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.Other labels exist (Demeter, Biodyvin, Nature et Progrès...). These have more demanding specifications than organic farming but are not recognised by public agencies.
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Small bourgeois cru of 4 ha, between Giscours, Monbrison and d'Angludet. Although organically farmed - since 2010 - and producing just over 1000 cases per year, Mille Roses remains among the least expensive of the Margaux appellation, and yet one of the most endearing.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2034
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Straddling the Margaux and Haut-Médoc appellations, Clos du Jaugueyron is a mini estate (8 ha in total) in the southern Médoc run like a vegetable garden by Mr. and Mrs. Théron. With attention to the smallest detail, they produce true Margaux, as dense and spicy as they are slender. Quoted as "a safe address" by M. Bettane, and as "one of the most interesting properties in the Médoc at the moment" by the Revue du Vin de France.
The "Nout" cuvée, which is more quickly accessible, has a majority of Merlot (55%), while the Grand Vin gives pride of place to Cabernet Sauvignon (65%).
The Nout cuvée was cited among the "Bordeaux of legend" in the Revue du Vin de France (May 2020).The 2016 vintage of the Grand Vin, "all roundness, smoothness and grace. A Margaux à la bourguignonne", is rated 95/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2012
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Straddling the Margaux and Haut-Médoc appellations, Clos du Jaugueyron is a mini estate (8 ha in total) in the southern Médoc run like a vegetable garden by Mr. and Mrs. Théron. With attention to the smallest detail, they produce true Margaux, as dense and spicy as they are slender. Quoted as "a safe address" by M. Bettane, and as "one of the most interesting properties in the Médoc at the moment" by the Revue du Vin de France.
The "Nout" cuvée, which is more quickly accessible, has a majority of Merlot (55%), while the Grand Vin gives pride of place to Cabernet Sauvignon (65%).
The Nout cuvée was cited among the "Bordeaux of legend" in the Revue du Vin de France (May 2020).The 2016 vintage of the Grand Vin, "all roundness, smoothness and grace. A Margaux à la bourguignonne", is rated 95/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2012
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Straddling the Margaux and Haut-Médoc appellations, Clos du Jaugueyron is a mini estate (8 ha in total) in the southern Médoc run like a vegetable garden by Mr. and Mrs. Théron. With attention to the smallest detail, they produce true Margaux, as dense and spicy as they are slender. Quoted as "a safe address" by M. Bettane, and as "one of the most interesting properties in the Médoc at the moment" by the Revue du Vin de France.
The "Nout" cuvée, which is more quickly accessible, has a majority of Merlot (55%), while the Grand Vin gives pride of place to Cabernet Sauvignon (65%).More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2012
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Straddling the Margaux and Haut-Médoc appellations, Clos du Jaugueyron is a mini estate (8 ha in total) in the southern Médoc run like a vegetable garden by Mr. and Mrs. Théron. With attention to the smallest detail, they produce true Margaux, as dense and spicy as they are slender. Quoted as "a safe address" by M. Bettane, and as "one of the most interesting properties in the Médoc at the moment" by the Revue du Vin de France.
The "Nout" cuvée, which is more quickly accessible, has a majority of Merlot (55%), while the Grand Vin gives pride of place to Cabernet Sauvignon (65%).The 2016 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (February 2019): 95/100 “All roundness, suavity and grace. Margaux with burgundy style.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2012
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With their Haut-Médoc, Laurence Alias and Pascale Choime, respectively engineer and oenologist, also have a half-hectare in Margaux (Cantenac) pampered like a vegetable garden. It gathers 6 Bordeaux grape varieties (with Petit Verdot, Carménère and Malbec), some of which are more than a century old. Biodynamic cultivation, nothing else in the cellar but the grapes and a little sulfur, aging in 400 liter barrels, everything is done to stay as close as possible to the most delicate and crisp fruit.
Moineaux is the 2018 vintage of the usual cuvée produced in Margaux. Airy and subtly fruity (raspberry juice), it did not receive the approval of the appellation because it is considered atypical: it is consequently labeled as Vin de France.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2012
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A small Margaux classified growth (24 ha), Ferrière is a traditional Margaux, frank and pleasant, moderately powerful but perfectly balanced. Its capacity for ageing is undeniable. Certified organicsince 2015, Ferrière was doubly certified biodynamic in 2018, with the Biodyvin and Demeter labels. Awarded Best Winemaker of the Year 2024 by Revue du Vin de France, Claire Villars-Lurtonet has pushed her Margaux cru to the top. Bravo!
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “Once again, let's salute the elegance and balance of this very digestible 2021. The wine vibrates with delicious fruit and harmony. It's already irresistible."
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94/100 “The 2021 Ferrière is a very shy, reticent wine. It has good depth, but all its energy is presently directed inward. Blue fruit, gravel, spice, menthol, licorice and mocha open with a bit of coaxing, wine's flavor profile and overall feel. Yields were just 24 hectoliters-per-hectare.”
J.M Quarin (April 2022): 94/100 “Deep, dark purple color. Intense nose of ripe, fresh fruit. Meticulous on entry, very tasty in the middle, also very pleasant, well-constructed, the wine evolves tasty, towards a long, persistent finish, with a lovely coated tannic relief.”
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- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2034
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A small Margaux classified growth (24 ha), Ferrière is a traditional Margaux, frank and pleasant, moderately powerful but perfectly balanced. Its capacity for ageing is undeniable. Certified organicsince 2015, Ferrière was doubly certified biodynamic in 2018, with the Biodyvin and Demeter labels. Awarded Best Winemaker of the Year 2024 by Revue du Vin de France, Claire Villars-Lurtonet has pushed her Margaux cru to the top. Bravo!
The 2018 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 95/100 “Claire Villars-Lurton has pushed her small Margaux cru to new heights in a good decade. Château Ferrière now represents one of the best value for money in the Médoc. Whether 2018 or 2019, these are top-flight wines. We praise their elegance and the brilliance of their fruit, the result of work in the vineyard (biodynamic) and in the cellars.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 94/100 "The 2018 Ferrière is a powerful, tightly wound wine. Inky dark fruit, gravel, cured meats, graphite, smoke and lavender all run through the 2018. Readers will have to be especially patient, as the 2018 needs time to unwind. Yields are down from an average of 45 hectoliters per hectare to just 26, which no doubt contrinutes to the wine's natural intensity. The blend is 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot, 5% Petit Verdot and 2% Cabernet Franc, in other words, the Cabernet Sauvignon is especially high, a recent trend here because of climate change."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2038
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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A small Margaux classified growth (24 ha), Ferrière is a traditional Margaux, frank and pleasant, moderately powerful but perfectly balanced. Its capacity for ageing is undeniable. Certified organicsince 2015, Ferrière was doubly certified biodynamic in 2018, with the Biodyvin and Demeter labels. Awarded Best Winemaker of the Year 2024 by Revue du Vin de France, Claire Villars-Lurtonet has pushed her Margaux cru to the top. Bravo!
The 2016 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 93+/100 "The 2016 Ferrière is a dense, full-bodied wine that is going to need at least a few years in bottle to shed some of its tannins. Old vines imbue the 2016 with a palpable sense of power and resonance that comes through in the wine's dark, somber personality. The tannins are equally imposing though, so patience is essential. Blackberry, smoke and gravel are some of the notes that build as the 2016 starts to open in the glass."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2034
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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In organic conversion from 2013, Durfort-Vivens was one of the very first classified growths in the Médoc to claim and display organic certification from 2016. M. Bettane is one of its most fervent defenders: "the quality/price ratio remains absolutely unique at this level of quality of terroir and work.
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- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2016
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In organic conversion from 2013, Durfort-Vivens was one of the very first classified growths in the Médoc to claim and display organic certification from 2016. M. Bettane is one of its most fervent defenders: "the quality/price ratio remains absolutely unique at this level of quality of terroir and work.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 94/100 “The great 2021 wine is heavily marked by Cabernet Sauvignon (97%). It is therefore logically rather straight and taut, but with plenty of breed and definition, with notes of red fruit, licorice and spices.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 95/100 “The Durfort-Vivens 2021 was magnificent, rich, dynamic and super-expressive. Above all, the 2021 is perfectly balanced. Black fruit, lavender, licorice, leather and clove burst from the glass. Today the 2021 is an infant. It needs time to shed some of its considerable tannin and for the acids to soften, although that might not ever fully happen.”
More- Organic certification:
- 2016
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In organic conversion from 2013, Durfort-Vivens was one of the very first classified growths in the Médoc to claim and display organic certification from 2016. M. Bettane is one of its most fervent defenders: "the quality/price ratio remains absolutely unique at this level of quality of terroir and work.
The 2019 vintage in the press:
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 99/100
Vinous (N. Martin - September 2021): 93/100 “The 2019 Durfort-Vivens was matured in two-thirds new oak barrels and one-third in amphore. Plush on the nose with blueberry and violet scents, this is Margaux in style though much tighter than I anticipated. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fine delineation and poise. It's pretty delineated towards the finish that shows more mineralité than previous vintages. There is an appealing linearity here, a trait that Gonzague Lurton seeks in this wines. Excellent.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2016
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In organic conversion from 2013, Durfort-Vivens was one of the very first classified growths in the Médoc to claim and display organic certification from 2016. M. Bettane is one of its most fervent defenders: "the quality/price ratio remains absolutely unique at this level of quality of terroir and work.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 93/100 "The 2016 Durfort-Vivens is gorgeous. Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics and structure play off the natural intensity of the year beautifully. Blackberry, grilled herbs, licorice, leather and crème de cassis are all vividly sketched in this layered, expressive Margaux. Readers should expect a dark, exotic Margaux that stands a bit apart from the norm for the appellation."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2016
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Since 2010, Claire Villars (also at Ferrière and La Gurgue), puts back in the saddle Haut-Bages Liberal. With a qualitative terroir (adjacent to Latour), this certified organic wine since 2019 has become, for a reasonable price, the good deal of Pauillac.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2019
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Since 2010, Claire Villars (also at Ferrière and La Gurgue), puts back in the saddle Haut-Bages Liberal. With a qualitative terroir (adjacent to Latour), this certified organic wine since 2019 has become, for a reasonable price, the good deal of Pauillac.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2019
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Since 2010, Claire Villars (also at Ferrière and La Gurgue), puts back in the saddle Haut-Bages Liberal. With a qualitative terroir (adjacent to Latour), this certified organic wine since 2019 has become, for a reasonable price, the good deal of Pauillac.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2023): 95/100 “The vintage is in full progress, with a well-balanced wine in 2020. There's a chalky texture on the palate, an expression of the chalky soils. The wine is full-bodied, sapid, with fresh tannins that lengthen a clean finish.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2022): 96/100 "The 2020 Haut-Bages Libéral is exceptionnally beautiful and vivid. Hard candy, kirsh, rose petal, cinnamon and blood orange are some of the many notes that race across the palate. A wine of magnificent purity and silkness, the Haut-Bages Libéral is simply captivating in its intensity. Bright acids punctuate the articulate, persistent finis. Magnificent."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
- Organic certification:
- 2019
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Since 2010, Claire Villars (also at Ferrière and La Gurgue), puts back in the saddle Haut-Bages Liberal. With a qualitative terroir (adjacent to Latour), this certified organic wine since 2019 has become, for a reasonable price, the good deal of Pauillac.
The 2019 vintage in the press:
Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 94/100
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 95/100 “Following in the footsteps of its Ferrière sibling, the cru gains in refinement and depth. 2019 marks a turning point that propels it into another category. Notes of licorice, white pepper, superb softness of tannins: it's irresistible".
Vinous (A. Galloni - january 2022): 94+/100 "The 2019 Haut-Bages Libéral is a gorgeous wine from Claire Lurton, even if it has closed down a bit post-bottling. Deep and translucent in feel, the 2019 gradually reveals hints of crushed red berry fruit, mint, spice, rose petal and aromatic presence. All the 2019 needs is a few years to fully come together."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Organic certification:
- 2019
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 96/100 “The 2021 confirms its greatness! The wine offers absolutely magnificent refinement and subtlety. Freshly fruited, it unfolds on the palate with great suavity and silkiness. The substance is superb, the fruit is poised and the tannins are lacy. One of the most charming wines of the vintage”.
Vinous (N.Martin - November 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Pontet Canet, which coontains a little more Petit Verdot than usual, was bottled in july. It has a very attractive bouquet with pure black fruit, cedar and light iris flower scents. It is not powerful, yet there is elegance here. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and a crisp line of acidity. Just a hint of mocha lurks in the background, but there is a satisfying, almost citric freshness toward the finish.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (November 2023): 99/100 “The highly complex nose sets the tone: notes of fruit, charcoal, graphite... The wine is spectacular on the palate too, full and vibrant. A touch of acidity gives it plenty of spring and stretches the finish. A bottle of absolute harmony".
Vinous (N. Martin - December 2022): 95/100 “Quite structured on the finish (more so than previous vintages) with a soft, insistent grip. This wine is unquestionably more classic than the 2019 recently tasted blind and should mature well in bottle. Excellent.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2030-2044
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2017 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2021): 97/100 “In a style reminiscent of the great Burgundy wines, 2017 is also a textured wine, with a touch of powder and a very fine grain. Long and slender, but so persistent.”
Vinous (Antonio Galloni - March 2020): 95/100 “A gorgeous, alluring Pauillac, the 2017 Pontet-Canet is racy and exceptionally polished, with floral top notes that bring out the natural brightness of the red-toned fruit. Super-silky tannins add to the wine's immediacy and sheer allure.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2021): 98/100 “With its graphite and charcoal dimension, beautiful spice and that touch of precious wood, it's refined. On the palate, the wine is beautifully full-bodied, with a fine osmosis between power and tannic structure. It's a long wine, with a sap of tannin that coats the palate without excess. A magnificent wine, built for ageing.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 99/100 "The 2016 Pontet-Canet is absolutely breathtaking. Powerful, ample and racy in the glass, the 2016 is one of the most exquisitely well-balanced young Pontet-Canets I can remember tasting. Savory, high-toned aromatics and brisk mineral notes lend energy and delineation as this vivid wonderfully alive wine opens up in the glass; The flavors are dark and incisive, but it is the wine's total sense of harmony that is most compelling. All of the elements are simply in the right place. The 2016 is tremendous. It's as simple as that. As is often the case, Pontet-Canet is one of the most singular wines in Bordeaux."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2042
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2012 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2021): 93/100 “The palate is velvety, sitting on half-powered matter, but the heart of the mouth is harmonious. The tannins are well integrated and the whole seduces with its elegant, silky texture. A very pleasant 2012."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2033
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2010 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2021): 96/100 “The wine shows a beautiful richness managed by a framework of quality tannins that stretch the palate and give it relief. This is a serious wine, still fleshy, with many years ahead of it."
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 92/100 "The 2010 Pontet-Canet is noticeably deep in colour compared to its peers. This is unusually ripe and sweet on the nose, more red than black fruit, maybe a little jammy and confit-like. I would never guess this was a 2010 Left Bank. The palate is medium-bodied with a fleshy mouthfeel, plenty of graphite tinged red fruit. Approachable in style and sensually fulfilling, it just lacks a bit of grip backbone on the finish. I have fonder memories of previous bottles but I could not identify any specific fault."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2010 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2021): 96/100 “The wine shows a beautiful richness managed by a framework of quality tannins that stretch the palate and give it relief. This is a serious wine, still fleshy, with many years ahead of it."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Contiguous to Mouton-Rothschild, Pontet-Canet is in good vintages the very type of great Pauillac, straight and racy. The first of the Grands Crus Classés to be certified "organic" (in 2010), Pontet-Canet has been at the top of the Médoc since 2000.
The 2008 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 92/100 "A meeting by chance with the 2008 Pontet-Canet prior to a small tasting of South African wines reminded me what a lovely wine this is. There is plenty of black fruit on the nose laced with graphite. The cedar component is less prominent than the previous bottled tasting. The palate is medium-bodied, a little drier and more austere than recent vintages, yet clearly well balanced with a surfeit of freshness on the slightly herbaceous finish."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
- Organic certification:
- 2010
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Very rare are the crus of the north of the Médoc to have launched out for the moment in the organic conversion because of a stronger hygrometry than everywhere else in the Gironde. De Côme, a Petit Cru Bourgeois (superior) of 7 ha, has become after 7 years of efforts (and the loss of 2/3 of the 2018 harvest) the first growth of Saint-Estèphe certified organic, in a supple, fine and silky version of the appellation.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2018
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Very rare are the crus of the north of the Médoc to have launched out for the moment in the organic conversion because of a stronger hygrometry than everywhere else in the Gironde. De Côme, a Petit Cru Bourgeois (superior) of 7 ha, has become after 7 years of efforts (and the loss of 2/3 of the 2018 harvest) the first growth of Saint-Estèphe certified organic, in a supple, fine and silky version of the appellation.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
- Organic certification:
- 2018
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This beautiful 24-hectare estate has been run by Alain Moueix since 1992. He applies the same philosophy and methods as at Fonroque (Saint-Émilion): organic farming since 2015, biodynamic certification in 2018, search for freshness and elegance through controlled extractions... Mazeyres offers delicate and measured wines, without blush, with a great finesse of flavor that increases even more in recent vintages.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2034
- Organic certification:
- 2015