2020 Château Franc Lartigue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC The SCEA des Vignobles Marcel Petit was created in 1986 by Mr. Marcel Petit with the acquisition of Château Pillebois from the Castillon Côtes-de-Bordeaux appellation. In 1988, the vineyard grew with Châteaux Franc Lartigue and Grande Rouchonne, located in the Saint-Emilion appellation. It was that same year that the Vignobles Marcel Petit joined the Vignerons Indépendants de France. In 1997, Mr. Marcel Petit retired, thus entrusting the vineyards to his daughter Elisabeth and his son-in-law Jean-Pierre Toxé. The vineyard then reached 22 hectares of vines, divided between Saint-Emilion and Castillon. Certified sustainable HVE (High Environmental Value). VARIETALS 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2018 Château Grand Corbin Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé AOC On a map dating from 1811 there are five castles, not far from each other, all bearing the name of Corbin. Today, the Grand Corbin vineyard extends in one piece over 37 ha of which 28.5 ha are Grand Crus Classés of Saint Emilion. Thanks to the expertise and know-how of an experienced team, the latest vintages confirm the progress made both in the vineyard and in the cellar. Wines with silky and suave tannins, with a nose marked by truffles, a discreet woodiness and a few touches of mocha. Freshness, elegance, shine are the other characteristics. The blue clays give these wines structure, density and ensure real aging potential. For more info, visit Château Grand Corbin website. VARIETALS 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2018 Download Tasting Note
2021 Château Haut Veyrac Les Sense du Lisse Saint-Émilion AOP The Château Haut-Veyrac property, owned by the Castaing family, is located on one of the hills overlooking the village of Saint-Émilion in Saint-Étienne de Lisse. The vineyard now extends over an exceptional terroir of 9 hectares in one piece. The clay-limestone soil makes it possible to cultivate the Merlot Noir and Cabernet Franc grape varieties in the best conditions. VARIETALS 90% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2014 Château Joanin Bécot Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux AOC (Dragon edition) After the 2000 vintage, Juliette Bécot and her father Gérard Bécot wanted to join forces to acquire a new family property. A new challenge for Gérard, and for his daughter Juliette, who is taking her first steps in this magical and exciting profession. It was while searching in the neighboring Appellations of Saint-Emilion, a property offering great potential due to the quality of its wines and its terroirs, that they discovered Château Joanin in Saint-Philippe-d’Aiguille. With the desire to personalize this vineyard, they wanted to add their family name to it. Thus, they brought this vintage to life, giving it a first and last name: “Joanin Bécot”. The main desire, through each vintage, is to preserve all the flavors and charm of the fruit, while relying on the notion of terroirs, truly attractive and promising in the “Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux” appellation. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2014 Download Tasting Note
2015 Château Kirwan Margaux Grand Cru Classé AOC Château Kirwan is an estate located in Cantenac, not far from the city of Bordeaux and the river Garonne, in a terroir where man and nature have been living together harmoniously for hundreds of years. The Château, built in 1751, was one of the few Medoc properties that Thomas Jefferson, the future third President of the United States, visited on his Bordeaux wine tasting trip in France and mentioned in his diaries written in 1780. Mark Kirwan passed away in 1815 and over the centuries it passed from hand to hand through several owners, until, during the early years of the twentieth century, it was acquired by a family of “negociant”, the Schyler and Schroder, which moved to Bordeaux in 1738 and still in business today. With 40 hectares divided into 46 parcels that wind within the territory of the AOC Margaux, it is clear and obvious how the keystone of this Château, over the years, has always been the terroir and its strong identity. Its wines have a characteristic soft, gentle attack, followed by a very Margaux lacework of flavours. Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot provide Kirwan’s main wine with a multi-layered structure that is very big, tempered by the roundness of the Merlot and the delicate elegance of the Cabernet Franc. Like all great vintages, 2015 offers fine balance. The alcohol is imperceptible and perfectly balanced by a refreshing natural acidity. The tannins give the wine a velvety unctuousness. In the end, the wine is wonderfully fruity and refined, with a gourmand, tactile character that far outshines it simple potency. 100% Margaux. For more info, visit Château Kirwan website. VARIETALS 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 35% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot VINTAGE 2015 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château La Croix Du Casse Pomerol AOC Château La Croix Du Casse was for many years owned and administered by Jean-Michel Arcaute, who also owned Chateau Jonqueyres and world famous Château Clinet. He was one of Bordeaux`s true innovators and propelled Croix du Casse into the front line of Pomerol properties. Located on the southern tip of the Pomerol plateau, with beautiful vineyards on soils rich in sand, gravel and iron. Fruit of a superb vintage, Château La Croix du Casse 2019 is certainly a Pomerol not to be missed which will be appreciated both in its youth or after several years of ageing. 2019 vintage in Bordeaux is one of those vintages that are as surprising as they are superb. VARIETALS 95% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château La Fleur Cravignac Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC Family property, on the north-west slope, 1 km from the village of Saint-Émilion, based on traditional cultivation with absence of weedkillers, limited yields, manual harvesting, traditional aging in oak barrels/foudres and amphoras. This Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is the fruit of the work of the land and the grapes harvested by women and men in symbiosis with nature. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note
2021 Château La Petite Duchesse Lalande de Pomerol AOP Château La Petite Duchesse is a family property owned by Jean-Louis Champagne. After inheriting from his father, he continued to enlarge the vineyard and modernized the winery. His son Xavier, recently joined him on the wine estate. This property also produces the appellations Bordeaux Rouge; Bordeaux Supérieur; Bordeaux Rosé and Bordeaux Blanc. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2019, 2015 Château Langoa Barton Saint-Julien Grand Cru Classé AOC Château Langoa Barton, 3rd Classified Growth, was the first of the two Bordeaux wine estates bought by Hugh Barton in the 1820s, the other being Léoville-Barton, 2nd Classified Growth. Both Langoa and Léoville wines are models of typical St Julien restraint and elegance, and for years, Langoa Barton was considered slightly lighter and more forward than Léoville. However, in the last decade it has become noticeably deeper in colour and richer and more concentrated on the palate. Langoa Barton is now often the equal of Léoville. The plots that compose the Château Langoa Barton terroir overlook the river. The splendid slopes of quaternary gravel bring the grapes to full maturity and then they undergo a rigorous selection process before being chosen for the Langoa Barton. The plowing is traditional, without weeding or herbicide. For more info, visit Château Langoa Barton website. VARIETALS 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 38% Merlot, 8% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2015 Download Tasting Note
2018 Château Larrivet Haut-Brion Grand Vin de Bordeaux Pessac-Leognan AOC Called at various times Château de Canolle, La Rivette, and Château Brion-Larrivet, the estate was given its current name, château Larrivet Haut-Brion, in 1949 by Jacques Guillemaud (owner since 1941). Devoted and hard-working, he conscientiously managed the estate until 1982. Château Larrivet Haut-Brion was acquired by the Gervoson family in 1987. They restored the estate’s unity, once again combining the château, outbuildings, 13 hectares of grounds, and 42 hectares of vines under one owner, as well as replanting 18 hectares of land that had laid fallow. Today a team of enthusiastic professionals has done a wonderful job of giving Château Larrivet Haut-Brion back its superb reputation, and the estate is once again universally recognized as one of the finest wines in the Pessac-Léognan appellation. This 2018 is a very nice expression of the new style they want to produce: well-balanced, representative of the terroir, with identity. For more info, visit Château Larrivet Haut-Brion website. VARIETALS 56% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot, 16% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2018 Download Tasting Note
2021 Château Les Moines Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC The Château Les Moines belongs to the estate Château la Grâce Dieu which in the Middle Ages was a Cistercian prioress called «A LA Grâce De Dieu». The vineyard of Château Les Moines is situated on the western hillside of the city (estate) of Saint Emilion, located just 2 km from the famous village of Saint Emilion. VARIETALS 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2021 Château Les Songes Bordeaux AOC Bernard Magrez’s journey is that of passion, a constant desire for improvement, know-how and exceptional success which has its roots first in Bordeaux, in the Grands Crus Classés, then in other prestigious terroirs in France and around the world. Bernard Magrez’s journey is that of passion, a constant desire for improvement, know-how and exceptional success which has its roots first in Bordeaux, in the Grands Crus Classés, then in other prestigious terroirs in France and around the world. Located in the town of Pompignac, “Château Les Songes boasts a beautiful clay and limestone terroir where Merlot, the ‘king’ of grape varieties on the Right Bank flourishes. This supple, fruity and full-bodied wine reflects the style of the area, lively and energetic. For more info, visit Bernard Magrez website. VARIETALS 77% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2021 Download Tasting Note
2015 Château Lynch Bages Pauillac Grand Cru Classé AOC At the gates of Pauillac, Château Lynch-Bages now represents a symbolic history of the Medoc. Born in 1691 by the hand of John Lynch, an Irish nobleman in exile, the winery was implemented by John’s son, Thomas Lynch, who managed the company with wisdom and foresight from 1749 to 1824, producing excellent wines initially known as ” Cru de Lynch ”, later classified as Grand Cru at the Paris Exposition of 1855. Having become the property of the Cazes family in 1939 and led by the outstanding Jean-Michel Cazes since 2007, Château Lynch-Bages’ style has established itself, and this reflects Pauillac’s identity with an extraordinary depth and richness, thanks above all to Jean-Michel Cazes. For more info, visit Château Lynch-Bages website. VARIETALS 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 4% Cabernet franc, 2% Petit Verdot VINTAGE 2015 Download Tasting Note
2020 Château Macquin Saint-Georges-Saint-Émilion Wines have been made at Château Macquin since 1885, when the first cellar was developed by François-Albert Macquin. François was the first to re-plant vines in the Saint-Émilion region following the phylloxera outbreak in the 19th century. Château Macquin is located just three kilometres north of Saint- Émilion, in the small village of Saint-Georges, the smallest of all Bordeaux appellations. However, at its peak of 89 metres above sea level, Saint-Georges enjoys one of the best elevations on the right bank, giving the wines freshness and concentration. The south facing vines are planted on clay and limestone soils and range from 15 to 60 years old. The vines are sustainably farmed, without the use of herbicides, fertilizers, or other harmful chemicals. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2020 Download Tasting Note
2019 Château Malbec Bordeaux Castel Estates and Vineyards offer a range of unique estate wines, finding some true gems by following the advice of the people who know and love the place best. In Bordeaux, at the gateway to Entre-Deux-Mers, they selected Château Malbec which also houses an education center dedicated to wine and the art of wine tasting. Contrary to appearances, Château Malbec is not named after the famous grape variety, but for one of its former owners, Louis Malbec. Sustainably managed, certified TERRA VITIS. For more info, visit Château Malbec website. VARIETALS 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc VINTAGE 2019 Download Tasting Note