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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - June 2021): 92/100 “The 2016 Branas Grand Poujeaux has lovely a lovely bouquet with brambly red berry fruit, cedar, touches of mint and star anis. This is well defined and focused. The palate is lithe and pliant, fleshy but structured with gentle grip towards the finish. This Moulis seems to revel in a benevolent growing season with just the right amount of bitterness on the finish. Lots of potential here - one of the finest releases to date.”

The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - February 2024): 90/100 “The 2014 Branas Grand Poujeaux has a much fresher nose than many of the big names, with scents of black fruit, raspberry, allspice and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied, with supple tannins, perhaps a little looser than I remember, but with a lovely caressing finish. This is undoubtedly one of the best Left Bank wines of the vintage.”

The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - June 2021): 91/100 "The 2010 Branas Grand Poujeaux is fresher and more vigorous on the nose than the 2009: blackberry, raspberry, singed leather and minty aromas unfurling with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins, cedar and black pepper intermixes with light ferrous notes, though here there is more precision on the finish compared to the 2009. Very fine - perhaps the first to realize the full potential of the estate even if it was iltimately surpassed."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 93/100 “The 2020 is well-structured, with beautiful finesse on the palate, mellow tannins and lovely roundness."

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2022): 92/100 “Poujeaux 2020 is a wonderful Moulis-en-Médoc that should offer excellent value for money. On the nose, bright blackberry mingles with blueberry and graphite, and the wine is intense and determined to make a good impression. The palate is structured but well balanced, the silver thread of acidity running from start to finish. A little glassy on the finish, it will be tempered by the bottle ageing that Poujeaux always needs. Don't ignore it."

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2021): 94/100 “The 2019 Poujeaux has a very delineated, focused bouquet of blackberry, cedar, mint and light tea leaf scents, one of the most complex I have encountered from this great estate in recent years. The medium-bodied palate is fresh, vibrant and grippy, with slightly chalky tannins and a saline, persistent finish.”

J-M Quarin (February 2022): 92/100 “The wine caresses the palate, offering a hitherto unknown sensation of fullness. Very long finish with multidimensional flavors. A great success.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2021): 92/100 "The 2018 Poujeaux has an intense bouquet featuring layers of blackberry and bilberry fruit, a light marine scent and lingering a patina of oak that still needs time to be subsumed. The palate is medium-bodied with a sweet entry, plush and very pliant tannins framing a Poujeaux of impressive volume and grip. Cohesive from start to finish, it shuts down a little on the finish, indicating that this Moulis has long-term plans."

The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - novembre 2019): 90+/100 “It seems a little pinched at the moment, but it has the weight and intensity to flesh out with bottle age. It would perhaps benefit from more complexity on the finish, but otherwise this is a well-constructed Poujeaux.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 92/100 "Chasse-Spleen 2022 is carried by the excellence of the vintage, but it does not impress with its density and power."

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 90/100 "The 2022 Chasse-Spleen is a powerful, deep Moulis. Scorched earth, tobacco, incense and dried flowers complement a core of dark fruit. Brooding and quite closed today, the 2022 needs a few years in bottle to be at its best."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 92/100 "Chasse-Spleen 2022 is carried by the excellence of the vintage, but it does not impress with its density and power."

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 90/100 "The 2022 Chasse-Spleen is a powerful, deep Moulis. Scorched earth, tobacco, incense and dried flowers complement a core of dark fruit. Brooding and quite closed today, the 2022 needs a few years in bottle to be at its best."

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 90+/100 “The 2019 Chasse-Spleen has a well-defined bouquet with blackberry and bilberry fruit, undergrowth and tobacco - classic Médoc really. The palate is medium-bodied with plenty of feisty red fruit, modest depth and showing some austerity towards the finish. A more cerebral Left Bank 2019, though I would have liked a bit more persistence. This might be entering an awkward adolescence".

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Vinous (A Galloni - December 2017): 93/100 "The 2016 Chasse-Spleen has a wonderful, detailed mineral-driven bouquet that feels like a coiled spring at the moment. The harmonious palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, impressive depth and a pure but grippy, convicing finish. One of the best Chasse-Spleen in recent years. Bravo! This might represent one of the best quality-to-price- ratios on the Left Bank."

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A Galloni - December 2017): 90/100 "The 2015 Chasse-Spleen is a wine of finesse and grace. Floral notes, spice, leather and mint are beautifully delineated in this attractive, midweight wine. All the elements are very nicely balanced. Bright, saline notes extend the finish. readers who appreciate the finer side of Bordeaux will flip out over the 2015."

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2024): 90/100 “The 2014 Chasse-Spleen has a more retro nose than I remember, aniseed, tinged with red fruits, with just a touch of wild mint. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly spicy red fruits, well-balanced and ferrous towards the end with a spicy finish.”

Hachette (Guide 2024): Coup de ♥

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “With all the Margaux elegance we've come to expect from this vintage. Already seductive, with its velvety side, it will evolve over a decade with no problem.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 91/100 “The 2020 Sociando-Mallet shows more new oak on the nose than its peers, though there is sufficient brambly red fruit to soak that up. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and well-delineated with bitter cherry and a splash of balsamic. It's granular in texture with satisfying length and a side order of clissicism. Give this a couple of years in bottle. ”

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 91+/100 "The 2019 Sociando Mallet, has more presence on the nose than the Le Boscq; the fruit is darker and bolder. The palate is medium-bodied with saturated tannins, plenty of blackcurrant and raspberry fruit laced with cedar and black pepper. Solid, if missing a little elegance on the finish. Give it a couple of year and it will steadily climb back to its appraisal after bottling.”

J-M Quarin (April 2022): 90/100 “Beautiful, very aromatic nose, fruity and subtle. Fine nuances of blackberry jelly.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (December 2022): 94/100 “As discerning wine lovers know, Sociando-Mallet, a brand widely distributed in France, is a wine with remarkable value for money...[...] the latest vintages seem a little less profound, but remain very pleasant, perfect for drinking within the decade, as in 2018 with its seductive velvety texture.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2021): 93/100 "The 2018 Sociando Mallet, which comes wrapped in a resplendent 50th-anniversary label to celebrate the late Jean Gautreau's acquisition of the estate, takes some time to really coalesce on the nose, eventually revealing boysenberry and mulberry scents and cedar and light earthy aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins that belie the concentration of this Sociando-Mallet. Very cohesive, it delivers plenty of red fruit mixed with sous-bois and tobacco, though there is just a little more dryness on the finish than I was expecting."

The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 90/100 “The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, a fine bead of acidity, classic or traditional Bordeaux from start to finish with fine delineation on the tobacco-tinged finish. Excellent.”

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 92/100 "The 2016 Sociando Mallet has an attractive bouquet of cranberry, wild strawberry, cedar and light loamy aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, though it is well blanced with a fresh, quite mineral-driven finish that has grace and charm. This is a splendid Sociando-Mallet that I suspect will meliorate with cellaring."

The 2018 vintage in the press:

Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2023): 16.5-17/20

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2022): 92/100 “La Tour Carnet 2020 was impressive in barrel. In bottle, it presented a sober, restrained bouquet that grew fuller with aeration. A second bottle revealed a more accentuated marine perfume. The palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannins and well-balanced acidity, very harmonious with an expressive, slightly spicy and persistent finish. Excellent.”

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 92/100 “The 2019 La Tour Carnet has a nicely composed bouquet with blackberry, raspberry coulis, cedar and subtle sous-bois scents, quite precise and focused. The palate is very well balanced with finely sculpted tannins, well-judged acidity and harmonious, classically-styled finish. Very fine”.

J-M Quarin (February 2022): 90/100 “Delicate on the attack, savory in the middle, with a melting body and a slight liveliness in the flavor, the wine finishes well-built and long.”

The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (S. Tanzer - July 2013): 91+/100 "Bright,dark red. Sexy aromas of black cherry, blueberry, licorice, menthol and flowers seemed to shut down with aeration. Densely packed and fresh, with sound acidity intensifying the pretty, well-delineated black fruit flavors. The wine's firm spine of tannins and acids is nicely supported by its mid-palate concentration. A very impressive vintage for this bottling, and in need of patience."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 94/100 “In 2020, this vintage delivers an elegant wine, with supple substance and a lovely depth. It is long-lasting, with fruity flavors and silky tannins. It should be perfect for drinking in the next ten years or so.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 93/100 “The 2020 La Lagune has a lovely bouquet of pure, very perfumed black fruit with violet petals and undergrowth. The oak is very well integrated. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, classic in style and harmonious, building notes of cedar, black pepper and tobacco toward the finish. Excellent.”

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 95/100 “The 2019 La Lagune offers exquisite transparency on the nose - one of the most terroir-expressive Pessac-Léognan wines this vintage. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, taut and fresh, quite saline with a very integrated and poised finish that lingers in the mouth. Wonderful - could this be the best La Lagune in years? ”

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 92/100 “The wine shows itself to be quite tender and supple, with roundness and melted tannins. A half-bodied La Lagune, already very approachable and balanced.”

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 91/100 “The wine caresses the palate, tasty, with a touch of vivacity in the persistence.”

Vinified in a modern and intelligent manner, this second wine is particularly delicious and seductive in the 2022 vintage, with enough substance to last at least 10 years.

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Jacques Dupont (Le Point September 2025): 94/100 “Attractive nose of sweet spices and cherry, smooth and supple on the palate, a tender style, velvety tannins, violet-flavoured liquorice on the finish”.