Evoking aromas of dark berries, cassis, violet and spices, the 2020 Clos Puy Arnaud possesses a medium to full-bodied texture on the palate, lively acidity, structuring tannins and a long, saline finish. This vintage...

A solid, grippy, toasty style, with a streak of tar providing the spine for a mix of crushed blackberry and black currant fruit notes. A graphite edge takes over on the back half. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet...

The 2020 L'Hêtre has a more restrained and nuanced bouquet that unfolds in the glass, with more mineralité and terroir expression than the preceding d'Aiguilhe. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins and...

A fresh, direct style, with light sanguine and cedar accents gently framing a core of red currant and bitter cherry coulis flavors. The sleek finish makes this approachable now. Delicious. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink...

Sleek and polished, with alluring notes of blackberry puree and warmed cassis that glide through, while fine-grained tannins, a buried chalky spine and a gilding of sweet tobacco add range and length. Shows a...

Made from 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc, the 2019 d'Aiguilhe is medium to deep garnet-purple colored. It needs a little swirling to reveal notes of crushed black cherries, black raspberries, and violets, plus wafts of...

The 2016 d’Aiguilhe is deep garnet-colored. It swans out of the glass with decadent scents of blackberry pie and blueberry compote, followed by hints of licorice, chargrill, espresso, and truffles. Full, rich and...

Earthy, unfussy, charming, fully open at this point, packed with blackberry and loganberry fruits, touch of cloves, incense, rosemary spice. Harvest September 25 and October 2, 3.53ph. 2.5ha plot of clay limestone soils...

Intense, concentrated autumnal berry fruits, black pepper spice, rose bud, liquorice root, lifted and fragrant. Love this, juicy and powerful, an excellent 2022 that combines ripeness and lift. Look out for it. 2.5ha plot...

Black truffles, autumnal fruit, tobacco, undergrowth, coupled with plenty of mouthwatering freshness. In full tertiary mode at this (almost) nine year point, this is ready to share. From a 0.7ha plot of vines at 93m...

Luscious berry fruits, layered through with truffles, black chocolate, damson, pomegranate, baking spice, incense. Great quality, persistent. Jerome Aigurre winemaker, Thomas Duclos consultant, vinified in stainless...

Some evolution in the colour, just slight bricking around the edges, delivering a ton of creamy blackberry fruits, toasted almonds, freshly cut herbs, incense. 40% new oak barrels, Jerome Aigurre winemaker, Thomas Duclos...

The heat of 2022 gives traces of cumin and rosemary spice, focused and intense, with clear tannin integration even at this early stage, with the alcohol coming through in a creamy texture rather than heat. Plenty of ripe...

Consistently the most powerful of the Bishop Rey bottlings, this is concentrated and intense, great structure. The ruby colour is beginning to brick around the edges, melting the tannins as it approaches full drinking...

Liquorice root, violet flowers with kick and lift, studded with blood orange, salted caramel, clearly fully ripe but with lift and personality. Great stuff, one to look out for. Emmanuelle Fulchi d'Aligny winemaker...

A blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Alcée offers up notes of cherry, cassis, violet and dark berries, it’s medium to full-bodied, broad and supple, with terrific concentration allied with racy acids. -YC

Precise, pared back flesh, subdued on the entry, opening to show oyster shell, cassis, blueberry, a ton of bright fruit with fresh acidities. Balanced, with hidden depths. Emmanuelle Fulchi d'Aligny winemaker, Thomas...

The 2019 Alcee is a blend of 96% Merlot and 4% Cabernet Franc. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it bursts with notes of wild blueberries, boysenberries, and rose oil, plus suggestions of cardamom and tilled soil...