Bordeaux

The nose is very rich in black fruit aromas, with delicate notes of toasted bread and roasted coffee. Well-balanced and ample on the palate. The tannic structure is silky and velvety.

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For easy drinking at home - a beautiful Bordeaux. Gold-medal winner Chateau les Roquettes St Emillion 2016 Grand Cru. A Wimbledon Wine Cellar's favourite, now in limited supply. Buy the last of the '16 which is excellent to drink now.

A generous, structured wine. It has ripe black fruits in profusion that are held together by the serious layer of tannins. Rich and concentrated, the wine will age for many years.

Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend

Appellation: Moulis-en-Médoc, Bordeaux, France

Drink: From 2024

A joint venture between the owner of Chateau Angelus and Chateau Lamothe Bergeron. This has to be one of the best value-for-money Bordeaux wines we’ve tasted this year. Introduced to us from friends in Bordeaux but with the hallmark of Chateau Angelus, this is a plummy, ripe wine.

93/100 Greg Sherwood MW: "The 2016 vintage is one of the greatest vintages in Bordeaux in 2 or 3 decades. With a little air, this wine starts to unwind and reveal a great aromatic presence with lifted layers of sweet violets and purple lavender perfume.

CHÂTEAU TAYET CUVÉE PRESTIGE BORDEAUX SUPÉRIEUR

Château Turcaud Cuvée Majeure Rouge Bordeaux Supérieur AOC is rich, concentrated, fleshy and ripe, with freshness. The 2015 vintage won the gold medal at the Concours Général Agricole in Paris in 2017.

"So much purity and definition, this is a beautiful wine with clarity of flavour. Touches of grilled almond and rosemary, mocha, smoke and coffee bean, there is so much freshness, with juice rushing in between the muscles and a mint leaf finish. 3.78pH, 60% new oak. Yields were 25-30hl/ha.

1855-CLASSIFIED GRAND CRU
The soul of a great terroir, a radiant, full-bodied, velvety wine for keeping. It stands out by its fresh fruit flavours, its density and its very fine tannins. Its best vintages express freshness, an elegant bouquet of red and black fruits, with opulence and tension on the finish, and spicy undertones.

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Jane Anson: 93/100

Antonio Galloni, Vinous: 91-93/100

Neal Martin, Vinous: 92-94/100

Wine Advocate: 92-94/100

Jancis Robinson MW: 17/20

James Suckling: 94-95/100

Jeb Dunnuck: 92-94/100

Michael Schuster: 91-93/100

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JAMES SUCKLING, 93-94 POINTS

RVF 91-93 POINTS

PHILIP DYNA, 91-93 POINTS

JEFF LEVE/THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER, 91-93 POINTS

TERRE DE VINS, 91-92 POINTS

BETTANE & DESSEAUVE, 91-92 POINTS

NEAL MARTIN/VINOUS, 89-91 POINTS

*Prices in Bond* 2020 marks the beginning of a "new era" as this is the first vintage for the new winery at Lynch-Bages.

60% - Cabernet Sauvignon
40% - Merlot

"You need to take a little time to let the concentrated flavours seep out, this is a long hauler. The tannins build slowly but surely through the palate, sombre and serious right now, particularly for an estate that is known for its exuberance.

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A super white with dense mango, lemon and lime, as well as some clove and nutmeg. Full-bodied, really complete and long. Sensational. So much potential here. 66% sauvignon blanc and 34% semillon. 98-99 / 100, James Suckling

VERY LIMITED QUANTITY

This is a really pretty second wine, showing a very contrastive palate of dried lemons and mangos with zingy acidity. Full-bodied and layered with a vivid finish. 3.15 ph, so lively, with 14% alcohol. 90% sauvignon blanc and 10% semillon. 94-95 / 100, James Suckling

"The second wine of the château, the 2020 Pagodes De Cos is based on 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and the balance equal parts Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, all raised in 30% new barrels.

"Wow. This is really super polished with incredible length and intensity, offering blackberries and hazelnuts. Superb richness that is reserved and poised. Great length. Full-bodied, extremely long and exciting." 97 - 98 / 100, James Suckling

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru - Second Vin Du CHÂTEAU VALANDRAUD

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92 - 94 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robertparker.com: "The 2020 Pavillon Rouge is composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 18% Merlot, 2% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot. The alcohol weighs in at 13.6%.

97 - 99 points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown on Robertparker.com: "The 2020 La Conseillante is a blend of 87% Merlot and 13% Cabernet Franc. Seventy percent of the wine is being aged in new French oak barriques, 27% in second-fill barrels and 3% in amphorae. The alcohol came in at 14% and the pH is 3.64.

96 - 98+ points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robertparker.com: "The 2020 Figeac is a blend of 37% Merlot, 32% Cabernet Franc and 31% Cabernet Sauvignon, weighing in with an alcohol of 13.9% and a pH of 3.7.