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Under the direction of Henri Lurton, Brane-Cantenac has gained in recent years in fullness and density and has become one of the leading growths of the appellation along with Palmer and Rauzan-Ségla and even the most authentically Margalese of them all. Let there be no mistake, behind a typically Margalaise elegance and delicacy that encourages tasting it too young, Brane-Cantenac needs time to blossom and reveal itself.
Tasted in February 2020 by the Revue du Vin de France, the 2010 vintage scored 18/20 "very seductive, with an intense palate, still marked by fresh fruit flavors".
Quarin : 99/100 « Jusqu'où Brane ira-t-il ? Couleur noire. Nez intense, fin, fruité, subtil, complexe et noble. Aérien dès l'entrée en bouche, avec énormément de saveurs, le vin offre une texture minutieuse, un corps fondant, un toucher gras. Il s'étire, complexe, noble, sur une longue finale sèveuse, profonde et un superbe relief aromatique. C'est magnifique !. »
Galloni : 95-97/100 « The 2022 Brane-Cantenac is captivating. Brane-Cantenac is, in my view, one of the most under-the-radar wines of the Left Bank. The 2022 is a stunner. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « The palate is medium-bodied with suoole tannins, very elegant and unashaledly classic in style. This is blessed with haunting poise, composed and detailed on the finish. This Margaux is not a show stopper, which in any case, is not really Brane Cantenac's signature style. »
An exceptional terroir classified in 1855 at the top of the second classified growths (with Mouton-Rothschild). Classicism in its purest form, an exemplary Margaux and certainly the cru classé whose style is the closest to that of Château Margaux.
Quarin : 97/100 « Ample à l'attaque, moelleux en milieu de bouche, très aromatique, le vin se développe plus parfumé que de coutume. Il s'achève long, pulpeux, raffiné, sur une tannicité minutieuse. Il est à la fois le plus complet des Rauzan Segla que je connais, mais aussi le plus margalien sur le plan aromatique. »
Galloni : 95-97/100 « The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla is a rich, opulent wine that very much reflects the nature of this radiant, dry year. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The 2022 Rauzan-Ségla has a very opulent bouquet with layers of black cherries, crème de cassis and violets. Perhaps just a little too decadent? »
By the quality of the selections, and the creation of a 3rd wine from 2009, Pavillon Rouge would have easily been considered as the Great Wine of Château Margaux only 20 years ago.
Quarin : 97/100 « Voici la bouche au toucher le plus fin jamais vu sur ce cru. Malgré sa puissance tannique record, très impressionnante jusqu'en milieu de bouche, tant elle structure le vin sans l'encombrer, ce dernier retrouve sa grâce identitaire en finale lorsqu'il devient impossible à cracher. C'est incroyable. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Pavillon Rouge is a rich, sumptuous wine. The Pavillon Rouge is an eye-opening wine that embodies the style of the year so eloquently. I especially admire the vibrancy here. The purity of the flavors and quality of the tannins really elevate the 2022. »
Palmer, a Cru apart from the Margaux, delivers an original interpretation of the appellation with wines that are always charming, melting and voluptuous, which explains its 50% Merlot grape variety.
Quarin : 99/100 « Minutieux en entrée de bouche, particulièrement aromatique au milieu, avec un corps ample et fondant et surtout beaucoup, beaucoup de goût, le vin s'étire complexe, profond, avec de la grâce dans le toucher. C'est superbe d'harmonie, de velouté. Très grande longueur. »
Galloni : 96-98/100 « The 2022 Palmer is a wine of sublime beauty and refinement. It is a magnificent wine in every way. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « Complex and expressive. Quite linear on the tobacco-infused finish, which is just quintessential Palmer. Do reserve a bin in your cellar for this and let it gather dust for at least a decade. »
No other vintage can better express the magical association that is so difficult to obtain simultaneously finesse and power. A first growth without rival in its style!
Quarin : 100/100 « C'est la seconde fois avec le 2005 que je note ce vin à un si haut niveau en Primeur. La couleur est la plus noire jamais vue. Ce n'est pas rien de le dire. Le nez est profond, avec des nuances de gelée de mûres et de fruits noirs. Ultra minutieux en entrée de bouche, ultra soyeux et en relief au milieu, le vin ne cesse d'évoluer ascendant. Profond et puissant (2005) , plus fruits noirs que jamais (2009), voici que le légendaire fondant qui le distingue revient, inattendu, dans le dernier tiers du palais. Le cru y retrouve sa douceur, ses nuances et les mystères de son identité unique. L'envie d'avaler devient irrésistible. C'est bouleversant ! »
Galloni : 97-99/100 « The 2022 Château Margaux is a total stunner. Ripe, opulent and explosive, the 2022 possesses tremendous depth and textural intensity from start to finish. Unforgettable. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « Silky smooth and almost creamy at first, toward the finish it reveals a slightly powdery texture, almost swaggering in style. Not a subtle or nuanced Château Margaux, rather, Philippe Bascaules has conjured a First Growth that is dressed to kill. »
Second wine of Lagrange, of an incredible regularity in its quality as in its prices. This classic is an ideal "core of the cellar"!
Quarin : 88/100 « Nez intense, au fruité mûr, mêlé à des touches plus vertes. Bouche tendre, fruitée, agréable, savoureuse, de longueur moyenne. »
Galloni : 89-91/100 « The 2021 Les Fiefs de Lagrange is a terrific second wine. [...] The Fiefs is absolutely delicious today, and, quite frankly, irresistible. »
Martin : 87-89/100 « An easygoing yet smooth Deuxième Vin that should have wide appeal. »
Second wine of Gruaud-Larose. In a rather powerful and tight register, Sarget is a serious and convincing Saint-Julien, with substance, at its best after 5 to 7 years of ageing.
Quarin : 92/100 « Minutieux en entrée de bouche, raffiné au toucher, très aromatique, le vin évolue gras et puissant, avec beaucoup de goût. Longue finale savoureuse, à la tannicité enveloppée. Un rendu et une construction remarquables. »
Galloni : 89-91/100 « The 2022 Sarget de Gruaud is plump, juicy and wonderfully giving, in other words everything a second wine should be. The Sarget is a dense second wine that captures all of the natural radiance of the year. »
Named Château Lalande-Borie until 2017, Le Petit Ducru is made from plots of great classified growths. A fine and distinguished Saint-Julien, in the spirit of Ducru-Beaucaillou.
Galloni : 91-93/100 « Le Petit Ducru pulses with notable energy. All the elements are so well-balanced. This is beautifully done. »
The best cru bourgeois of Saint-Julien (it could easily have been classified in 1855), kept by the Saint-Pierre team, even owner, and in very good shape in the last vintages. The sure thing par excellence.
Quarin : 93/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, pur et subtil, sentant bon les fruits noirs. Moelleux en entrée de bouche, savoureux au milieu, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin devient puissant en finale, où il s'achève long et sèveux. C'est superbe d'enveloppe, de fondant et de poids. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Gloria is terrific. Bold and punchy, Gloria offers all of its typical charms but with an extra kick of fruit richness. Super-expressive, delicious Saint-Julien. »
In the shadow of its older brother (Léoville-Barton), Langoa-Barton with a vineyard of barely 17 ha is the smallest and least known of the classified growths of Saint-Julien. Nevertheless, it offers the elegant and graceful fruitiness of Saint-Julien with a remarkable capacity for ageing. And a very reasonable price!
Quarin : 94/100 « Délicat en entrée de bouche, très aromatique au milieu, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin fond en finale, long, parfumé et tout en douceur séveuse. Pour l'instant, il se présente plus nuancé que parfois, mais aussi plus tendre. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Langoa-Barton is vibrant and focused, as the best wines are in this vintage. There's a purity to the 2022 that is impossible to miss. I admire its precision and lovely minerality. Langoa could turn out to be one of the Sleepers of 2022, especially among the more affordable wines of the Left Bank. »
Since its purchase by Mr. Maroteaux, Branaire-Ducru has made rapid progress, as did the construction of the new winery, which allows it to work only by gravity, without a pump that could "chew" the wines. Branaire-Ducru is the leader of the appellation's 3-4ème crus classés (Lagrange, Talbot, Beychevelle, Saint-Pierre) and certainly the finest of them.
Quarin : 97/100 « Nez intense, fin, fruité, subtil et noble. Moelleux en entrée de bouche, moelleux au milieu, avec de l'éclat dans la saveur, le vin évolue juteux, savoureux et même complexe en finale lorsqu'il gagne un éclat superbe. Profil dense et fondant. Une grande réussite. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2022 Branaire is a powerhouse, almost unnaturally so for this Saint-Julien, which is usually a more understated wine. Impressive. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « It's very well structured to the degree that it conveys a sense of symmetry. Lightly spiced toward the finish with notes of graphite lingering on the aftertaste, this represents an excellent Branaire Ducru that will age over many years and will surely appeal to those seeking more classical Saint-Julien. »
Second wine of Ducru-Beaucaillou. As for the other wines made by Bruno Borie (Le Petit Ducru and Ducru-Beaucaillou), La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou has considerably progressed since 2003 to the point of becoming a direct rival of the 3rd/4th classified growths of St-Julien. Moreover, it now benefits from a contribution of vines purchased from Château Terrey-Gros-Cailloux.
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou is super-expressive. This serious, potent Saint-Julien is going to need a bit of time to fully come together, but it is certainly impressive. »
The most serious and regular of the great classified growths of Saint-Julien, and even of the Médoc. Whatever the vintage since 1986, Lagrange never disappoints, with a constancy and an accuracy that force respect!
Quarin : 95/100 « Surprenant par son entrée de bouche ample, gras au milieu, le vin se développe de suite très aromatique. Il évolue complet, vers une longue finale à la tannicité enrobée. Le gras et la dynamique s'équilibrent ensemble dans un déroulé profond et charmeur. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Lagrange is a bold, racy wine. The Cabernet is especially evident in this savory and punchy Saint-Julien that is showing very well today. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The palate is extremely pure with cashmere tannins, black cherry fruit infused by blood orange, lightly spiced, hints of white pepper toward a very concentrated, fine-boned finish. A serious and very able Lagrange that should not be under-estimated. »
Saint-Pierre's obvious progress since 2003 now places it as a great rival to its peers in Saint-Julien, even surpassing them in depth of flesh. Magnificent in recent vintages, such as the 2019 rated 95/100 by the Revue des Vins de France "Great success" or the 2020 rated 96/100 "one of the most accomplished and refined ever".
Quarin : 97/100 « Texture minutieuse dès l'entrée en bouche, milieu plein, aromatique et fondant. Développement ascendant en finale où le vin s'achève long sur des tannins gras, beaucoup de goût et de la classe dans le toucher. C'est superbe ! »
Galloni : 93-95/100 « The 2022 Saint-Pierre is superb. As always, Saint-Pierre packs a tremendous punch. It's all there in the 2022. »
Always black with ink, always deliciously fat and sweet, always St-Julien and above all always regular. Supervised by Mr. Derenoncourt since 2009, Talbot has gained in intensity and aromatic precision.
Quarin : 93/100 « Délicat à l'attaque, savoureux au milieu, avec un développement onctueux, le vin évolue parfumé et long, sans marquer le tannin. Réalisation précise et très agréable. Longueur normale. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Talbot is another impressive effort from the château. Savory and nuanced, the 2022 its wonderfully energetic in the glass. »
Clos du Marquis is no longer the second wine of Léoville-Las Cases, but a wine in its own right produced on the parcels adjoining Léoville-Poyferré and Lagrange. In any case, his exemplary consistency for more than 30 years now commands respect.
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, noble. Bouche à la corpulence onctueuse, avec de la classe dans le toucher, du corps et une ascension en finale profonde, savoureuse et grasse. »
Galloni : 90-93/100 « The 2022 Clos du Marquis is powerful and driving, with the tannins very much in evidence. Today, the Clos du Marquis is pretty tight. Let's see what elevage brings. »
Even if their evolution always involves a period of austerity, Léoville-Barton wines have a supreme class and elegance, due as much to the advanced age of the vines as to meticulous work.
Quarin : 97/100 « Nuances de fruits noirs, de vanille, de poire. Ultra fondant en entrée de bouche, très minutieux au développement, avec de la classe dans le toucher, le vin monte en finale, subtil et savoureux. Il s'achève très long, profond et complexe. Il a le fond et la minutie de la réalisation pour lui. Superbe ! »
Galloni : 93-95/100 « The 2022 Léoville-Barton is a total model of classicism, even in this warm, dry year. You will find a straightforward (in the best sense of the term) Saint-Julien that captures the best of what Bordeaux can be. Just enough of everything, but not too much of any one thing. »
Martin : 96-98/100 « This is a precision-tooled Léoville Barton with the sharpness of a samurai sword. The 2022 marks the start of a new and glorious chapter for the Saint-Julien estate, which passes in the slipstream of the 2019 and 2020. It constitutes the finest Léoville Barton that I have tasted out of barrel. »
Emblematic cru of the Médoc by its architecture as well as by the delicacy of its wines, internationally sought-after. Beychevelle has taken another step up in finesse and aromatic precision with the commissioning in 2018 of its new vat room, and is now on first-name terms with the commune's second growths.
Quarin : 95/100 « Beau nez intense, fin, fruité et complexe. Nuances de vanille bourbon. Bouche tout en pulpe, douce et parfumée, évoluant sur une texture minutieuse et une puissance juste et modérée. Jolie finale laissant place au parfum plutôt qu'au tannin. Quel charme ! »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2022 Beychevelle is fabulous. In most recent vintages Beychevelle has been a flamboyant, extravagant Saint-Julien, but in 2022 is its surprisingly vibrant and fresh, almost shockingly so.More than anything, I admire the wine's freshness and drive, qualities that have not often been present in recent vintages. That makes the 2022 one of my favorite recent vintages here. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « The 2022 Beychevelle is very harmonious, satin-like in texture, and gently fans out toward the finish. It ends up being one of the most seductive Beychevelle I have tasted from barrel, one not to be overlooked. Chapeau, Mr. White! »
Of all the second classified growths in St-Julien, Gruaud-Larose is the most vigorous and massive in young wine. But, the magic of the terroir, it acquires softness and finesse if it is given time to age. Its quality/price ratio puts it ahead of the other second classified growths of St-Julien!
Quarin : 97/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin fruité, pur, subtil, mûr, frais et floral. Texture minutieuse dès l'entrée en bouche, le vin se développe très aromatique au milieu, avec une grâce douce et moelleuse unique sur cette appellation. Elle me rappelle le 1947. Le vin fond au palais, tout en rebondissant en finale, long, séveux et envoûtant. »
Galloni : 93-95/100 « This full-throttle Saint-Julien is not exactly subtle, but its balance is impeccable. You should expect an unctuous, dense wine with tons of concentration, a good deal of new oak and all the pedigree to hold it all together. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « I am impressed by its delineation and focus; frankly, these are the nicest aromatics I've encountered for a while at this address. I cannot remember a Gruaud at this nascent stage that exhibits this level of energy and tension deriving from the Cabernet Sauvignon extracted at the beginning of vinification. There's much more precision here. Gruaud reborn. »
With the help of Michel Rolland, Léoville-Poyferré has gained in depth since 1993, voluptuousness of texture and ability to age. It is now approaching the quality of its prestigious neighbours in which it is landlocked: Léoville-Las Cases and Pichon-Lalande. The competition between the three Léoville is intense but Léoville-Poyferré now prevails with an easier, more voluptuous approach, and a superior quality/price/pleasure ratio.
Quarin : 99/100 « Bouche toute en minutie fondante, avec de l'éclat dans le goût, un corps moelleux, d'une profondeur supérieure à d'habitude. Complexe, énergique, le vin évolue sur une puissance bien contrôlée, sur une grande finale à la tannicité noble. C'est tellement troublant. »
Galloni : 94-96/100 « The 2022 Léoville-Poyferré is unctuous, deep and super-expressive, but not at all over-done. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « It is quintessentially Léoville Poyferré on the nose, with those extravagant and sensual black and blueberry fruit, intermingling with crushed violet and iris. This is a very classy, sophisticated Saint-Julien that may well rest at the top of my banded score once in bottle. »
Since the arrival of Bruno Borie in 2003, Ducru-Beaucaillou has been flying from success to success. No one has forgotten that, until 1980, Ducru was the greatest of the Médoc's second growths, a position it is now regaining. Bravo !
Rated 20/20 in 2015 by the Revue du Vin de France "a legend", and again 20/20 in 2016 "the greatest modern Ducru! ».
Galloni : 95-97/100 « In most recent vintages, Ducru has been on the opulent side. The 2022, on the other hand, is strict and linear in construction, a wine that is more about persistence than size. »
Martin : 95-97/100 « Continuing the theme of the estate's other cuvées, there is a lovely Pauillac-like presence throughout, with graphite/pencil lead infusing the black fruit. This Leviathan Ducru-Beaucaillou threatens to overhelm the senses, uncompromising in many ways, and it will patently take many years for the tannins to soften. »
Intended for very long ageing in the cellar (at least 10 years even in small vintages), the wines of Léoville-Las Cases represent in each vintage one of the most perfect and purest expressions of the Médoc vineyard. As Wine Advocate has written, "Léoville-Las Cases looks more and more like Lafite rather than its close neighbour Latour".
Quarin : 100/100 « Raffiné en entrée de bouche, puis très aromatique au milieu, dense et pourtant gracieux dans le toucher, le vin se développe ample, puissant, profond, vers une finale longue, complexe, que je n'ai jamais vue aussi nuancée et grasse en même temps. Le Léoville Las Cases le plus charnu, le plus précis, le plus profond et le plus dégagé de toute austérité que je connaisse. C'est magnifique ! »
Galloni : 98-100/100 « Silky, plush and exceptionally beautiful, the 2022 Las Cases is shaping up to be one of the wines of the year. »
Martin : 98-100/100 « A "vertical" Las-Cases with fabulous precision on the finish. This surpasses the 2018-2020 trio and to use that clichéd expression, is a "tour de force". »
Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
Quarin : 90/100 « Nez extrêmement aromatique et précis, évoluant pur. Nuances de cerise noire, de vanille. Touche cacaotée. Bouche aérienne et particulièrement fruitée, se développant sur un toucher en dentelle. Il se boit comme du petit lait, savoureux et très bon. »
Galloni : 88-90/100 « The 2022 Lacoste-Borie is soft, supple and easygoing, all of which will make it a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Succulent dark cherry, plum, spice, mocha and leather give this juicy Pauillac lovely complexity. »
As in music, variation consists in making changes to a "theme". Grand-Puy-Lacoste has thus chosen, for his Grand Vin like for his second wine Lacoste Borie, to gather in the same case the variation of the sizes of bottles, allowing to discover the evolution of the wine in time through these three formats (bottle, magnum and double-magnum).
The "Variation Case" contains 1 Double-Magnum, 2 Magnums and 4 Bottles, the equivalent of 12 bottles.
Ideally located on the Mouton plateau, next to prestigious crus classés such as d'Armailhac, Clerc-Milon and Pontet-Canet, Pibran is owned by the insurance company AXA and benefits from the expertise of the technical team of Pichon-Baron (same owner). There are only a few unclassified wines left in Pauillac, and Pibran is by far the best of them!
Quarin : 93/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, pur, subtil. Minutieux en entrée de bouche, parfumé au milieu, avec un corps fondant et savoureux, le vin évolue un tantinet ferme dans la persistance, mais plein de fruits. Très bonne longueur. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Pibran is bright, punchy and full of character. This mid-weight, Merlot-driven Pauillac offers tons of immediacy and allure. I imagine it will be very easy to drink upon release. »
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.
Quarin : 94/100 « Nez intense, fin, fruité et pur. Ultra minutieux en entrée de bouche, un gras fin conduit la dégustation sur un profil droit et un beau toucher. Noble dans sa saveur et pas du tout pauillacais dans son profil, ce vin fond au palais, juteux et profond dans la persistance. Construction impeccable. C'est très bon. »
Galloni : 93-96/100 « The 2022 Haut-Bages Libéral is shaping up to be a jewel. A wine of dynamic energy and drive, Haut-Bages Libéral is super-impressive in this tasting. I can't wait to taste this from bottle. »
Since 2009 and the acquisition by Mr. Lorenzetti, we can talk about a new vintage wine classified in Pauillac. Unworthy of his ranking, Pédesclaux had until then disappeared from the Bordeaux scene. The ambition and resources of the new owner are there: complete overhaul of the installations, acquisition of new plots of land ideally located. The first vintages offer the image of a supple and easily accessible Pauillac, at a price that defies all competition in the appellation.
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez intense, fin, fruité, pur, subtil et profond. Jamais la texture de ce vin n'a été aussi précise. Jamais le corps n'a été aussi ample. Jamais le toucher n'a été aussi caressant. L'ensemble finit long et bouleversant, sur un tannin fin. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Pédesclaux is terrific. It shows a level of finesse that has not always been present here. There's plenty of richness and power, but also better balance than in some years. This is a fine vintage for Pédesclaux. »
New denomination of the second wine of Pichon-Baron from the 2012 vintage, undoubtedly at the level of the 5th growths of Pauillac.
Quarin : 94/100 « Nez très aromatique, fruité, subtil, mûr et à la fois frais. Raffiné en entrée de bouche, parfumé au milieu, avec un corps moelleux et une classe jamais vue jusqu'alors dans le toucher, le vin s'achève savoureux, long et profond. C'est superbe. »
Galloni : 92-94/100 « The 2022 Les Griffons de Pichon-Baron is super-impressive. This classy Pauillac is showing very well today. The Griffons is a serious second wine that will benefit from a few years of cellaring. »
The arrival of Mr. Dhalluin in 2004 not only benefited Mouton-Rothschild, but also the two other classified growths of Barony: d'Armailhac and Clerc-Milon. Their vines occupy the southern (d'Armailhac) and northern (Clerc-Milon) part of the Mouton gravel plateau. D'Armailhac is barely less rich than Clerc-Milon, but it gives the same aromatic nobility of blackcurrant, tobacco and cedar blends.
Quarin : 95/100 « Nez très aromatique, fin, fruité, subtil, pur, floral et réglissé. Le profil gustatif élancé du cru est toujours là. Cependant, le voici plus en chair, plus minutieux dans son agencement, plus fondant, plus juteux et finalement plus raffiné dans la persistance. Une très grande réussite dans laquelle le parfum du cabernet franc joue un rôle majeur. »
Galloni : 89-91/100 « The 2022 Armailhac is effusive and aromatic, with an extra kick of fruit intensity and richness from the warm, dry growing season, there's no austerity at all in this young Armailhac. »
Second wine of Pichon-Comtesse de Lalande: velvety, generous, with well-polished tannins and aromas of ripe fruit with a very Pauillaise cedar note. A reliable and regular value, quickly developed.
Quarin : 92/100 « Nez intense, fruité et subtil. Nuances de gelée de mûre. Moelleux en entrée de bouche, très savoureux au milieu, juteux, parfumé, le vin évolue long, avec des nuances solaires et fraîches mélangées. »
Galloni : 91-93/100 « The 2022 Réserve de la Comtesse is fabulous. Vibrant and impeccable in its balance, the 2022 is so impressive, mostly because of its balance. Don't miss it. »