Crus Bourgeois
Médoc, Haut-Médoc & Communales 2017
Château Roquegrave 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is finely tight/firm and offers a small concentration. It reveals notes of small wild berries, blackberry and small notes of raspberry associated with fine varietal hints, toasted and a discreet vegetal hint. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers suavity, fat as well as a mineral frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of blackberry, raspberry and small notes of cherry associated with small touches of juicy strawberry as well as fine toasted hints, caramelization and vanilla. Tannins are very finely dry.
Score : 14.5/20 (88/100)
Château Beauvillage 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity and offer elegance and a fine power. It reveals notes of wild strawberry, wild blackberry and small notes of small berries associated with fine hints of spices, flowers (violet, iris) as well as graphite and vanilla. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy strawberry and small notes of violet associated with fine touches of liquorice, caramelization and very discreet hints of vanilla. Good length.
Score : 15.75/20 ( 91-92/100)
Château Haut Barrail 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is racy, aromatic and offers a small power, a fine richness as well as gourmandize. It reveals notes of wild strawberry, wild blackberry and small notes of small berries associated with fine touches of violet, chocolate, sweet spices and a discreet hint of Cuben pepper. The mouth is fruity, juicy, mineral, well-balanced and offers an acidulous frame as well as a fine tension. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy raspberry and small notes of juicy/ripe cherry associated with small touches of toasted, violet as well as discreet hints of vanilla. Good length. Tannins are elegant.
Score : 15.75/20 (91-92/100)
Château Haut-Bana 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is well-balanced and offers a fine power, intensity and a fine grain. It reveals notes of blackberry, raspberry and small notes of violet associated with fine touches of juicy cherry, juicy violet plum as well as very fine hints of sweet spices, Sichuan pepper and a discreet varietal hint. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/ slightly acidulous frame, a good definition, suavity as well as minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy/crunchy cherry and small notes of small berries associated with fine hints of cassis, violet, green cardamom and a hint of tonka bean. Good length. Tannins are well-built.
Score : 15+/20 (89-90/100)
Château La Roque de By 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose offers power. It reveals notes of blackberry, Sichuan pepper, spices and a touch of red fruits associated with discreet hints of iris. The mouth is fruity, mineral and offers juiciness, freshness as well as tension and straightness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, juicy/ripe cassis and small notes of raspberry associated with fine touches of spices. Tannins are slightly firm and offer straightness. There is an imperceptible hint almost saline on the finish/persistence.
Score : 14.75+/20 (89/100) Château Tour Castillon 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is racy and offers a small power, a fine intensity as well as a very fine minerality. It reveals notes of blackberry, small wild fruits and small notes of wild strawberry associated with fine touches of iris as well as fine hints of spices. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame as well as a fine tension. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy/crunchy raspberry, small juicy berries and small notes of strawberry associated with fine touches of blackberry as well as fine hints of violet and chocolate. An imperceptible saline hint on the finish.
Score : 15/20 (89-90/100)
Château du Perier 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose aromatic and offers power, intensity as well as tension. It reveals notes of crunchy wild blackberry, small red fruits and small notes of fleshy strawberry associated with fine hints of vanilla, violet and a very discreet hint of caramelized hazelnut. The mouth is fruity, well-balanced and offers juiciness, a small freshness, a fine acidulous frame as well as minerality. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of fleshy/juicy cassis, fleshy blackberry and small notes of fleshy/juicy cherry associated with touches of crunchy strawberry as well as fine hints of violet and Cuben pepper.
Score : 15+/20 (89-90/100)
Château La Valière 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity and offers a fine power and a very fine intensity. It reveals notes f blackberry, ripe strawberry and small notes of crushed raspberry associated with fine touches of small ripe/fleshy black fruits as well as hints of vanilla, caramelization and a discreet hint of pepper. The mouth is fruity, mineral, fresh, well-balanced and offers a juicy/finely acidulous frame. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy blackberry, ripe raspberry, ripe/juicy cherry and small notes of strawberry associated with fine hints of violet, sweet spices as well as a very discreet hint of vanilla/toasted.
Score : 15/20 (89-90/100)
Château Fleur La Mothe 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose is fruity and offers elegance, power, a fine grain and a small intensity. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, ripe wild raspberry and small notes of violet associated with fine touches of grey pepper, wild strawberry, sweet spices as well as a subtle hint of nutmeg and toasted/grilled. The mouth is well-balanced and offers a juicy frame, fat, a good definition as well as suavity. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of ripe cassis, ripe blackberry and small notes of crunchy/juicy cherry associated with small touches of small wild fruits as well as fine hints flowers, toasted, vanilla and a very discreet hint of caramelization. Tanninss are well-built and structuring. Good length.
Score : 15.25+/20 ( 90-91/100)
Château Pontey 2017 Médoc, Cru Bourgeois
The nose offers power, intensity and a small concentration. It reveals notes of blackberry, Garriguette strawberry and small notes of cassis associated with fine touches of violet as well as subtle hints of Cuben pepper, camphor and cardamom. The mouth is fruity, fresh, well-balanced and offers a mineral frame, a good definition and a beautiful juiciness. In the mouth this wine expresses notes of juicy cherry, small juicy berries and small notes of raspberry associated with fine varietal touches as well as discreet hints of violet, cardamom and spices. Good length. Tannins are well-built.
Score : 14.75+/20 (89/100)