red seems obvious. But Haut-Bergey anchors us perfectly in Bordeaux. Smoky, graphite, ripe fruit, a bouquet at once free, precise and poetic. The tannins are present, but not clinging, and the finish is finely vegetal."
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 91/100
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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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).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Haut-Bailly II is silky, elegant and polished. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, cinnamon and new leather are all beautifully lifted in this gracious wine from Haut-Bailly. The 2022 is an especially delicate, refined wine that captures all the finesse that was possible in this vintage."
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- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2036
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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).
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Haut-Bailly II is already delicious. Svelte, tender, expressive, relaxed, it seems to hover above the pitfalls of the vintage, while offering the chewiness and staying power one expects from a wine from the estate.”
Jean-Marc Quarin (April 2022): 92/100 “Dark, deep and beautiful color. Intense, ripe fruity nose, evolving fragrantly in the glass. Immediately aromatic on the palate, but also tannic, with a happy textural attention to detail and plenty of perfume. Moderate body, leaving plenty of room for the aromas. Very good.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Haut-Bailly II is terrific. Savory, aromatic and super-expressive, the II has so much to offer, starting with its understated complexity and overall class. Although the II is a Merlot-based wine (while the Grand Vin leans on Cabernet Sauvignon), it very much captures the personality of the estate. I find it exquisite and extremely delicious.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2036
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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).
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 92/100 “Looser, more suggestive in the aromatic panorama it offers, surprisingly fine and even light, both in structure and flesh. It possesses the early qualities that will make it possible to wait until the great wine deigns to open up.”
Vinous (N. Martin - December 2022): 92/100 “The 2020 Haut-Bailly II awaits its time in the glass, which blooms with notes of blackberry, shucked oyster shell, pressed iris flowers and a touch of graphite. This is a wine of great class. The palate is medium-bodied, with sappy black fruit aromas, a slight grip, fine tannins, a smooth, consistent texture, and a generous touch of black pepper on the finish. This wine leaves a tingling impression on the tongue long after it's gone - a serious Second Wine.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2036
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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).
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 93/100 Coup de ♥ “Very nobly perfumed, Haut-Bailly's second wine displays remarkable depth.”
Vinous (N. Martin - December 2021): 93/100 "The 2019 Haut-Bailly II, the second wine of Haut-Bailly, has accentuated the sous-bois elements on the nose since bottling, now feeling quintessentially Pessac-Léognan and quite marine-influenced in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, taut and fresh, still a little piquant on the finish but with more precision than I recall. This is very impressive. Excellent."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, since 1967. In the same style as its older brother, with restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming with an increased proportion of Merlot in 2010.
Renamed Haut-Bailly II from the 2019 vintage.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2017-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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Roundness, suppleness and depth of flesh are the hallmarks of the consensual red wines produced in Larrivet Haut-Brion, advised by Mr. Rolland until 2014 and then by Mr. Derenoncourt. No link between Larrivet (in Léognan) and Haut-Brion (in Pessac).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Larrivet Haut-Brion is dense, powerful and explosive. Black cherry, plum, new leather, licorice and mocha are amplified in this dramatic, deeply resonant wine. Gorgeous."
J-M Quarin (February 2025): 92/100 "Dark, intense, slightly evolved colour. Very aromatic nose, with ripe fruit. A touch of sunshine when the glass is shaken. Delicious from the outset, with plenty of flavour in the middle, the wine melts on the palate. Juicy and flavoursome on the palate, with a woven finish that tightens before releasing its aroma. Good fragrant length."
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- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
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Roundness, suppleness and depth of flesh are the hallmarks of the consensual red wines produced in Larrivet Haut-Brion, advised by Mr. Rolland until 2014 and then by Mr. Derenoncourt. No link between Larrivet (in Léognan) and Haut-Brion (in Pessac).
The 2017 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2020): 95/100 “The 2017 Larrivet Haut-Brion is a seriously impressive wine. Bold, rich and intense, the 2017 exudes tremendous depth and intensity. Following its bottling, the 2017 is very tannic and closed, but the depth and persistence it showed from bottle are still very much in evidence. The 2017 clearly needs time in bottle to be at its best, but it is still quite good. Readers should expect a wine of real energy and explosive power. Tasted two times.”
J-M Quarin (October 2020): 91/100 “Delicate mouthfeel, with sap, taste and presence from the middle to the finish. Complex, flavorful persistence. A highly original wine that the frost forced into a very Cabernet Sauvignon blend.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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Roundness, suppleness and depth of flesh are the hallmarks of the consensual red wines produced in Larrivet Haut-Brion, advised by Mr. Rolland until 2014 and then by Mr. Derenoncourt. No link between Larrivet (in Léognan) and Haut-Brion (in Pessac).
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2030
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Latour-Martillac is powerful, brooding wine, just as it was en primeur. A blast of dark red fruit, leather, spice, dried herbs and licorice are delineated in the glass. The 2022 packs a pretty intense punch. A few years in bottle will help to some degree."
J-M Quarin (February 2025): 89/100 "Beautiful dark red. Moderately intense, fruity nose. Warm touch. The wine starts out fruity and tasty before the finish becomes a little grippier. Average length."
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- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 90/100 “Still a little austere, as during en primeur tastings, this wine nevertheless possesses the necessary balance to evolve favorably.”
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - December 2023): 91/100 “Latour-Martillac 2021 is a very pretty, open wine. An explosion of red and purplish fruits, spices, rose petals, lavender, menthol and mocha opens the ball. All the elements are so well balanced. Silky tannins and floral overtones on the finish add to an air of refinement. The 2021 is understated and classy all the way."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 92+/100 “The 2020 La Tour-Martillac has a delightfully complex bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, damp loamy soil and cedar. Fresh, vibrant, the palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Touches of sea salt and black olive emerge toward the finish. Excellent.”
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2023): 92/100 “Beautiful fullness, discreet acidity, a long finish set against a firm, flavorful grain. Like the red of the same vintage, this is a wine for the future."
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
The 2018 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 91/100 “The 2018 Latour-Martillac is loaded with black fruit, chocolate, leather, licorice, cloves, gravel, game and dried herbs. Powerful and dense in the glass, the 2018 is presently marked by huge tannins that are going to need time to soften. The 2018 was much more charming from barrel. Today, it is quite the brute. Readers have to be patient.”
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 92/100 “Sunny, yet retaining a lovely aromatic freshness, this tannic, fleshy wine asserts undeniable potential.”
En Magnum (April 2021): 93/100 “Well marked by Merlot, round and voluptuous in texture, in contrast with a slightly more classic tannin. A wine of character, which will blossom as it ages. We can't wait to leave it in the cellar. The Kressmann family is leading this Graves cru classé in the right direction. Today, it's one of the appellation's flagship wines, and a great bargain for the connoisseur."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 14%
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More famous in the 90s for its whites, Carbonnieux has for the last ten years clearly raised the level of its red wine in power, matter and velvety texture, joining the best vintages of Leognan. With its value for money, unquestionable within Pessac-Léognan.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 92/100 "The 2022 Carbonnieux is pliant and expressive but also a bit more restrained and lighter in overall texture than it was from barrel. lifted floral accents keep this agile. The long, sustained finish adds to a feeling of refinement. I miss some of the depth I saw en primeur, but the 2022 is nevertheless very fine."
J.M Quarin (February 2025): 88/100 "Dark colour, of normal intensity and slightly evolved. The nose is moderately aromatic, with ripe fruit. Delicate on the attack, airy on the palate, the wine initially melts before becoming slightly firmer with persistence."
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- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
- Potential alcohol:
- 15%
- Blend:
- 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot
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More famous in the 90s for its whites, Carbonnieux has for the last ten years clearly raised the level of its red wine in power, matter and velvety texture, joining the best vintages of Leognan. With its value for money, unquestionable within Pessac-Léognan.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Carbonnieux is an absolute delight. If offers up an exotic mélange of dark-fleshed fruit, espresso, licorice, cloves, leather and lavender. Deep, savory and super-expressive, the 2021 has so much going on, so much to offer. Cabernet Sauvignon takes center stage, and that very much comes throught in the wine's flavor personality and overall structural feel.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
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More famous in the 90s for its whites, Carbonnieux has for the last ten years clearly raised the level of its red wine in power, matter and velvety texture, joining the best vintages of Leognan. With its value for money, unquestionable within Pessac-Léognan.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 92/100 “Very successful, the 2020 settles on the palate with an agreeable sweetness, pulpy fruit enveloping a fine structure. The firm, harmonious finish demonstrates the seriousness of this wine, which will last a long time.”
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 92/100
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 90/100 “The 2020 Carbonnieux is very composed on the nose, with blackberry, raspberry and light cedar scents and neatly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with a lively entry. It has fine structure and a good backbone, with a fresh, black-olive-tinged finish. This is worth seeking out.”
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- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036