Crus Bourgeois
Médoc, Haut-Médoc & Communales 2017
Château du Moulin Rouge 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity and offers a small power and a fine intensity. It reveals notes of cassis, wild strawberry and small notes of small red berries associated with very fine hints of pepper and a discreet hint of mild tobacco. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness, a small minerality, suavity as well as a good structure. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cherry, juicy/fleshy raspberry and small notes of juicy cassis associated with a fine touch of violet as well as very fine hints of vanilla. Good length. Tannins are racy. An imperceptible hint of almond on the aftertaste.
Score : 15.5+/20 (91/100)
Château Tour du Haut Moulin 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers freshness as well as a fine richness. It reveals notes of strawberry, blackberry and small notes of violet associated with fine touches of raspberry candy as well as discreet hints of caramelization and liquorice. The mouth is fruity, fresh, mineral, well-balanced and offers a good definition, juiciness as well as a juicy/acidulous frame and minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy/fresh strawberry, fresh/juicy cherry and small notes of cassis associated with small touches of liquorice, violet/fresh flowers as well as very fine hints of chocolate (in the background). Good length. Tannins are well-built and structured.
Score : 15.25/20 (90/100)
Château Barreyres 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity, gourmand and offers a very fine concentration. It reveals notes of cassis, cherry and small notes of violet associated with fine touches of spices, badiane and toasted/vanilla. The mouth is fruity, wellbalanced and offers a juicy/Acidulous frame, a good definition, gourmandize as well as minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy wild blackberry, juicy raspberry and small notes of cassis associated with small touches of fine tonka bean, liquorice, small red berries as well as a subtle hint of fresh leather/spices. Good length. A very fine bitterness on the persistence/aftertaste.
Score : 14.75+/20 (89/100)
Château d’Agassac 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity and offers elegance, a fine power and a fine fleshiness. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, strawberry and small notes of raspberry associated with fine touches of grey pepper, cocoa as well as a discreet hint of violet, lily as well as discreet hints of vanilla. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy frame, a good definition, precision as well as gourmandize. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy/ crunchy blackberry and small notes of violet associated with touches of wild strawberry and small notes of liquorice hints, cardamom and nutmeg. Tannins are elegant, well-built and offers suppleness.
Score : 16/20 (92/100)
Château d’Arcins 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is aromatic and offers a small power. It reveals notes of blackberry, wild berries and small notes of wild strawberry associated with small touches of violet, spices and very discreet hints of pepper. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, tension, precision as well as minerality. It reveals notes of fresh/juicy blackberry, fresh/juicy raspberry and small notes of violet/rose associated with small touches of liquorice, toasted/chocolate as well as a subtle hint of zan. Good length. A subtle hint of vanilla on the persistence.
Score : 14.75/20 (88-89/100) Château Paloumey 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity, elegant, well-built and offers a good definition. It reveals notes of fleshy cassis, crushed strawberry and small notes of raspberry associated with fine touches of chocolat, vanilla and very discreet hints of liquorice. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a good definition, gourmandize as well as a beautiful matter. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy/juicy raspberry and small notes of fleshy cherry, fleshy blackberry associated with fine touches of chocolate, vanilla as well as discreet hints of sweet spices. Tannins are elegant. Good length.
Score : 16/20 (92/100)
Château Lamothe Bergeron 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity and offers freshness, power, a very fine richness as well as a fine gourmandize. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, ripe redcurrant and small notes of wild strawberry associated with fine touches of Cuben pepper, spices, toasted and nutmeg. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a fine suavity, gourmandize as well as tension. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of ripe/juicy raspberry ripe/juicy wild strawberry and small notes of blackberry associated with fine touches of cocoa, toasted/oak as well as fine hints of nutmeg, cardamom and a subtle hint of tea/badiane. Tannins are structuring and elegant. Good length.
Score : 16+/20 (92-93/100)
Château Larose Perganson 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose offers a fine intensity and tension. It reveals notes of strawberry, wild blackberry and small notes of small berries associated with small touches of Sichuan pepper, liquorice, spices as well as very discreet hints of tonka bean and an imperceptible hint of ceylan tea. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame, tension and a fine straightness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of crunchy/juicy raspberry, juicy blackberry, crunchy/juicy strawberry and small notes of tonka bean, toasted associated with fine touches of lilac, violet as well as a subtle hint of nutmeg, zan and sweet mild tobacco/vanilla. Good length. Tannins are well-built. A very discreet hint of chocolate on the persistence.
Score : 15.25/20 (90/100)
Château Arnauld 2017 Haut-Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is elegant, fruity, gourmand and offers a fine grain and complexity. It reveals notes of strawberry, ripe cherry and small notes of fleshy/juicy Boysen berry associated with fine touches of flowers, red berries as well as very fine hints of blueberry, liquorice, cardamom as well as touches of sweet spices and toasted. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, gourmandize, precision as well as tension. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy raspberry, fleshy/juicy blackberry and small notes of small red berries, crunchy cherry associated with fine hints of flowers, racy gravels/racy minerality as well as a subtle hint of Cuben pepper and nutmeg. A very discreet hint of dark chocolate/vanilla on the persistence.
Score : 16.25+/20 (93/100)
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