This pure Merlot, unusual for Saint-Émilion, is powerful and one with great elegance and style. It has structure and a spicy aroma that shows the wine's richness. On the slopes of Saint-Emilion, this 26-acre estate makes...

A 20-acre property has produced a ripe and structured wine. A spicy aroma and smoky flavors add an exotic edge to the wine. Drink from 2028. — Roger Voss

This wine, with its rich tannins and powerful structure is impressive. It has great promise with its black chocolate aroma and solid black fruits. Drink from 2028. — Roger Voss

In 2022 Les Tourelles is a blend of 65% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Cabernet Franc. Les Tourelles charms on the nose with scents of toasted fruits, cedar and crushed chalk, with a little touch of mint and...

A very convincing nose of sweet blackcurrants, blackberries and dark chocolate, with an appealing edge of toasty oak. The palate follows with a wealth of dark fruits, dark chocolate, toast and coffee bean, set in a broad...

Dark chocolate aromas and a hugely dense tannic structure show a wine with great concentration. The small berries of the vintage give the wine intensity and power, It will age for many years, but drink from 2029. — Roger Voss

An imposing wine with a great sweep of flavors and tannins. Powerful black currant fruits are allied to the elegance and style for which this wine is always noted. Intense acidity is tempered by richness and balanced by a...

A deliciously inviting nose, with dark and perfumed fruits, blackcurrant, blackberry and damson, with smoky crushed chalk, rose petal and toast, as well as a touch of honeyed oak. The palate builds on this start with a...

Situated at the borders of the appellation Saint-Estèphe but within the appellation Médoc, the 2022 Larrivaux reveals a somber, dark bouquet of spices and dark berries mingled with elegant toasty notes. Medium to...

The blend is 86% Cabernet Sauvignon and 12% Merlot, with a 2% dash of Petit Verdot. Lovely classicism and freshness on the nose here, dark and brooding, yet perfumed as well, with fragrant red cherry, blackberry, olive...

This is the last vintage to be vinified in the old facilities, there is a new building located clos to Léoville-Las-Cases which was used from 2023 onwards. The assemblage in 2022 is 45.5% Merlot, 44.5% Cabernet Sauvignon...

Supple, soft, and creamy, the floral-edged wine is loaded with elegant, polished, sweet, ripe, delicious fruits that flow across your palate with ease. This baby Brane is perfect to enjoy on release while waiting for the...

Gingery green apples, white peach, and pears, with refreshing yellow citrus notes in the mid-palate, and finish that keeps this juicy, and lively. Drink from 2025-2030. Read more...

This wine, with its rich tannins and powerful structure is impressive. It has great promise with its black chocolate aroma and solid black fruits. Drink from 2028. — Roger Voss

Sleek and well-built in feel, with a beam of violet, iris, red currant and dark cherry notes that have melded together nicely. Shows a singed apple wood frame on the finish. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot and...

The 2022 Quintus has an intense, powerful bouquet with blackberry, raspberry and floral, violet cents that retains delineation and focus. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine tannins, quite tensile...

This property is now managed by the same team as Calon-Ségur, since its acquisition by Suravenir. There have been significant changes here, not least a vineyard expansion from 6 to 11.6 hectares. The blend is 92% Merlot...

This is a blend of 55.5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38.5% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc, the press wine is a confident 18.5% of the total, and the élevage was in 39% new oak. This is dark and brooding on the nose, the fruit...

The grand vin from Nicolas Glumineau is 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, and the élevage was in 65% new oak and 35% second-fill oak barrels for 19 months. Remarkably it includes 17.5% press wine...

The 2022 Lafite-Rothschild has a more marine-influenced nose with multidimensional black fruit, beautifully defined, with bunches of violet emerging with aeration. The palate is medium- bodied with gentle grip, layers...

An interesting nose, distinctive, with toasted redcurrant and red cherry fruits layered with vanilla. A juicy style follows on the palate, the fruit floral and scented, with peony, blackcurrant leaf and rosemary, draped...

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...

The 2022 Giscours has a very classy, sophisticated bouquet with mineral-laden black fruit, wilted violet and crushed stone, precise with seamlessly integrated oak. The palate is silky smooth, beautifully balanced...

This is a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, matured in 40% new oak barrels, with 60% old barrels and vats, for 16 months. A very polished style on the nose, with a darker fruit profile on the nose here, with...

A rich, lush, concentrated, forward, supple-styled wine that is open from the first sniff, and sip. The opulent wine is packed with espresso dark chocolate, and even darker, red pit fruits. The wine is deep and lush on...

The blend here majors on Cabernet Franc, at 60% of the total, with 40% Merlot, and the élevage was in 100% new oak, gently toasted, for 20 months. A nose of confit blackcurrant and blackberry, with violet cream and white...

The 2022 Gracia has a nicely detailed bouquet with wilted rose petal, black cherry and wild strawberry tones. The palate is medium-bodied with finely chiseled tannins and more mineralité than recent vintages, with a...

A Merlot-heavy blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc raised 21 months in equal parts foudre, stainless steel, and used barrels, the 2022 Chemin De La Reine is another mineral-driven effort from this estate. Ripe red...

Crisp cherries, mulberries, camphor, chalky earth, and graphite are just some of the nuances that emerge from the 2022 King's View, a 100% Merlot from pure limestone soils. Aged two-thirds in foudre and one-third in new...

92+ A serious, concentrated Castillon from 100% Merlot, the 2022 Rouncey was brought up 20 months in 70% foudre with the balance in one- to two-year-old barrels. Black cherries, mulberries, damp earth, graphite, and...