Saint-Émilion Grands Crus Classés
Château Laniote 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose offers a small tension as well as harmony. It reveals notes of black cherry/griotte, cassis, small notes of quite ripe raspberry associated with touches of violet, incense, spices, a very discreet hint of pepper and underwood. The palate is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers minerality, a finely acidulous frame and juiciness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/quite ripe griotte, quite ripe cassis, small notes of juicy strawberry associated with touches of small ripe berries as well as hints of incense/camphor, tobacco and a subtle hint of underwood. Good length.
Score : 15.75/20 (91-92/100)
Château de Pressac 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is fruity, racy and offers a certain racy power and maturity. It reveals notes of quite ripe blackberry, small black fruits, small notes of quite ripe strawberry associated with fine touches of violet plum as well as hints of grey pepper, spices, a subtle hint of underwood. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, freshness as well as a racy minerality, straightness, power, a good structure and tension. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe wild cassis, small juicy/quite ripe black fruits, small notes of violet associated with touches of small wild berries, griotte, plum as well as hints of chocolate, zan/liquorice, a subtle hint of mild tobacco, cloves and vanilla. Good length.
Score : 16.75/20 (93-94/100)
Château Villemaurine 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is aromatic and offers power, a fine grain and a fine straightness. It reveals notes of blackberry, cassis, small notes of racy minerality, crushed red berries associated with touches of cornflower, violet and a subtle hint of lily, chocolate, a discreet hint of toasted, camphor and spices. The palate is fruity, fresh, mineral, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame, a beautiful racy minerality as well as a certain purity of the fruit, a fine salinity, a very fine tension as well as a beautiful freshness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/fresh cassis, ripe blackberry, fresh wild raspberry, small notes of small juicy/fresh black fruits associated with a touch of small fresh/juicy blue fruits as well as hints of violet, zan, toasted hazelnut, cardamom and a discreet hint of chocolate. Tannins are well-built. Good length. A subtle hint of tobacco in the finish/persistence.
Score : 16.25+/20 (93/100)
Château Corbin 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is fruity and offers richness (full of control), a racy power and density. It reveals notes of wild black blackberry, black plum, small notes of small crushed fruits associated with touches of cigar, lily and iris/cornflower. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful acidulous frame, a beautiful tension (in finesse), elegance, straightness as well as precision, a beautiful juiciness, freshness, a good definition and a fine fat. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe wild blackberry, small juicy/quite ripe black fruits, small notes of ripe wild blackberry, small notes of cornflower associated with touches of lily/iris, small fresh/ripe blue fruits, quite ripe black plum as well as hints of tobacco, camphor, cardamom and a subtle hint of Cuben pepper (in the background). A wine offering a seducing straightness giving a lot of elegance/classe.
Score : 17.25/20 (94-95/100)
Château Laroze 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is elegant, fruity and offers a certain power, a fine freshness, a fine intensity as well as a good definition and a fine tension. It reveals notes of ripe blackberry, crushed strawberry, small notes of quite ripe small fruits associated with fine touches of cornflower, small crushed blue fruits as well as hints of vanilla, sweet spices, mild tobacco, underwood and hazelnut. The palate offers a good freshness, juiciness, gourmandize, a fine acidulous frame as well as juiciness, a fine tension and a good guideline. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy blackberry, crushed/dry cassis, small notes of crushed raspberry associated with touches of small crushed blue fruits, cornflower as well as hints of cardamom, underwood, a very discreet hint of pepper and an imperceptible hint of hazelnut/mild tobacco (in the background). Tannins are precise. Good length. Sapidity and appetence on the finish.
Score : 16+/20 (92-93/100)
Château La Commanderie 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is aromatic and offers a racy power (in finesse), intensity and a beautiful fruit. It reveals notes of ripe wild blackberry, very ripe strawberry, small notes of dry violet associated with fine touches of black plum, camphor as well as fine hints of chocolate, toasted, cornflower, very fine hints of truffle and pepper. The palate is finely tight, racy and offers a very fine straightness, a certain tension, juiciness as well as freshness, a good definition and dynamism. On the palate this wine expresses notes of very ripe wild blackberry, pulpy cassis, small notes of very ripe wild strawberry associated with small touches of black plum, violet, lily as well as a subtle hint of small crushed black fruits, truffle, liquorice, a subtle hint of camphor and graphite. Good length. Tannins are well-built and racy. A very discreet saline hint on the finish/persistence.
Score : 16+/20 (92-93/100)
Château Larmande 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is fruity, racy and offers a beautiful freshness, power as well as an almost strict side. It reveals notes of slightly candied cassis, very ripe blackberry, small notes of violet associated with touches of small crushed black fruits, crushed Gariguette strawberry as well as very fine hints of liquorice, cardamom, salinity and caramelization. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful definition, gourmandize, a very fine unctuosity as well as a small concentration, freshness and salinity. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed/candied wild cassis, crushed blackberry, small notes of crushed wild strawberry associated with small touches of liquorice, cardamom as well as discreet hints of underwood and spices/cedar.
Score : 16.5/20 (93/100)
Château Soutard 2010 Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, Grand Cru Classé
The nose is aromatic, racy and offers a fine concentration, harmony, a small soothing side as well as a small deepness, concentration and precision. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, crushed blackberry, small notes of black plum associated with small touches of fresh raspberry as well as fine hints of liquorice stick, Cuben pepper, an imperceptible hint of cornflower and Badiane. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a good definition, precision as well as a fine salinity, a small aerial side and a small concentration. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crushed blackberry, crushed cassis, small notes of violet associated with touches of juicy/fresh violet plum, fresh/juicy raspberry, hints of salinity, liquorice stick as well as discreet hints of underwood and vanilla. A very discreet hint of toasted hazelnut, caramelization and underwood on the persistence. Tannins are structuring.
Score : 16.25/20 (92-93/100)
Château Les Grandes Murailles 2010
Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Grand Cru Classé
The nose is aromatic, racy and offers elegance, deepness as well as a slightly tight fine grain and a small tension. It reveals notes of quite ripe Boysen berry, very ripe cassis, small notes of violet, fleshy strawberry associated with touches of small fleshy blue fruits, cornflower as well as fine hints of nutmeg, liquorice stick and a very fine hint of underwood. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers an acidulous fine frame, juiciness, gourmandize as well as a fine franc side, a certain density, suavity and a fine grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/fleshy cassis, crushed Boysen berry, small notes of crushed strawberry associated with small touches of chocolate/tonka bean, caramelization as well as fine hints of toasted, toasted hazelnut and very discreet hints of Sichuan pepper. A very finely tight finish. Tannins are finely dry. An imperceptible hint of cocoa/grilled on the persistence.
Score : 15.5+/20 (91/100)