This property is owned and managed by the Vauthier family of Ch. Ausone. Medium to deep garnet-purple colored, the 2015 Fonbel, composed mainly of Merlot with splashes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenere and Petit Verdot, is scented of warm black plums, bla...
The beautiful 2nd wine from Ch. Haut Bages Liberal is drinking perfectly now. The chateau notes : We then had the certainty that 2015 would be a great vintage. The specific water conditions were favorable to the concentration and maturation of the tannin...
Lots of chocolate and juicy fruit to this with currant and walnut undertones. Medium body, soft and silky tannins and a flavorful finish. So attractive. Drink now or hold.
An amazing wine in every sense, this classic, full-bodied Pauillac is the quintessential Pontet Canet from proprietor Alfred Tesseron, who continues to reduce yields and farms his vineyards biodynamically - a rarity in Bordeaux. Black as a moonless night,...
The 2000 Château Grand Puy Lacoste is an exceptional wine from Xavier Borie. It has a brilliant nose of blackberry, crushed stone, graphite and cedar. Putting it to one side for ten to 15 minutes reveals subtle mint-like aromas that whisk you straight to ...
This is unquestionably a profound Grand-Puy-Lacoste, but it is excruciatingly backward. It reveals an essence of creme de cassis character which sets it apart from other Pauillacs. The wine is displaying plenty of tannin, huge body, and sweet black curran...
One of the successes of the vintage, the Grand-Puy-Lacoste is fabulous. The flavors are remarkably vivid, but in the end, it is the wine's sublime balance that places it among the highlights of the vintage. Don't miss it!