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The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 94/100 "The 2018 Fonbadet is superb. Classically elegant and refined, the 2018 graces the palate with exquisite finesse right out of the gate. Reb berry, floral, blood orange and minty flavors convey freshness as the 2018 opens in the glass. Bright acids perk up the nuanced, persistent finish. Readers won't find too many 2018s that are this delicate, sensual and flat-out charming."

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2019): 93/100 “The 2017 Fonbadet is plush, sumptuous and super-expressive, with no hard edges and plenty of immediacy. Blue and purplish fruit, menthol, licorice, lavender, spice and leather are all front and center. Readers will find a creamy, textured Pauillac built on fruit presence and juiciness. Best of all, the 2017 can be enjoyed without much fuss pretty much upon release. I loved it.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 93/100 “The 2018 Pibran is fabulous, just as it was en primeur. Juicy, rich and expansive in this vintage, the Pibran offers tremendous richness and verve. Dark cherry, spice, new leather and cedar build as this stylish Pauillac shows off its considerable charmes. The 2018 is unquestionably extroverted. It is also delicious and shameless."

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.

The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2019): 94/100 "Dark, intense, beautiful and vivid colour. Moderately aromatic nose, with pure, ripe and smooth fruit. Mellow on the attack, juicy on the palate, dense in the middle, the wine glides, caresses and becomes very hedonistic on the finish. Really very difficult to spit out! A great success. Ah, the wonderful Outsider of Pauillac!"

Vinous (N. Martin -May 2018): 92/100 "The 2016 Pibran, which contains 68% Merlot, had just been bottled when I conducted the vertical tasting. It has a fabulous bouquet of black currant and black cherry fruit, beautifully defined ans seamlessly integrated with the oak. The medium-bodied palate offers exquisite pure black fruit laced with graphite. It conveys energy and tension, and the finish is supremely detailed and sophisiticated. This is a seriously good Pibran, probably the best ever made."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 93/100 “Les Griffons, in which Merlot accounts for 50% of the blend, is even more refined and precise, with a crystalline quality. It benefits from perfectly calibrated ageing, serving explosive fruit.”

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2024): 91/100 “The 2020 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron has an open-knit and expressive nose, a mixture of red and black fruit, quite elegant and developing appealing floral scents. The palate is medium-bodied, cohesive and persistent, with fleshy, ripe black ad hints of white pepper.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2021): 93/100 “This cabernet-sauvignon-dominant cuvée offers admirable uprightness and great potential. It rises to the level of a classified growth, in the very spirit of a great wine. With great definition and tannic nobility on the finish, it's set for over 10 years.”

En Magnum (April 2021): 94/100 “Perfect balance in this sunny year, elegant and precise in its rendering of terroir. A model of its kind in keeping with the ambitions displayed by Axa Millésimes for this second classified growth of Pauillac. Under the impetus of Christian Seely and Jean-René Matignon, the estate is at the top of its game, and has produced a griffon that is unstoppable, suitable for ageing and already very good."

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 93/100 "The 2018 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is a heady, wild Pauillac. An exotic mélange of inky black fruit, chocolate, spice, grilled herbs, espresso and new oak gives the Griffons its extroverted personality. The tannins need a bit of time to soften, but there is plenty to look forward to. This is an especially dense, rich Pauillac."

The 2016 is like the great wine: pure and vigorous, distinguished and powerful, promised to be beautiful and long to keep.

The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 91/100 "The 2016 Les Griffons de Pichon Baron is quite powerful and dense. Aging, and specifically, the barrel regime of 18 months in oak (60% new) has left the 2016 with a heavy toast/torrefaction quality that at present overpowers the dark fruit and Cabernet aromatics the wine showed from barrel."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 94/100 "Réserve should not be overlooked, as it ranks alongside a good cru classé. The high standards applied to its production result in a vibrant, refined and silky wine."

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Réserve de la Comtesse Is a sexy wine. Plush contours wrap around a core of black cherry, plum, graphite and dried flowers. The 2022 is unusual in that it includes all the Petit Verdot produced at the property. That's a decision that paid off hansomely."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 93/100 "Beautiful dark red. Lovely, intense, pure nose with ripe fruit. Fat on the attack and mid-palate, melting, with hints of black fruit and fresh fruit, the wine finishes long, powerful and fragrant, with a hint of liquorice. Very good."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 93/100

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 93/100 "Behind its delicate fruitiness and beautiful mineral structure, the wine is dominated by its wood, which slightly dries out the finish. This is a shame, as the wine otherwise has great potential."

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Pedesclaux is packed with black cherry, plum, new leather, licorice and chocolate. This sumptuous, bold Pauillac has plenty to offer in decidedly flamboyant style."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Dark, lively purple colour. Very aromatic nose, with ripe fruit, subtle and noble, particularly well combined with wood. Smooth on the entry, hedonistic in the middle, with a fine fatness running across the palate, rich in flavours, the wine evolves juicy, complete, delicate and yet profound. Great fruity persistence with no marked tannin."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 95/100 “The 2018 is a benchmark, with luminous substance and very ripe fruit. It is nonetheless brilliant, with a minty note on the finish.”

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2019): 92/100 "The 2017 Pédesclaux has really come together nicely since I tasted it from barrel. Supple and engaging, 2017 shows all of the radiance and soft contours of Merlot, which makes up nearly half the blend. Hints of leather, smoke and tobacco are laced throughout a core of black cherry/plum fruit. The 2017 is engaging , wonderfully inviting and simply delicious."

J-M Quarin (October 2020): 91/100 “This wine velvets right through to the finish, where lovely pure flavors and fine tannins shine. It's very good.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2018): 94/100 "The 2016 Pédesclaux has a very focused, concentrated bouquet of blackberry, graphite, hints of tobacco and a slight granitic scent - très Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with silky tannin, impressive depth, gentle grip and a killer line of acidity. I adore the harmony and precision of this Pédesclaux, which is probably the best to date. Highly recommended. "

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 95/100 "This great wine improves year after year. It has now reached a nice cruising speed with beautiful fullness. The tannins are very racy, finely coated and carry energetic fruit. It is already a pleasure to drink."

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97/100 "The 2022 Haut-Bages Libéral is huge and explosive right out of the gate. A rush of dark red cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, blood orange, incense, licorice and mocha saturates the palate. Saline notes extend the mid-palate and finish effortlessly. This is one of the most exuberant, ample wines I have tasted from Claire Villars-Lurton. I would give the 2022 a number of years in bottle to shed some baby fat. Today, it tastes almost like a barrel sample! The purity and primary intensity of the fruit is remarkable. The Haut-Bages Libéral was raised in a combination of 40% new oak, 40% once-used barrels and 20% a mix of concrete and amphora. This is one of under-the-radar gems of 2022."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100

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."

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."

The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - january 2019): 93/100 "The 2015 Haut-Bages Libéral is one of the best releases in recent years. It has an elegant bouquet of refined black cherry and crushed strawberry aromas; the oak here is very well knitted. The palate is medium-bodied with firm, grainy tannin, layers of black fruit laced with tar and tobacco, and firm but not overbearing grip on the finish. Good aging potential here. Excellent."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 96/100 "It is a dazzling wine, in keeping with the spirit of the vintage, combining richness, floral freshness and roundness. A significant proportion of Cabernet Franc gives it a touch of salinity on the finish and a welcome breath of fresh air. Already very accessible."

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Château d'Armailhac has a detailed and expressive bouquet that's classic Pauillac in style, with a little more black fruit than I noticed from barrel, here laced with cedar and pencil box aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a succulent entry. It has plenty of fruit concentration, gentle grip, a touch of blackberry mixed with black olive and hints of allspice."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Dark, intense and beautiful colour. Beautiful, very aromatic nose, pure, fine, fruity and slightly creamy. Delicious right from the start, with a fine touch and lots of flavour, the wine grows from the middle to the finish. It finishes long, sappy and disturbing in its density and delicacy. Remarkable tannicity.A fresh, mysterious Pauillac aroma. Incredible!"

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100

The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2023): 94/100 “2020 is a new stage. It is in phase with our expectations and its remarkable energy is driven by a beautiful burst of juicy red fruit. A wine that's both taut and coated, with a lovely textured finish.”

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2024): 94/100 “The 2020 d'Armailhac has a more backward nose than its peers, though it gradually unfurls to reveal wonderful blackberry, pencil shaving and violet scents that are very delineated and precise. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe black fruit, quite a "juicy" Pauillac with a lot of concentration that masks the struture underneath. Very persistent on the finish with a dash of black pepper on the aftertaste, this is another long-term Pauillac.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 93/100

The 2019 vintage in the press:

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 94/100

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 90/100 “The 2019 d'Armailhac is very perfumed, quite floral on the nose, touches of mint and cassis pinning this odwn as a Pauillac. The palate is medium-bodied with a slight bitterness on the entry. The tannins are rougher than its peers, yet balanced with a fresh saline, rather sinewy finish".

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 94/100 “This 2019, with its straight, greedy profile, unfurls a lovely frame, with sap and a well-constructed mid-palate.”

J-M Quarin (March 2022): 93/100 “Ample on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, well-constituted, tasty and complete, the wine finishes long and noble, with lots of taste and a touch of positive austerity. Very good.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 94/100 “Very full and sunny, this 2018 vintage impresses with its density, black cherry notes and voluptuous finish.”

Vinous (N. Martin - March 2021): 92/100 "The 2018 d'Armailhac is bright, fresh and so inviting, just as ti was en primeur. Sweet red cherry fruit, cedar, spice, tobacco and anise add lovely aromatic complexity. All of the intensity of the year comes through nicely and yet the personality of Armailhac is evident also. I would cellar the 2018 for at least a few years, to allow some of the baby fat to melt away. There is a bit more breadth and richness that is the result of yields that were just 32 hectoliters per hectare as opposed to the more typical 42 or so. It was a vintage marked by heat stress, small berries and lower juice to skin ratio, as well as some parcels affected bu mildew."

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2018): 93/100 "The 2016 d'Armailhac, which was bottled in May 2018, has an elegant bouquet that unfolds in the glass, offering blackberries, briar and a touch of cedar and mint. The palate is medium-bodied with dense tannin, grippy in the mouth, and quite voluminous, with perhaps more density on the solid, almost broad-shouldered finish compared to the Clerc-Milon. This fulfills all my expectations from my barrel tasting and is quite simply one of the best d'Armailhac wines ever made."

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “The 2015 also shows itself to be very comely, charming, melted, with a lovely grain of tannin.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2025): 94/100 "The 2015 d'Armailhac has a vivacious, minty, finely delineated bouquet that has a spring in its step. The palate is medium-bodied, strict and focused, with sapid black fruit laced with graphite. This classy offering gains depth with satisfying, long aftertaste. It was quite an impressive showing."

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The 2012 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (2023): 92/100 “Magnificent nose, pure, subtle in the classic spicy notes of cedar, fresh and complex, with an astonishing palette of gradations in the tactile sensations that bring the wine closer to the Lafite character than to that of Mouton, but that's just what the parcellaire of the cru allows. A little-known vintage that is often remarkable in Saint-Julien and Pauillac”.

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The 2010 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (2023): 90/100 “A wine with a strong constitution, virile in its texture and its return of tannin, still a little firm and astringent, marked Pauillac character, more cedar than blond tobacco, less harmonious at the moment than the 2009, but impressive and built for ageing.”

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 91/100 "The 2010 d'Armailhac has a clean and well-defined bouquet with blackberry, raspberry coulis, cedar and brown spices, quite complex and nicely focused. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity. This feels quite savoury at ten years of age with black pepper and just a hint of soy developing on the finish. Very Fine."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 97/100 "This wine is spectacular and truly delicious, with beautiful fruitiness. Its juiciness on the palate gives it great freshness. It finishes with silky, velvety tannins. Irresistible."

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 96/100 "The 2022 Grand Puy Lacoste, observed out of barrel, offers a more sensual and generous bouquet than previous vintages, with blackberry, bilberry and cedar scents emerging from the glass with a hint of pencil box underneath. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, showing more stucture than it did from barrel, which is precisely what you want from thi Pauillac estate. Tobacco and graphite notes towards the finish linger beautifully in classical style. This is a very impressive wine that will mature with panache and stature."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Dark, intense, purple and lively colour. Intense, fine, subtle, fruity nose with a toasty woody background. The palate is juicy and full-bodied. After the mid-palate, the wine gains great depth and shines through with its regal flavour, all in great delicacy.It reminded me of the 1982!"

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 95/100