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Mr Derenoncourt, Bordeaux's most sought-after consultant, is also a producer. Obviously, he (with his wife) applies in his vineyards the methods that have made his success: respect for the terroir and biotope, subtle vinification and maturation, wines of great aromatic precision.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2038
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Mr Derenoncourt, Bordeaux's most sought-after consultant, is also a producer. Obviously, he (with his wife) applies in his vineyards the methods that have made his success: respect for the terroir and biotope, subtle vinification and maturation, wines of great aromatic precision.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2032-2048
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Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (2026 Guide): 93/100 Coup de ♥ "The 2023 showcases the magnificent maturity of this Merlot with floral nuances and great sincerity of expression. A full-bodied wine with incredible density in dry extracts, all carried by a sensation of great energy. Keep it for another two years, it needs to blend."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2040
- Organic certification:
- 2012
- Alcohol degree:
- 14%
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Started in 2003, the adventure of Clos Louie is a textbook case: doll's vineyard (2.3 ha) on a beautiful clay-limestone terroir of Castillon, very old vines (150 years old!) mostly Merlot and red tail malbec, careful biodynamic cultivation, double manual sorting during the harvest, little interventionist vinification, gentle maturing in 500-litre demi-muids. A true artist's wine, absent from the guides but that informed amateurs know well.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 93/100 Coup de ♥ “A delicious interpretation of a contemporary Bordeaux, this 2021 focuses on a frank expression of fruit. Not so commonplace in a vintage where many of the region's wines lack substance.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2038
- Organic certification:
- 2012
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Applying the same principles of cultivation and vinification as in Angelus, Hubert de Boüard brought his Château de Lalande de Pomerol to the top of his appellation. Rich and luxuriously aged wines, of incredible charm, with each vintage praised by critics. An exceptional 2017 vintage, of which the tiny production (saved from frost) is only available in magnums.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2022): 93/100 "The 2020 La Fleur de Boüard is gorgeous. Freshly cyt flowers, bright red-tonned fruit, blood orange, mint and cinnamon lend notable vibrancy to this mid-weight wine from the Boüard family. It's great to see a style that shows greater freshness than in the early days here."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2040
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Applying the same principles of cultivation and vinification as in Angelus, Hubert de Boüard brought his Château de Lalande de Pomerol to the top of his appellation. Rich and luxuriously aged wines, of incredible charm, with each vintage praised by critics. An exceptional 2017 vintage, of which the tiny production (saved from frost) is only available in magnums.
Noting the extent of the damage (95%) caused by the frost at the end of April 2017 in La Fleur de Boüard, Hubert de Boüard and his daughter Coralie did not give up and decided to pamper the few remaining grapes.
100% Merlot, deep, fleshy, sweet and distinguished, caressing in the middle palate and concluding with a slender and more energetic finish, their superb 2017 is an astonishing success, surely made possible by the tiny harvest (20 hl produced on 40 ha of vines, a tiny yield of 0.5 hl/ha, just one hundredth of a normal harvest!).
And, killing two birds with one stone, they took the opportunity to celebrate their 20th year at La Fleur de Boüard by putting their 2017 only in 1000 numbered magnums specially decorated by the artist Petrusse Reynen.More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 5 to 10 years
- Apogée:
- 2024/2040
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60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Merlot from the Graves of Languedoc, Camus is a beautiful, fruity, lively red Graves with a fine woodiness. A great success year after year, offering guaranteed value for money.
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
The 2023 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2025): 92/100 "The red, an original expression of Cabernet Sauvignon on limestone, possesses the same distinguished elegance and seems to have reached a new level in the highly mature vintages of 2020 and 2022."
J-M Quarin (March 2026): 91/100 "Dark red color with good intensity. Very aromatic, refined, pure, and subtle nose, developing fruity and licorice notes in the glass. Meticulous on the attack, very aromatic in the middle, with a beautiful texture and lots of flavor, the wine melts on the finish, which is long, sappy, and without any tannic edges" Outsider
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 88/100 “The 2023 Clos Floridène offers dark berry fruit mixed with light tobacco and graphite scents on the nose. Perhaps more Médoc than Pessac in style. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, grippy, with a slightly oaky finish. Not bad, but the white is definitely superior this year.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2032
- Grape varieties:
- 75 % Cabernet-Sauvignon, 25 % Merlot
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
The 2019 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (February 2022): 91/100 “Dark, crimson color, bright and beautiful. Intense, fruity and fresh nose.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2022): 92/100 "The 2019 Clos Floridène is such a gorgeous wine. Silky and polished to the core, the 2019 is exceptionally beautiful. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, cinnamon, licorice and blood orange all grace this mid-weight, nuanced Graves. All the elements are so well balanced. Superb."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
- Alcohol degree:
- 14%
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
The 2017 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2019): 90/100 "The 2017 Clos Floridène is gorgeous wine. Ripe red berry, blood orange, rose petal, mint and spice all flesh out in this pretty and nuanced Graves. Sweet floral notes add an enticing upper register. Pliant and supple, the 2017 is wonderfully expressive today."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2031
- Alcohol degree:
- 13%
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Dubourdieu property. Unanimously considered as the best and most distinguished of the red Graves, with a grand cru classé grape variety: 2/3 Cabernet Sauvignon and 1/3 Merlot.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2015-2027
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".Cuvée Paul is a "modern" Pessac-Léognan, produced using contemporary practices to stay as close to the fruit as possible: partial vinification using whole bunches, and virtually wood-free ageing (concrete egg, amphora and demi-muid).
The 2019 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2023): 92/100 “the Cuvée Paul radiates the vibrant, weighty, subtly ferrous and spicy fruit that makes it so distinctive”.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2015
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".Cuvée Jardin is a parcel-based micro-cuvée (named after the eponymous parcel adjoining the Château), 100% Merlot, on a predominantly clay terroir.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2023-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2015
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".Cuvée Tuilerie is a parcel-based micro-cuvée (named after the eponymous parcel ), 100% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Cuvée “Tuilerie” vintage 2019 in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2023): 92/100 “Bloody and smoky, tense.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2033
- Organic certification:
- 2015
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2034
- Organic certification:
- 2015
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
- Grape varieties:
- 53% Cabernet sauvignon, 27% Cabernet franc, 12% Merlot, 8% Petit verdot
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A family estate reawakened in 2011 by the arrival of son Paul Garcin, a former rock musician on the Bordeaux scene. An instant switch to organic and biodynamic viticulture, to produce intuitive, artist's wines that are immediately sapid and have a strong pleasure note. As a deliberate iconoclast, Paul Garcin makes a point of offering different facets to each Haut-Bergey vintage: a classic cuvée vinified and matured in the tradition of Bordeaux's great growths, the more contemporary Cuvée Paul, and single-vineyard cuvées highlighting their respective terroirs.
An approach hailed by the Revue du Vin de France: "A modern vision and the ability to reinvent oneself without betraying: Haut-Bergey symbolises the current vitality of Bordeaux's most historic vineyard".The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 93/100 " ‘Classic’ in its structure and the way the fruit is skilfully enhanced by the wood, Haut-Bergey nevertheless offers the balance, nuance and intelligence of fruit that distinguish the estate's wines. This wine is already very expressive, articulate and harmonious, with a responsive body stretched by lively, flavourful tannins."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 91/100
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2015
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
The 2022 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Couhins is fabulous. Aromatic and vibrant, with more linear energy than size, Couhins is super-classic. In 2022, it is a bit richer than in most years, but its essential savory drive is still very much in evidence. The long finish is striking."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 92/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2035
- Organic certification:
- 2022
- Grape varieties:
- 50% Cabernet Sauvignon 43% Merlot 7% Petit Verdot
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
The 2021 vintage in the press:
Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2024): 92/100 “Couhins 2021 is a dark wine. Black cherry, leather, licorice, mocha and grilled herbs express the savory character of a Cabernet Sauvignon from a cold site in a cold year. Overall depth and intensity are good, although some angular contours remain.”
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 91/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
- Organic certification:
- 2022
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
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Couhins' clear progress, seen in white wine since 2009, is now being felt in red wine. Here, it is not power that is sought but balance, aromatic delicacy and palatability.
The 2016 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - January 2019): 89/100 "The 2016 Couhins has a tightly wound bouquet with earthy black fruit and a light briny touch. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit and fine definition, but i would have liked more persistance on the finish. Stilln this is a pleasant Pessac-Léognan, even if not from the top drawer."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2021-2030
- Alcohol degree:
- 14.5%
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
A second wine of “flawless consistency and unfailing elegance”, according to Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025).
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 90/100 “Intense nose with very ripe fruit. A touch overripe when swirled in the glass. Delicate on the palate, flavorful in the middle, the wine glides and charms with southern aromas and a body with fine tannins. It's good.”
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 90/100 "The 2023 Haut-Bailly II has a tightly wound nose at first, black plum mixed with bilberry and light potpourri scents, just a touch of caramel in the background. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins. Moderate depth, smooth in texture, fine acidity, nice sapidity toward the licorice-tinged finish that feels open for business. You could drink this over the next 10 to 12 years."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2034
- Grape varieties:
- 64% Merlot, 34% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Cabernet Franc
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
A second wine of “flawless consistency and unfailing elegance”, according to Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025).
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (September 2025): 93/100 "Haut-Bailly II is now one of the best second wines in Bordeaux; it proves this once again in 2022 with its velvety, warm, sunny and perfectly tannic flesh, which gradually gives way to a very distinguished flavour with hints of sweet liquorice and violet. Despite its high proportion of Merlot (65%), it shows perfect consistency in its stylistic continuity with the first wine."
Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Haut-Bailly II is silky, elegant and polished. Crushed flowers, red berry fruit, cinnamon and new leather are all beautifully lifted in this gracious wine from Haut-Bailly. The 2022 is an especially delicate, refined wine that captures all the finesse that was possible in this vintage."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2026-2036
- Alcohol degree:
- 14.5%
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
A second wine of “flawless consistency and unfailing elegance”, according to Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025).
The 2021 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 92/100 “Haut-Bailly II is already delicious. Svelte, tender, expressive, relaxed, it seems to hover above the pitfalls of the vintage, while offering the chewiness and staying power one expects from a wine from the estate.”
Jean-Marc Quarin (April 2022): 92/100 “Dark, deep and beautiful color. Intense, ripe fruity nose, evolving fragrantly in the glass. Immediately aromatic on the palate, but also tannic, with a happy textural attention to detail and plenty of perfume. Moderate body, leaving plenty of room for the aromas. Very good.”
Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2023): 93/100 “The 2021 Haut-Bailly II is terrific. Savory, aromatic and super-expressive, the II has so much to offer, starting with its understated complexity and overall class. Although the II is a Merlot-based wine (while the Grand Vin leans on Cabernet Sauvignon), it very much captures the personality of the estate. I find it exquisite and extremely delicious.”
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2033
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
A second wine of “flawless consistency and unfailing elegance”, according to Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025).
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2024): 92/100 “Looser, more suggestive in the aromatic panorama it offers, surprisingly fine and even light, both in structure and flesh. It possesses the early qualities that will make it possible to wait until the great wine deigns to open up.”
Vinous (N. Martin - December 2022): 92/100 “The 2020 Haut-Bailly II awaits its time in the glass, which blooms with notes of blackberry, shucked oyster shell, pressed iris flowers and a touch of graphite. This is a wine of great class. The palate is medium-bodied, with sappy black fruit aromas, a slight grip, fine tannins, a smooth, consistent texture, and a generous touch of black pepper on the finish. This wine leaves a tingling impression on the tongue long after it's gone - a serious Second Wine.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2036
- Alcohol degree:
- 14%
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, called La Parde de Haut-Bailly until 2018. In the same style as its big brother, all restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming thanks to an increased proportion of Merlot since 2010.
A second wine of “flawless consistency and unfailing elegance”, according to Bettane & Desseauve (Guide 2025).
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."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2024-2032
- Alcohol degree:
- 14%
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The second wine of Haut-Bailly, since 1967. In the same style as its older brother, with restraint and finesse, and increasingly charming with an increased proportion of Merlot in 2010.
Renamed Haut-Bailly II from the 2019 vintage.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2017-2028
- Alcohol degree:
- 13%
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Roundness, suppleness and depth of flesh are the hallmarks of the consensual red wines produced in Larrivet Haut-Brion, advised by Mr. Rolland until 2014 and then by Mr. Derenoncourt. No link between Larrivet (in Léognan) and Haut-Brion (in Pessac).
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."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 93/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2036
- Alcohol degree:
- 14%
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Roundness, suppleness and depth of flesh are the hallmarks of the consensual red wines produced in Larrivet Haut-Brion, advised by Mr. Rolland until 2014 and then by Mr. Derenoncourt. No link between Larrivet (in Léognan) and Haut-Brion (in Pessac).
The 20216 vintage in the press:
J-M Quarin (February 2025): 92/100 "The best ever made. Dark, intense and beautiful colour. Intense, refined, fruity and pure nose. Delicate on the attack, refined on the palate, mellow and bursting with fruit, the wine develops juicily, leading to a sappy and fragrant finish. It ends long, very good and with silky delicacy."
Vinous (N.Martin - January 2020): 88/100 "The 2016 Larrivet Haut-Brion has a very pleasant bouquet of red currant and cranberry fruit, plus cedar and light mint aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly raw tannins, but it feels fresh and there is decent vigor on the finish. This is a bit “all thumbs” at the moment; hopefully time will knit everything together."
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- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2032
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
The 2023 vintage in the press:
Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 93/100 "The 2023 Latour-Martillac has quite a voluminous bouquet with blackberry, violet and black olive scents, becoming increasingly floral with aeration. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with finely sculpted tannins, beautifully balanced with a harmonious, silky-smooth finish. This is better than the white and should age gracefully in bottle."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2036
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%
- Grape varieties:
- 66% Cabernet sauvignon, 20% Merlot,14% Petit verdot
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 93/100 "Ample, smoky (an empyreumatic “charcoal” aspect that highlights the deep black fruit), warm but distinguished, Latour-Martillac displays great consistency of flavour, with remarkable length, the wine tightening and becoming more precise as it is tasted. Despite its very classic style, it does not shy away from the character of the vintage; both sunny and strongly structured, it demands attention and, above all, patience."
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."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2027-2038
- Alcohol degree:
- 14.5%
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In both large and small years, Latour-Martillac produces each time a remarkably distinctive and balanced wine, the sure value of the appellation. The same regularity being displayed in its prices, Latour-Martillac has become a priority choice in Pessac-Léognan.
Promoted to two stars in the Revue du Vin de France's 2023 guide for the whole of his work, in red as in white!
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."
Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2025-2033
- Alcohol degree:
- 13.5%