The 2016 Clinet is composed of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. It was aged using the Oxoline system, in 70% new and 30% one-year-old barrels for 16 months. It has a deep garnet-purple color with cedar and smoked meats on the nose giving way to black and red plums and earthy notions with wafts of cassis and pencil shavings. The palate is medium to...
Composed of 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot and matured in 60% new oak for 18 months, the 2016 Smith Haut Lafitte has a very deep garnet-purple color, opening with sensuous scents of warm black cherries, blackberry pie, star anise and fragrant lilacs with hints of chocolate box, cigar box and pencil lead plus...
The wine offers beautiful, ripe and accurate fragrance. The taste is perfectly balanced with a nice aromatic persistence.
This wine is delightfully fresh with smooth tannins.
Ch. Pape Clément has one of the best terroirs in Bordeaux and the capacity to produce phenomenal wines. The style of the wine is definitely moving towards a more elegant and refined one. This vintage is a perfect example of where this property is thriving to achieve now and for the long term. Lots of dark cherries fruits on the nose, good concentration,...
What a generous glass of wine. This has an attractive, dark ruby hue, with aromas of black cherries and spice. It is pure, clean, very suave and silky in texture with a polished, kirsch finish, with a hint of dark chocolate. Easy to love.
Blend: Cabernet Sauvignon 53%, Merlot 40%, Cabernet Franc 4%, Petit Verdot 3%
A blend of 62% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 3% Cabernet Franc, it boasts a dense plum / purple color along with sweet flavors of mineral-infused black currant fruit with a hint of tar and earth in the background. Ripe, medium to full-bodied, with good texture, sweet tannin, and a long finish, it is stylistically similar to the 1999, but with more...
The wines have a dense but lighter robe than the Medoc. The hue is ruby with a touch ranging from purple to brick depending on the evolution. The bouquet is often fruity, with currant and other red and black fruits to which are added smoked or roasted notes. A blend of 50% Merlot and 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, the red wines of Pessac-Léognan make a good...
Prieuré Lichine 2017 is elegant and supple with silky tannins. The wine opens with notes of coffee, cherry and redcurrant. The palate expresses fresh and sweet red fruits, oak and thyme. A wine full of lace!