Complex aromas of sweet tobacco, chocolate, cedar and plums. Undertones of blackcurrants and dark chocolate. Dense and tight with a beautifully and tightly knit palate, yet this shows so much intensity and length. Love the wet-earth and berry character on...
A gorgeous second wine, the 2014 La Dame de Montrose is soft, open-knit and very pretty. Bright floral notes add lift and a measure of elegance to the dark-fleshed fruit. Medium in body, with good depth and fine overall balance, the 2014 is just about as ...
The 2019 Lafon-Rochet is every bit as compelling today as it was from barrel. There is a feeling of elegance to the 2019 that is so striking. Sweet dark cherry, plum new leather, tobacco, licorice, spice and rose petal all grace the 2019 as it unwinds to ...
The 2020 Chablis Mont de Tonnerre 1er Cru has a fresh, delineated, flinty and minerally bouquet that gains intensity in the glass. The palate is very well balanced, concentrated and already quite weighty in the mouth. This is underpinned by a superb seam ...
The 2017 Malartic Lagravière is dense, powerful and explosive
The 2019 Malartic Lagraviere is a showy, voluptuous wine. Racy and explosive, the 2019 certainly makes a strong first impression. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, mocha, new leather, spice and licorice abound. As always, Malartic is a pretty forward, succule...
The 2018 Malartic Lagraviere is every bit as compelling as it was en primeur. Inky dark fruit, dried herbs, licorice, lavender and chocolate are all kicked up in this sumptuous Pessac-Leognan. Soft curves and silky tannins add to the wine's considerable a...