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Last year EP $132.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot.The 2024 Beychevelle was picked from September 24 until October 9 and will mature in 70% new oak. This has a nicely composed, warm and sensual bouquet with plush blackberry, cassis and touches of violet. The 42% Merlot is...

Last year EP $80.00-Second wine of Léoville Las Cases.2024 is 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 62% Merlot and 4% Cabernet FrancFresh blueberries on the nose. Sappy and lively, this is lightly framed, sleek in terms of tannin finesse - good focus and direction from start to finish - linear in texture but the...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot.2nd Growth 1855.One of the leading "Super-Second" growths of the Médoc. The 55 hectares of vines are situated alongside those of Chteau Latour, just over the St Julien border.2024 is another strongly Cabernet vintage here ever with 84% Cabe...

Last year EP $124.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot (1%).2nd Growth.Like its neighbour Léoville Barton, Poyferré usually offers good value for money. The wines here are more smooth, ripe and fleshy than the seriously structured wines of Barton and Lascases...

Tight and chewy with a solid tannin structure and depth of fruit. Full body and lots of depth and texture. A Barton with lots happening already. Develops beautifully on the palate. Should be better than the 2015.95-96 James Suckling March 2017This is a controlled, confident and elegant demonstration...

Last year EP $50.00-Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Cabernet Franc.The 2024 Gloria is soft, fruity and very easy to like. Sweet red cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, lavender and mocha are nicely pushed forward. Gloria is very nicely balanced. It's a real charmer in 2024. 89-9...

Bordeaux Blend: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet FrancProduced by Léoville Las Cases, but no longer their second wine. Clos du Marquis is a wine of classed growth quality in its own right, produced from a vineyard on the other side of the road near to the vines of Leoville Poyferré. 2022 is a...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit VerdotThe name has recently changed from “Croix de Beaucaillou" to “La Croix Ducru Beaucaillou". Originally a second wine of Ducru, it has been produced since 2005 from a specific vineyard site situated on the opposite side of the road from Ducru...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, MerlotDucru Beaucaillou is on top form. Bruno Borie has made some very serious wines at Ducru in recent vintages with many vats previously destined for the grand vin now being used for the second or third labels. Bruno's policy is now to only select fruit from the...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet FrancHistoric and very popular Saint Julien 2nd growth - a brilliant wine that ages very well. The 2022 is 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Merlot and 3% Cabernet Franc.Significantly, this is the first year under organic certification. It has an impres...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit VerdotThis 3rd growth chteau is the largest of all the classed growths with 117 hectares of vines. Top quality Saint Julien has been produced here since the late 1980s when it was bought by the Suntory group of Japan. The 2022 is stongly Cabernet Sau...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, MerlotOne of the leading "Super-Second" growths of the Médoc. The 55 hectares of vines are situated alongside those of Chteau Latour, just over the St Julien border. The young Cabernet vines and much of the Merlot is used for the "Petit Lion" seco...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet FrancThe second wine of Léoville Las Cases. The 2022 is a blend of 55.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.5% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.The 2022 Petit Lion is rich and sumptuous, but much more than that in terms of its complexity and distinction. Dramati...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit VerdotAlso part of the Henri Martin estate - this a top quality Saint Julien (4th Growth) - from 17 hectares of vines. The 2022 blend is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot.The 2022 Saint-Pierre has...

Bordeaux Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit VerdotA very well-known chteau throughout the world. The big, 105 hectare, vineyard is planted with 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot and 4% Petit Verdot. Stephane Derenoncourt consults here. Jean-Michel Laporte (formerly of La Conseillante) is now...

2025 is 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 45% Merlot,15% Cabernet Franc.Léoville Barton's smaller sister chteau has been producing increasingly excellent winesin recent vintages. Grape varieties, viticulture and vinification are similar to those of Léoville. Quality is often very similar too.The 2025 Langoa...

2025 is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc.The Barton family's second growth is always a top quality Bordeaux of classic proportions. Structured, Cabernet Sauvignon dominated wines are produced here that are serious, controlled and pure. Always the epitome of Saint-Julien and the...

3rd growth 1855This chteau is the largest of all the classed growths with 117 hectares of vines. Top quality Saint Julien has been produced here since the late 1980s2025 is 77% Cabernet Sauvignon, with 18% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.The 2025 Lagrange shows excellent potential, offering up notes of c...

4th growth 1855The 2025 is 62% Cabernet Sauvignnon, 26% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot.A classic Saint Julien chteau that produces wines of real St Julien class and structure.Voluptuous dark fruit, cedar and a touch of tar on the nose. Medium to full-bodied with an expressive yet conc...

4th growth 1855With its distinctive label of a sailing boat, Beychevelle is a Bordeaux that is popular the world over. One of the most forward and "user-friendly" of the Saint Julien classed growths - always polished and supple.52% Cabernet Sauvignon, 43% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.The 2025 Beycheve...

2nd growth 1855The wines here are more smooth, ripe and fleshy than the seriously structured wines of Barton and Lascases. The result is a delicious St Julien that can usually charm early in its life and can stand the test of time.2025 is 61% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc and 5%...

This chteau was created in the 1950s by the late Henri Martin. Along with big brother Saint Pierre, the quality here has improved massively in the last few years and this is a top St Julien performer these days.2025 is 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 6% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc.The 2025 G...

2nd growth 1855Bruno Borie has made some very serious wines at Ducru in recent vintages. Bruno's policy is to only select fruit from the heart of the Ducru vineyard, overlooking the estuary, for the grand vin. Ducru is clearly back where it belongs at the top of the super-second league.2025 is a ble...

2nd growth 1855One of the leading "Super-Second" growths of the Médoc. The 55 hectares of vines are situated alongside those of Chteau Latour, just over the St Julien border. The most Pauillac-like of all the Saint Juliens with a strong Cabernet Sauvignon character. The wines have been made in a st...