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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. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
The 2014 vintage is rated 94/100 by N. Martin " The 2014 Léoville Barton has a seductive and beautifully composed bouquet, with ample scents of stalky red fruits, undergrowth and light pencil shavings. This is a wine of great finesse. [...]This is a top-class Saint-Julien from the Barton family. " (February 2024).
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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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. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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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. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2038
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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. Always praised by the critics, as in 2015 "fine, sapid and very long, lots of class on the palate, with a juicy side and superb texture", rated 97/100 by the Revue du Vin de France.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2020-2038
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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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 !
The 2021 vintage is rated 98/100 A. Galloni "The Ducru-Beaucaillou 2021 captures all the potential it has shown in barrel. A delicate and restrained wine, the 2021 impresses above all with its finesse. All the elements are impeccably balanced. Time spent in the glass brings out the wine's inner sweetness and magnificent perfume. The balance with the oak, sometimes difficult here, is also flawless. With less alcohol and therefore less oak extraction than recent vintages, the 2021 promises to be a modern-day classic." (february 2024)
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- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2042
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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 100/100 in 2015 by the Revue du Vin de France "a legend", and again 100/100 in 2016 "the greatest modern Ducru! ».
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2045
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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 100/100 in 2015 by the Revue du Vin de France "a legend", and again 100/100 in 2016 "the greatest modern Ducru! ».
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2045
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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 !
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2016-2028
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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 !
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2016-2028
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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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".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2020 vintage is a coup de ♥ in the Guide Hachette 2024 "We're touching perfection with this 2020 vintage of Léoville Las Cases. Nothing protrudes here, everything seems in place for a long, very long, life. A great classic"
Rated 99/100 by La Revue du Vin de France "Las Cases 2020, a superlative wine for its depth, its richness, but above all its definition. A wine that bursts onto the palate in successive waves and doesn't seem to want to stop" (December 2022)
Rated 98/100 by le Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2024
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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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".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2020 vintage is a coup de ♥ in the Guide Hachette 2024 "We're touching perfection with this 2020 vintage of Léoville Las Cases. Nothing protrudes here, everything seems in place for a long, very long, life. A great classic"
Rated 99/100 by La Revue du Vin de France "Las Cases 2020, a superlative wine for its depth, its richness, but above all its definition. A wine that bursts onto the palate in successive waves and doesn't seem to want to stop" (December 2022)
Rated 98/100 by le Guide Bettane et Desseauve 2024
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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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".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
The 2014 vintage is rated 95/100 by N. Martin "There's complexity here, a more tertiary style, with autumn leaves and cigar smoke infusing the red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins, fleshy to the point of masking the spine. The finish is full-bodied and reminds me of Léoville Poyferré. Seductive." (February 2024).
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2040
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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".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2018-2035
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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".
Every vintage, Léoville-Las Cases is one of the contenders for the title of "best Bordeaux of the year", as once again with its 2020, rated 98+/100 by M. Galloni "Las Cases is one of the wines of the 2020 vintage, there is no doubt about that" and 99-100/100 by the Revue du Vin de France "a superlative wine for its depth, richness, but above all its definition".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2015-2030
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Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
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Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
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Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
Rated 95/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « On retrouve la suavité et la séduction qui signent les vins de la propriété. Admirable qualité de tanins au grain fin et soyeux » (Sept. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
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Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2028
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Second wine of Grand-Puy Lacoste. Fruity, tender, silky, and always elegant. A classic at a reasonable price.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2028
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More mellow and refined since 2015, but still in its ample and generous style, Fonbadet is among the best non-classified growths of Pauillac (endangered species).
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
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More mellow and refined since 2015, but still in its ample and generous style, Fonbadet is among the best non-classified growths of Pauillac (endangered species).
Rated 90/100 by Neal Martin after bottling « Whilst not quite displaying the breeding of the 2018, this 2017 is a fine Fonbadet that will give a decade’s worth of drinking pleasure. » (February 2020)
Rated 93/100 by Antonio Galloni after bottling « The 2017 Fonbadet is plush, sumptuous and super-expressive, with no hard edges and plenty of immediacy. [...] Best of all, the 2017 can be enjoyed without much fuss pretty much upon release. I loved it. » (March 2020)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2030
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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!
While Pibran wines generally have a fleshy body and a bright fruit, the 2016 vintage transcends these qualities. It is considered as the best ever made by Jean-Marc Quarin and Neal Martin.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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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!
While Pibran wines generally have a fleshy body and a bright fruit, the 2016 vintage transcends these qualities. It is considered as the best ever made by Jean-Marc Quarin and Neal Martin.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2035
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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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!
The 2014 vintage received a "coup de ♥" from the Revue du Vin de France "very beautiful elegance, with a full and greedy side at the same time".
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2019-2030
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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New denomination of the second wine of Pichon-Baron from the 2012 vintage, undoubtedly at the level of the 5th growths of Pauillac.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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New denomination of the second wine of Pichon-Baron from the 2012 vintage, undoubtedly at the level of the 5th growths of Pauillac.
The 2020 vintage is rated 93/100 by La Revue du Vin de France " Les Griffons, in which Merlot accounts for 50% of the blend, is even more refined and precise, with a crystalline side. It benefits from perfectly balanced ageing, in the service of explosive fruit". (Guide 2024)
Rated 93/100 by N. Martin «The 2020 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron contains the Petit Verdot that was previously blended with the Les Tourelles. This has an intense nose with graphite and chalk-tinged black fruit, touches of black olive compote emerging with time, all with wonderful delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with quite firm and saturated tannins, very pure, precise and poised. Gentle grip with a lively, citrus-fresh finish, and hints of blue fruit on the aftertaste. » (December 2022)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
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New denomination of the second wine of Pichon-Baron from the 2012 vintage, undoubtedly at the level of the 5th growths of Pauillac.
Rated 94/100 by En Magnum « Pichon-Baron est au plus haut niveau et signe ce Griffons impeccable. Parfait équilibre dans cette année solaire, élégant et précis dans son rendu du terroir. Un modèle du genre. » (Apr. 2020)
Rated 93/100 by the Revue du Vin de France « Cette cuvée à dominante de cabernet-sauvignon offre une admirable droiture et un grand potentiel. Elle se hisse au niveau d'un cru classé, tout à fait dans l'esprit du grand vin. Très grande définition et noblesse tannique en finale, il est parti pour plus de 10 ans.» (Nov. 2021)
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 14.5%
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New denomination of the second wine of Pichon-Baron from the 2012 vintage, undoubtedly at the level of the 5th growths of Pauillac.
The 2016 is like the great wine: pure and vigorous, distinguished and powerful, promised to be beautiful and long to keep.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2040
- Potential alcohol:
- 13.5%
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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.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
- Potential alcohol:
- 13%
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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.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032