2022 Futures
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A 4 ha plot selection from Château Rigaud, La Mauriane is not yet another luxurious cuvée on the right bank but a wine built on fine grain tannins where the brilliance and precision of the fruit prevail. A true gem in the right bank !
Quarin : 93/100 « Beau nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, mûr. Bouche fondante, aérienne, savoureuse et parfumée, avec de la classe dans le toucher et une longue finale séveuse. C'est très bon. »
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Les Trois Croix is the personal property of Mr. Léon, who was technical director of Mouton-Rothschild for more than 20 years. He is dedicated to producing straightforward, digestible Fronsacs, among the most elegant and distinguished in the sector. The dresses are not the darkest but the power and harmony are there. In confidence!
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Les Trois Croix is fabulous. Inky and deep, with compelling inner sweetness, the 2022 offers tons of intensity in a decidedly flamboyant style. Soft, plush contours wrap it all together. »
Martin : 91-93/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins that frame layered red fruit, with a dusting of white pepper and cedar toward the cohesive finish. Excellent. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Certified organic since 2015 and with a vineyard entirely biodynamic, Château de La Dauphine wishes, beyond its 350 years of history, to set an example of modern viticulture that is concerned about environmental issues.
Quarin : 90/100 « Nez intense, au fruité mûr, voire très mûr. Heureuse présence plus fraîche à l'agitation du verre. Caressant à l'attaque, tendre en milieu de bouche, le vin évolue bien constitué, savoureux, sur une finale à la présence boisée soutenue. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 90-92/100 « Unctuous and deep to the core, La Dauphine 2022 is shaping up beautifully. »More- To keep or to drink:
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80% Merlot, La Chenade is the almost second wine of the Cruzelles. Designed and conceived by Mr. Durantou (Église-Clinet), this is one of the best quality/price ratios on the entire right bank. In confidence!
Quarin : 90/100 « Très belle couleur sombre. Nez intense, fin, fruité, frais, mûr et pur. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, avec un corps délicat et juteux au milieu, le vin évolue savoureux, fruité, vers une finale mélangeant fondant et fermeté. Retour de fruits noirs et de l'onctuosité dans la persistance. »
Galloni : 90-92/100 « The 2022 La Chenade is a bold, juicy Lalande de Pomerol. Soft and open-knit, with terrific fruit purity, the 2022 is exceptionally beautiful and delicious, even in th eearly going. »More- To keep or to drink:
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In the same family since 1609 (!), Moulin Haut-Laroque offers a disciplined Fronsac: ripe and rich without excess, softened by the sweetness of its Merlot (65%) and by a judicious breeding. A sure value of the appellation.
Remarkable success in 2015 and 2016.
Quarin : 93/100 « Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr et crémeux. Pulpeux en entrée de bouche comme jamais, fondant au milieu avec un gras persistant, plein, le vin évolue savoureux vers une finale étoffée, à la tannicité bien enveloppée. Très bonne longueur. »
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- 14.5%
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Beautiful vineyard of 10 ha (90% Merlot) in Fronsac, where the owner, Mrs. Rullier, invests herself without counting. We find his energy in Dalem, with wines, full and assertive but also endowed with a real elegance.
Quarin : 91/100 « Ultra minutieux en entrée de bouche, avec une texture à la précision tactile inégalée tout le long du parcours, fondant, savoureux, allongé, profond et noble comme jamais, ce vin s'achève sans angle et même parfumé. En lui, je retrouve l'esthétique de la construction des grands Médocs associée au charme inénarrable de la rive droite. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Dalem is a gorgeous, sensual wine. Dalem is once again terrific in 2022. »
Martin : 90-92/100 « The palate is ripe and precocious with decadent black cherry and cassis fruit. A licorice touch emerges toward its dense and powerful finish. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Under the leadership of M. Thunevin (Valandraud), La Vieille Cure presents a more greedy and less square profile than before and reveals itself as one of Fronsac's major properties.
Quarin : 92/100 « Nez très aromatique, au fruité mûr et même complexe. Avec une chair minutieuse en entrée de bouche, une présence grasse au milieu, le vin se développe complet, savoureux, avant de finir long, parfumé, plein d'énergie et de chair mélangées. C'est superbe. »
Galloni : 87-89/100 « The 2022 La Vieille Cure opens with a good burst of jammy fruit. However, there is a bit of edginess in the tannin that needs to resolve. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Selection of the best parcels of Château de Carles (10 ha out of the 20 ha of the estate), certainly the finest and most ambitious wine of Fronsac, making since 2000 equal game with the best classified growths of the slopes of Saint-Émilion. A great wine that should be kept for at least 6 to 8 years.
Quarin : 90/100 « Nez intense, au fruité mûr, subtil et sophistiqué. Bouche pulpeuse et fruitée comme jamais, avec un très bel éclat entre le milieu et la finale. Persistance longue, à la fois onctueuse et fraîche. Tannicité bien enveloppée. »
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Started in 2003, the Clos Louie adventure is a textbook case: a dolly vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, low-intervention vinification, gentle maturation in 500-litre demi-muids.
Louison et Léopoldine is the other Clos Louie wine, a tribute to Cabernet Franc (80%) from 50-year-old vines. Clean, bright fruit and remarkable aromatic freshness: a real nugget!More- To keep or to drink:
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In 2008, Denis Durantou acquired this Château for which he fell in love at first sight. A splendid 12 hectare clay-limestone vineyard on the first line of the Dordogne hillside, Montlandrie is in Castillon (which it directly overlooks) the equivalent of Ausone in Saint-Émilion.
As in his other properties (L'Église-Clinet, Les Cruzelles, La Chenade...), Denis Durantou used all his know-how and perfectionism to produce a fresh and floral wine, with a crisp and juicy fruitiness. Few Bordeaux wines are as deserving of the term "vibrant wine" as Montlandrie.Quarin : 95/100 « Superbe nez très aromatique, profond, fruité, fin, floral et complexe. Ultra fondant en entrée de bouche, avec une texture minutieuse au développement et de la classe dans le toucher, le vin prend peu à peu du corps et de la puissance. Il s'achève long en fondant, sans jamais perdre la pulpe de sa chair. Une réussite exceptionnelle. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Montlandrie is a powerful, driving wine. A wine of size and volume, Montlandrie offers tremendous intensity as well as vibrancy. Gorgeous. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Applying the same principles of cultivation and vinification as in Angelus, Hubert de Boüard brought his Château de Lalande de Pomerol to the top of his appellation. Rich and luxuriously aged wines, of incredible charm, with each vintage praised by critics.
Quarin : 91/100 « Nez intense, fruité, mûr et frais. Moelleux en départ de bouche, moelleux au milieu, avec de l'éclat dans la saveur, le vin progresse en finale sur une tannicité enveloppée et savoureuse, vers une bonne longueur. »
Galloni : 88-90/100 « The 2022 La Fleur de Boüard is a dark, potent wine. The style here clarly seeks greater volume and density. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Mr. Durantou (owner of Église-Clinet who died in 2020) produced only 1500 cases per year of his remarkable Lalande de Pomerol Les Cruzelles. Incomparably superior to the neighbouring Pomerol of the same price.
Quarin : 93/100 « Délicat en entrée de bouche, parfumé au milieu, avec un corps juteux, le vin fond au palais, sans cesse caressant. Il s'achève long, sur une grande finale savoureuse et séveuse. C'est superbe. »
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With 12 hectares cultivated in biodynamic farming, certified since the 2007 vintage, Clos Puy-Arnaud is one of the great Côtes de Castillon wines that have nothing to envy to neighbouring Saint-Émilion.
"Grand Vin", the uncompromising cuvée that has made the estate's reputation, authentic, straight and deep, classic, spicy and cut out for keeping.Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2022 Clos Puy Arnaud is a real stunner, and one of the great under the radar gems on the Right Bank. Clos Puy Arnaud could easily challenge many more illustrious names on the Right Bank. »
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Mr Derenoncourt, Bordeaux's most sought-after consultant, is also a producer. Obviously, he (with his wife) applies in his vineyards the methods that have made his success: respect for the terroir and biotope, subtle vinification and maturation, wines of great aromatic precision.
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Domaine de l'A is a gorgeous, pedigreed wine. Dark and sumptuous in the glass, with tons of supporting structure, the 2022 packs a serious punch. »
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Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
Quarin : 92/100 « Minutieux en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, le vin évolue juteux, bien constitué, sur des saveurs épicées et florales, vers une longue finale aromatique, fraîche. Une construction digne des grands crus du Médoc. Ensemble aérien et délicieux. »
Galloni : 88-90/100 « The 2022 Clos Floridène is a bold, pungent wine, with strong savory and gamy flavors I don't recall seeing in the past. I have to admit, the 2022 is a bit of a mystery. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
Quarin : 93/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, pur et subtil. Fond de cerise. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, juteux au milieu, avec un corps fondant et beaucoup de goût, le vin évolue profond, savoureux, long, frais et même joyeux. Incroyable ! »
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A family property reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of the son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. Instant passage in organic and biodynamic culture, wines of artist, intuitive, immediately sapid, tasty and with the strong note pleasure. This approach was praised by the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide, which awarded Haut-Bergey its first star: "Modernity of vision and the ability to reinvent itself without betraying its identity: Haut-Bergey symbolizes the current vitality of the most historic of Bordeaux's vineyards".
Galloni : 87-89/100 « The 2022 Haut-Bergey is a dense, potent Pessac-Léognan. Super-ripe dark fruit, spice, leather and tobacco are front and center. »
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
Revue du Vin de France : 92-94/100 « Il y a beaucoup de sérénité et de pureté dans l'expression du fruit, bien typé par le cabernet-sauvignon (50% de l'assemblage) [...] le vin parvient à prolonger le beau style classique, plein mais éloigné de toute véhémence ou angulosité, défini par le cru depuis quelques millésimes. »
Quarin : 91/100 « Couleur sombre et pourpre. Nez intense, fruité et parfumé. Bouche moelleuse, se développant aromatique, sur un port suave, vers une finale parfumée, à la tannicité bien enrobée. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Latour-Martillac is brilliant. Bright, focused and pulsing with energy, the 2022 is super-impressive. The 2022 is hugely promising. »More- To keep or to drink:
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More famous in the 90s for its whites, Carbonnieux has for the last ten years clearly raised the level of its red wine in power, matter and velvety texture, joining the best vintages of Leognan. With its value for money, unquestionable within Pessac-Léognan.
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The excellent second wine of Pape Clément. In all confidence!
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Roundness, suppleness and depth of flesh are the hallmarks of the consensual red wines produced in Larrivet Haut-Brion, advised by Mr. Rolland until 2014 and then by Mr. Derenoncourt. No link between Larrivet (in Léognan) and Haut-Brion (in Pessac).
Quarin : 95/100 « Ample à l'attaque, juteux en milieu de bouche, très parfumé, gras, le vin évolue plein et noble, vers une qualité de tannin jamais vue à ce jour, plus une sensation de pulpe juteuse inégalée. Bravo ! L'expression de ce cru est révolutionnée par l'équipe actuelle. Jamais depuis les derniers millésimes, Larrivet Haut Brion n'a été autant raffiné. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Larrivet Haut-Brion Blanc is bold, punchy and also quite exotic, because of the presence of Cabernet Franc. »More- To keep or to drink:
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
Quarin : 93/100 « Nez intense, fruité, pur et bien mûr. Gras dès l'entrée en bouche, plein au milieu, avec un corps fondant, le vin caresse le palais, charmeur et puissant à la fois. Très belle finale profonde, savoureuse et sans angle. Une grande réussite. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Haut-Bailly II is bright, fresh and vibrant, almost surprisingly so for such a torrid vintage. Medium in body and gracious, the 2022 is all class. This is beautifully done. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Bought in 1988 and then renovated from top to bottom, Malartic-Lagravière is back to the fine, straight and distinguished style that made it successful in the 1950s and 1960s.
Malartic-Lagravière continues its ascent, from the 2012 Hachette coup de coeur to the 2018 rated 93/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "Intense, reserved, liquorice-like, it retains a momentum that enhances an elegant form with an already suave flesh".
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez intense, fin, fruité, mûr, subtil, vanillé et noble. Toute la suavité de l'année est là. Gras en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, le vin évolue complet et fondant, avec la grâce onctueuse du millésime. Grande finale sur le fruit noir. Tannicité raffinée. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 94-96,5/100 « The 2022 Malartic-Lagravière exudes class. Malartic-Lagravière has all the potential to be one of the great wines of the year. This is a fabulous showing. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Mr. Derenoncourt's arrival as a consultant in 2006 has given the Domaine de Chevalier an extra touch of charm and softness, while preserving its distinguished finesse.
Quarin : 96/100 « Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, mûr, subtil. Moelleux en entrée de bouche, minutieux dans sa texture, très aromatique, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin se développe ascendant et juteux entre le milieu et la finale. Longueur profonde et noble. »
Galloni: 93-96/100 « The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier is a powerhouse. I don't remember tasting anything like it. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannins. Slightly powdery in texture and saline in the mouth, this gets the saliva flowing. However, the arching structure on the finish suggests it will require considerable bottle age. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Second red wine of La Mission Haut-Brion, created in 1991 and greatly improved since 2006 by the addition of the entire vineyard of La Tour Haut-Brion.
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez très aromatique, fruité et pur. Bouche charnue de part en part. Après le milieu, elle se trame doucement, tandis que le vin progresse long, profond et même complexe dans la persistance. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion is a powerful, dense wine, almost shockingly so. You will find a wine that delivers immense pleasure, though and tons of character. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Since 1985, Pape Clément has magnificently combined the bouquet and natural finesse of the Graves with the power of its terroir (comparable to that of the greatest Pauillac wines). It is undoubtedly one of the super seconds on the left bank, what is confirmed by the marks attributed to its latest vintages.
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez intense, au fruité mûr. Nuances complexes. Finement charnu en entrée de bouche, aromatique au milieu, complet, le vin évolue marqué par le bois dans la persistance, mais long, fruité, sur un grain distingué. »
Galloni : 93-96/100 « The 2022 Pape-Clément is shaping up to be a gem. The 2022 possesses notable energy and vibancy to play off its core of rich, sumptuous fruit. »
Martin : 94-96/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Layers of black fruit alced with graphite and cedar, rending this 2022 quite pauillac-like in style. Nicely controlled on the finish, this is a Pape-Clément with breeding. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Practically abandoned in 1993 when Mr. and Mrs. Cathiard bought it, Smith Haut Lafitte is today one of the 10 greatest vintages of the Bordeaux left bank.
Tasted in February 2020 by the Revue du Vin de France, the 2010 vintage obtained 19/20 "it stands out as a major success, a wine all in intensity but especially in balance".
Quarin : 98/100 « Nez intense, fin, nuances de fruits noirs, mûr, pur, subtil et noble. Ouh là, là ! Le gras, le toucher noble, la présence huileuse, le fruit noir et juste après le milieu, une finale qui monte encore, se parfume, se raffermit et vient finir grasse, complexe et profonde. Un arôme de noisette parcourt ce vin et le rapproche tellement d'un grand vin blanc. Bravo ! »
Galloni : 95-97/100 « The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte is a regal, elegant wine. In many vintages, the Grand Vin is more immediate and alluring. The 2022 is quite reticent. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, very elegant and focused, fine-boned with an exceptionally pure and caressing tobacco-tinged finish. This is going to grow to be a wonderful, delicious Smith-Haut-Lafitte. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Haut-Bailly is the most delicate of the Graves wines with a particularly silky tannic structure.
The Revue du Vin de France noted 16/20 on 2004 (to be tasted again in 2014) "round, very open, full and dense fruit, unspeakable ageing" and 18/20 on 2017 "all the refinement of the cru is found in this bottle of admirable definition and very fine balance".
Quarin : 97/100 « Nez intense, au fruité très mûr, se révélant très frais à l'agitation du verre. En bouche, voici du beau velours riche, qui caresse le palais, moelleux, juteux. Le vin intensifie sa présence aromatique dans le dernier tiers du palais et ce, malgré un pH élevé. C'est incroyable. »
Galloni : 93-96/100 « The 2022 Haut-Bailly is dark and quite brooding in bearing. I imagine the 2022 will take some time to come together, as the tannins are pretty forbidding at this stage. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannins. Minerals, black pepper and clove off a gentle grip with an impressive crescendo. This Haut-Bailly has a haunting beauty, the kind of wine that will bring people to tears. »More- To keep or to drink:
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Second red wine of Haut-Brion, named as such since 2008 (previously Ch.Bahans Haut-Brion). To underline the stylistic kinship with Haut-Brion, Le Clarence is put in the same very special bottle.
Quarin : 94/100 « Ample à l'attaque, ample au milieu, avec de la puissance et beaucoup de saveurs, le vin évolue long, profond, un tantinet tannique, mais bien couvert. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Le Clarence de Haut-Brion is fabulous. Rich, deep and explosive, La Clarence is everything a second wine should be. In other words, a smaller-scaled version of the original. »More- To keep or to drink:
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