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The 2019 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2022): 93/100 Coup de ♥ “Very nobly perfumed, Haut-Bailly's second wine displays remarkable depth.”

Vinous (N. Martin - December 2021): 93/100 "The 2019 Haut-Bailly II, the second wine of Haut-Bailly, has accentuated the sous-bois elements on the nose since bottling, now feeling quintessentially Pessac-Léognan and quite marine-influenced in style. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, taut and fresh, still a little piquant on the finish but with more precision than I recall. This is very impressive. Excellent."

The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Larrivet Haut-Brion is dense, powerful and explosive. Black cherry, plum, new leather, licorice and mocha are amplified in this dramatic, deeply resonant wine. Gorgeous."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 92/100 "Dark, intense, slightly evolved colour. Very aromatic nose, with ripe fruit. A touch of sunshine when the glass is shaken. Delicious from the outset, with plenty of flavour in the middle, the wine melts on the palate. Juicy and flavoursome on the palate, with a woven finish that tightens before releasing its aroma. Good fragrant length."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Latour-Martillac is powerful, brooding wine, just as it was en primeur. A blast of dark red fruit, leather, spice, dried herbs and licorice are delineated in the glass. The 2022 packs a pretty intense punch. A few years in bottle will help to some degree."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 89/100 "Beautiful dark red. Moderately intense, fruity nose. Warm touch. The wine starts out fruity and tasty before the finish becomes a little grippier. Average length."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 90/100 “Still a little austere, as during en primeur tastings, this wine nevertheless possesses the necessary balance to evolve favorably.”

Vinous (Antonio Galloni - December 2023): 91/100 “Latour-Martillac 2021 is a very pretty, open wine. An explosion of red and purplish fruits, spices, rose petals, lavender, menthol and mocha opens the ball. All the elements are so well balanced. Silky tannins and floral overtones on the finish add to an air of refinement. The 2021 is understated and classy all the way."

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 92+/100 “The 2020 La Tour-Martillac has a delightfully complex bouquet with blackberry, bilberry, damp loamy soil and cedar. Fresh, vibrant, the palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Touches of sea salt and black olive emerge toward the finish. Excellent.”

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2023): 92/100 “Beautiful fullness, discreet acidity, a long finish set against a firm, flavorful grain. Like the red of the same vintage, this is a wine for the future."

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 91/100 “The 2018 Latour-Martillac is loaded with black fruit, chocolate, leather, licorice, cloves, gravel, game and dried herbs. Powerful and dense in the glass, the 2018 is presently marked by huge tannins that are going to need time to soften. The 2018 was much more charming from barrel. Today, it is quite the brute. Readers have to be patient.”

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 92/100 “Sunny, yet retaining a lovely aromatic freshness, this tannic, fleshy wine asserts undeniable potential.”

En Magnum (April 2021): 93/100 “Well marked by Merlot, round and voluptuous in texture, in contrast with a slightly more classic tannin. A wine of character, which will blossom as it ages. We can't wait to leave it in the cellar. The Kressmann family is leading this Graves cru classé in the right direction. Today, it's one of the appellation's flagship wines, and a great bargain for the connoisseur."
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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 92/100 "The 2022 Carbonnieux is pliant and expressive but also a bit more restrained and lighter in overall texture than it was from barrel. lifted floral accents keep this agile. The long, sustained finish adds to a feeling of refinement. I miss some of the depth I saw en primeur, but the 2022 is nevertheless very fine."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 88/100 "Dark colour, of normal intensity and slightly evolved. The nose is moderately aromatic, with ripe fruit. Delicate on the attack, airy on the palate, the wine initially melts before becoming slightly firmer with persistence." 

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Carbonnieux is an absolute delight. If offers up an exotic mélange of dark-fleshed fruit, espresso, licorice, cloves, leather and lavender. Deep, savory and super-expressive, the 2021 has so much going on, so much to offer. Cabernet Sauvignon takes center stage, and that very much comes throught in the wine's flavor personality and overall structural feel.”

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 92/100 “Very successful, the 2020 settles on the palate with an agreeable sweetness, pulpy fruit enveloping a fine structure. The firm, harmonious finish demonstrates the seriousness of this wine, which will last a long time.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 92/100

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 90/100 “The 2020 Carbonnieux is very composed on the nose, with blackberry, raspberry and light cedar scents and neatly integrated oak. The palate is medium-bodied with a lively entry. It has fine structure and a good backbone, with a fresh, black-olive-tinged finish. This is worth seeking out.”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 95/100 "The 2022 Malartic Lagravière is a pretty sexy wine, its considerable tannins not whith standing. A blast of dark cherry, plum, licorice, chocolate, new leather and spice makes a strong opening statement. The 2022 is dense and packed to the core, with formidable intensity of fruit and equally imposing tannins. This is a brute."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful deep dark colour. Intense, pure, subtle nose with ripe fruit. Immediately delicious on the palate, developing very perfumed and complex in the middle to a finish of incredible delicacy. A highly original wine, airy, meticulous and profound. Incratchable."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 95/100 "The 2022 Malartic Lagravière is a pretty sexy wine, its considerable tannins not whith standing. A blast of dark cherry, plum, licorice, chocolate, new leather and spice makes a strong opening statement. The 2022 is dense and packed to the core, with formidable intensity of fruit and equally imposing tannins. This is a brute."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful deep dark colour. Intense, pure, subtle nose with ripe fruit. Immediately delicious on the palate, developing very perfumed and complex in the middle to a finish of incredible delicacy. A highly original wine, airy, meticulous and profound. Incratchable."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 91/100 “Delicate on the attack, a touch salty in the middle, the wine evolves suave, melting and delicately fleshy towards a savory finish with present salinity.”

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 92/100 “The 2021 Malartic Lagravière, which has a little more Cabernet Sauvignon than usual, has an attractive bouquet-not amazingly intense, yet delineated with predominantly black fruit, black olive and light estuarine scents. It feels focusedn though without the frills. The palate is medium-bodied with a touch of orange rind on the entry. Finely integrated oak here lends this Pessac-Léognan an appealing silky texture, and it fans out gracefully toward the finish. This feels like it has evolved nicely during its barrel maturation, and it should drink weel for 20 to 25 years.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (April 2021): 94/100 “Skillfully vinified with a slight lightening of the tannin that goes in the direction of a search for more immediate elegance, finely spiced, very typical of Léognan, fresh and delicate finish. More than ever, Malartic is one of the appellation's must-haves”.

J-M Quarin (September 2021): 93/100 “Deep red color. Intense. Intense, fresh, fruity, ripe, complex and deep nose. Ample on the attack, juicy in the mid-palate, very tasty in the middle and a tad austere, the wine evolves towards a slightly spicy finish. Good length”.

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 95/100 "The 2018 Malartic Lagravière is every bit as compelling as it was en primeur. Inky dark fruit, dried herbs, licorice, lavender and chocolate are all kicked up in this sumptuous Pessac-Léognan. Soft curves and silky tannins add to the wine's considerable appeal. The 2018 is undeniably flashy and alluring, I loved it".

La Revue du Vin de France (November 2020): 93/100 “Dense, velvety, beautifully balanced, built on long, silky, accomplished tannins, with well-integrated alcoholic generosity. Potential for long ageing."

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The 2017 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2020): 92/100 “A supple Pessac-Léognan with notes of blackberry, red plum and redcurrant, enhanced by clove and white pepper on the finish. This is not a wine of astonishing complexity, but it is elegant and satisfyingly persistent. Enjoy it over the next 15 years or more”.

J-M Quarin (October 2020): 91/100 “Very aromatic and fine nose, with ripe fruit. Caressing on the entry, then suave in the middle, savory and very fragrant, this wine glides across the palate, juicy and noble in its final presence. It's good!"

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Jean-Marc Quarin (February 2019): 94/100 “Dark, intense and beautiful color. Moderately intense, ripe-fruited nose, with a touch more reminiscent of the Right Bank. A hint of pinewood contributes to the overall freshness. Smooth and melting from the outset, the wine develops a juicy, fragrant mid-palate, with a hint of resin in its flavor. It evolves fat, deep, with flavor, flesh and fine tannins.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2019): 95/100 “The 2016 Malartic-Lagravière has a wonderful bouquet of fragrant red fruits, enhanced by potpourri, black olive tapenade and light brine aromas - a bouquet full of personality. The fresh, harmonious palate is medium-bodied, with supple tannins, fine acidity and just the right amount of salinity on the earthy finish. Good wine from the Bonnies.”

The 2021 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 91/100 “To taste this wine at 9 in the morning and not be able to spit, that's the rarity. And then there's the voluptuous body and that distinctive aroma that I can't find anywhere else.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 90/100 “The 2021 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion is laced with crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, spice and pipe tobacco. La Chapelle is quite floral and delicate in 2021. Its understated personality is quite charming. Bright acids on the finish are a reminder of the cool, rainy growing season.”

The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - November 2024): 92/100 “The 2020 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion is very controlled and more backward on the nose compared to its peers, featuring blackberry, raspberry, damp earth and light black olive aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with a firm but fine tannins. There is a strong marine influence here with a dab of licorice on the finish. this needs time to find its groove, but it will. ”

The 2016 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (December 2022): 93/100 “Particularly caressing palate, bursting with fruit and melting between the middle and the finish. Very fine-grained persistence. Remarkable.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 91/100 “The 2016 La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion has a richer, denser bouquet than the 2016 Haut Bailly, offering more upfront black fruit laced with seaweed and briny notes. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit, a fine bead of acidity, hints of black olive and sage and quite a complex, engaging finish. Very fine, though it just lacks the peristence of its peers".

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (May 2025): 94/100 “Unanimously acclaimed, the 2022 is clearly in the remarkable tradition of recent vintages. Supported by very good acidity, it has a character more marked by tannic and alcoholic power, like the 2018, than by the radiance of fruit that makes the singular greatness of the 2016 or 2020. Comparing the merits of this historic succession of great vintages will nourish the pleasure of the senses and the debate of several generations!”

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 96+/100 "The 2022 Domaine de Chevalier is fabulous. I expected to see a more boisterous wine in this vintage, but instead, Domaine de Chevalier is a bit strict and tightly wound. I suspect those qualities will serve it well over the coming decades. Punchy red fruit, blood orange, new leather and spice all race out of the glass. I especially admire the wine's energy and tension."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Beautiful dark red, slightly evolved. Intense, fine, fruity and subtle nose. Graceful on the palate, evolving deliciously towards a finish that's a little lively and stricter than the sweetness felt on the entry and mid-palate. Melting body."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (May 2025): 93/100 “In the context of the vintage and compared to its peers, 2021 impressed right from the en primeur tastings. It confirms today! Cabernet-Sauvignon is clearly dominant (80% of the blend), defining a fruit of magnificent transparency, intense, “blue” (like 2017), satiny and smoky, with a brilliance all the more vivid because the woodiness is totally discreet.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 94+/100 “The 2021 Domaine de Chevalier comes across as quite shy and reticent in this vintage. The aromatics are beguiling, but on the palate, the wine feels a bit strict and clamped down. Crushed flowers, sweet red-toned fruit, spice, mint and blood orange emerge, but only with great reluctance. It will be interesting to see how the 2021 develops over time."

The 2019 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (May 2025): 91/100 “Fruity, loose, tender and solar at the same time, 2019 offers a breath full of charm but lacks a little density and relief compared to the vintages that frame it.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 94/100

J.M Quarin (February 2022): 95/100 “Smooth on entry, particularly fruity in the middle, with a melting body and a refined touch, the wine gains fullness and expression in the second half of the palate. The finish is long, with fine tannins that are constantly aromatic. Very good."

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2023): 97/100 “The 2019 Domaine de Chevalier has a precise and complex bouquet with blackberry cedar and tobacco scents, quite Médoc-like in style. This is thoroughly engaging. The palate is medium-bodied with pliant tannins, exquisitely integrated oak, fleshy and fine-boned with precise finish. This is outstanding."

The 2018 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (May 2025): 94/100 “This original fruity character, deep and noble, can be found in a pure and remarkably well-constituted 2018, with, however, compared to the 2016 a seemingly lower acidity and an alcoholic presence that is regaining its voice-which is entirely in keeping with the logic of the vintage.”

En Magnum (April 2021): 96/100 “Excellent body, powerful and fresh overall, very balanced, racy tannin, not quite formed yet on the mid-palate, but promising for long cellaring. Faithful to its always energetic and luminous style, this spectacular terroir expresses itself in the most beautiful of ways. Another major success for the Bernard family and their teams.”

Vinous (A. Galloni - March 2021): 97/100 “The 2018 Domaine de Chevalier is easily one of the wines of the vintage. A wine of mind-blowing precision and regal elegance, Domaine de Chevalier dazzles from the very first taste. Dried herbs, rose petal, mint, blood orange, pomegranate and bright mineral notes all build in the glass. Richly layered but also translucent, the 2018 is a real head-turner. Don't miss it!"

The 2016 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (May 2025): 97/100 “The brilliance of the 2016 is immediately striking, the fruit enthusiastically transcribes that specific character found in the most accomplished expressions of the vintage, that deep, suggestive, articulate florality. The qualities of constitution and form are admirable, and the balance with the qualities of freshness (vibrancy, vitality) approaches perfection.”

J-M Quarin (February 2019): 95/100 “Original nuances of pinewood, ink and cream. Melting on the attack, mellow on development, very pleasant, a touch lively, the wine caresses on a sappy body and finishes deep, with taste and fine tannins. Very good length."

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2018): 97/100 “The 2016 Domaine de Chevalier is a thrilling wine. Dense and beautifully layered, the 2016 is also quite a bit richer than it usually is. Cabernet Sauvignon aromatics and structure pulse through the wine. The red-toned fruit is incredibly primary at this stage. Readers should be prepared to cellar the 2016 for at least a handful of years. It has been nothing short of magnificent on the three occasions I have tasted it so far".

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97+/100 "The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte is silky, elegant and nuanced. It's all there. A wine of precision and class, the 2022 is so impressive. Refined, supple tannins wrap around a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, espresso and mocha. I find the 2022 a bit buttoned up today, but that is probably a very good thing for its long-term prospects. I look forward to seeing it age."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Very intense colour. Very aromatic nose, fine, pure and rich. A hint of sunshine, followed by black fruit enhanced by spice and fine oak. Delicate on the palate, with a classy feel, the wine rises slowly on the finish. The finish is powerful, a little firm but also very tasty and long."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 97+/100 "The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte is silky, elegant and nuanced. It's all there. A wine of precision and class, the 2022 is so impressive. Refined, supple tannins wrap around a core of blue/purplish fruit, lavender, espresso and mocha. I find the 2022 a bit buttoned up today, but that is probably a very good thing for its long-term prospects. I look forward to seeing it age."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Very intense colour. Very aromatic nose, fine, pure and rich. A hint of sunshine, followed by black fruit enhanced by spice and fine oak. Delicate on the palate, with a classy feel, the wine rises slowly on the finish. The finish is powerful, a little firm but also very tasty and long."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

J-M Quarin (February 2024): 95/100 “Ample on the attack, full on the mid-palate, the wine moves forward on a melting body with a little more nuance if tasted just decanted. Good length, with light tannins”.

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 96/100 “The 2021 Smith haut Lafitte is an engaging, dynamic wine. Gravel, menthol, licorice, mocha and spice are all beautifully delineated. A wine of energy and focus, the 2021 is absolutely enthralling-medium in body, refined and super-impressive.”

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The 2018 vintage in the press:

En Magnum (April 2021): 96/100 “Harmonious whole, splendid finish and noble integration of tannin that augurs an aging that will do it justice and where it will express all the splendor of its terroir.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2021): 95/100 "The 2018 Smith Haut Lafitte was very impressive in barrel, and now in bottle, it delivers. Wonderful precison on the nose, subtle at first but unfurling with each swirl of the glass, revealing scents of blackberry and crushed stone, iris petals like before, and maybe a touche more violet. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tension and good structure. This is a very tight Smith Haut Lafitte, and even affording it 3-4 hours of decanting, it remains more reserved vis-à-vis recent vintages. It eventually offers plenty of black fruit, black olives, a light marine influence and a pinch of cracked black pepper on the sturdy finish. An outstanding Smith Haut Lafitte. given the vintage"

J-M Quarin (March 2019): 95/100 “Minutious on the attack, melting on development, very aromatic and juicy, the wine glides on the palate, fragrant and tasty, long, with chic and aroma. Very good.”

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 94/100 “In 2016 the great wine imposes a presence that is still tight on itself, intense and with great staying power. It's a promising, resourceful wine, less extroverted and explosive than the 2015 but perhaps more suited to long ageing.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 95+/100 "The 2016 Smith Haut Lafitte has an opulent, lavish bouquet with layers of black cherry, Christmas cake, dark chocolate and vanilla. This wants to make an impression. The palate is very seductive, featuring lush red berry fruit, brown spices and saturated tannins. Some new oak is evident on the finish, but that will be subsumed with bottle age. I can see this aging well."

J-M Quarin (January 2019): 96/100 “Intense, fine nose of ripe, pure, slightly toasty fruit. Fat on the attack, suave in development, very fruity, powerful and caressing, but also tender, the wine moves forward savory, toward a long, sappy finish, tasting of black fruits and violets, with a tannic touch to melt away. Note that decanting is very favorable”.

The 2008 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2018): 92/100 "The 2008 Smith Haut Lafitte is a lovely wine for the vintage, still quite polished on the nose with scents of blackcurrant and raspberry coulis, a touch of melted tar and tobacco; youthful for its age and showing fine vigor. With aeration there is suddenly a strong scent of liquorice. The palate is soft and rounded on the entry however, there is great depth on the mid-palate with layers of slightly toasted black fruit laced with tobacco, black pepper and smoke. I just felt there is a little dryness creeping in towards the finish, nevertheless this is a fine Pessac-Léognan."